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et_fw-la herbis_fw-la que_fw-la ad_fw-la artis_fw-la magice_fw-la naturalis_fw-la operacionem_fw-la specialius_fw-la conveniunt_fw-la ¶_o upon_o sundry_a creation_n stant_fw-la sundry_a operation_n some_o worch_v this_o some_o worch_v that_o the_o fire_n be_v hot_a in_o his_o estate_n and_o bren_v what_o he_o may_v atteyne_v the_o water_n may_v the_o fire_n restrain_v the_o which_o be_v cold_a and_o moist_a also_o of_o other_o thing_n it_o fare_v right_a so_o upon_o the_o earth_n among_o we_o here_o and_o for_o to_o speak_v in_o this_o manere_fw-la upon_o the_o heaven_n as_o man_n may_v find_v the_o star_n be_v of_o sundry_a kind_n and_o worchen_a many_o sundry_a thing_n to_o we_o that_o be_v she_o underlynge_v among_o the_o which_o forth_o withal_o nectanabus_n in_o special_a which_o be_v a_o astronomyen_v and_o eke_o a_o great_a magycyen_fw-mi and_o undertake_v have_v thilk_o emprise_n to_o alisandre_n in_o his_o apprise_n as_o of_o magyke_a naturele_n to_o know_v enform_v he_o somdele_n of_o certain_a star_n what_o they_o mean_n of_o which_o he_o seyth_v there_o ben_fw-mi fyftene_fw-mi and_o sondry_o to_o everywhichone_o a_o grass_n belong_v and_o a_o stone_n whereof_o man_n worchen_a many_o a_o wonder_n to_o set_v thing_n both_o up_o and_o under_o ❧_o ●●●ma_fw-la stella_fw-it voco_fw-la aldeboran_n cvius_fw-la la●●●_n ca●●nne●lus_n et_fw-la herba_fw-la anabulla_fw-la est_fw-la ¶_o to_o tell_v right_a as_o he_o begin_v the_o first_o star_n aldeboran_n the_o clear_o and_o the_o most_o of_o all_o by_o right_a name_n man_n it_o call_v which_o lyche_n be_v of_o condition_n to_o mars_n and_o of_o complexion_n to_o venus_n and_o have_v thereupon_o carbunculum_fw-la his_o proper_a stone_n his_o herb_n be_v annabulla_fw-la name_v which_o be_v of_o great_a virtue_n proclaim_v ¶_o secunda_fw-la stella_fw-la voco_fw-la clota_n feu_fw-fr pliades_n c●●●s_fw-la lapis_fw-la christallum_n et_fw-la herba_fw-la feniculus_fw-la est_fw-la ¶_o the_o second_o be_v not_o vertules_a clota_n or_o else_o plyades_n it_o hate_v and_o of_o the_o moan_n kind_n he_o be_v and_o also_o this_o i_o find_v he_o take_v of_o mars_n complexion_n and_o lyche_n to_o such_o condition_n his_o stone_n appropr_v be_v crystal_n and_o eke_o his_o herb_n in_o special_a the_o virtuous_a yenel_n it_o be_v ¶_o tertia_fw-la stella_fw-la voco_fw-la algol_n cvius_fw-la lapis_fw-la d●●mans_fw-la et_fw-la herba_fw-la heleborum_n nigtum_fw-la est_fw-la ¶_o the_o three_o which_o come_v after_o this_o be_v hot_a algos_n the_o clear_a rede_n which_o of_o saturn_n as_o i_o may_v rede_v his_o kind_n take_v and_o eke_o of_o jove_n complexion_n to_o he_o behone_v his_o proper_a stone_n be_v diamant_n which_o be_v to_o he_o most_o acordant_a his_o herb_n which_o be_v he_o betake_v be_v hot_a eleborum_n the_o black_a quarta_fw-la stella_fw-la voco_fw-la alhaiot_n cvius_fw-la lapis_fw-la saphirus_n et_fw-la herba_fw-la marrubium_n est_fw-la ¶_o so_o as_o it_o fall_v upon_o lot_n the_o four_o star_n be_v alhaiotte_n which_o in_o the_o wise_a as_o i_o say_v er_fw-mi of_o saturn_n and_o of_o jupiter_n have_v take_v his_o kind_n and_o there_o upon_o the_o saphir_n be_v his_o proper_a stone_n marrubium_n his_o herb_n also_o the_o which_o acorden_n both_o two_o ☞_o quinta_fw-la stella_fw-it voco_fw-la canis_fw-la maior_fw-la /_o cvius_fw-la lapis_fw-la berillus_n /_o et_fw-fr herba_fw-la savina_fw-la est_fw-la ¶_o and_o canis_n mayor_n in_o he_o like_o the_o fifthe_o star_n be_v of_o magic_a the_o who_o kind_n be_v venerien_n as_o say_v this_o astronomien_n his_o proper_a stone_n be_v say_v berille_n but_o for_o to_o worche_n and_o to_o fulfille_v thing_n which_o to_o this_o science_n fall_v there_o be_v a_o herb_n which_o man_n call_v saveyne_v and_o that_o behove_v need_n to_o he_o that_o will_v his_o purpose_n speed_n ¶_o sexta._fw-la stella_fw-la voco_fw-la canis_fw-la minor_fw-la cvius_fw-la lapis_fw-la achatis_fw-la et_fw-la herba_fw-la primula_fw-la est_fw-la ¶_o the_o sixth_o sewende_n after_o this_o by_o name_n canis_fw-la minor_fw-la be_v the_o which_o star_n be_v mercurial_a by_o weigh_n of_o kind_n and_o forth_o withal_o as_o it_o be_v wry_a ten_o in_o the_o cart_n complexion_n he_o take_v of_o mart_n his_o stone_n and_o herb_n as_o seyth_v the_o school_n ben_fw-mi achates_n and_o primerole_n ¶_o septima_fw-la stella_fw-la voco_fw-la arial_n cvius_fw-la lapis_fw-la g●●gonza_fw-it et_fw-la herba_fw-la celidonia_fw-la est_fw-la ¶_o the_o seven_o star_n in_o special_a of_o this_o science_n be_v ariall_a which_o sundry_a nature_n underfonge_v the_o stone_n which_o ꝓpre_v unto_o he_o long_v gorgonza_n proper_o it_o hight_v his_o herb_n also_o which_o he_o shall_v right_a upon_o the_o worching_n as_o i_o mean_n be_v celidone_n fresh_a and_o green_a ¶_o octava_fw-la stella_fw-la voco_fw-la ala_fw-la corui_fw-la cvius_fw-la lapis_fw-la honochinus_fw-la et_fw-la herba_fw-la lappacia_fw-la est_fw-la ¶_o star_v ala_fw-la corui_fw-la upon_o height_n have_v 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jupiter_n and_o mart_n he_o do_v what_o long_v to_o his_o part_n his_o stone_n be_v jaspe_n and_o of_o plantayne_v he_o have_v his_o herb_n soverayne_a ¶_o undecima_fw-la stella_fw-la voco_fw-la venenas_fw-la cvius_fw-la lapis_fw-la adamas_n et_fw-la herba_fw-la cicorea_fw-la est_fw-la ¶_o the_o star_n enleventh_n be_v venenas_n the_o who_o nature_n be_v as_o it_o be_v take_v of_o venus_n and_o of_o the_o moon_n in_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v for_o to_o do_v of_o adamaunt_n be_v that_o perrye_a in_o which_o he_o worch_v his_o maistrye_n thilk_o herb_n also_o which_o he_o befall_v cicorea_n the_o book_n he_o call_v ¶_o dvodecima_fw-la stella_fw-la voco_fw-la alpheta_n cuiꝰ_n lapis_fw-la topasion_n et_fw-la herba_fw-la rosameri_fw-la ¶_o alpheta_n in_o the_o nombre_fw-fr set_v and_o be_v the_o twelfte_a star_n yet_o of_o scorpio_n which_o be_v govern_v and_o takth_v his_o kind_n as_o i_o be_o learn_v and_o have_v his_o virtue_n in_o the_o stone_n which_o clepe_v be_v topasione_n his_o herb_n proper_a be_v rosemaryne_v which_o shape_a be_v for_o his_o covyne_n ¶_o tertiadecima_fw-la stella_fw-la voco_fw-la cor_fw-la scorpionis_fw-la cvius_fw-la lapis_fw-la serdis_fw-la et_fw-la herba_fw-la astrologia_fw-la est_fw-la ☞_o of_o these_o star_n which_o i_o mean_n cor_fw-la scorpionis_fw-la be_v threttene_v the_o who_o nature_n mart_n and_o jove_n have_v yoven_v unto_o his_o bihove_n his_o herb_n be_v astrologye_a which_o follow_v his_o astronomye_n the_o stone_n which_o that_o