þu schirchest ⁊ ȝollest to þine fere. þat hit is grislich to ihere. 180 Hit þinchest boþe wise ⁊ snepe. Noȝt þat þu singe ac þat þu wepe. þu fliȝst a{}niȝt ⁊ noȝt adai. þar{}of ich wndri ⁊ wel mai. vor eurich þing þat schuniet riȝt. 185 Hit luueþ þust{er} ⁊ hatiet liȝt. ⁊ eurich þing þat is lof misdede. Hit luueþ þust{er} to his dede. . . . . . . ++Þeos vle luste swiþe longe. [f. 230v² ⁊ wes of{}teoned swiþe stronge. 190 heo quaþ þu hattest Nihtegale. þu mihtest bet hote galegale. vor þu hauest to monye tale. let þine tunge habbe spale. þu wenest þat þes day beo þin owe. 195 let me nv habbe myne þrowe. Beo nv stille ⁊ let me speke. Ich wile beo of þe a wreke. ⁊ lust hw ich con me bi{}telle. Mid rihte soþe wiþ{}vte spelle. 200 ++Þos hule luste suþe longe. [f. 234v² ⁊ was of{}toned suþ`e´ stronge. 190 quaþ Ho þu `h´attest niȝtingale. Þu miȝtest bet hoten galegale. Vor þu hauest to monie tale. Lat þine tunge habbe spale. þu wenest þat þes dai bo þinoȝe. 195 Lat me nu habbe mine þroȝe. Bo nu stille ⁊ lat me speke. Ich wille bon of þe awreke. ⁊ lust hu ich con me bitelle. Mid riȝte soþe wit{}ute spelle. 200 [Linenote: 191. _Ho quaþ_ with marks of inversion MS.] þu seyst þat ich me hude a{}day þar to ne segge ich nyk no nay ⁊ lust ich telle hwer{}vore Al hwi hit is ⁊ hware{}vore. | Ich habbe bile stif ⁊ strong{e}. [f. 231r¹ 205 ⁊ gode cleures scharp ⁊ longe. So hit bycumeþ to hauekes cunne. hit is myn hyhte· ⁊ my ynne. þat ich me drawe to mine cund{e}. Ne may me no mo{n} þar{}for send{e}. 210 þu seist þat ich me hude adai. þar{}to ne segge ich nich ne nai. ⁊ lust ich telle þe wareuore. al wi hit is ⁊ wareuore. Ich habbe bile stif ⁊ stronge. 205 ⁊ gode cliuers scharp ⁊ longe. So hit bi{}cumeþ to hauekes cunne. Hit is min hiȝte hit is mi wune. þat ich me draȝe to mine cunde. | Ne mai noman þareuore schende. [f. 235r¹ 210 on me hit is wel i sene. For rihte cunde ich am so kene. vor þi ich am loþ smale vowele. Þat fleoþ bi g{ru}nde ⁊ bi þuuele. hi me bichirmeþ ⁊ bi{}gredeþ. 215 ⁊ heore flockes to me ledeþ. Me is leof to habbe reste. And sitte stille in myne neste. . . . . . .