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Caxton 1, folio173r image
I pray you spekith nomore of this matere  
 With herty wyl they sworyn and assentyn  
 To al this thing ther sayde no wight nay  
 Besekyng hym of grace or that they wentyn  
 That he wolde graunte hem a certayn day  
Of his spousayll as sone as euer he may  
 For yet alwey many of the pepyl dredde  
 Lest the Markis wolde no wyf wedde  
 He grauntid hem a day suche as hym lest  
 On whiche he wolde be weddid sikirly  
And sayde he did al this at hir request  
 And they with humble entent buxomly  
 Kneling vp on her knees ful reuerently  
 Hym thankid alle and thus they haue an ende  
 Of here entent and hoom ayeen they wende  
And here vp on he took his officers  
 And comaundid for the feste purueye  
 And to his pryue knyghtis and squieris  
 Suche charge yaf as hym list on hem leye  
 And they to his comaundement obeye  
And eche of hem doth al his diligence  
 To do vnto that feste high reuerence  
  . Prima pars Grisildis .  
 NOught fer fro that paleis honourable  
 There as this Markis shoop his mariage  
 Ther stood a thorp of sighte ful delectable  
In whiche that poure folk of that village  
 Hadden her bestis and her herbigage  
 And of her labour took hir sustenaunce  

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: CL, 175
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group E, 175
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment IV, 175

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: CL, 180
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group E, 180
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment IV, 180

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: CL, 185
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group E, 185
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment IV, 185

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: CL, 190
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group E, 190
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment IV, 190

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: CL, 195
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group E, 195
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment IV, 195

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: CL, 200
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group E, 200
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment IV, 200