Apone this wyß to be Infortunat,
Hir for to ſerue the wich thei no thing wate
What ſufferance I in hir wo endure,
[1016] Nor of my wo, nor of myne aduenture?
And I wnworthy ame for to attane
To hir presens, nor dare I noght complane.
He counsels his heart to help itself at need,
Bot, hart, ſen at yow knawith ſhe is here,
[1020] That of thi lyue and of thi deith is ſtere,
Now is thi tyme, now help thi-ſelf at neid,