This carpenter to blissen him 1051 began, And said: “Now help us, Saintë Frideswide. 1052 A man wot 1053 little what shall him betide. This man is fall’n with his astronomy Into some woodness 1054 or some agony. I thought aye well how that it shouldë be. Men should know nought of Goddë’s privity. 1055 Yea, blessed be alway a lewëd 1056 man, That nought but only his believë can. 1057 So far’d another clerk with astrónomý: He walked in the fieldës for to pry Upon 1058
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