Wherfore I preye to alle the rederes and hereres of this boke, zif it plese hem, that thei wolde preyen to God for me: and I schalle preye for hem.
Yet preye I yow on yvel ye ne take, 1625 That it is short which that I to yow wryte; I dar not, ther I am, wel lettres make, Ne never yet ne coude I wel endyte.
For so hope I my soule best avaunce, To preye for hem that Loves servaunts be, And wryte hir wo, and live in charitee.
But I preye that they coveiten richesse and honours, so that, whan they han geten tho false 20 goodes with greet travaile, that ther-by they mowe knowen the verray goodes.
But I preye thee only this, that thou ne tarye nat to telle me thilke thinges that thou hast moeved.
That ye so longe of your benignite benignity Han holden me in honour and nobleye, nobleness Wher as I was not worthy for to be, where That thonk I God and yow, to whom I preye thank For-yeld it yow, ther is no more to seye.
But, natheles, yit preye we, That we mowe han so good a fame And greet renoun and knowen name, As they that han don nobel gestes .
If so be that my youthe may deserve, And that my might be worthy for to serve 2380 Thy godhede, that I may been oon of thyne, Than preye I thee to rewe up-on my pyne.
And eek I preye Iesu shorte hir lyves That wol nat be governed by hir wyves; And olde and angry nigardes of dispence, God sende hem sone verray pestilence.
Yet were me lever that I were unborn Than me were doon a sclaundre or vileinye; And if myn housbond eek it mighte espye, I nere but lost, and therfore I yow preye 1375 Lene me this somme, or elles moot I deye.
His false wyf coude him so plese and preye Til she his conseil knew, and she untrewe Un-to his foos his conseil gan biwreye, And him forsook, and took another newe.
I desyre As for my-self, but that al our covent 1975 To preye for yow is ay so diligent, And for to builden Cristes owene chirche.
Now thanne thus,' quod she, `I wolde him preye To telle me the fyn of his entente; 125 Yet wist I never wel what that he mente.
This Troilus, that herde his lady preye Of lordship him, wex neither quik ne deed, Ne mighte a word for shame to it seye, 80 Al-though men sholde smyten of his heed.
Now, gentil Mariner, hertely I preye thee, Tel us a good tale, and that right anon.
Yet preye I yow that reden that I wryte,' clearly shews that it was neither originally written as a tale of the series, nor properly revised; and the expression in l.
I preye yow hertily laboure ye so to my Lord Chaunceller that owther he wole graunte me my desire, or ellis that he wole denye it.
Werfore I preye to alle the rederes and hereres of this boke, yif it plese hem that thei wolde preyen to God for me, and I schalle preye for hem.
Yet preye I yow on yvel ye ne take, That it is short which that I to yow wryte; I dar not, ther I am, wel lettres make, Ne never yet ne coude I wel endyte.
Castre topreye for the soulis above seyd in perpetuite.
Goddes grace, be the mor hable to do you service, and also specially preye to God for the conservacion of your moost noble persone and estate royall.
I preyeyow calle uppon hyr for the same, remembre hyr of that promyse.
Item, I preye yow take heed among thatt my stuffe take noon harme, ner that myn evydence, wher ye wott of, be owt of joperte.
Item, I preye yow remembre hyr for my fadrys tombe at Bromholme.
I preye hem also that they arrette it to the defaute of myn unkonnynge, and not to my wyl, that wolde ful fayn have seyd bettre if I hadde had konnynge.
Now preye I to hem alle that herkne this litel tretys or rede, that .
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