God byddyth the lovyn thi bodyly enmy;
And as for ȝourself here, thus xal ȝe begynne,—
ȝe must serve and wurchep God here dayly;
ffor what prayȝer with grace and mercy,
Sethe have a resonable tyme to fede,
Thanne to have a labour bodyly,
That therin be gostly and bodely mede.
ȝour abydynge xal be with ȝour maydenys ffyve,
Whyche tyme as ȝe wole have consolacion.
Maria. This lyff me lyketh as my lyve: