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thou_o cheese_n one_o these_o wherein_o be_v profit_n to_o the_o and_o to_o other_o than_o shall_v thou_o have_v my_o soon_o and_o if_o thou_o cheese_n that_o wherein_o be_v no_o profit_n to_o the_o nor_o to_o none_o other_o /_o sâ—thely_fw-mi thou_o shall_v not_o wed_v he_o /_o when_o the_o maiden_n see_v this_o she_o leave_v up_o her_o hand_n to_o almyghty_a god_n &_o say_v thou_o lord_n which_o knoweste_v all_o thing_n /_o grant_v i_o grace_v this_o hour_n so_o to_o châ—se_v that_o i_o may_v receyve_v the_o emperor_n soon_o and_o with_o that_o she_o behold_v the_o first_o vessel_n of_o gold_n that_o be_v lorge_v and_o grave_v royal_o /_o and_z red_a the_o scrypture_n â–ª_o who_o chese_v i_o etc._n etc._n sa_v thus_o though_o this_o vessel_n be_v full_o precyous_a and_o make_v of_o pure_a gold_n nevertheless_o i_o woâ—te_v never_o what_o be_v within_o therefore_o my_o lord_n this_o vessel_n will_v not_o i_o cheese_n and_o thenne_n byhelde_v she_o the_o second_o vessel_n that_o be_v of_o clear_a silver_n and_o reddâ—_n the_o superscrypcyon_n who_o so_o chese_v i_o shall_v find_v that_o which_o his_o nature_n desire_v think_v thus_o within_o herself_o /_o if_o i_o cheese_n this_o vessel_n what_o be_v within_o know_v i_o not_o but_o well_o i_o wot_v there_o shall_v i_o find_v that_o nature_n desire_v /_o and_z my_o nature_n desire_v the_o lust_n of_o yâ—_z flesh_n /_o and_o therefore_o this_o vesselle_n will_v i_o not_o cheese_n /_o when_o she_o have_v seen_v those_o two_o vessel_n and_o give_v a_o answer_n as_o touching_n to_o theym_v /_o she_o behold_v the_o three_o vessel_n of_o lede_n and_o rede_v the_o superscrypcyon_n /_o who_o so_o chese_v â—e_n shall_v find_v that_o god_n have_v dyspose_v think_v within_o herself_o this_o vessel_n be_v not_o pass_v rich_a ne_fw-fr precious_a without_o forth_o nevertheless_o the_o superscrypcyon_n say_v who_o choose_v i_o shall_v find_v that_o god_n have_v dyspose_v and_o without_o doubt_n almyghty_a god_n never_o dyspose_v 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