this_o star_n allowth_v be_v sardis_n which_o unto_o he_o bowth_n ¶_o quartadecima_fw-la stella_fw-la voco_fw-la botercadent_a cvius_fw-la lapis_fw-la crisolitus_fw-la et_fw-la herba_fw-la saturea_fw-la est_fw-la ¶_o the_o star_n which_o stant_fw-la next_o the_o last_o nature_n of_o he_o this_o name_n cast_v and_o clepen_v he_o botercadent_a which_o of_o his_o kind_a obedient_a be_v to_o mercury_n and_o to_o venus_n his_o stone_n be_v call_v crisolitus_fw-la his_o herb_n be_v clepe_v satureye_v so_o as_o these_o old_a book_n seye_v ¶_o quintadecima_fw-la stella_fw-la voco_fw-la cauda_fw-la scorpionis_fw-la cuiꝰ_n lapis_fw-la calcidonis_n et_fw-la herba_fw-la maiorana_fw-la est_fw-la ¶_o but_o now_o the_o last_o star_n of_o all_o the_o tail_n of_o scorpio_n man_n call_v which_o to_o mercury_n and_o to_o saturn_n by_o weigh_n of_o kind_n more_o return_n after_o the_o preparation_n of_o due_a constellation_n the_o calcidone_v unto_o he_o long_v which_o for_o his_o stone_n he_o underfonge_v of_o maioran_n his_o herb_n be_v ground_v thus_o have_v i_o say_v how_o they_o be_v found_v of_o every_o star_n in_o special_a which_o have_v his_o herb_n and_o stone_n withal_o as_o hermes_n in_o his_o book_n old_a witness_n ber_v of_o that_o i_o tell_v ¶_o nota_fw-la hic_fw-la de_fw-la auctoribus_fw-la illis_fw-la qui_fw-la ad_fw-la astronomy_n scientiam_fw-la pre_fw-la caeteris_fw-la studiosius_fw-la intendentes_fw-la libros_fw-la super_fw-la hoc_fw-la distinctis_fw-la nominibus_fw-la composuerunt_fw-la ¶_o the_o science_n of_o astronomye_n which_o principal_n be_v of_o clergye_a to_o deem_v between_o woe_n and_o we_o will_v in_o thing_n that_o be_v naturele_n they_o have_v a_o great_a travail_n on_o bond_n that_o make_v it_o
a_o prelate_n shall_v be_v anoint_v and_o sanctify_v he_o may_v be_v more_o magnyfy_v for_o dignity_n of_o his_o corone_n than_o shall_v another_o low_a person_n which_o be_v not_o of_o high_a emprise_n therefore_o a_o prince_n he_o shall_v advise_v ere_o that_o he_o fall_v in_o such_o ryote_n and_o namely_o that_o he_o ne_o assote_v to_o change_v for_o the_o womenhed_a the_o worthiness_n of_o his_o manhed_a ¶_o nota_fw-la de_fw-fr doctrina_fw-la aristotelis_fw-la qualiter_fw-la priceps_fw-la ut_fw-la animi_fw-la svi_fw-la locunditatem_fw-la provocet_fw-la mulieres_fw-la formosas_fw-la crebro_fw-la aspicere_fw-la debet_fw-la caveat_n tamen_fw-la ne_fw-la mens_fw-la voluptuosa_fw-la torpescens_fw-la ex_fw-la carnis_fw-la fragilitate_fw-la in_o vicium_fw-la dilabatur_fw-la ¶_o of_o aristotle_n i_o have_v well_o radde_a how_o he_o to_o alysaunder_n bid_v that_o for_o to_o gladden_fw-mi his_o courage_n he_o shall_v beholden_a the_o visage_n of_o woman_n when_o that_o they_o ben_fw-mi fair_a but_o yet_o he_o set_v a_o examplayre_a his_o body_n so_o to_o guye_v and_o rule_v that_o he_o ne_fw-fr pass_v mot_fw-fr the_o rule_v whereof_o that_o he_o himself_o beguile_v for_o in_o the_o woman_n be_v not_o gyle_v of_o that_o a_o man_n himself_o by_o wape_v when_o he_o be_v own_o wit_n beiap_v i_o can_v the_o woman_n well_o excuse_v but_o what_o man_n will_v upon_o hem_n muse_n after_o the_o folysshe_a impression_n of_o his_o ymagination_n within_o himself_o the_o fire_n he_o blow_v whereof_o the_o woman_n nothing_o know_v so_o may_v she_o nothing_o