+E+urich mur[gh]þe mai so longe ileste. þat ho shal liki wel unwreste. [f. 235v¹ vor harpe [&] pipe [&] fu[gh]eles songe. Mislikeþ [gh]if hit is to long. 260 Ne bo þe song neu{ er} so murie. þat he ne shal þinche wel unmurie. [gh]ef he ilesteþ ouer unwille. So þu mi[gh]t þine song aspille. vor hit is soþ alured hit seide. 265 [&] me hit mai ine boke rede. Eurich þing mai losen his godhede Mid unmeþe [&] mid ouerdede. . . . . . .
++Þe nyhtegale i{ n} hire þouhte. [f. 231v² At{ }heold al þis. [&] longe þouhte. 270 hwat heo þar after myhte segge, vor heo ne myhte noht a{ }legge. þat þe vle hedde hire i{ }seyd. vor ho spak boþe riht [&] red. [&] hire of þuhte þat heo hadde. 275 þe speche so feor{ }uorþ iladde. [&] wes aferd þat hire answare Ne wrþe nouht a riht ivare.
++Þe ni[gh]tingale in hire þo[gh]te. [f. 235v² Athold al þis [&] longe þo[gh]te. 270 wat ho þar{ e} aft{ er} mi[gh]te segge. vor ho ne mi[gh]te no[gh]t alegge. þat þe hule hadde hire ised. vor he spac boþe ri[gh]t an red. An hire ofþu[gh]te þat ho hadde. 275 þe speche so foruorþ iladde. An was oferd þat hire answare. Ne wrþe no[gh]t ari[gh]t i{ }fare.
Ac noþeles heo spak boldeliche vor heo is wis þat hardeliche. 280 wiþ his fo berþ grete ilete. { þ}at he for arehþe hit ne for{ }lete. vor suych worþ bold if þu flyhst. þa`t´ wile fleo if þu swykst. | If he isihþ þat þu { n}art areh. [f. 232r¹ 285 he wile of bore wurche bareh. [&] for þi· þey `þe´ nyhtegale. Were a{ }ferd· heo spak bolde tale.
[Linenotes: 282. _þat_] _hwat_ MS. || 285. _art_ MS. || 287. _þe_ added in margin.]
Ac noþeles he spac boldeliche. vor he is wis þat hardeliche. 280 wiþ is uo berþ grete ilete. þat he uor are[gh]þe hit ne forlete. vor suich worþ bold [gh]if þu fli[gh]ste. þat wle flo [gh]if þu svicst. [Gh]if he isiþ þat þu nart are[gh]. 285 He wile of bore wrchen bare[gh]. [&] forþi þe[gh] þe ni[gh]tingale. | were aferd ho spac bolde tale [f. 236r¹
[Linenotes: 284. _[i.][s.]vicst_ MS. || 286. _bare[gh]_] _a_ corr. out of _r_ MS.]
++Hvle heo seyde· hwi dostu so. þu singest a wynter wolawo. 290 þu singest so doþ hen a{ }snowe. Al þat heo singeþ hit is for wowe. A wint{ er} þu singest wroþe [&] yom{ er}e. [&] eu{ er} þu art. dumb a sumere. hit is for þine fule nyþe 295 þat þu ne myht. myd vs be bliþe. vor þu forbernest· neyh for onde. hwenne vre blisse cumeþ to lond{ e}.
