“Madem, I wot that for to loue yone knycht,
[1248] Conſidir his fame, his worſchip, and his mycht;
And to begyne as worſchip wil dewyß,
Syne he ayaine mycht lowe yow one ſuch wyß,
And hold yow for his lady and his loue,
[1252] It war to yow no maner of Reprwe.
“What if he loves another?”
But quhat if he appelit be and thret
His hart to lowe, and ellis whar y-ſet?
And wel y wot, madem, if It be so,