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full_o light_o if_o it_o be_v profryd_v pauper_fw-la that_o be_v sothe_o but_o wyman_n be_v not_o so_o ready_a to_o assent_n as_o man_n be_v to_o profre_v it_o and_o he_o that_o proffer_v it_o and_o bigin_v he_o assent_v first_o and_o be_v more_o in_o defaute_fw-fr dives_fw-la thou_o excuseste_fw-fr moche_v wyman_n and_o acuseste_v man_n pauper_fw-la i_o accuse_v no_o good_a man_n butt_v lecherous_a man_n ne_o i_o excuse_v no_o wicked_a woman_n but_o good_a wyman_n that_o be_v false_o defame_v of_o lechery_n not_o only_o in_o their_o person_n but_z in_o their_o kind_n generaly_fw-fr for_o the_o proud_a malice_n of_o man_n defame_v unskilful_o the_o kind_n of_o woman_n and_o as_z ada_z do_v put_v his_o sin_n on_o womon_n and_o will_v not_o excuse_v his_o own_o malice_n to_o get_v mercy_n dives_fw-la solomon_n speak_v moche_o evil_a of_o wyman_n pauper_fw-la and_o salomon_n speak_v moche_o good_a of_o wyman_n for_o he_o say_v mulier_fw-la timens_fw-la dm_o ipsa_fw-la laudabitur_fw-la the_o woman_n that_o dredith_v god_n she_o shall_v be_v preyse_v solomon_n repreve_v wicked_a wyman_n and_o praysethe_v good_a wyman_n and_z he_o reprevethe_v wicked_a man_n and_o preisethe_v good_a man_n dives_fw-la solomon_n seythe_n dmn_v malacia_fw-la nequicia_fw-la mulieris_fw-la brevis_fw-la est_fw-la omis_fw-la malicia_fw-la super_fw-la maliciam_fw-la mulieris_fw-la eccle._n siastici_fw-la xxvo._n the_o wyckednesse_n of_o woman_n be_v all_o malice_n and_o every_o malice_n be_v short_a above_o you_o malice_n of_o woman_n pauper_fw-la soothe_v it_o be_v whanne_v woman_n yeve_v theym_a to_o shrewidnes_n they_o be_v full_o malicious_a and_o whanne_v they_o yeve_v they_o to_o goodness_n they_o be_v full_o good_a &_o therefore_o the_o wise_a man_n in_o the_o next_o chapter_n follow_v praise_v wiman_n full_a much_o and_o saithe_n that_o bless_a be_v that_o man_n that_o have_v a_o good_a woman_n to_o his_o wife_n his_o yeris_fw-la shall_v be_v double_v he_o shall_v end_v his_o yeris_n in_o pee_z a_z good_a woman_n be_v a_o good_a part_n in_o a_o good_a part_n of_o theym_n that_o drede_a god_n and_o she_o shall_v be_v yoven_v to_o a_o man_n for_o his_o good_a dedys_n the_o grace_n of_o the_o besy_n wooman_n shall_v like_o her_o husbond_n and_o make_v his_o bone_n fat_a her_o disciplyne_v and_o her_o norture_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o the_o holy_a woman_n and_o chaaste_n be_v grace_n upon_o grace_n and_o as_o the_o son_n shine_v lighten_v the_o world_n in_o you_o height_n of_o you_o day_n so_o you_o beauty_n of_o a_o good_a wooman_n be_v in_o comfort_n and_o array_n of_o her_o husbonde_n and_o as_o golden_a peleris_fw-la set_v on_o sylu_n basy_v so_o be_v sike_a foot_n on_o the_o soly_n of_o the_o stable_a wooman_n and_o endless_a ground_n on_o a_o seker_fw-mi stone_n be_v goddess_n commaundementis_fw-la in_o the_o herte_n of_o a_o holy_a woman_n fundamenta_fw-la eterna_fw-la super_fw-la petram_fw-la solidam_fw-la mandata_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o cord_n 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