þe mon þe hi may i cheose. and i couere over oþre.
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þus queþ Alured.
Monymon weneþ þat he weny ne þarf.
245 Freond þat he habbe. þar me him vayre bi hat.
Seyþ him vayre bi vore. and frakele bi hynde.
so me may þane loþe lengust lede.
Ne ilef þu neuer þane mon.
þat is of feole spechen.
250 Ne alle þe þinge.