Þe Nihtegale hi iseyh. ⁊ hi{}biholdeþ. and ouer{}seyh. 30 ⁊ þuhte wel ful of þare vle. For me hi halt. lodlich ⁊ fule. | vnwyht heo seide a{}wey þu fleo. [f. 229r² Me is þe wurs. þat ich þe iseo. Iwis for þine wle lete. 35 wel ofte ich my song fur{}lete Min heorte atflyhþ· ⁊ falt my tunge. hwenne þu art to me i{}þrunge. Me luste bet speten þane singe. of þine fule howelynge. 40 [Þ]e niȝtingale hi iseȝ. ⁊ hi bihold ⁊ ouerseȝ. 30 ⁊ þuȝte wel wl of þare hule. For me hi halt lodlich ⁊ fule. vn wiȝt ho sede a{}wei þu flo. Me is þe wrs þat ich þe so. | I wis for þine wle lete. [f. 233r² 35 wel oft ich mine song forlete. Min horte atfliþ ⁊ falt mi tonge. wonne þu art to me iþrunge. Me luste bet speten þane singe. Of þine fule ȝoȝelinge. 40 Þeos vle abod for hit wes eve. heo ne myhte no leng bileue. vor hire heorte wes so gret. þat wel neyh hire fnast at{}set. ⁊ warp a word þar after longe. 45 hw þynk þe nu bi mine songe. Wenestu þat ich ne kunne singe. ++Þos hule abod fort hit was eve. Ho ne miȝte no leng bileue. vor hire horte was so gret. þat welneȝ hire fnast at{}schet. ⁊ warp a word þar aft{er} longe. 45 Hu þincþe nu bi mine songe. we[n]st þu þat ich ne cunne singe. Þe ich ne cunne of wrytelinge. Ilome þu dest me grome. ⁊ seist me boþe teone ⁊ schome. 50 If ich þe heolde on myne vote. So hit bitide þat ich mote. ⁊ þu were vt of þine ryse. þu scholdest singe on oþer wise. þeȝ ich ne cunne of writelinge. I{}lome þu dest me g{ra}me ⁊ seist me boþe tone ⁊ schame 50 Ȝif ich þe holde on mine uote. So hit bitide þat ich mote. ⁊ þu were vt of þine rise. þu sholdest singe an oþer w[i]se. Þe Nihtegale ȝaf onsware. 55 If ich me loki wiþ þe bare. ⁊ me schilde wit þe blete. Ne recche ich nouht of þine þrete. If ich me holde i{n} myne hegge Ne recche ich neuer hwat þu segge. 60 Ich wot þat þu art vnmilde. wiþ heom þat ne muwe fro{m} þe schilde. ++Þe niȝtingale ȝaf answare. 55 ȝif ich me loki wit þe bare. ⁊ me schilde wit þe blete. Ne reche ich noȝt of þine þrete. ȝif ich me holde in mine hegge. Ne recche ich neu{er} what þu segge. 60 Ich wot þat þu art un{}milde. Wiþ hom þat ne muȝe fro{m} {þ}e schilde. [Linenote: 62. _þe_] _se_ MS.]