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his_o soon_o betakins_o the_o saull_n of_o maâ—_n quhilk_fw-mi in_o the_o corpse_n be_v ay_o inclusit_fw-la the_o emprice_n signifyis_n satan_n quhilk_fw-mi ever_o oppin_n malice_n musit_fw-la the_o sevin_n doctouris_n a_o sevin_n vertewis_fw-mi fechtand_v contrair_a sevin_n deidlie_a sinnis_n quhilk_fw-mi that_o the_o silly_a saull_n persewi_v fra_n to_o distructioun_n it_o beginnis_n the_o sevin_n dayis_o this_o child_n be_v dumb_a of_o mannis_fw-la life_n they_o be_v the_o space_n for_o in_o this_o world_n from_o he_o first_o cum_fw-la de_fw-fr neuer_o he_z perfyte_n solace_n quhill_n that_o god_n take_v he_o in_o his_o grace_n and_o forÈet_v all_o this_o warldlie_a lust_n than_o speiki_v he_o to_o god_n face_n to_o face_n quhen_n that_o the_o devil_n he_o have_v vincu_v euin_n sa_o of_o this_o emprice_n tale_n tauld_n for_o to_o tempt_v the_o empreour_n trowand_n perfytelie_o to_o prevaill_n and_o of_o this_o child_n to_o be_v victor_n tellis_n on_o her_o tale_n for_o his_o 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puneist_n be_v for_o Èour_v rewaird_v Èe_v serve_v na_fw-mi mair_n of_o i_o he_o say_v my_o lord_n and_o pleis_n Èour_v nobill_n grace_n than_o i_o have_v spend_v rich_v ill_o my_o seum_fw-la Èeiris_n space_n take_v laubouris_fw-la on_o Èour_n soon_o day_n and_o night_n in_o good_a doctrine_n he_o teichand_o as_o i_o micht_v zit_o our_o laubouris_fw-la at_o all_o we_o notch_v regaird_v bot_n belevit_fw-la weill_n to_o get_v better_o rewaird_v the_o empreour_n say_v thou_o lei_v doctor_n but_o doubt_n first_o unto_o the_o sine_fw-la to_o the_o rest_n about_o my_o only_o soon_o weill_n speikand_fw-mi hail_o and_o feir_n i_o delyverit_n now_o Èe_v have_v bring_v he_o heir_n with_o na_z manner_n bot_n doytit_fw-la daft_n and_o dumb_a and_o mair_a at_o tour_fw-fr to_o schaw_v the_o all_o and_o sum_n thocht_v he_o be_v dum_fw-la sic_fw-la thing_n mon_fw-fr cum_fw-la on_o chance_n be_v goddis_n will_n or_o his_o good_a ordinance_n bot_n by_o all_o this_o he_o purposit_v quhilk_fw-mi be_v worse_a my_o awin_n lady_n on_o master_n to_o defor_n and_o all_o her_o face_n with_o her_o scotfree_a ornament_n in_o greit_a malice_n he_o his_fw-mi all_o reum_fw-la and_o rent_n thairfoir_fw-fr this_o day_n he_o shall_v not_o faill_n to_o die_v and_o efter_o he_o thou_o and_o thy_o company_n the_o master_n say_v with_o wordis_fw-la mild_a and_o meik_v as_o for_o Èour_n soon_o Èe_n say_v that_o can_v not_o speik_v the_o lord_n of_o all_o that_o matter_n weill_n he_o knawis_o as_o Èe_v shall_fw-mi know_fw-mi he_o be_v not_o dumb_a but_o cause_n i_o trai_v in_o god_n the_o suith_n Èow_v for_o to_o say_v one_fw-mi thousand_o he_o shall_v heir_n speik_v on_o one_fw-mi day_n as_o for_o Èour_n wife_n my_o lord_n quhair_n Èe_v allege_v quhair_n that_o he_o wall_v have_v do_v to_o her_o outrage_n on_o treuth_n my_o lord_n i_o shall_v schaw_v Èow_o but_o weir_n in_o company_n with_o we_o this_o money_n Èeir_n as_o be_v weill_n ken_v continual_o his_fw-mi beve_fw-mi sic_fw-la thing_n of_o he_o be_v never_o hard_a nor_o see_v