And therto gracious and merciable.
*[And if ye nere a god, that knowen al],
*Than mighte hit be, as I yow tellen shal;
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This man to you may falsly been accused,
†Ther as by right him oghte been excused.
†[For in your court is many a losengeour],
†And many a queynte [totelere] accusour,
That tabouren in your eres many a soun,
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