Ye seyde nothing sooth of that;

But, sir, ye lye; I tell you plat;

He ne cometh no more, ne goth, pardee!

I trow ye shal him never see.

Fair-Welcoming in prison is,

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That ofte hath pleyed with you, er this,

The fairest games that he coude,

Withoute filthe, stille or loude;

Now dar [he] nat [him]self solace.