For in this worlde is noon so good servyse

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To every wight that gentil is of kinde.

For ther-of, trewly, cometh al goodnesse,

Al honóur, and [eke] al gentilnesse,

Worship, esë, and al hertes lust,

Parfit joye, and ful assured trust,

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Jolitee, plesauncë, and freshnesse,

Lowliheed, and trewe companye,