[Linenotes: 86. Line omitted in MS. but there is a mark on margin. 89. _fliȝst_] _iȝ_ corr. out of _u_.] ++Þeos word ayaf þe nihtegale. [f. 230r¹ 95 And after þare longe tale. Heo song so lude. ⁊ so scharpe. Ryht so me g{ru}lde. schille harpe. þeos vle luste þiderward. ⁊ heold hire eyen neþerward. 100 ⁊ sat to{}swolle ⁊ to bolewe. so heo hedde one frogge i`s´wolwe. For heo wel wiste. ⁊ was i{}war. þat heo song hire a bysemar ⁊ naþeles heo yaf ondsware. 105 hwy nel{}tu fleon i{n}to bare. And schewi hweþer vnker beo. of briht{er} hewe. of fayrur bleo. [[The “e” in “Þeos” was subscripted in two different printings. The subscript is not explained in the Notes.]] ++Þos word a ȝaf þe niȝtingale. 234r¹ 95 ⁊ aft{er} þare longe tale. He song so lude ⁊ so scharpe. Riȝt so me grulde schille harpe. þos hule luste þiderward. ⁊ hold hire eȝe noþerwa[r]d. 100 ⁊ sat to svolle ⁊ ibolwe. also ho hadde one frogge isuolȝe. for ho wel wiste ⁊ was i{}war. þat ho song hire a bisemar. ⁊ noþeles ho ȝaf andsuare. 105 whi nel{}tu flon in{}to þe bare. ⁊ sewi þare unk{er} bo. Of briȝt{er} howe of uairur blo. [Linenote: 105. _ȝas_ corr. in margin to _ȝaf_.] No. þu hauest scharpe clawe. Ne kepe ich noht þat þu me clawe. 110 þu hauest clyures swiþe stro{n}ge. þu twengest þar mid so doþ a tonge. þu þoutest so doþ þine ilyche. Mid fayre worde me biswike. No þu hauest wel scharpe clawe. Ne kepich noȝt þat þu me clawe. 110 þu hauest cliuers su{}þe stronge. þu tuengst þar{}mid so doþ a tonge. þu þoȝtest so doþ þin ilike. Mid faire worde me bi{}swike. Ich nolde don þat þu me raddest. 115 Ich wiste wel þat þu me misraddest. schomye þe vor þine vnrede. vn{}wryen is þi swikehede. schild þi swikedo{m} fro{m} þe lyhte. And hud þat wowe a{}mo{n}g þe ryhte. 120 hwanne þu wilt þu vnriht spene. Loke þat hit ne beo isene. | vor swikedom haueþ schome and het [f. 230r² If hit is ope. and vnder yete. Ich nolde don þa`t´ þu me raddest. 115 Ich wiste wel þat þu me mis{}raddest. Schamie þe for þin unrede. vn{}wroȝen is þi svikelhede. Schild þine svikeldom vram þe liȝte. ⁊ hud þat woȝe amonȝ þe riȝte. 120 þane þu wilt þin unriȝt spene. Loke þat hit ne bo i{}sene. vor svikedom haued schome ⁊ hete. ȝif hit is ope ⁊ under ȝete. [Linenote: 115. _þat_] _t_ added by a second hand.]