(B. 542)
Sin that thou wost that kalender is she
Of goodnesse, for she taughte of fyn lovinge,
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†And namely of wyfhood the livinge,
†And alle the boundes that she oghte kepe;
†Thy litel wit was thilke tyme a-slepe.
†But now I charge thee, upon thy lyf,
†That in thy Legend thou make of this wyf,
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