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f.88 verso
Folio 88 Recto (Page 177)Folio 88 Recto (Page 178)

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Folio 88 Recto (Page 178)
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Lyff of sainte margarete •
A wrytt witħ inn / shal vnto you declare •
And in effect pleynly specefye •
Where yee shal punyssħe / and where as yee shal spare •
And howe þat mercy1 shal Rygour modefye •
And youre estate al so to magnefye •
Þis aark of god / to make you gracyous •
Shal stille abyde / witħ you in youre hous •
ffor whyles it bydeþe stille in youre presence •
Þe hyegħe lord shal blesse booþe yowe and youres •
Of grace of fortune / sende yowe influence •
And of vertue / alle þe fressħe floures •
And of aduersytee / voyde awey þe shoures •
Sette pees and rest / welfare and vnytee •
Duryng youre tyme / thorougħe oute þis cytee •
Notes
  1. The scribe has erased an earlier word and written "mercy" here. MacCraken capitalizes this but I see no indication that it is capitalized in the manuscript. MacCraken may have done this due to the lower initial stroke but this happens in multiple paces for both initial m and n without indication that they are capitalized words. ↩

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