fair daughter That hadde a doughter feyre & fre;
Of her, word sprang wyde, 33
true and meek. For sche was bothe stabylÌ´lÌ´ & trewe,
Meke of maners, and feyr̛ of hewe;
So seyd men in that tyde. 36
The wryght seyde, "so god me saue,
Her the wright Such a wyfe would I haue
would like to lie To lye nyghtly by my syde." 39
by him, He þought to speke wyth þat may,
and therefore went And rose erly on a daye
to her mother And þyder gan he to ryde. 42
The wryght was welcome to þe wyfe,
And her saluyd alÌ´lÌ´ so blyve,
And so he dyd her doughter fre: 45
and proposed for For the erand that he for ca{m~}
the maiden. Tho he spake, þat good yema{n)};
Than to hym seyd sche: 48
The mother says The wydowe seyd, "by heuen kyng,
she can only give I may geue wyth her no þing,
him as a portion (And þat forthynketh me;) 51
a garland Saue a garlond I wylÌ´lÌ´ the geue,
Ye schalÌ´lÌ´ neu_er_ see, whyle ye lyve,
None such in thys contre: 54
of roses Haue here thys garlond of roses ryche,
In alÌ´lÌ´ thys lond ys none yt lyche,
that will keep its For ytt wylÌ´lÌ´ eu_er_ be newe, 57
colour [leaf 179] Wete þou wele w_i_t_h_owtyn fable,
while his wife is AlÌ´lÌ´ the whyle thy wyfe ys stable
true, The chaplett wolle hold hewe; 60
but change when And yf thy wyfe vse putry, HE RECEIVES A