Chaucerian and Other Pieces / Being a Supplement to the Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer - Unknown

If it befalle, that god thee list visyte

With any tourment or adversitee,

Thank first the lord; and [than], thyself to quyte,

Upon suffrauncë and humilitee

Found thou thy quarrel, what-ever that it be;

Mak thy defence (and thou shall have no losse)

The rémembraunce of Crist and of his crosse.

A. From Stowe (ed. 1561). 1. bethe foure; foole. 3. soole. 7. Distempren (!); folke whiche; supply that; bene.

B. From the same. 1. bene (read beth, as above) foure. 2. I supply than; vnwildy. 3. dare eke specify. 4. I supply to. 6. learne. 7. thine estate; I supply eek.