thairfoir_fw-fr good_a lord_n for_o Èour_n greit_fw-mi reverence_n to_o sic_fw-la void_a sawis_n give_v not_o ovir_n soon_o credence_n for_o give_v Èe_a cause_n Èour_v only_o soon_o to_o die_v for_o the_o fall_v wordis_fw-la of_o Èour_fw-la wyfis_fw-la vanity_n on_o chance_v it_o shall_v far_o worse_a to_o happin_n Èow_o nor_o to_o one_fw-mi knicht_n quhairof_o i_o shall_v tell_v now_o that_o for_o the_o wordis_fw-la of_o his_o vane_n wantoun_n wife_n gart_n he_o bereif_a his_o gay_a greyhound_n the_o life_n quhilk_fw-mi savit_fw-la his_fw-la soon_o from_o slauchter_fw-mi of_o the_o serpent_n than_o say_v the_o king_n tell_v i_o forth_o that_o legent_fw-la pantillas_n say_v then_o to_o his_o soverane_n give_v i_o sa_o do_v than_o war_n my_o tale_n in_o vane_n for_o or_o my_o tale_n war_n all_o compleit_n but_o doubt_n of_o Èour_fw-fr one_fw-mi soon_o the_o life_n may_v be_v put_v out_o and_o than_o my_o tale_n for_o nthe_v it_o war_v tald_v bot_n give_v 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he_o be_v not_o witless_a baith_o three_fw-mi and_o fruit_n he_o wantit_fw-fr the_o gardener_n not_o saikle_n to_o cut_v sa_o soon_o that_o grantit_fw-fr it_o be_v evil_o do_v sa_o soon_o to_o cut_v it_o down_o thocht_v it_o above_o conâ—one_v weigh_v not_o weill_n sound_v with_o the_o Èoung_a three_fw-mi to_o be_v at_o divisioun_n i_o say_v for_o i_o sure_o be_v na_z ressoun_n i_o hard_o sit_v a_o lessoun_n better_a to_o have_v in_o hand_n a_o bird_n in_o possessioun_n nor_o twa_fw-mi in_o wood_n fleand_v one_fw-mi dog_n i_o reid_v in_o deid_v one_fw-mi collap_n staw_fw-mi passand_n throw_v tweid_n with_o speid_v the_o schadow_n see_v that_o it_o be_v mair_a large_a the_o flesche_a leit_n faw_o of_o it_o be_v clair_a evin_v their_o of_o flesche_n and_o awe_n they_o usâ—in_v house_n and_o haw_o qubat_v ever_o denner_n toist_fw-mi lat_fw-mi beif_fw-mi not_o from_o Èow_o draw_v quhill_v that_o Èe_n get_v Èour_n roist_v give_v this_o burges_n sit_v case_n have_v weill_n foirsene_v sic_fw-la gredynes_n doubtless_o than_o have_v not_o be_v that_o nobill_n three_fw-mi sa_o fire_n sa_o fresche_n and_o green_a sa_n soon_o to_o be_v schortlie_o down_o cuttit_a clean_a greit_n covatice_n i_o mean_n of_o this_o be_v all_o the_o cause_n as_o have_v be_v red_a and_o see_v into_o avid_n doctors_n sawin_n ¶_o cupidites_n est_fw-la radix_fw-la omnium_fw-la malorum_fw-la timot._fw-la vj._n ¶_o one_fw-mi reproach_n or_o reprufe_v to_o the_o emprice_n now_o thou_o thy_o tale_n have_v tauld_v with_o thy_o false_a fiery_a lippis_fw-la bot_n not_o gottin_n thou_o wall_v licht_v skirt_n for_o all_o thy_o skippis_fw-la have_v i_o the_o in_o my_o grippis_fw-la on_o the_o i_o suld_v be_v wrokin_n the_o heit_n into_o thy_o hippis_fw-la the_o salt_n say_v will_v not_o slokin_n thou_o be_v one_fw-mi baird_a full_a brokin_n one_fw-mi hideous_a hell_n hyrd_v better_a thou_o have_v not_o spokin_n condampnit_v devillis_n bird_n ¶_o the_o tale_n of_o pantillas_n the_o first_o doctor_n into_o 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shall_v never_o come_v again_o quhill_n he_o be_v deid_v