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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,