'Certes,' quod she, 'that is sothe; and there thou hast miswent, eschewe the path from hens-forward, I rede. Wonder I trewly why the mortal folk of this worlde seche these ways 145 outforth; and it is preved in your-selfe. Lo, how ye ben confounded with errour and folly! The knowing of very cause and way is goodnesse and vertue. Is there any thing to thee more precious than thy-selfe? Thou shalt have in thy power that thou woldest never lese, and that in no way may be taken fro thee; and thilke 150 thing is that is cause of this knot. And if deth mowe it nat reve more than an erthly creature, thilke thing than abydeth with thy-selfe soule. And so, our conclusion to make, suche a knot, thus getten, abydeth with this thinge and with the soule, as long as they laste. A soule dyeth never; vertu and goodnesse evermore 155 with the soule endureth; and this knot is parfit blisse. Than this soule in this blisse endlesse shal enduren. Thus shul hertes of a trewe knot ben esed: thus shul their soules ben plesed: thus perpetually in joye shul they singe.' 'In good trouth,' quod I, 'here is a good beginning; yeve us 160 more of this way.' Quod she, 'I said to thee nat longe sithen, that resonable lyf was oon of three thinges; and it was proved to the soule. CH. X. 3. nowe. purpose. 4. thyther. 5. maye be sey. 6. waye. 7. _I supply_ of. 7-10. thre (_twice_). 9. thorowe. 13. christen. 17. sayne. 18. lyfe. 19. the. lyueng_es_. 20. _Supply_ by. lyueng. 21. reason. 24. mote. 26. howe. waye. 28. Se nowe. 29. lyuenges. soroufully; _read_ sorowfulle. 30. wele; _read_ wol. 31. hadde. 32. anone. 36. respecte amonge. 37. great. faire. 39. estate. 42. manhode. 43. meane. -tion. 46. meane folke. 47. reason. _I supply_ they. 48. sayde. 49. nothynge. layde. 52. Howe. nowe caste. 53. _Supply_ is. 54. wretche. 56. nowe (_thrice_). 57. wretchednesse. 58. nowe. 60. entre. harde. 61. ladye. 63. Nowe. 65. reasons. the. 66. ferforthe. stretche. 74. faire. 75. fouly. 77. sylde. howe reetched (!). 80. arte a wretch. 82. dethe. wretches. 83. dethe. 84-6. wretchednesse. 85. dethe. Howe. 86. lyfe. 88. wolte. now. he; _read_ the. 89. done the. 91. nowe. 93. wretch. 94. wretchednesse. 95-6. nowe (_twice_). 96. sodayne. 97. wretched. thynge. 98. the (_sic_). 100. reason. co_m_forte. 101. hert. _I supply_ to. 102. woste. 104. rcekyng. dyng (_sic_). 106. lefe. lyfe. 109. beloued; _read_ beleued. nothynge. 112. conte_m_plation. 114. eased. 115-9. the (_five times_). 119. comforte. 120. agayne. encreasynge. 129. shalte. _Supply_ in a. 130. meanyng. 131. meaners. the. _Supply_ in. 132. arte nowe. 133. Certayn _begins with a large capital_ C, _on fol._ 306, verso. amonge. 134. howe. 136. nowe. purpose. 136-9. hert.