And all such mischeves god amend!
Christ bad Peter kepe his sheep,
And with his swerde forbad him smyte;
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Swerd is no tole with sheep to kepe
But to shep[h]erdes that sheep woll byte.
Me thinketh, suche shep[h]erdes ben to wyte
Ayen hir sheep with swerd that contend;
They dryve hir sheep with greet dispyte;
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