++Þe vle. one hwile hi bihouhte. 155 And after þan þis word up brouhte. | Ich graunti wel þa`t´ he vs d{e}me. [f. 230v¹ For þeyh he were hwile breme. ⁊ leof him wre Nihtingale. And oþer wyhte gent ⁊ smale. 160 Ich wot. he is nu þe acoled. Nis he vor þe nouht afoled. ++Þo hule one wile hi bi{}þoȝte. 155 ⁊ aft{er} þan þis word up broȝte. Ich granti wel þat he us deme. vor þeȝ he were wile breme. ⁊ lof him were niȝtingale. ⁊ oþer wiȝte gente ⁊ smale. 160 Ich wot he is nu suþe acoled. | Nis he vor þe noȝt afoled. [f. 234v¹ þat he vor þine olde luue. Me a dun legge ⁊ þe a buue. N[e] schaltu. neuer so him queme. 165 þat he vor þe fals dom deme. he is nv ripe. ⁊ fast rede. Ne luste hym nv to non vnred{e}. Nv him ne lust namore pleye he wile gon a rihte weye. 170 þat he for þine olde lo`u´ue. Me adun legge ⁊ þe buue. Ne schaltu neure so him queme. 165 þat he forþe fals dom deme. He is him ripe ⁊ fastrede. Ne lust him nu to none unrede. Nu him ne lust na more pleie. He wile gon a riȝte weie. 170 [Linenote: 167. A mark in margin apparently calling attention to _him_, MS.] ++Þe nihtegale· wes al ware. heo hedde ileorned· wel ihware. vle heo seyde seye me soþ. hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ. þu singest a nyht ⁊ nouht a{}day. 175 And al þi song is way{}laway. þu miht mid þine songe afere. Alle þat hereþ þine ibere. ++Þe niȝtingale was al ȝare. Ho hadde ilorned wel aiware. Hule ho sede seie me soþ. wi dostu þat un{}wiȝtis doþ. þu singist aniȝt ⁊ noȝt adai. 175 ⁊ al þi song is wailawai. þu miȝt mid þine songe afere. alle þat ihereþ þine ibere. Þ[u] scrichest ⁊ yollest to þine fere þat hit is gryslich to ihere. 180 hit þincheþ boþe wise ⁊ snepe. Nouht þat þu singe. at þu wepe. þu flyhst a nyht and noht a day. þar of ich wundri ⁊ wel may. For vych þing þat schonyeþ riht. 185 hit luuyeþ þust{er} ⁊ hateþ lyht. ⁊ euych þing. þat luueþ misded{e}. hi luueþ þust{er} to his dede. . . . . . . [Linenote: 188. _hi_ corr. out of _his_ MS.]