[Sidenote: The lady next observes him,] The lady ſauch, and rewit in hir thoght The kny{ch}t{is} worſchip wich that he haith vroght. [Sidenote: and is smitten to the heart by the dart of love,] In hire Reme{m}brance loues fyre dart W{i}t{h} hot deſyre hir ſmat one to the hart; 1228 And then a quhill, w{i}t{h}-outen word{is} mo, In to hir mynd thinking to and fro, She ſtudeit ſo, and at the laſt abraid [Sidenote: and prays her cousin to draw aside, while she kisses the knight.] Out of hir tho{ch}t, and ſudandly thus ſaid, 1232 “W{i}t{h}-draw,” q{uod} ſhe, “one ſyd a lyt[T28] the lyght, Or that I paß that I may kyß the knyght.” [Footnote T28: MS. “alyt.”] [Headnote: HER COUSIN REPROVES HER.] [Sidenote: Her cousin reproves her,] “Madem,” q{uod} ſche, “what is It at ȝe meñ? Of hie worſchip our mekill have ȝe señ 1236 So sone to be ſupp{ri}ſit w{i}t{h} o thoght. [Sidenote: lest the knight should awake.] What is It at ȝhe think? p{re}ſwm ȝe noght That if yon kny{ch}t wil walkin, and p{er}ſaif, He ſhal yarof no thing bot ewill conſaif; 1240 In his entent Ruput yow therby The ablare to al ly{ch}tneß and foly? And blam the more al vther{is} in h{is} mynd, If your gret wit in ſich deſire he fynde?” 1244 [Sidenote: The lady replies.] “Nay,” q{uod} the lady, “no thing may I do For ſich o kny{ch}t may be defam me to.” [Sidenote: Her cousin next argues the point;] “Madem, I wot that for to loue yone kny{ch}t, Conſidir his fame, his worſchip, and h{is} my{ch}t; 1248 And to begyne as worſchip wil dewyß, Syne he ayaine my{ch}t lowe yow one ſuch wyß, And hold yow for his lady and his loue, It war to yow no maner of Reprwe. 1252 [Sidenote: “What if he loves another?”] But quhat if he appelit be and thret His hart to lowe, and ellis whar y-ſet? And wel y wot, madem, if It be so, His hart hyme sal not ſuffir to loue two, 1256 For noble hart wil have no dowbilneß; [Fol. 16b.] If It be ſo, ȝhe tyne yowr low, I geß; Than is your-ſelf, than is your loue Refuſit, Your fam is hurt, your gladneß is concluſit. 1260 My conſell is, therfore, you to abſten Whill that to yow the werray Ry{ch}t be ſeñ Of his entent, the wich ful ſon ȝhe may Have knawlag, If yow lykith to aſſay.” 1264 [Sidenote: She persuades the lady to return to her chamber, without further delay.] So mokil to hir lady haith ſhe vroght That at that tyme ſhe haith Ret{ur}nyt h{ir} tho{ch}t, And to hir chambre went, w{i}t{h}outen more, Whar loue of new aſſaith hir ful sore. 1268 So well long thei ſpeking of the kny{ch}t,