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 The person of the toun hir fader was  
 With here he yaf many a panne of bras  
For that Symkyn sholde in his blood alye  
 She was fostrid in a Nonnerye  
 For Symkyn wolde no wyse as he sayde  
 But yf she were wel y norisshid and amayde  
 To saue his astat of yemanrye  
And she was proud and pert as a pye  
 A ful feir sight was vp on hem two  
 An holiday beforn hir wolde he go  
 With his tipet ybounde aboute his hed  
 And she cam aftir in a gite of reed  
And Symkyn hadde hosen of the same  
 Ther durste no wight clepe hir but dame  
 Was non so hardy that wente be the way  
 That with hir durste onys rage or play  
 But yf he wolde be slayn of Symkyn  
With pauade or with knyf or bodekyn  
 For ielous folk ben parlous euermo  
 Algatis they wolde her wyuys wenten so  
 And eke also for she was somdele smotirlich  
 She was as dyne as watir in a dich  
And ful of hocour as a pismare  
 Here thoughte a lady sholde hir spare  
 What for hir kynrede and hir nortilrye  
 That she hadde lernyd in the Nonerye  
 A doughtir hadde they betwix hem two  
Of twenty yeer withoute ony mo  
 Sauynge a child that was of half yeer age  

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: RE, 25
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group A, 3945
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment I, 3945

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: RE, 30
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group A, 3950
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment I, 3950

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: RE, 35
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group A, 3955
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment I, 3955

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: RE, 40
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group A, 3960
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment I, 3960

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: RE, 45
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group A, 3965
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment I, 3965

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: RE, 50
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group A, 3970
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment I, 3970