When sche was faire schred { and} clad, To ih{ es}u cryst aboue sche bad, 160 And seide, “sone, I þanke þee, That þou hast yþouȝt on me, My sone, þat is heuene kynge, I p{ ra}ie þee of þi blessing. 164 Sone, for þyn hye name, Schelde my bodi fro payne { and} schame, That þe deuel haue no myȝt;
To derie me hit were vnriȝt. Sone, help me nu ihc haue ned, Þat ine haue of þe feond no dred, 164 For wiþ þe giles þ{ a}t he can, He bit{ ra}ieþ many man.
To reyue þee hit were no ryȝt. 168 [Sidenote: [leaf 65, back]] Kepe me, sone; now is nede That I ne haue of þe deuel no drede. For with þe wiles þat he can, He bigileþ many a man. 172
[Headnote: _She announces her departure to her friends._]
“Leue sone, ne ȝef him noȝt, Þ{ a}t þu hauest so dere iboȝt. 168 Sune, þu art ful of pite; For senful manne bid ihc þe, Þ{ a}t þu for þin holy g{ ra}ce, ȝef he{ m} boþe wille { and} space, 172
“Leue sone, ȝeue hym nouȝt Man kynde þat þou hast bouȝt. Mi sone, þat art ful of pite, For man kynne I p{ ra}ie þee, 176 That þou, for þi holi g{ ra}ce, Ȝeue hem boþe myȝt { and} space,
Hem to am{ en}dy er hy beo ded, Þ{ a}t þe deuel he{ m} do no qued. Þenk, sone, þ{ a}t þu hast hem wroȝt, { And} þ{ a}t þu hauest hem dere iboȝt. 176 For he{ m} þu þoledest pine { and} wo; Wite he{ m} wel f{ ra}m here fo.”
Hem to amende or þei ben dede, That þei haue of þe deuel no drede. 180 Thynke, leue sone, þ{ o}u hast he{ m} wrouȝt, And dere þat þou hast hem bouȝt.”
¶ Þo heo hadde bisoȝt so, Hire frend he clupede hire to, 180 Boþe sibbe { and} fremde Men, Wiþ reuful speche heo spak wiþ he{ m}, And sede, “leue frend, my sone Nele no leng þ{ a}t ihc her wone; 184 He wile ihc wende { and} mid him be.
When sche hadde p{ ra}ied so, Hure frendes sche callid hure to, 184 [_No gap in MS._] Hure sibbe { and} hure kynnes men. W{ i}t{ h} reuful steuene sche spak to he{ m}, An seide, “leue frendes, my sone Wol no leng{ er} þat I here wone. 188 He wol þat I with hi{ m} be;
And bidde ihc ȝou p{ ar} charite, Ȝef ihc habbe eny þing mis wroȝt, Telleȝ hit me, ne heleþ hit noȝt. 188 Ihc wulle ame{ n}de, { and} þ{ a}t is riȝt Þ{ a}t my saule ne beo idriȝt.
Where fore I p{ ra}ie ȝow p{ ar} charite, Ȝif I any þinge haue mys wrouȝt, Seieþ me now; for-hele ȝe nouȝt. 192 [Sidenote: [leaf 66]] I it wole amende with my myȝt, That my soule haue no vnplyȝt,