Þa feng eft hire [feder] on wið olhnu{n}ge to fondi{n} ȝef he mahte eisweis wenden hire heorte. ⁊ seide hire lufsumliche. þ̵ ne schulde ha nane wunne lihtliche wilnin{;} þ̵ he ne schulde welden. wið þ̵ ha walde hire þonc wenden {70} Nai quoð þ̵ meiden schuldich don me to him þ̵ is alle deoulen bitaht. ⁊ to eche deð idemet. to furwurðen wið him world abuten ende. for his wedlakes weole oðer for eni wunne. for soð ich hit segge un{}wurð is hit me. ichulle þ̵ he hit wite wel. ant tu [f. 58v] eke mid him þ̵ ich am iweddet to an þ̵ ichulle treowliche to halden ant wið{}uten les {75} luuien. þe is unlich him. ⁊ alle worldlich men. ne nullich him nowðer leauen. ne lihen for weole ne for wunne. for wa. ne for wunne þet ȝe mahen don me. [++A]ffrican feng eft on. ⁊ to fondin ongon ȝef he mahte eanis weis {85} wið olhnunge wenden hire heorte. ⁊ leoftede luueliche. ⁊ seide hire sikerliche. Þ̷ ne schulde ha lihtliche wilni na wunne{;} þ̵ ha ne schulde wealden. wið þe{re}an þ̵ ha walde hire wil wenden. Nai q{uo}ð ha þ̵ nis nawt. schulde ich do me to him. þ̵ alle deoflen is bitaht. ⁊ to eche deað fordemet. to forwurðe wið him worlt buten ende iþe putte {90} of helle? for his wedlackes weole oðer for ei wunne. To soðe ich hit segge þe. Vnwurð hit is me. Ich chulle þ̵ he wite hit ful wel. ⁊ tu eke mid al{;} i`c´h am to an iweddet þ̵ ich chulle treowliche wiðute leas luuien. þ̵ is unlich him ⁊ alle worltliche men. ne nulle ich neauer mare him lihen ne lea[f. 39v]uen. for weole ne for wunne. for {95} wa ne for wontreaðe þ̵ ȝe me mahen wurchen. þa feng hire feder te wreððen swiðe ferlich ⁊ swiðe hokerliche freinede. Me hwet is he þes were þ̵ tu art to iweddet. þ̵ tu hauest wið{}uten me þine luue ilene[t] for hwam þu letest lutel of {80} þ̵ tu schuldest luuie{n}. ne ich neuer þ̵ ich wite nes wið him icnawen. For gode q{uo}ð þet meiden þin harm is þe mare nawt forþi þet tu nauest ofte iherd of him ȝare. þ̵ is iesu godes sune. þe forto lesen moncun þ̵ forloren schulden beon{;} lette his deo`r´wurðe lif on rode. ne ich ne seh him neuer þ̵ me sare for þuncheð. ah ichim luuie ant {85} leue as on lauerde. ne schal me firsin him from{;} nowðer deouel ne mon. For mi lif quoð hire feder þe schal laðin his luue for þu schalt beon ibeaten. mid besmes swa bittre þ̵ tu wummon were. schal to wraðe{r} heale iwurðen. [Linenotes: 80. _ilenet_] MS. defective here. || 89. _wraðel_ MS.]