And whan my tale al brought is to an ende,

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Unwist, right as I com, so wol I wende.

111. Now nece myn, ye shul wel understonde,'

Quod he, 'so as ye wommen demen alle,

That for to holde in love a man [in honde],

And him hir "leef" and "dere herte" calle,

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And maken him [an howve] above a calle,

I mene, as love an other in this whyle,