wilfulnesse mistrusteth, truely with fantasy of venim he is foule
begyled. Yvel wil hath grounded thilke mater of sorowe in his
leude soule, and yet nat-for-than to every wight shulde me nat
truste, ne every wight fully misbeleve; the mene of these thinges
†oweth to be used. Sothly, withouten causeful evidence mistrust
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in jelousy shulde nat be wened in no wyse person commenly;
suche leude wickednesse shulde me nat fynde. He that is wyse
and with yvel wil nat be acomered, can abyde wel his tyme, til
grace and blisse of his service folowing have him so mokel esed,