Thenne shalle erthe for the erthe suffer sharpe schowrys.

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4 Erthe goythe a-pon erthe as molde a-pon molde;

Erthe gothe a-pon erthe alle gleterynge in golde,

Lyke as erthe vnto erthe neuyr [go][3] scholde,

And yet shalle erthe vnto erthe rathyr thenne he wolde.

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5 Why erthe louythe erthe woundyr I thynke,

Or why erthe for the erthe swete wylle or swynke,

Ffor whenne erthe a-pon erthe ys broughte withyn brynke,