justice was ordayned in this wyse, suche desertes in goodnesse,
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after quantitè in doinge, by mede to rewarde; and of necessitè of
suche justice, that is to say, rightwysenesse, was free choice in
deserving of wel or of yvel graunted to resonable creatures.
Every man hath free arbitrement to chose, good or yvel to
performe.'
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'Now,' quod I tho, 'if I by my good wil deserve this Margarit-perle,
and am nat therto compelled, and have free choice to do