This poem runs from folio 254r
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1 I mvse and m[er]vellis in my mynd
2 Quhat way to wryt or put in verss
3 The quent consaitis of weme[n]kynd
4 or half thair havingis to reherss
5 I fynd thair haill affectioun
6 So contrair thair co[m]plexioun
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7 Ffor quhy no leid vnleill thay leit
8 vntrewth expresly thay expell
9 ȝit thay ar planeist and repleit
10 of falset and dissait thair sell
11 So find I thair affectioun
12 Contrair thair complexioun
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13 Thay favour no wayis fuliche men
14 and verry few of thame ar wyiss
15 all gredy p[er]sonis thay misken
16 and thay ar full of covettyiss
17 So find [etc]
18 Contrair [etc]
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19 I can thame call bot kittie vnsellis
20 That takkis sic maneris at thair motheris
21 To bid me[n] keip thair secreit counsailis
22 Syne schaw the same agane till vþiris
23 So find I thair affectioun
24 Contrair thar awin co[m]plexioun
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25 Thay lawch with thame that thay dispyt
26 and with thair lykingis thay lame[n]t
27 of thair wanhap thay ley the wyt
28 on thair leill luvaris Innocent
29 So fynd [etc]
30 Contrair [etc]
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31 Thay wald be rewit and hes no rewth
32 Thay wald be menit and no man menis
33 Thay wald be trowit and hes no trewth
34 Thay wiss thair will that skant weill wenys
35 So fynd [etc]
36 Contrair [etc]
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37 Thay forge the freindschip of the fre[m]mit
38 and fleis the favour of ther freindis
39 Thay wald with nobill men be ne[m]mit
40 syne laittandly to lawar leindis
41 So find I thair affectioun
42 Contrair thair co[m]plexioun
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43 Thay lichtly sone and covettis quickly
44 Thay blame ilk body and thay blekit
45 Thay Eindill fast And dois ill lickly
46 Thay sklander saikles & thay suspectit
47 So find [etc]
48 Contrair [etc]
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49 Thay wald haif all men bund & thrall
50 to thame, And thay for to be fre
51 Thay covet ilkma[n] at thair call
52 And thay to leif at libirtie
53 So fynd [etc]
54 Contrar [etc]
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55 Thay tak delyt in m[ar]tiall deidis
56 And ar of nature tremebund
57 thay wald me[n] nvreist all thair neidis
58 Syne confortles lattis thame confound
59 So [etc]
60 Contrar [etc]
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61 Thay wald haif wating on alway
62 but gwerdoun genȝeild or rewaird
63 Thay wald haif reddy serwandis ay
64 but reconpans tha[n]k or rewaird
65 So find I thair affectioun
66 Contrair [etc]
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67 The vertew of this writ and vigour
68 Maid in co[m]parisone it is
69 That famenene ar of this figour
70 quhilk clippit is antiphracis
71 for quhy thair haill affectioun
72 Is co[n]trair thair co[m]plexioun
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73 I wat gud weme[n] will not wyt me
74 nor of this sedull be eschamit
75 for be thay courtas thay will quyt me
76 And gif thay crab heir I quyt clame it
77 Co[n]fessand thair affection
78 Conforme to þair co[m]plexioun
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