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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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false_o on_o i_o leid_v say_v and_o that_o i_o committit_fw-la sic_fw-la one_fw-mi deid_v that_o never_o be_v into_o my_o mind_n nor_o thocht_v nor_o in_o this_o world_n sic_fw-la thing_n i_o never_o wrocht_v with_o her_o lesingis_fw-la betuir_n we_o scho_fw-mi his_fw-mi sawin_n one_fw-mi greit_fw-mi discord_n quhilk_fw-mi all_o about_o be_v knawin_n quhairthrow_v i_o be_o blasphemit_fw-la and_o defamit_v throw_v all_o the_o toun_n be_v Èour_n fall_v by_a &_o schamit_v quhairfoir_fw-fr na_fw-fr meit_fw-la nor_o drink_n shall_v do_v i_o good_a quhill_n that_o i_o se_fw-mi Èour_n fall_v pyats_n hart_n blood_n than_o the_o burges_n unto_o the_o pyat_n pass_v and_o say_v fall_v by_a tell_v how_o become_v this_o cast_n upon_o my_o wife_n sa_o false_o for_o to_o lie_v cause_v discord_n oft_o time_n with_o she_o and_o i_o be_v this_o the_o thank_v the_o gansell_n and_o good_a deid_v thou_o rauder_n i_o sa_o weill_n i_o can_v the_o feid_v with_o my_o awin_n hand_n with_o meit_n delicait_v 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be_v blyith_n quhen_o i_o see_v she_o bleid_v now_o we_o may_v leif_fw-mi all_o our_o life-time_n in_o rest_n din_n scho_n be_v go_v that_o do_v we_o ay_o molest_v for_o scho_n be_v ay_o the_o verray_n instrument_n betuix_fw-la we_o twa_fw-mi all_o lesingis_fw-la do_v invent_v be_v blyith_n say_v he_o that_o instrument_n be_v hence_o forsuith_n to_o she_o i_o give_v ovir_n greit_a credence_n now_o i_o know_fw-mi weill_n all_o that_o scho_n say_v be_v false_a bot_n now_o thairfoir_n scho_n his_fw-mi loist_fw-mi life_n and_o hals_fw-ge the_o burges_n than_o blend_v up_o about_o his_o big_n and_o see_v one_fw-mi hole_n tyruit_n in_o the_o house_n rig_v and_o weill_n persavit_fw-la one_fw-mi lytill_o leather_n stand_v one_fw-mi water_n tub_n with_o stanis_n water_n and_o sand_n quhilk_fw-mi be_v down_o cast_v upon_o the_o silly_a by_a than_o the_o burges_n weill_n understude_n quhairby_o the_o pure_a pyat_n have_v cauld_v her_o taill_n rich_v crew_n all_o the_o falset_a and_o fassoun_a 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have_v sic_fw-la fenÈeit_fw-mi hart_n and_o mind_n with_o dowbill_n hart_n full_a of_o subtility_n i_o Èow_o assure_v they_o be_v evil_a company_n because_o my_o wife_n have_v wrocht_v i_o sic_fw-la like_o woe_n heir_n i_o give_v ovir_n all_o mirth_n blyithue_n and_o jo._n all_o merchandise_n houshald_a and_o harbrie_a in_o time_n come_v and_o pilgrim_n i_o will_v be_v and_o markis_n i_o heir_n unto_o the_o holy_a land_n because_o i_o find_v na_fw-fr faith_n in_o woman_n stand_v sa_o this_o burges_n for_o credence_n that_o he_o gaif_n unto_o his_o wife_n left_a land_n and_o all_o the_o laif_n the_o master_n say_v unto_o the_o empreour_n schir_n have_v Èe_o take_v this_o taill_n into_o favour_n and_o quhat_o it_o menis_fw-la the_o samin_n understand_v he_o say_v rich_v weill_n master_n i_o take_v on_o hand_n the_o master_n say_v be_v scho_n not_o one_fw-mi false_a wife_n with_o her_o lesingis_fw-la gart_n reif_n the_o