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 As take not a greef of that I say  
 For myn entent is but forto play  
 Now seris than wol y telle you forth my tale  
 As euyr I muste drynke wyne or ale  
I shal say soth thyse husbondis that I hadde  
 Thre of hem were goode and two were badde  
 Vnnethe myghte they holde the statute  
 In whiche they were bonden vnto me  
Ye woot weel what I mene parde  
 As helpe me god y laughe what thet I thynke  
 How petously a nyght y made hem to swynke  
 And be my faith I yaf of hem no stoore  
 They hadde me yeue her lond and her tresor  
Me nedith not to do hem lenger diligence  
 To wynne her loue or do hem reuerence  
 They loued me so wel by god aboue  
 That I ne tolde no deynte of her loue  
 A wyse woman wyl besy hir euyr in one  
To gete her loue there she hath noon  
 But sith I hadde hem holly in myn hond  
 And aftir they hadde yeue me here lond  
 What sholde y take kepe hem forto plese  
 But yf it were for my profit or for myn ease  
I held hem so a werke be my fey  
 That many a nyght they song wel a wey  
 The bacon was fet for hem I trow  
 That som man hath in essex at donmow  
 I gouerned hem so wel aftir my lawe  
That eche of hem ful blesful was and fawe  

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: WBP, 195
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group D, 195
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment III, 195

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: WBP, 200
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group D, 200
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment III, 200

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: WBP, 205
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group D, 205
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment III, 205

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: WBP, 210
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group D, 210
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment III, 210

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: WBP, 215
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group D, 215
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment III, 215

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: WBP, 220
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group D, 220
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment III, 220