And treuli deeme that he dothe excelle
hihe, rihte] These e-s represent the strokes through the h-s.
In vndirstondyng all othir of his age,
And hath gret Ioie with clerkis to commune;
And no man is mor expert off language.
Stable in studie alwei he doth contune,
Settyng a side alle chaunges of fortune;
And wher he louethe, ȝiff I schal nat tarie,
Witheoute cause ful lothe he is to varie.
chaunges] MS. thaunges.