by_a her_o life_n the_o empreour_n say_v scho_n be_v of_o falset_a fow_n her_o greit_fw-mi lesingis_fw-la nor_o her_o life_n i_o allow_v of_o the_o pure_a by_a sairlie_o i_o do_v repent_v that_o loi_v her_o life_n for_o saying_n verament_fw-mi sure_o master_n one_fw-mi good_a taill_n Èe_v have_v tald_v and_o for_o Èour_n saik_fw-mi this_o day_n i_o shall_v gar_fw-mi haul_v my_o soon_o undeid_v the_o morn_n quhill_v it_o be_v none_o god_n thank_v Èour_n grace_n quoth_v he_o that_o sic_fw-la his_fw-mi do_v to_o the_o lord_n god_n hartlie_o i_o Èow_v commend_v sa_o this_o master_n with_o blyithnes_n hame_z he_o wend_v ¶_o moralitas_fw-la omervellous_n god_n the_o subtle_a slicht_n siclyke_o i_o trow_v be_v never_o see_v thou_o waryit_v wife_n and_o wickit_v wicht_v of_o this_o burges_n wife_n now_o i_o mean_n â—apeirely_o can_v awow_o and_o gar_o her_o husband_n trow_v that_o scho_n sa_o saikle_n be_v and_o clean_o one_fw-mi innocent_a as_o scho_n have_v be_v sign_n of_o falset_fw-la sa_fw-fr fow_n sa_o full_a of_o falset_a as_o scho_n be_v thair_n be_v bot_n part_n can_v it_o persave_o for_o quhen_o they_o mark_v to_o do_v one_fw-mi mâ—s_n a_o thousand_o sundry_a gaitis_n they_o have_v to_o bring_v their_o matter_n to_o quheu_fw-la they_o have_v ocht_v ado_n the_o wise_a man_n they_o ay_o dissave_o and_o this_o burges_n among_o the_o lave_z it_o be_v not_o sa_o quod_fw-la scho_fw-la sa_o privelie_o scho_n do_v provyde_v a_o posset_n for_o the_o silâ—â—e_o by_a and_o with_o sic_fw-la craft_n scho_n can_v it_o guide_v change_a the_o wedder_n and_o the_o sky_n thy_o gadÈettis_n do_v beguile_v the_o pure_a by_a with_o sic_fw-la wile_n hurde_n of_o huredome_n upon_o the_o fie_o gluttoun_v of_o glue_v all_o we_o may_v cry_v thou_o be_v one_fw-mi veschell_n vile_a the_o sal_n that_o thou_o seruis_fw-la at_o my_o hand_n i_o can_v not_o weill_n indyte_n to_o gar_o thy_o husband_n understand_v of_o sic_fw-la vengeance_n thou_o have_v na_fw-mi wit_v o_fw-fr rank_n rampand_v lyoun_n to_o mischief_n ever_o bouk_v stewart_n of_o sturt_n quha_n 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maisteris_n do_v anis_fw-la in_o this_o cietie_n with_o their_o false_a taillis_fw-la unto_o their_o native_a king_n nay_o nay_o not_o sa_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v sic_fw-la thing_n the_o master_n say_v the_o fault_n of_o one_fw-mi or_o two_z suld_v not_o redound_v to_o rebuke_v blame_n or_o woe_n of_o all_o uther_n for_o it_o be_v rich_v weill_n ken_v baith_v good_a and_o ill_o be_v to_o the_o warldis_fw-la end_n bot_n of_o one_fw-mi treuth_n one_fw-mi thing_n i_o shall_v Èow_o schaw_v put_v Èe_a Èour_n soon_o to_o deid_v for_o Èour_n wife_n saw_n it_o shall_v Èow_o chance_v as_o do_v this_o hinder_a Èeir_n unto_o one_fw-mi knicht_n give_v Èe_a pleis_n Èe_fw-fr shall_fw-mi heir_n the_o empreour_n say_v i_o pray_v Èow_o schaw_v i_o rich_v quhat_o thing_n become_v or_o chancit_fw-la to_o that_o knicht_n the_o master_n say_v again_o Èour_n soon_o gar_o call_v sa_o to_o the_o deid_v that_o he_o na_fw-mi wayis_o be_v thrall_n and_o keip_v he_o still_o my_o taill_n quhill_n i_o have_v 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