above al other thing, after the jugement of Esdram, whos lordship
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al lignes: who is, that right as emperour hem commaundeth,
whether thilke ben not women, in whos lyknesse to me ye aperen?
For right as man halt the principaltè of al thing under his beinge,
in the masculyne gender; and no mo genders ben there
but masculyn and femenyne; al the remenaunt ben no gendres but
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of grace, in facultee of grammer: right so, in the femenyne, the
women holden the upperest degree of al thinges under thilke