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Caxton's Book of Curtesye by Unknown
page 16 of 111 (14%)
Aue maria wyth the holy crede,
Than alle the after the bettir may ye spede. 28

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And while ye be Abouten honestely
To dresse your_e_-self and don on your_e_ aray,
Wyth your_e_ felawe well and tretably 31
Oure lady matens Avyseth that you say,
And this obseruaunce vseth eu_e_ry day,
Wyth prime and owris, and wythouten drede
The blyssed lady woll graunte you your_e_ mede. 35


[Sidenote: _Hill's Text._]

¶ Take hede _ther_for, & harken what I saye,
& geve _ther_to yowr_e_ good advertence, 16
lette not yo_u_r ere be here, & yo_u_r herte awaye,
But pute you _ther_to besy delygence,
Laying a-p_ar_te all[e] wanton Insolence,
lernyd to be v_er_tuvs & well[e] thewed; 20
who will[e] not lerne, nedely he must be lewed.

¶ Afore all[e] thyng, & pryncypally
In the mornyng wha_n_ ye vp ryse,
To worship god haue in memory; 24
w_i_t_h_ cryst_is_ crosse loke ye blesse ye thryse,
yo_u_r pater_e_ nost_er_ say i_n_ devoute wyse,
Aue maria / w_i_t_h_ the holy crede;
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