A man þat wilneþ for to profite in þe wey of perfeccioun & souvereinli to plese God. he muste studie bisili for to haue þese maters in his herte þat folewiþ here aftir.

First biþenke þee [etc.]

[1.] MS. erron. begins with a capital D.

[2.] Crossed out in MS.

[3.] Omitted in MS.

[4.] So in MS.

[5.] MS. is erron. for in

[6.] Omitted in MS.

[7.] erron. for garnement

[8.] erþe vpon erþe inserted after now in MS. and crossed out.