mercury_n sâ—â—ing_v the_o malice_n of_o the_o vylayne_a gaf_n to_o he_o veyther_o the_o same_o ne_o none_o other_o and_z left_a he_o weep_a for_o god_n which_o be_v good_a and_o just_a reward_v the_o good_a and_o true_a in_o this_o woâ—â—_n or_o each_o other_o after_o his_o desert_n and_o punyssh_v the_o evylle_n and_o iniuste_v ¶_o the_o fourteen_o fable_n be_v of_o a_o young_a thief_n and_o of_o his_o mother_n he_o which_o be_v not_o chastyse_v at_o the_o beginning_n be_v â—â—uyll_a and_o perverse_a at_o the_o end_n as_o hit_v appier_v by_o this_o fable_n of_o a_o young_a child_n which_o of_o his_o yongthe_n beganâ—â—e_v to_o steel_n and_o to_o be_v a_o thief_n and_o the_o thefty_n which_o he_o maad_v he_o bring_v to_o his_o mother_n and_o the_o mother_n take_v they_o glad_o &_o in_o no_o wise_n she_o chastyse_v he_o and_o after_o that_o he_o have_v do_v ma_fw-fr ny_fw-fr thefty_n he_o be_v take_v and_o condemn_v to_o be_v hang_v and_o as_o man_n lead_v he_o to_o the_o justyce_n his_o mother_n follow_v he_o and_o weep_v sore_o and_o thenne_fw-fr the_o child_n pray_v to_o the_o justyce_n that_o he_o may_v say_v one_o word_n to_o his_o mother_n and_o as_o he_o approuch_v to_o she_o make_v semblaunt_v to_o tell_v she_o some_o word_n at_o she_o ere_o &_o with_o his_o ter_v he_o boat_n of_o her_o nose_n whereof_o the_o justyce_n blame_v he_o and_o he_o ansuerd_v in_o this_o manere_fw-la my_o lord_n you_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o blame_v i_o therefore_o for_o my_o mother_n be_v cause_n of_o my_o death_n for_o if_o she_o have_v well_o chastyse_v i_o i_o have_v not_o come_v to_o this_o shall_v i_o and_o vergoyne_v for_o who_o love_v well_o well_o he_o chastyse_v and_o therefore_o chastyse_n well_o your_o child_n to_o the_o end_n that_o you_o fall_v not_o in_o to_o such_o a_o caa_n ¶_o the_o xv_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o flee_v and_o of_o the_o man_n he_o that_o 〈◊〉_d the_o evil_a how_o be_v hit_v that_o the_o evylle_n be_v not_o gre_fw-mi te_fw-mi man_n ought_v not_o to_o leave_v he_o unpunyssh_v as_o it_o ap_fw-mi pyer_v by_o this_o fable_n of_o a_o man_n which_o take_v a_o flee_v why_o i_o boat_n he_o to_o who_o the_o man_n say_v in_o this_o manere_fw-la fleire_n why_o byte_v thou_o i_o and_z lete_a i_o not_o sleep_v and_o the_o flee_v ansuerd_v it_o be_v my_o kind_n to_o do_v so_o wherefore_o i_o pray_v the_o that_o thou_o will_v not_o put_v i_o to_o dethe_v and_o the_o man_n begin_v to_o lawhe_v &_o say_v to_o the_o flee_v how_o be_v it_o that_z thou_o may_v not_o hurt_v i_o sore_o nâ—â—uertheles_o to_o the_o behove_v not_o to_o prycke_n i_o wherefore_o thou_o shall_v dye_n for_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o leave_v none_o evyll_n unpunyssh_v how_o be_v hit_v that_o hit_v be_v not_o great_a 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ¶_o the_o xuj_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o husbond_n and_o of_o his_o two_o wyve_n no_o thing_n be_v werse_a to_o the_o man_n than_o the_o woman_n as_z it_o appear_v by_o this_o fable_n of_o a_o man_n of_o a_o mean_a age_n which_o take_v two_o wyve_n that_o be_v to_o weet_v a_o old_a &_o one_o young_a which_o be_v both_o dwell_v in_o his_o how_o be_v &_o by_o cau_fw-fr se_fw-mi that_o the_o old_a desire_a to_o have_v his_o love_n she_o pluck_v the_o black_a hery_n from_o his_o heed_n and_o his_o berde_n by_o cause_n he_o shall_v the_o more_o be_v like_a to_o she_o and_o the_o young_a woman_n at_o the_o other_o side_n pluck_v end_n draw_v out_o alle_fw-mi the_o white_a hery_n to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o shall_v seem_v the_o young_a more_o gay_a and_o fair_a in_o her_o sight_n and_o thus_o the_o good_a man_n abode_n without_o any_o here_o on_o his_o heed_n and_o therefore_o hit_v be_v great_a folye_n to_o theauncyent_a to_o wed_v them self_o ageyne_v for_o to_o they_o be_v better_a to_o be_v unwedded_a than_o to_o be_v ever_o in_o trouble_n with_o a_o evil_n wyf_v for_o the_o time_n in_o which_o they_o shall_v rest_n they_o they_z put_v it_o to_o pain_n and_o to_o great_a labour_n ¶_o the_o xvij_o fable_n be_v of_o 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and_o of_o the_o old_a woman_n ¶_o the_o second_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o tortose_n and_o of_o the_o bird_n ¶_o the_o thyrd_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o two_o crevyse_n ¶_o the_o four_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o ass_n &_o of_o the_o skin_n of_o the_o lion_n ¶_o the_o five_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o frog_n and_o of_o the_o fox_n ¶_o the_o seven_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o