520

†Now fele I wel the goodnesse of this wyf,

†That bothe after hir deeth, and in hir lyf,

†Hir grete [bountee] doubleth hir renoun!

†Wel hath she quit me myn affeccioun

†That I have to hir flour, the dayesye!

525

†No wonder is thogh Iove hir stellifye,

†As telleth [Agaton], for hir goodnesse!

†Hir whyte coroun berth of hit witnesse;