Þe dunte þat schulde2 hym deue,

& nedeȝ hit most be done;

Þe lady þenn spek of leue.

He granted hir ful sone.

1 and (?) 2 sclulde, in MS.

VII.

With a laughing glance, she says,

Þenne ho gef hym god-day, & wyth a glent laȝed.

& as ho stod, ho stonyed hym wyth ful stor wordeȝ:

"Now he þat spedeȝ vche spech, þis disport ȝelde yow!