be_v to_o wit_v for_o if_o a_o man_n himself_o excite_v to_o drenche_n and_o will_v nought_o forbere_fw-la the_o water_n shall_v no_o blame_n bear_v what_o may_v the_o gold_n though_o man_n coveit_v if_o that_o a_o man_n will_v love_v streyt_n the_o woman_n have_v he_o nothing_o bind_v if_o he_o his_o own_o heart_n wound_n she_o may_v not_o let_v the_o folye_a and_o though_o so_o fill_v of_o company_n that_o he_o may_v any_o thing_n purchase_v yet_o make_v a_o man_n the_o first_o chase_n the_o woman_n flee_v and_o he_o pursew_v so_o that_o by_o weigh_n of_o sill_z it_o sue_v the_o man_n be_v cause_n bow_v so_o befalle_o that_o he_o full_o oft_o since_o be_v fall_n where_o that_o he_o may_v not_o well_o arise_v and_o netheles_o full_a many_o wise_n befool_v have_v they_o self_n ere_fw-we this_o as_o now_o a_o day_n yet_o it_o be_v among_o the_o man_n and_o ever_o be_v the_o strong_a be_v febleste_v in_o this_o caa_n it_o sit_v a_o man_n by_o weigh_n of_o kind_n to_o love_n but_o it_o be_v not_o kind_a a_o man_n for_o love_v his_o wit_n to_o less_o for_o if_o the_o month_n of_o jule_n shall_v frese_v and_o that_o december_n shall_v be_v hot_a the_o year_n mistorn_v well_o i_o wot_v to_o seen_v a_o man_n from_o his_o estate_n through_o his_o soty_n effemynate_a and_o leave_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v do_v it_o be_v as_o hose_n above_o the_o shoe_n to_o man_n which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v use_v but_o yet_o the_o world_n have_v oft_o accuse_v full_a great_a prince_n of_o this_o deed_n how_o they_o for_o love_n hem_o self_n mislede_v whereof_o manhood_n stand_v behind_o of_o old_a ensample_n as_o man_n find_v ¶_o hic_fw-la ponit_fw-la exemplum_fw-la qualiter_fw-la pro_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la sardanapallus_n assiriorum_fw-la princeps_fw-la muliebri_fw-la oblectamento_fw-la effeminatus_fw-la sue_v concupiscentie_n torporem_fw-la quasi_fw-la ex_fw-la consuetudine_fw-la adhibebat_fw-la ab_fw-la arbacto_fw-la rege_fw-la medorum_fw-la super_fw-la hoc_fw-la infidiante_fw-la in_o svi_fw-la feruoris_fw-la maiori_fw-la voluptate_fw-la subitis_fw-la mutationibus_fw-la extinctus_fw-la eft_o ❧_o these_o old_a gest_n tellen_v thus_o that_o whilom_o sardanapallus_n which_o hold_v all_o hole_n in_o his_o empire_n the_o great_a kingdom_n of_o assyre_n be_v through_o the_o sloth_n of_o his_o courage_n fall_v in_o to_o the_o ylke_n fiery_a rage_n of_o love_v /_o which_o the_o man_n assote_v whereof_o himself_o he_o so_o ryot_v and_o wax_v so_o ferforth_o womannysshe_v that_o ageyn_a kind_n as_o if_o a_o fysshe_n abide_v will_v upon_o the_o land_n in_o woman_n such_o a_o lust_n he_o fond_a that_o he_o dwelte_v ever_o in_o chambre_n still_o and_o only_o wrought_v after_o the_o wylle_n of_o woman_n so_o as_o he_o be_v bede_fw-mi that_o seldom_o when_o in_o other_o stead_n if_o that_o he_o will_v wenden_fw-ge out_o to_o seen_v how_o that_o it_o stand_v about_o but_o there_o he_o kiss_v /_o and_o there_o he_o play_v they_o taughten_v he_o a_o lace_n to_o bray_v and_o weve_v a_o purse_n and_o to_o enfyle_v a_o pearl_n and_o fall_v thilk_o while_n one_o arbactus_fw-la the_o prince_n of_o mede_n see_v the_o king_n in_o womanhede_v be_v fall_n from_o chivalry_n and_o gate_n he_o help_v and_o