other with swerd. [Lo!] for hir maneres ben dyverse and descordaunt,

they moeven unrightful ostes and cruel batailes, [and wilnen]

10

to perisshe by entrechaunginge of dartes. [But the resoun] of

crueltee nis nat y-nough rightful.

Wiltow thanne yelden a covenable guerdoun to the desertes of

men? Love rightfully goode folk, and have pitee on shrewes.'

Me. IV. 1. A. deliteth it yow. // A. moewynges; C. moeuynge; motus. 5. hors is plural; Lat. equos. // A. serpentz. 6. A. lyouns. 8. A. discordaunt. 10. Ed. perysshe; A. perisse; C. perise. A. Ed. -chaungynge; C. -chaungynges. 12. C. A. gerdoun; Ed. guerdon.

Prose V.

Hic ego uideo inquam.