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Z u p i t l a.
and in inaner
and al attonys
in bothe this armes
5 with offte kyssyng
with grete proffres
of gold, of tresour
with inne liis paleys
61 Alle thes profres
and to tbe kynges
hym recomaundyng
at bis departyng
5 with pitons wopyng
nn to the kyng
,duryhg my lyf
schall i never
62 At ther departyng
sweem of tlier speclie
the kyng goth hom,
toward Warwyk,
5 no man of hym
wliere day be day
ffedde poore folk
to praie for hir
63 Thrittene in noumbre:
Guy at bis comyng
tlire daies space
that took almesse,
5 thankyng the contesse
nat fe'r fro Warwyk,
ef aventure
where he fond on
64 To hym he drouh
for a tymo
the same hermyte
by deth is passed
5 affter whos day
space of too yeer
dauntyng his flessli
63, 1 my.
gan wepyn for gladnesse
he gan hym to enbraee
of royall gentylnesse
of ffeithfull kyndenesse,
on the tother syde
and of gret rychesse,
yif he wolde abyde.
meekly he forsook
royall mageste
anoon his weie he took.
this avouh maad he
knelyng on his kne
in ffull humble entent:
(it may noon other bee)
doon of this garnementf
was but smal langage:
made interupcyoune.
Guy took his vyagc
his casteil and his tonn,
havyng suspecyoun,
Ffelyce, his trewe wyf,
of greet devocyoun
and for hir lordys lyf
myn auetour writeth so.
forgrowe in his vysagc,
he was oon of tlio,
with humble and louli corage.
in haste took his viage:
the cronycle doth expresse,
kam to an hermytage,
dwellyng in wyldirnesse.
besechyng hym of grace
to holde there sojour.
with inne a lytel space
the ffyn of his labour;
Guy was his successour
by grace of Cryst Jesu
by peuaunce and rigour,