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  that is in this worlde is vnyte and pees . 709 And therfore  
 saith our lord Ihesu Crist to his apostlis in this wise 710 wel  
 happy and blessyd be tho that louen and purchacen pees .  
 For they be called chyldren of god . 711 A sayd Mellebe  
 now see I wel that ye loue not myn honour ne my worship  
 712 Ye knowen that myn aduersaryes haue begonne this debate  
 713 And ye see wel that they ne requyre ne praye me of pees  
 ne they axe not to be reconsyled 714 wolde ye than that I goo  
 and meke me and obeye me vnto hem and crye hem mercy  
 715 Forsothe that were not my worship . 716 For ryght as men  
 sayn ouergrete humblenes engendryth grete dispreysyng  
 so shold it fare by me in doyng this grete humylite or me  
 kenes . 717 Than began prudence to make semblant of wrath  
 and said 718 syre saue your grace / I loue your honour and  
 your prouffight as I do myn owen and euer haue doo / 719 ney-  
 ther ye ne none other sawe neuer the contrarye / 720 And yet  
 yf I had sayd that ye shuld haue purchaced your pees  
 and the reconsilyation I ne had mykyll myskaped ne  
 said amys . 721 For the wise man saith / the dissention begyn  
 neth by another man / And the reconsilyng be hym self  
 begynneth / 722 And the prophete saith Fle shrewdnes and  
 do goodnes 723 seke pees & folowe hit in as mikyl as in the is  
 724 Yet saye I not that ye shal rather pursiewe to your aduer-  
 saryes for pees / than they shal to yow . 725 For I knowe well  
 ynough that ye be so harde of herte that ye wil do no thing  
 for me . 726 And Salamon saith that he that hath ouer harde  
 an herte he at leste shal mishappe & mistyde . 727 Whan Mellebe  
 had herde dame prudence make semblant of wrath he said  
 in this wise / 728 Dame I pray yow that ye be not displesid of  
  

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 709
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2869
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1679

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 710
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2870
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1680

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 711
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2871
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1681

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 712
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2872
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1682

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 713
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2873
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1683

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 714
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2874
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1684

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 715
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2875
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1685

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 716
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2876
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1686

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 717
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2877
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1687

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 718
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2878
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1688

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 719
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2879
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1689

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 720
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2880
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1690

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 721
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2881
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1691

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 722
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2882
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1692

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 723
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2883
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1693

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 724
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2884
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1694

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 725
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2885
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1695

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 726
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2886
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1696

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 727
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2887
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1697

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 728
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2888
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1698