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British Library Harley 218 Verses

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Ffor litel wrotħ / to stryue with my felowe •
As my passiouns did / my brydełł lede •
Of the yerde1 sumtyme I stood in age awe •
To be skoured2 that was al my drede •
Lotħ toward skole / lost my tyme in dede •
Lyke a yong colt / that rab wutg iyt brydełł •
Made my frendes ther good to spond spend in ydełł •
I had in custome to come to skole late •
Nat for to lerne but for a contenaunce •
With3 my felawes redy to debate •
To Iangle an Iape was sett ałł my plesaunce •
Wher4 of rebuked this was my chevesaunce •
To forge a lesyng / and thervpon to muse •
Whanne5 I trespaced / my selven to excuse •
To my better did no reuerence •
Of my sovereynes / gaf no force at ałł •
Wex6 obstynat7 / by Inobedience •
Ran in to gardeynes / apples there I stałł •
To gadre frutes spared nedir hegge nor wałł •
To plukke grapes In other mennes vynes •
Was8 more redy / tħan for to sey mateynes •
Notes
  1. The EETS edition has "yerd" here, but there is a terminal "e" in the manuscript that is not reflected in the edition. ↩
  2. The EETS edition has "skowred" here, but the manuscript has "skoured" here. ↩
  3. The rubricator only touched one half of the "w" glyph here. ↩
  4. The rubricator only touched one half of the "w" glyph here. ↩
  5. The rubricator only touched one half of the "w" glyph here. ↩
  6. The rubricator only touched one half of the "w" glyph here. ↩
  7. The EETS edition has "obstinat" here, but the manuscript has "obstynat." ↩
  8. The rubricator only touched one half of the "w" glyph here. ↩

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