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809 THan was prudence ryght glad and ioyefull and  
 said 810 certes syre ye haue wel and goodly answerd  
 811 For ryght as by the counceyll assente and helpe of your  
 frendes ye haue styred to do venge you and make warre .  
 812 ryght so with outen her counceyll shal ye not accorde you  
 ne haue pees with your aduersaryes / 813 For the lawe saith  
 Ther is no thing so good be wey of kynde as a thing to  
 be vnbounde be hym that it was bounde / 814 And than dame  
 prudence withoute delaye or taryeng sente anon her messa  
 gers for her kyn and her old frendes whiche were trewe &  
 wise / 815 And tolde hem be ordre in presence of Mellebe all this  
 mater as is aboue expressid and declared . 816 And prayd  
 hem that they wold saye her aduyse . and counceylle what  
 were best to do in this nede . 817 And whan Mellebees frendes  
 had herde this nede and taken her aduyse and deliberation  
 of the forsaid mater 818 and had examyned by grete besynes  
 and grete counceyll / 819 they yaf ful counceyll for to haue pees  
 and reste / 820 And that Mellebe shold receyue with good  
 herte his aduersaryes to foryeuenes & mercy . 821 And whan  
 dame prudence had herd thassent of her lord Mellebe and  
 of his frendes 823 she was wonderly glad in her herte & saide  
 824 Ther is a noble prouerbe that saith / the goodnes that thou  
 maist do this day do hit / 825 and abyde not ne delaye it not til  
 to morowe 826 And therfore I counceyll that ye sende your mes  
 sagers suche as be discrete and wise 827 vnto your aduersaries  
 Tellyng hem on your behalf 828 that yf they wil trete of pees  
 and of accorde / 829 that they shape hem withoute delaye or tary  
 eng to come vnto vs / 830 whiche thing performed was in  
 dede 831 And whan these trespassours and repentyng folke  
  

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 809
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2969
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1779

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 810
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2970
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1780

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 811
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2971
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1781

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 812
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2972
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1782

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 813
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2973
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1783

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 814
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2974
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1784

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 815
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2975
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1785

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 816
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2976
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1786

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 817
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2977
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1787

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 818
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2978
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1788

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 819
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2979
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1789

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 820
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2980
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1790

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 821
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2981
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1791

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 823
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2983
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1793

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 824
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2984
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1794

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 825
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2985
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1795

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 826
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2986
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1796

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 827
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2987
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1797

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 828
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2988
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1798

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 829
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2989
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1799

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 830
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2990
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1800

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TM, 831
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 2991
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 1801