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76 THE COURT OF VENVS.
And to Vesta his erand maist part lyis
Than Chaistitie or scho wald mair aduyis.
Ports and draw briggs, that lockit was richt sle
Scho did vnlok, and eik thame couth appryis.
Than for to se, and to behald that mance,
In mappamond the maik is not perchance.
[I] tak on me that Preter 1Ihoms queir
[Is] not so riche vmbeset with plesance,
[For] all that place with burnist gold did glance.
[Circ]umferat with Christall and Sapheir.
[R]ubie sperkis and diamont most deir.
[So]urelie drest with sic daliance :
[In al] this warld I traist it had no peir.
2 And so beliue in com that Ladie gent.
(Quod Chaistitie) sister in werament
I did not knaw, this was Beet our port.
And sen so is, ^our self is heir present,
That Be be welcum forsuith is my intent,
And Bow intreit into all biggest sort,
With all plesouris guid seruice, and confort.
Bot weill Be knaw, thair is na men frequent
To enter heir, thair plege is sudand mort:
Than Ladie Hoip said to dame Chaistitie:
This man I tak in on my honestie :
For Dame Vesta will wichesafe he be heir.
And als I haif euin fra the graces thre,
Ane fre Conduct to suffice him and me.
That be the way na strangeris sould vs steir.
Thairfoir sister of this man tak na feir.
Pas in scho said as Be will sa salbe,
For weill I wait Be com not vs to deir.
1 Read lohnis. 2 Lf. 33, back.
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