‘Be stille, leve[600] soster,
thin herte the to-breke!
Wiste min loverd Crist,
ful wel he wolde be wreke[601].’
FOOTNOTES:
[590] Scere-thorsday = Thursday before Easter.
[591] ure loverd = our lord.
[592] bugge = buy.
[593] platen = plates, i. e. coins, pieces.
[594] rugge = ridge, back.
[595] tunesmen = townsmen.
[596] Imette = being met.
[597] swikele = treacherous.