that_o gart_n my_o one_fw-mi soon_o die_v bot_n wo_n alas_o this_o be_v na_fw-mi mendis_fw-la to_o i_o howbeit_o it_o be_v one_fw-mi syithment_n to_o my_o hart_n â—it_a my_o greit_a woe_n it_o slokin_n in_o some_o part_n thairfoir_n my_o lord_n give_v Èe_n think_v it_o be_v do_v without_o delay_n gar_o sla_fw-ge Èour_n greyhound_n soon_o the_o knicht_n heir_a their_o sorrowful_a tidance_n how_o to_o his_o soon_o have_v fallin_a sic_fw-la mischance_n hamewart_n in_o haist_a but_o bay_v he_o maid_n he_o boun_fw-fr and_n in_o the_o clois_fw-fr quhen_n he_o be_v lichâ—it_v down_o the_o greyhound_n hard_a horseman_n into_o the_o clois_fw-fr among_o the_o laif_n he_o know_v his_o maisteris_n voce_fw-mi and_o up_o he_o raise_v in_o the_o blood_n quhair_n he_o lie_v to_o his_o master_n the_o high_a gait_n come_v his_o way_n faint_a and_o foirfocht_v come_v fawnand_n to_o his_o feit_z as_o he_o have_v wont_a his_o master_n for_o to_o 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to_o the_o doctouris_n the_o high_a gait_n can_v he_o pass_v and_o the_o wrytingis_fw-la delyverit_fw-la soon_o his_fw-mi he_o unto_o the_o sevin_n doctouris_n of_o dignity_n quha_n it_o ressavit_fw-la with_o all_o obedience_n humility_n honour_n and_o reverence_n ¶_o moralitas_fw-la it_o be_v one_fw-mi plaigue_v perrellous_a and_o one_fw-mi greit_fw-mi despair_n one_fw-mi realm_n to_o be_v destitute_a of_o one_fw-mi native_a air_n quhair_n kind_n captans_fw-la haldis_fw-la court_n na_z caâ—s_o be_v of_o cair_a the_o commoun_fw-fr wealth_n incressis_n ay_o daily_a mair_n and_o mair_a be_v the_o contrair_a again_o vnkyndlie_o captanes_n ovirthrawis_o and_o commoun_fw-fr wealth_n down_o drawiâ—_n and_o leidis_fw-la not_o the_o old_a lawis_n bot_n contrair_a wirk_n plane_n this_o be_v the_o may_v motive_n the_o cause_n and_o the_o quarrel_n that_o causit_fw-la their_o prince_n compeir_n to_o schaw_v all_o the_o peril_n the_o greit_a danger_n and_o doubt_n and_o the_o cause_n hail_o 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as_o one_fw-mi hound_n the_o empreour_n be_v dessauâ—t_o sair_a as_o soon_o be_v efter_o find_v they_o war_v ay_o and_o salbe_n sa_o quesitive_a baith_n night_n and_o day_n the_o empreour_n can_v na_z gâ—it_n say_v nay_o bot_n man_n suld_v not_o trow_v that_o they_o say_v sa_o oft_o because_o they_o lie_v ¶_o how_o the_o sevin_a maisteris_n efter_o the_o â—icht_v of_o the_o empreouris_n letteris_n wall_v first_fw-mi se_fw-mi the_o course_n of_o the_o firmament_n and_o planetis_fw-la quhidder_fw-mi it_o be_v good_a to_o obey_v his_o commandment_n or_o not_o all_o be_v soon_o as_o yir_a sevin_n master_n have_v ovirsene_v the_o empreour_n write_v &_o understude_n it_o clean_o on_o the_o nixt_a night_n all_o sevin_n with_o one_fw-mi consent_n past_a to_o espy_v the_o sternis_fw-la and_o firmament_n to_o take_v jornay_n give_v it_o be_v prosperous_a or_o contrair_a way_n give_v it_o be_v dangerous_a for_o to_o fulfil_v the_o empreouris_n command_n or_o give_v they_o dare_v the_o samin_n 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illis_fw-la dois_fw-fr appeir_fw-mi