†And seyde, 'sir, [hit am I]'; and com [him neer],
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†And salued him. Quod he, 'what dostow heer
So nigh myn owne flour, so boldely?
†For it were better worthy, trewely,
[A worm] to neghen neer my flour than thou.'
†'And why, sir,' quod I, 'and hit lyke yow?'
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†'For thou,' quod he, 'art ther-to nothing able.
*Hit is my relik, digne and delytable,