company_n and_o wrought_v so_o that_o at_o last_o this_o king_n out_o of_o his_o reign_n he_o cast_v which_o be_v undo_v for_o ever_o mo_z and_o yet_o man_n speaken_v of_o he_o so_o that_o it_o be_v shame_n for_o to_o bear_v for_o thy_o to_o love_n be_v in_o manere_fw-la ☞_o nota_fw-la qualiter_fw-la david_n amans_fw-la mulieres_fw-la propter_fw-la hoc_fw-la probitatem_fw-la armorum_fw-la non_fw-la minus_fw-la excercint_fw-la ¶_o king_n david_n have_v many_o a_o love_n but_o netheles_o always_o above_o knyghthode_n he_o keep_v in_o such_o a_o wise_n that_o for_o no_o flesshe_o covetyse_v of_o lust_n to_o lygge_v in_o lady_n arm_n he_o l●●te_v not_o the_o lust_n of_o arm_n for_o where_o a_o prince_n his_o lust_n sue_v that_o he_o the_o war_n not_o pursue_v when_o it_o be_v time_n to_o be_v arm_v his_o country_n stant_fw-la full_a oft_o harm_v when_o the_o enemy_n be_v wax_v bold_a that_o they_o defente_v none_o behold_v full_o many_o a_o land_n have_v so_o be_v lore_n as_o man_n may_v rede_n oft_o time_n afore_o of_o they_o that_o so_o her_o case_n soughten_v which_o after_o they_o full_a dear_a aboughten_a ¶_o 〈◊〉_d ●●uitur_fw-la qualiter_fw-la regnum_fw-la lascivie_a volupta_fw-la 〈…〉_o de_fw-fr facili_fw-la vincitur_fw-la et_fw-la ponit_fw-la exemplum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d rege_fw-la persarum_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la lidos_n mira_fw-la pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d fiteninssimos_fw-la sibique_fw-la in_o bello_fw-la adversantes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ●●do_fw-la vincere_fw-la potuit_fw-la /_o cum_fw-la ipsis_fw-la tandem_fw-la pa●●●●●●tatum_fw-la dissimilans_fw-la concordiam_fw-la finalem_fw-la stabi●●_fw-la 〈◊〉_d super_fw-la quo_fw-la lydi_fw-la postea_fw-la per_fw-la aliquod_fw-la tem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d armis_fw-la insoluti_fw-la sub_fw-la pacis_fw-la tempore_fw-la voluptatibus_fw-la ●ntendebant_fw-la quod_fw-la cyrus_n percipiens_fw-la in_o eos_fw-la armatus_fw-la subito_fw-la irruit_fw-la ipsos_fw-la que_fw-la inde_fw-la sensibiles_fw-la vin●●ns_fw-la svo_fw-la imperio_fw-la tributarios_fw-la subiugavit_fw-la ¶_o to_o mochel_n ease_n be_v nothing_o worth_a for_o that_o set_v every_o vice_n forth_o and_o every_o virtue_n put_v a_o back_n whereof_o price_n turn_v in_o to_o lack_v as_o in_o cronylie_a i_o may_v rehearse_v which_o tell_v how_o the_o king_n of_o perseus_n that_o lyrus_n hyght_n a_o war_n have_v ageyn_v the_o people_n which_o he_o dradde_v of_o a_o country_n which_o lydos_n hyght_n but_o yet_o for_o aught_o that_o he_o do_v may_v as_o in_o batayle_n upon_o the_o war_n he_o have_v of_o they_o always_o the_o war_n and_o when_o he_o sigh_v and_o wist_v it_o well_o that_o he_o by_o strength_n win_v no_o deal_n than_o at_o last_o he_o cast_v a_o wile_n this_o worthy_a people_n to_o beguile_v and_o take_v with_o they_o a_o feign_a pee_z which_o shall_v lasten_v endelee_n so_o as_o he_o say_v in_o word_n wise_a but_o he_o think_v all_o in_o other_o wise_n for_o it_o betyd_v upon_o the_o caa_n when_o that_o this_o people_n in_o rest_n be_v they_o token_n ese_v many_o fold_n and_o world_n ease_n as_o it_o be_v tell_v by_o way_n of_o kind_n be_v the_o noryce_n of_o every_o lust_n which_o