lat_fw-mi we_o that_o take_v quhairin_fw-mi lyis_o leist_z dangeir_fw-mi it_o be_v better_a sure_o i_o say_v for_o i_o for_o this_o impire_n that_o we_o all_o sevin_n suld_v die_v and_o uther_o sevin_v unclicke_a as_o we_o be_v all_o or_o this_o Èoung_a man_n suld_v suffer_v ovy_n thrall_n thairfoir_fw-fr â—at_a we_o all_o sevin_n with_o one_fw-mi intent_n our_o awin_n personis_fw-la to_o the_o empreour_n present_a and_o let_v the_o child_n at_o haâ—e_n alone_o remane_fw-la to_o se_fw-la give_v we_o tarry_v or_o cummis_fw-la again_o and_o sa_o they_o war_v all_o sevin_n rich_v sorrowfow_o panâ—ing_o alwayis_o quhat_o mean_a fassoun_n or_o how_o they_o micht_v eschew_v this_o inconvenient_a sa_o this_o Èoung_a man_n come_v down_o incontinent_a fra_n his_o chalmer_n quhair_n he_o be_v studiand_v his_o sevin_n maisteris_n all_o sittand_v their_o he_o find_v rich_v sorrowful_a and_o sad_a in_o countenance_n he_o they_o inquyrit_n quhat_o be_v the_o 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penthecoist_n their_o his_fw-la wrytingis_fw-la he_o he_z send_v at_o the_o poist_a to_o quhat_o effect_n we_o know_fw-mi not_o his_o intent_n bot_n we_o all_o sevin_n his_fw-mi spyit_fw-la the_o firmament_n the_o planetis_fw-la elk_n and_o all_o be_v the_o sternis_fw-la cleir_n and_o we_o can_v see_v na_z uther_n thing_n appeir_fw-mi bot_n haistelie_o without_o any_o remeid_v and_o Èe_v speik_v a_o 〈…〉_o s_o Èe_fw-mi shall_fw-mi thoill_v suddand_v deid_v gâ—f_o we_o delay_v and_o bring_v Èow_o not_o he_o till_o our_o deid_v be_v dicht_v and_o in_o Èour_n fatheris_n will_n â–ª_o the_o child_n answerit_v again_o rich_v humble_o i_o sair_v repent_v that_o sic_fw-la one_fw-mi thing_n suld_fw-mi be_v can_v Èe_v not_o find_v in_o that_o case_n na_fw-mi remeid_v bot_n other_o i._o or_o Èe_v to_o suffer_v deid_v zit_o ay_o mon_fw-fr pas_fw-fr and_o all_o the_o sterne_n spy_v give_v i_o can_v find_v any_o remeid_v thairby_o that_o may_v put_v of_o that_o deidlie_a dolent_a hour_n and_o 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for_o i_o lufe_v Èow_o with_o sa_fw-fr perfect_a ave_fw-la hart_n that_o i_o rather_o of_o Èour_n deith_n to_o heir_n tell_v nor_o be_v present_a and_o for_o to_o see_v it_o my_o sell_v of_o Èour_n maisteris_n Èe_v take_v far_o mair_a delight_n to_o heir_n their_o taillis_fw-la all_o tauld_n in_o my_o despite_n that_o i_o be_o quite_o put_v forth_o of_o Èour_n credence_n see_fw-mi give_v to_o thame_n sa_fw-fr inwart_n attendence_n thairfoir_fw-fr it_o shall_v chance_v Èow_o or_o all_o be_v gane_z far_o worse_a nor_o do_v unto_o oâ—taviane_n quhilk_fw-mi this_o impire_n as_o Èe_v now_o present_o have_v for_o to_o guide_v and_o deit_n in_o misery_n he_o be_v sa_o fall_v and_o all_o be_v sa_fw-it covetous_a that_o his_o subiectis_fw-la hold_v he_o sa_o odious_a they_o war_n constranit_fw-la for_o his_o greit_a falsity_n to_o eird_n he_o quick_a for_o all_o his_o dignity_n because_o ilk_fw-mi man_n sa_o covetous_a do_v he_o hold_v they_o Èet_v his_o mouth_n full_a of_o her_o meltit_a 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say_v for_o that_o Èe_n