‘Oure maister has bene hard bystode

And ȝet scapyd away;

Pluk vp your hertis, and leve þis mone,

And harkyn what I shal say.

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‘He has seruyd Oure Lady many a day,

And ȝet wil, securly;

Þerfor I trust in hir specialy

No wyckud deth shal he dye.

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