touch_v vice_n thus_o when_o they_o be_v in_o lust_n fall_v the_o war_n be_v forgeten_v all_o be_v none_o which_o will_v the_o worship_n of_o arm_n but_o in_o ydelshyp_n they_o putten_n business_n away_o and_o take_v they_o to_o dance_v and_o play_v but_o most_o above_o all_o other_o thing_n they_o token_n they_o to_o the_o lykynge_n of_o flesshe_o lust_n that_o chastite_n receyved_n be_v in_o no_o degree_n but_o every_o man_n do_v what_o he_o lyste_v and_o when_o the_o king_n of_o pers_n it_o wyste_v that_o they_o unto_o folye_a entenden_fw-ge with_o his_o power_n when_o they_o least_fw-mi wenden_fw-ge more_o sudden_o than_o do_v the_o thunder_n he_o come_v for_o ever_o and_o put_v they_o under_o and_o thus_o have_v lechery_n lore_n the_o land_n which_o have_v be_v tofore_o the_o best_a of_o hem_n that_o be_v tho_o ¶_o nota_fw-la qualiter_fw-la facta_fw-la bellica_fw-la luxus_fw-la infortunat_a et_fw-la narrat_fw-la /_o quod_fw-la cum_fw-la rex_fw-la amolech_n hebrtis_fw-la sibi_fw-la insultantibus_fw-la resistere_fw-la nequit_fw-la /_o consilio_fw-la balaam_n mulieres_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la pulcherrimas_fw-la in_o castro_fw-la hebreorum_fw-la misit_fw-la /_o qui_fw-fr ab_fw-la
reward_v and_o if_o thou_o will_v more_v crave_v it_o be_v no_o right_n that_o thou_o it_o have_v qui_fw-la cupit_fw-la id_fw-la que_fw-la habere_fw-la nequit_fw-la sva_fw-la tempora_fw-la ꝑdit_fw-la est_fw-la ubi_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la velle_fw-la salute_v care_o non_fw-la aestatis_fw-la opus_fw-la gelidis_fw-la hirsuta_fw-la capillos_fw-la cum_fw-la calor_fw-la abcessit_fw-la aequiparabit_fw-la hyems_fw-la sicut_fw-la habet_fw-la maius_fw-la non_fw-la that_fw-mi naturae_fw-la decembri_n nec_fw-la poterit_fw-la compar_fw-la floribus_fw-la esse_fw-la lutum_fw-la sic_fw-la neque_fw-la decrepita_fw-la senum_fw-la iwenile_fw-la voluptas_fw-la floret_fw-la in_o obsequium_fw-la quod_fw-la venus_n ipsa_fw-la petit_fw-la conueniens_fw-la ignur_v foret_fw-la ut_fw-la qd_n cana_fw-la senectus_fw-la attigit_fw-la ulterius_fw-la corpora_fw-la casta_fw-la colant_fw-la hic_fw-la contra_fw-la quoscumque_fw-la viros_fw-la inveteratos_fw-la amoris_fw-la concupiscentian_n affectantes_fw-la loquor_fw-la venus_n huiusque_fw-la amantis_fw-la confessi_fw-la supplicationem_fw-la quasi_fw-la deridens_fw-la ipsum_fw-la pro_fw-la eo_fw-la ꝙ_n senescit_fw-la debilis_fw-la est_fw-la multis_fw-la exhortationibus_fw-la insufficientem_fw-la redarguit_fw-la ¶_o venus_n which_o stant_fw-la without_o law_n in_o none_o certain_a but_o as_o man_n draw_v of_o ragman_n upon_o the_o chance_n she_o leyth_v not_o peyse_v in_o the_o balance_n but_o as_o she_o like_v for_o to_o weigh_v the_o true_a man_n full_a oft_o away_o she_o put_v which_o have_v her_o grace_n bede_fw-mi and_o set_v a_o untrue_a in_o his_o stead_n lo_o thus_o blind_o the_o world_n she_o deme_v in_o love_n cause_n as_o to_o i_o seem_v i_o not_o what_o other_o man_n will_v seyn_n but_o i_o algate_v be_o so_o beseyne_a ●nd_n stone_v as_o one_o amongst_o all_o w●●che_n be_o out_o of_o her_o grace_n fall_v bree_v take_v no_o wytnesse_n 〈◊〉_d she_o which_o say_v be_v the_o goddess_n 〈◊〉_d whether_o part_n of_o love_n it_o wend_v 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