“Maister,” he said, “as fer as I haiff feyll,

“Off lyklynes it may be wondyr weill.625

“Sen ye sa luff, tak hir in mariage;

“Gudlye scho is, and als has heretage.

“Supposs at yhe in luffyng feill amyss,

“Gret God forbede it suld be so with this.”

‘To mary thus I can nocht yeit attend:630

‘I wald of wer fyrst se a finaill end.

‘I will no mor allayne to my luff gang;

‘Tak tent to me, or dreid we suffer wrang.