heo hadde gode þrote ⁊ schille. ⁊ fale mo{n}ne song a wille. 365 þe wrenne· wes wel wis iholde. vor þeih heo nere ibred a wolde. heo wes itowen. am{on}g mankunne ⁊ hire wisdo{m} brouhte þenne. heo myhte speke hwar heo wolde. 370 To{}fore þe kinge· þah heo scholde. lusteþ· heo queþ· leteþ me speke. hwat wille ye. þis pays to breke. Heo hadde gode þrote ⁊ schille. An fale manne song awille. 365 þe wranne was wel wis iholde. `Vor þeg heo nere ibred awolde.´ Ho was itoȝen among menne. An hire wisdom brohte þenne. Heo miȝte speke hwar heo walde. 370 To{}uore þe king þah heo scholde. Lusteþ heo cwaþ lateþ me speke. Hwat wulle ȝe þis pes to{}breke. [Linenotes: 364. _þorte_ MS. || 367. This line comes after l. 378 in MS. || 368. _menne_] _mannēne_ MS.] ⁊ do þan [kinge] such schome. yet nys heo nouþer ded ne lome. 375 hunke schal i{}tyde harm ⁊ schonde. If we doþ gryþ{}bruche on his lond{e}. Leteþ beo and beoþ isome. ⁊ fareþ riht to eure dome. ⁊ leteþ do{m} þis playd to breke. 380 Al{}so hit wes erure bi{}speke. [Linenote: 374. _þan kinge_] _þanne_ MS.] An do þan [kinge] swuch schame. Ȝe[t] nis he nouþer ded ne lame. 375 Hunke schal i{}tide harm ⁊ scho{n}de. Ȝef ȝe doþ griþ{}bruche on his londe. Lateþ beo ⁊ beoþ isome. | An fareþ riht to ower dome. [f. 245v² An lateþ dom þis plaid to breke. 380 Al swo hit was erur bispeke. [Linenote: 374. _þan kinge_] _þanne_ MS.] +I+ch vnne wel queþ þe Nihtegale. Ah wrenne· nouht for þine tale. Ac do for myre lauhfulnesse. Ic nolde þat vnrihtfulnesse. 385 Me at þen ende· me ouercome. Ic nam of dred. of none dome. Bi{}hote ic habbe· soþ hit is. þat maẏster Nichole. þ̵ is wis. Bi{}twihen eu deme schulle. 390 ⁊ yet ic wene þat he wulle. | ++Ich an wel cwað þe niȝtegale. Ah wranne nawt for þire tale. Ah do for mire lahfulnesse. Ich nolde þ̵ unriht{}fulnesse. 385 Me at þen ende ouer{}kome. Ich nam of{}drad of none dome. Bi{}hote ich habbe soþ hit is. þat maister nichole þ̵ is wis. Bi{}tuxen vs deme schulde. 390 An ȝef ich wene þ̵ he wule.