P. iii. 281
To love in eny such manere,
Tell forth therof and schrif thee hiere.
Amans.
Mi fader, nay, god wot the sothe,
Mi feire is noght of such a bothe,[1467] 170
So wylde a man yit was I nevere,
That of mi ken or lief or levere
Me liste love in such a wise:
And ek I not for what emprise