Bot this wot wel the hevene king,

That sithen ferst this world began,

Unto non other strange man 2060

Ne feigned I semblant ne chiere,

To wite or axe of his matiere,

Thogh that he lovede ten or tuelve,

Whanne it was noght my ladi selve:

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Bot if he wolde axe eny red

Al onlich of his oghne hed,