And that is ſuth, and ſal be eu{er} mo. And loue alſo haith chargit me to ſay, 111 Set yhoue preſume, ore beleif, ye aſſay [Fol. 2b.] Of his ſ{er}uice, as It wil ryne ore go, Preſwme It not, fore It wil not be so; Al magre thine a ſ{er}uand ſchal yow bee. [Sidenote: As touching thine adversity, seek the remedy.”] And as tueching thine adu{er}ſytee, 116 Complen and sek of the ramed, the cwre, Ore, gif yhow likith, furth thi wo endure.” And, as me tho{ch}t, I anſuerde aȝaiñe [Sidenote: Then answered I:] Thus to the byrde, in word{is} ſchort and plane: 120 “It ganyth not, as I have harde Recorde, The ſ{er}uand for to diſput w{i}t{h} ye lord; [Sidenote: “Love knows the reason of my wo.”] Bot well he knowith of al my vo the quhy, And in quhat wyß he hath me ſet, quhar I 124 Nore may I not, nore can I not attane, Nore to hir hienes dare I not complane.” [Sidenote: “Fool,” said the bird, “despair not;] “Ful!” q{uo}d the bird, “lat be thi nyß diſpare, For in this erith no lady is ſo fare, 128 So hie eſtat, nore of ſo gret empriß, That in hire ſelf haith viſdome ore gentrice, Yf that o wicht, that worthy is to be Of lovis court, ſchew til hir that he 132 Seruith hire in lovis hartly wyß, That ſchall thar for hyme hating or diſpiß. [Headnote: SHE BIDS HIM WRITE A POEM.]