| | Her wyse gouernaunce & her gret gentilnesse | |
| 360 | Her wommanly beryng and her sadnesse | |
| | And when he was on her condescendid | |
| | Hym thoughte his thought mighte not be amēdid | |
| | For whan he hym self concluded hadde | |
| | Hym thoughte euery other mannys wit so badde | |
| 365 | That impossible it were to replye | |
| | Ayens his chois this was his fantesie | |
| | His frendis sente he to at his instaunce | |
| | And prayde hem to do hym that plesaunce | |
| | That hastely they wolde to hym com | |
| 370 | He wolde abregge her labour al and som | |
| | Nedith nomore for hym to go ne ryde | |
| | He was appoynted there he wolde abyde | |
| | Placebo cam and eke his frendis sone | |
| | And alderfirst he bad hem alle abone | |
| 375 | That non of hem non argumentis sholde make | |
| | Ayens the purpos whiche that he hadde y take | |
| | Whiche was plesaunt to god sayde he | |
| | And verry ground of his prosperite | |
| | He sayde ther was a maiden in the toun | |
| 380 | Whiche that of beaute hadde gret renoun | |
| | Al were it so she was of smal degre | |
| | Suffisith hym her yowthe and her beaute | |
| | Whyche mayde he sayde sholde be his wyf | |
| | To lede in ese and holinesse his lif | |
| 385 | And thanke god that he myghte haue her al | |
| | That no wight with his blisse parten shal | |
| | And prayde hem to labour in this nede | |
