Noe. It is soth, perdé,
Right so is it cald.
58. Doufe, byrd full blist, fayre myght the befall!
Thou art trew for to trist, as ston in the wall; 515
Full well I it wist thou wold com to thi hall.
Vxor. A trew tokyn ist we shall be sauyd all:
For whi?
The water, syn she com,
Of depnes plom 520
Is fallen a fathom