tell_v to_o i_o sure_o this_o day_n my_o soon_o he_o shall_v not_o die_v bot_n i_o persave_o and_o wonder_v weill_n dois_fw-fr mark_n that_o woman_n be_v rich_v crafty_a in_o their_o wark_n and_o rich_v subtle_a for_o to_o tyist_n any_o man_n as_o they_o think_v good_a bot_n not_o the_o les_fw-fr quhat_o than_o for_o my_o awe_z 〈…〉_o saik_fw-mi this_o day_n he_o shall_v not_o die_v quhen_n i_o have_v neid_v i_o wait_v he_o will_v help_v i_o the_o master_n say_v i_o thank_v Èour_fw-fr nobill_n grace_n sa_o tuik_fw-mi his_o leif_fw-mi and_o past_a hame_z to_o his_o place_n ¶_o quhen_n that_o this_o tail_n be_v tald_v to_o the_o empress_n give_v scho_n be_v blyith_o the_o auditouris_fw-la may_v ges_fw-la scho_n schew_v herself_o in_o mind_n impatient_a all_o that_o her_o saw_n belevit_fw-la that_o scho_n have_v go_v quite_o out_o of_o mind_n and_o as_o one_fw-mi body_n mad_a and_o her_o fyve_o wittis_n clean_a tynt_n away_o scho_n have_v all_o that_o her_o saw_n 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Èe_v die_v and_o in_o few_o dayis_o Èe_o will_v get_v sic_fw-la rewaird_a as_o do_v have_v king_n ressave_o from_o his_o steward_n the_o empreour_n say_v than_o tell_v i_o that_o taill_v soon_o perchance_o Èour_n will_v thairefter_o may_v be_v do_v scho_n say_v i_o shall_v begin_v with_o diligence_n bot_n i_o pray_v Èow_o to_o give_v i_o audience_n with_o peirt_n visage_n and_o countenauce_n rich_v hail_o on_o this_o fassoun_n begin_v to_o tell_v her_o taill_n â—it_a or_o scho_n get_v of_o her_o taill_n audience_n sum_n we_o will_v say_v of_o the_o last_o taill_n past_o hence_o ¶_o moralitas_fw-la see_fw-mi may_v persave_o now_o heir_n express_v of_o woman_n the_o greit_a brukilnes_n and_o of_o their_o kind_n the_o kittilnes_n and_o scho_n one_fw-mi queen_n her_o awin_n previtie_n do_v confess_v to_o baliene_n at_o schort_a to_o he_o her_o mind_n his_fw-mi schawin_n one_fw-mi king_n scho_fw-mi have_v of_o her_o awin_n one_fw-mi uther_n tuik_fw-mi bot_n laitlie_o knawin_n and_o of_o 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Èow_o now_o mercy_n for_o weill_n i_o wait_v sic_fw-la thing_n their_o can_v not_o be_v scho_n say_v my_o lord_n take_v not_o sic_fw-la thing_n in_o thocht_v for_o the_o same_o man_n perchance_o y_fw-fr â—_o Èour_fw-fr ring_n wrocht_v he_o maid_n the_o knichtis_n and_o on_o the_o samin_a sort_n quod_fw-la he_o madam_n i_o say_v it_o bot_n in_o sport_n quod_fw-la scho_n my_o lord_n god_n must_v Èow_o grant_v pardoun_fw-fr give_v Èe_v i_o haul_v in_o any_o suspitioun_n god_n Èow_o forgive_v Èour_n ill_o suspicious_a mind_n give_v Èe_n suspect_v in_o any_o sort_n or_o kind_n consider_v of_o Èour_n castell_n the_o strength_n and_o my_o lawtie_a Èe_n have_v ken_v at_o the_o length_n and_o sine_fw-la Èour_n self_n have_v the_o keyis_n in_o keip_v i_o mexuell_v how_o Èe_n can_v suspect_v sic_fw-la thing_n quod_fw-la he_o madam_n i_o pray_v Èow_o take_v patience_n i_o say_v nthe_v for_o to_o do_v Èow_o offence_n bot_n as_o Èe_v know_fw-mi desirit_n my_o â—ing_n to_o see_v quhilk_fw-mi now_o 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