1 [1]Erthe apon erthe ys wonderly wroth[2],

Erthe apon erthe hath worschyp of nogth,

Erthe apon erthe hath set[3] al hys thowth

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How erthe apon erth myth be hy browth.

2 Erthe apon erth wolde be a kynge;

How erth schal to þe erth thy[n]k[4] he no thynge.

Whan erth bydyth erth hys rent h[om]e[4] brynge,

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Þan schal erth fro þe erth [haue][5] a delful partynge[6].