camel_n and_o of_o jupiter_n ¶_o the_o eight_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o two_o felawe_n ¶_o the_o ix_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o two_o post_n ¶_o the_o x_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o bowl_n of_o the_o lion_n and_o of_o the_o goat_n ¶_o the_o xj_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o ape_n and_o of_o his_o child_n ¶_o the_o xij_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o crane_n and_o of_o the_o pecost_n ¶_o the_o xiij_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o hunter_n and_o of_o the_o tiger_n ¶_o the_o fourteen_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o four_o ox_n ¶_o the_o xv_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o busshe_v and_o of_o the_o tree_n ¶_o the_o xuj_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o fyssher_n and_o of_o the_o lytyl_o fysshe_v ¶_o the_o xvij_o fable_n be_v of_o phoebus'_n of_o the_o auarycious_a and_z of_o the_o envious_a ¶_o the_o xviij_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o thief_n &_o of_o the_o child_n which_o weep_v ¶_o the_o nineteeen_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o lion_n and_o of_o the_o goat_n ¶_o the_o xx_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o crow_n which_o have_v thirst_n ¶_o the_o xxj_o fable_n be_v of_o a_o vylayne_n and_z of_o a_o young_a bowl_n ¶_o the_o xxij_o fable_n be_v of_o a_o pylgrym_a and_o of_o the_o satire_n ¶_o the_o twenty-three_o fable_n be_v of_o a_o ox_n and_o of_o the_o rat_n ¶_o the_o twenty-four_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o ghee_n and_o of_o her_o lord_n ¶_o the_o twenty-five_o fable_n make_v mention_v of_o the_o ape_n and_o of_o his_o two_o child_n ¶_o the_o xxvi_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o wind_n and_o of_o the_o pot_n ¶_o the_o xxvij_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o wulf_n and_o of_o the_o cheverel_n or_o lytil_o good_a ¶_o the_o first_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o old_a woman_n and_o of_o the_o wulf_n man_n ought_v not_o to_o byleve_v on_o all_o manner_n spyryte_n as_o reherce_v this_o fable_n of_o a_o old_a woman_n which_z say_v to_o her_o child_n because_o that_o it_o weep_v certain_o if_o thou_o weep_v any_o more_o i_o shall_v make_v the_o to_o be_v eat_v of_o the_o wulf_n &_o the_o wulf_n hear_a this_o old_a woman_n abode_n still_o to_o before_o the_o yate_fw-mi &_o suppose_a to_o have_v eten_v the_o old_a woman_n child_n &_o by_o cause_n that_o the_o wulf_n have_v so_o long_o tarry_v there_o that_o he_o be_v hongry_a he_o return_v and_o go_v ageyne_v in_o to_o the_o wood_n and_o the_o shewulf_n demand_v of_o he_o why_o have_v thou_o not_o bring_v to_o i_o some_o mete_v and_o the_o wulf_n ansuerd_v by_o cause_n that_o the_o old_a woman_n have_v beguile_v i_o the_o which_o have_v promise_v to_o i_o to_o gyve_v to_o i_o her_o child_n for_o to_o have_v eat_v he_o and_o at_o the_o last_o i_o have_v hit_v not_o and_o therefore_o man_n ought_v in_o no_o wise_a to_o trust_v the_o woman_n and_z he_o be_v well_o a_o foal_n that_o set_v his_o hope_n and_o trust_v in_o a_o woman_n and_o therefore_o trust_v they_o not_o and_z thou_o shall_v do_v as_o the_o sage_a and_o wise_n ¶_o the_o second_o fable_n be_v of_o the_o tortose_n and_o of_o the_o other_o bird_n he_o that_o enhance_v himself_o more_o than_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v to_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o come_v no_o good_a as_o hit_v appier_v by_o this_o present_a fable_n
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among_o the_o pecok_n and_o disprayse_v alle_fw-mi his_o felawe_n and_o whanne_v the_o pecok_n know_v that_o he_o be_v not_o of_o their_o kind_n they_o anon_o pluck_v of_o alle_fw-mi his_o feather_n and_o smite_v and_o bete_v he_o by_o such_o manner_n that_o no_o feather_n abode_n upon_o he_o and_o he_o flee_v away_o all_o naked_a and_o bare_a ¶_o and_o thenne_n whanne_v his_o felawe_n see_v he_o they_o say_v to_o he_o what_o gallant_a come_v hither_o where_o ben_fw-mi thy_o fair_a feather_n which_o thou_o have_v but_o late_a a_o go_v have_v thou_o no_o shame_n ne_o vergoyne_v to_o come_v in_o our_o company_n and_o thenne_fw-fr alle_fw-mi the_o bird_n come_v upon_o he_o and_o smite_v &_o lete_fw-la he_o sayenge_a thus_o to_o he_o if_o thou_o have_v be_v content_a of_o thy_o own_o vestymente_n thou_o have_v not_o come_v to_o this_o vylony_n there_o for_o hit_n appear_v that_o hit_n be_v not_o good_a to_o be_v another_o man_n haâ—â—ed_v chase_v and_o put_v out_o and_o lyve_a in_o great_a 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