++Þe niȝtingale in hire þoȝte. [f. 235v² Athold al þis ⁊ longe þoȝte. 270 wat ho þar{e} aft{er} miȝte segge. vor ho ne miȝte noȝt alegge. þat þe hule hadde hire ised. vor he spac boþe riȝt an red. An hire ofþuȝte þat ho hadde. 275 þe speche so foruorþ iladde. An was oferd þat hire answare. Ne wrþe noȝt ariȝt i{}fare. [Linenote: 270. _alþis_ MS.] Ac noþeles heo spak boldeliche vor heo is wis þat hardeliche. 280 wiþ his fo berþ grete ilete. {þ}at he for arehþe hit ne for{}lete. vor suych worþ bold if þu flyhst. þa`t´ wile fleo if þu swykst. | If he isihþ þat þu {n}art areh. [f. 232r¹ 285 he wile of bore wurche bareh. ⁊ for þi· þey `þe´ nyhtegale. Were a{}ferd· heo spak bolde tale. [Linenotes: 282. _þat_] _hwat_ MS. || 285. _art_ MS. || 287. _þe_ added in margin.] Ac noþeles he spac boldeliche. vor he is wis þat hardeliche. 280 wiþ is uo berþ grete ilete. þat he uor areȝþe hit ne forlete. vor suich worþ bold ȝif þu fliȝste. þat wle flo ȝif þu svicst. Ȝif he isiþ þat þu nart areȝ. 285 He wile of bore wrchen bareȝ. ⁊ forþi þeȝ þe niȝtingale. | were aferd ho spac bolde tale [f. 236r¹ [Linenotes: 284. _ịṣvicst_ MS. || 286. _bareȝ_] _a_ corr. out of _r_ MS.] ++Hvle heo seyde· hwi dostu so. þu singest a wynter wolawo. 290 þu singest so doþ hen a{}snowe. Al þat heo singeþ hit is for wowe. A wint{er} þu singest wroþe ⁊ yom{er}e. ⁊ eu{er} þu art. dumb a sumere. hit is for þine fule nyþe 295 þat þu ne myht. myd vs be bliþe. vor þu forbernest· neyh for onde. hwenne vre blisse cumeþ to lond{e}. [Linenote: 289. Þule] ++Hule ho seide wi dostu so. þu singest awint{er} wolawo. 290 þu singest so doþ hen asnowe. Al þat ho singeþ hit is for wowe. A wint{er}e þu singest wroþe and ȝom{er}e. An`d´ eure þu art dumb a{}sum{er}e. Hit is for þine fule niþe. 295 þat þu ne miȝt mid us be bliþe. vor þu forbernest welneȝ for onde, wane ure blisse cumeþ to londe. [Linenotes: 289. _Þule_ MS. || 297. _foronde_ MS.] þu farest so doþ þe ille. Euer{}ich blisse him is vnwille. 300 Grucching· ⁊· luryng. hi{m} beoþ rade. If he iseoþ. þat men beoþ glade. he wolde þat he iseye. Teres i{n} eu{er}iche monnes eye. Ne roughte þe. þeyh flockes were. 305 Imeynd bi toppes· ⁊ bi here.