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2683 Makith lovers, withouten ony wene,
2684 Under her clothes pale and lene,
2685 ffor love leveth colour ne cleernesse;
2686 Who loveth trewe hath no fatnesse
2687 Thou shalt wel by thy silf see
2688 That thou must nedis assaid be.
2689 ffor men that shape hem other weye
2690 ffalsly her ladyes forto bitraye,
2691 It is no wonder though they be fat;
2692 With false othes hir loves they gatt;
2693 ffor of I see suche losengours
2694 ffatter than abbatis or priours.
2695 'Yit with o thing I thee charge,
2696 That it to seye, that thou be large
2697 Unto the mayde that hir doith serve,
2698 So best hir thanke thou shalt deserve.
2699 Yeve hir yiftes, and gete hir gace,
2700 ffor so thou may thank purchace,
2701 That she thee worthy holde and free,
2702 Thi lady, and all that may thee see.
2703 Also hir servauntes worshipe Ay,
2704 And please as mych as thou may;
2705 Grete good thorough hem may come to thee,
2706 Bicause with hir they ben pryve.
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