of her linage, in cosinage or in +elde-faders? Loke now the ginning, 125 and to god, maker of mans person; there is no clerk ne no worthy in gentilesse; and he that norissheth his +corage with vyces and unresonable lustes, and leveth the kynde course, to whiche ende him brought forth his birthe, trewly, he is ungentil, and among +cherles may ben nempned. And therfore, he that 130 wol ben gentil, he mot daunten his flesshe fro vyces that causen ungentilnesse, and leve also reignes of wicked lustes, and drawe to him vertue, that in al places gentilnesse gentilmen maketh. And so speke I, in feminine gendre in general, of tho persones, at the reverence of one whom every wight honoureth; for her 135 bountee and her noblesse y-made her to god so dere, that his moder she became; and she me hath had so greet in worship, that I nil for nothing in open declare, that in any thinge ayenst her secte may so wene. For al vertue and al worthinesse of plesaunce in hem haboundeth. And although I wolde any-thing speke, 140 trewly I can not; I may fynde in yvel of hem no maner mater.' CH. II. 1. meane. ganne. 4. stretche. somdele. 7. ganne. 11. none. 12. thynge. 15. sey; _read_ seye _or_ seyen. 16. thorowe. 17. made. 19. sayne. 20. wote. 21. wonte. 23. nowe. 24. seasonable. 26. sayne. 27. corne. 28. layde. 29. knytte. amonge (_twice_). wyche; _read_ whicche. 30. layde. 31. amonge horse. shepe. nete. 33. woste. 36. bare. 37. went. 40. grefe. 41. pay. great. 44. preache. 45. deuoute. 46. nowe. 47. Nowe. 48. stewarde. nowe. it; _read_ is. nowe. 49. eschetoure. nowe. 50. _I supply_ hath his. 51. encrease. 56. eate beane-. 58. lythe. gone. horse. 59. easy. beare. great. 61. meate-. borde-. 65. boke. leude chapelayne. 66. harte. 67. great. 68. nothynge. 69. amonge. dare. 70. sayne. 71. forthe; _read_ force. 72. worthe. pleasen. 73. to-forne-. 74. nothynge. 76. sorye. se. 78. polesye. 79. treaten. wytte. 80. subiecte. reason. 82. worthe. 83. reignatyfe. 85. ayenwarde. 87. lorde. 88. possessoure. 89. forth bring. 90. suretie. 96. cease. 97. profyte. pleasaunce. 99. put. dare. 100. meane. 109. comeden (_sic_); _read_ comen? 110. howe. 111. bretherne. 113. maken; _read_ maketh. deserte. 114. nowe. 118. tombystere. 123. one. father; _read_ fader. 124. folke. arne. 125. -fathers; _read_ -faders. 126. clerke. 127. corare; _read_ corage. 128. leaueth. 129. forthe. 130. amonge. clerkes (!); _read_ cherles. 131. mote. 132. leaue. 136. bountie. 137. great. 139. maye. CHAPTER III. Right with these wordes she stinte of that lamentable melodye; and I gan with a lyvely herte to praye, if that it were lyking unto her noble grace, she wolde her deyne to declare me the mater that firste was begonne, in which she lefte and stinte to speke beforn she gan to singe. 5