teith_n out_o dang_v sine_fw-la on_o bailous_a as_o one_fw-mi thief_n do_v he_o hang._n heir_n be_v she_o lufe_v heir_n be_v her_o stabilnes_n heir_n be_v her_o favour_n heir_n be_v her_o faithfulues_n heir_n her_o chaistnes_n heir_n be_v she_o cheritâ—e_v her_o courtasie_n heir_n be_v all_o her_o kyndnes_n her_o woman_n heid_v lo_o heir_n be_v her_o meikue_n heir_n be_v her_o hope_n heir_n be_v her_o honesty_n heir_n be_v her_o grace_n heir_n be_v her_o gravity_n heir_n her_o gansâ—ll_n heir_n be_v all_o her_o gudnes_n now_o all_o be_v changeit_n into_o keen_a cruelty_n o_o marvellous_a god_n quhat_o may_v this_o matermene_n that_o woman_n be_v sa_o cruel_a and_o sa_o keen_a and_o ever_o gevin_v to_o wickitne_v and_o vice_n in_o former_a 〈◊〉_d ever_o mair_a se_fw-mi his_fw-mi be_v and_o in_o na_z sort_n can_v Èit_v thairfoir_fw-fr abstene_n barnes_n perseveiris_n this_o be_v one_fw-mi mater_fw-la nice_a i_o think_v it_o best_o to_o play_v thame_n at_o the_o dice_n the_o neir_a way_n 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will_v not_o blenk_v again_o and_o gifâ—â—ho_o do_v it_o â—o_o out_o on_o the_o side_n thaâ—_n fillok_n wall_v be_v at_o the_o feâ—d_n all_o be_v fane_n that_o semis_fw-la one_fw-mi sanct_n new_a send_v we_o from_o satan_n thocht_v scho_n be_v braw_v â—ic_a and_o â—usuit_n like_o one_fw-mi bride_n under_o rullour_n scho_n be_v one_fw-mi graceless_a guide_v one_fw-mi fool_n fulfil_v it_o of_o fantasy_n profane_a one_fw-mi rank_n rebald_a ready_a all_o time_n to_o ride_v see_fw-mi good_a woman_n erampill_v heir_n may_v see_v be_v not_o fenÈeit_v with_o false_a hypocrasie_n in_o 〈◊〉_d sâ—che_n present_v one_fw-mi augell_n and_o 〈◊〉_d inware_a â—aciat_a with_o subreitie_n fulfillâ—â—_n all_o with_o fraud_n and_o falsity_n all_o this_o becuinis_fw-la of_o the_o greit_a devil_n of_o hell_n quha_n bailiff_n set_v be_v his_o courage_n for_o to_o quell_v all_o mankind_n with_o his_o kent_n crudelitie_n sa_o woman_n dois_fw-fr as_o now_o na_z maiâ—_n i_o tell_v ¶_o one_fw-mi praise_n to_o the_o 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