non ancre seruant ne ouhte mid rihte uorto asken i{}sette huire{;} bute mete ⁊ cloð : þet heo mei vlutten bi . ⁊ godes milce. ne mis{}leue no{n} god{;} hwat so bitide of ðe ancre :  {165} þet he hire trukie. Þe meidenes wið{}uten ȝif heo serueð ðe ancre also ase heo owen{;} hore hure schal beon ðe eche blisse of heouene. hwo{}so haueð eie hope touward so heie hure : gledliche wule heo seruen ⁊ lihtliche alle wo and alle teone þolien. Mid eise ne mid este{;} ne kumeð me nout toþer heouene.  {170} [Collations: 163b. Nan B || ancres seruante || ah | achte C || bi B || 164. richte C || to B || iset hure B || ant C || clað B || ho | ha C || mai || flutte B || 165. nan B || godd || hwet C || se tide B || anker || 166. _over_ trukie faile C || þeo þ̵ arn wið{}ute{n} || meidnes C || ȝef C || ho | ha C || serue{n} | seruið C || anker || 167. alswa as B || hom ahen | ha achȝen C || hare C || beo || 168. Hwa se B || haues || ehe of | eȝe of C || toward | towart C || se B || heh | hech C || gladli wile || ho | ha C || seruin C || 169. lichtliche C || wa B || tene || wið B || este ne C || wið B || eise C || 170. bueð mon nawt blisse | buð me naut blisse C] ++Ȝe ancres ahen þis leaste stucche reden to ower wummen euche wike eanes · aþet ha hit cunnen. Ant muche neod is þ̵ ȝe neomen to ham muche ȝeme · for ȝe mahen muchel beon þurh ham i{}godet · ⁊ {190} iwurset. On oðer half ȝef þet ha sungið þurh ower ȝemeles{;} ȝe schule beo bicleopet þrof biuore þe hehe deme · ⁊ for{}þi as ow is muche neod · ⁊ ham ȝet mare{;} ȝeornliche leareð ham to halden hare riwle · ba for ow ⁊ for ham seolf{;} liðeliche ⁊ luueliche · for swuch ah wummone lare to beonne · luuelich ⁊ liðe · ⁊ selthwenne sturne. ++Ȝe ancren owen þis lutle laste stucchen reden to our wu{m}men eu{er}iche wike enes uort ðet heo hit kunnen. and muche neod is ou beoðe : ðet ȝe nimen to ha{m} gode ȝeme . vor ȝe muwen muchel þuruh ha{m} beon i{}goded. and i{}wursed on oðer halue. ȝif heo sunegeð þuruh ower ȝemeleaste{;} ȝe schulen beon bicleoped þer{}of biuoren þe {175} heie demare . and for{}þi ase ou is muche neod . ⁊ ha{m} is ȝete more{;} ȝeorneliche techeð ha{m} to holden hore riulen . boðe uor ou : ⁊ for ha{m} suluen . liðeliche þauh ⁊ luueliche{;} uor swuch ouh wu{m}mone lore to beon . luuelich and liðe and seldwhonne sturne. [Linenote: 173. After _gode ḍẹ_ MS.]