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¶_o this_o tretyse_n be_v of_o love_n and_o spekyth_n of_o iiij_o of_o the_o most_o specyall_a lovy_v that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o shewyth_o very_o and_o perfect_o by_o great_a reason_n and_o causis_fw-la how_o the_o marvelous_a &_o bountevous_a love_n that_o our_o lord_n ihesu_n cryste_n have_v to_o manny_n soul_n excedyth_v to_o far_o alle_fw-mi other_o love_v as_o apperith_n well_o by_o the_o painful_a passion_n and_o tormentis_fw-la y_z t_o he_o suffryd_v for_o the_o redempcyon_n thereof_o so_o that_o alle_fw-mi lovis_fw-la y_z t_o evyr_n be_v or_o evyr_n shall_v be_v arne_v not_o to_o be_v like_o nyd_v to_o the_o least_o part_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o love_n that_o be_v in_o he_o which_o tretyse_n be_v translatid_v out_o of_o frenshe_fw-mi into_o englyshe_a the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n mcccclxxxxiij_fw-la by_o a_o person_n that_o be_v unp_a fight_n in_o such_o werke_n wherefore_o he_o humble_o byseche_v the_o lernyd_v reder_n with_o pacyens_n to_o correct_v it_o where_o they_o 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