Twenty stronge theves;
Ther lewed theves ben lolled up,
Loke how thei be saved.
"The thef that hadde grace of God
On Good-friday, as thow spekest,
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Was for he yald hym creaunt to Crist on the cros,
And knewliched hym gilty,
And grace asked of God,
That to graunten it is redy