Do now as I shal seye, and fare a-right;

1000

And if thou nilt, wyte al thy-self thy care,

[On me is nought] along thyn yvel fare.

144. I woot wel that thow wyser art than I

A thousand fold, but if I were as thou,

God helpe me so, as I wolde outrely,

1005

Right of myn owene hond, wryte hir right now

A lettre, in which I wolde hir tellen how