445

†That never yit, sith that the world was newe,

†To me ne fond I better noon than ye.

If that I wolde save my degree,

†I may ne wol nat werne your requeste;

Al lyth in yow, doth with him as yow leste.

450

†I al foryeve, with-outen lenger space;

†For who-so yeveth a yift, or doth a grace,

[Do hit by tyme, his thank is wel the more];