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These wers of gold & blak I wetyn were
Of whiche I gan a-stonyd to be-holde
For whi that on encresede ay myn fere
And with that othir gan myn herte bolde
That on me hette that othir dede me colde
No wit hadde I for errour for to chese
To entre. or flen. or me to saue. or lese

(22)

Right as be-twixsyn adamauntis two
Of euene my3t a pece of yryn set
Ne hath no my3t to meue too ne fro
For what that on may hale that othir let
1 Ferde I that nyste whethir me was best
To entre or leue til Affrycan myn gide
Ne hente & shof in at the gatis wide

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And seyde it stant writyn In thyn face
Thyn errour though thow telle it not to me
But dred the not to come in to this place
For this writyng nys no thyng ment bi the
Ne by non but he louys serwaunt be
For thow of loue hast lost thyn stat I gesse
As sek man hat of swet & byttyrnesse

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But natheles al-thow that thow be dul

3it that thow canst not do zit mayst thow se

For manye a man that may nat stonde a pul

It likyth hym at wrastelyng for to be

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And demyn zit wher he do bet or he

And there If thow haddist / cunnyng for tendite
I shal the shewe / mater for to wryte

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(25)

With that myn hand he tok In his a-non

Of whiche I confort kaughte/ & that as faste

But lord so I was glad / & wel begoon

mynne eyen caste

For oueral where that I
Were treis clad with leuys that ay shal laste
Eche in his kynde of colour frosch & greene
As emeroude that sothe was to seene

(26)

The byldere ok / & ek the hardy assh
The pilere elm / the cofere vnto carayne
The boxtre pipere/holm to whippis lasch

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[leaf 483, back]

The saylynge fyr / the cipresse deth to pleyne
The shetere Ew./ the Asp for shaftys pleyne

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The olyue of pes / & ek the dronke vyne

So besyede hem here bryddis forth to brynge
The litele conyes to here pley gunne hye

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And ferthere al aboute I gan aspye
The dredful ro the buk & hert & hynde

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53

(29)

Of Instreumentis of strengis in a-cord
Herde I so pleye & rauyshyng swetnesse

The erthe of that place so attempre was
That neuere was greuaunce of hot ne cold
There wex ek euery holsum spice & gres
No man may waxe there sek ne old

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Some for to sle & some to wounde & kerve

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Tho was I war of plesaunce a-non ryght

And of aray and lust & curteysie

And of the craft' that can & hath the myght

To don be-fore a wight to don folye

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Disfigurat was she I nyl nat lye

And by hem self vndyr an ok I
Saw I delyt that stod with gentilesse

gesse

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I saw a temple of bras I-founded stronge

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(34)

Aboute that temple daunsedyn alwey
Wemen I-nowe of whiche some ther weere
Fayre of hem self & some of hem were gay
In kertelis al discheuele wente they there
That was here offys alwey 3er
be zeere
And on the temple of dowis white & fayre
Saw I syttynge manye an hunderede peyre

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With Inne the temple / of sykys hoote as fuyr [leaf 484, back]

I herde a swow/ that gan a-boute renne
Whiche sikis were engenderede with desyr
That madyn euery auter for to brenne
Of newe flaume & wel espyed I thenne
That alle the cause of sorwe that they drye

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(37)

The god priapus saw I as I wente

With inne the temple / in souereyn place stonde

[1s scratcht out]

In swich aray as wan' the asse hym shente
With Cri be nyghte & with septure In his honde
Ful besyly men gunne asaye & fonde
Vp on his hed to sette of sundery hewe
Garlondis ful of flourrys frosche & newe

(38)

And In a2 priue corner / In desport
Fond I feb3 & hire porter richesse
That was ful noble & hauntayn of hyre port
Derk was that place but aftyrward lightnesse

I saw a lyte vnnethe it myzte be lesse
And on a bed of gold sche lay to reste
Tyl that the hote sunne gan to weste

(39)

Hyre gilte heris with a goldene thred
I-bounden were vntrussede as sche lay
And nakyd from the brest vp to the hed
Men myзthe hyre sen/ & sothly for to say
The remenaunt was wel keuerede to myn pay

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Rygh with a subtyl couercheif / of valence
Ther nas no thikkere cloth / of no defense

(40)

The place 3af a thousent sauouris sote

And Bacus god of wyn sat hire be syde

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And sereis3 next that doth of hungir boote

[3 ei altered]

And as I seyide a myddis lay Cypride

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To wham on kneis two 3onge folk there cryede
To ben here helpe / but thus I let hem lye
And ferthere in the temple I gan espie

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