272 Schipper. 



XX. 



po he loas into boure hroulit,^ 



He belield pat may sicapel and towjt ' 



And 3 of hriglite heioe.^ 



Sone mengede^ his pouht, 



In fondinge he was hrouht,'^ 



His care began al neweJ 120 



XXI. 



He syipte and made sory ' chere, 

 Ter es ^ out '^ of'^ his icete ^ lere 

 Bittere he let falle. 

 Ne myhte glade '" him ^ his fere 

 With wordes ne loith faire chere, 

 pat stod yshred ^ in falle. 126 



XXIL 



No lenger to hele of he brak/ 

 pe ijonge man'^ to his bride^ spak/ 

 With loel faire bere : 

 ,Lemman ^ haue god "^ day,^ 

 No lenger I ne may 

 Wip pe leven "' here. 132 



XXIII. 



Wende l mot fer of" londe, 



And suffre"^ tene and peines stronge, 



My sinnes to bete; 



Bope I mot, for godes^ sake,^ 



Fader and moder myn forsake, 



And pe pat art so swete. 138 



XX ' po he. cmn to boure to his fere L. - he heheld pe may of glade 

 chere L (T yhroyt: fo^jt). ^ om. T. '• hywe. ^ turnde. ^ yhrcnft. "' nywe. — 



XXI ' aorweful. - pe leres L. ^ over. '' whyte. '■' him qladye. •^ yshrnd. — 



XXII ' po it allen op a hrake. - yongman L. ^ brede. ■* spake. '' Leman. ** go- 

 day L, guod day T. '' by leue (Furn. by senej. — XXIII ' out of. ^ soß'ry. 

 3 godesake L, godis sake T. 



