Me were lever her honour, her plesaunce, and her good chere
thorow me for to be mayntayned and kept, and I of suche thinge
in her lykinge to be cause, than al the welthe of bodily goodes ye
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coude recken. And wolde never god but I putte my-selfe in
greet jeopardy of al that I †welde, (that is now no more but
my lyf alone), rather than I shulde suffre thilke jewel in any
pointe ben blemisshed; as ferre as I may suffre, and with my
mightes strecche.'
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