¶ Þo heo hadde bisoȝt so, Hire frend he clupede hire to, 180 Boþe sibbe {and} fremde Men, Wiþ reuful speche heo spak wiþ he{m}, And sede, “leue frend, my sone Nele no leng þ{a}t ihc her wone; 184 He wile ihc wende {and} mid him be. When sche hadde p{ra}ied so, Hure frendes sche callid hure to, 184 [_No gap in MS._] Hure sibbe {and} hure kynnes men. W{i}t{h} reuful steuene sche spak to he{m}, An seide, “leue frendes, my sone Wol no leng{er} þat I here wone. 188 He wol þat I with hi{m} be; And bidde ihc ȝou p{ar} charite, Ȝef ihc habbe eny þing mis wroȝt, Telleȝ hit me, ne heleþ hit noȝt. 188 Ihc wulle ame{n}de, {and} þ{a}t is riȝt Þ{a}t my saule ne beo idriȝt. Where fore I p{ra}ie ȝow p{ar} charite, Ȝif I any þinge haue mys wrouȝt, Seieþ me now; for-hele ȝe nouȝt. 192 [Sidenote: [leaf 66]] I it wole amende with my myȝt, That my soule haue no vnplyȝt, Þat god ȝe habbeþ me ydon, Mi sone þ{a}t was in rode ydon, 192 Man to bigge fram þe ded, Ȝelde hit ȝou at ower ned, {And} bringe ȝou in to þat blis Þ{a}t eure ilest þar my sone is.” 196 The good þat ȝe haue dou{n} me, My sone þat was doun on þe tree, 196 Man to bigge fro þe quede, He ȝelde it ȝow at ȝoure nede, And brynge ȝow in to his blis, Ther I schal be {and} my sone is.” 200 ¶ Alle þ{a}t stoden hire by, Of þ{a}t tiþinge were sory, {And} sede, “lefdi, hu mai hit be? Hu schulle we liue wiþ oute{n} þe? 200 [_No gap in MS._] Lefdi dere, what hastu þoȝt? Reu of vs; ne wend þou noȝt. “In soreȝe {and} in Muche wo Schulle we lyue beo þu vs fro.” 204 ++Alle þat weren hure bi, Off suche tiþinges weren sori, And saide, “lady, how mai þis be? How schulle we lyuen w{i}t{h} oute þee? 204 Ladi, þou hast vs serued so; Alas, how schulle we p{ar}te a two? Swete ladi, what is þi þouȝt? Rewe on vs; departe vs nouȝt. 208 “In moche sorwe {and} in myche wo Schulle we lyue, be þou a go.” [Headnote: _John comes and inquires the cause of her grief._] ¶ Þanne spak vre lefdy To hem þ{a}t were hire by, “Leteȝ beon; ower wepinge ne helpeþ noȝt; Habbeþ ioye in ower þoȝt. 208 Þe while ihc am her, wakeþ wiþ me; Hit doþ me god þ{a}t ihc ȝou se. Þan answerede oure ladi To þat folke þat stode hure bi, 212 “Lateþ be ȝo{ur} greding~ hit helpeþ noȝt; And haueþ blis in ȝoure þouȝt. Whiles I am here, wakeþ w{i}t{h} me; Hit doþ me good þat I ȝow se. 216