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 THe frutefull sentẽce & the noble werkes

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To our doctryne wrytẽ ĩ olde ãtyquyte

By many gret & ryght notable clerkes

Groũded on reason and hygh auctoryte

Dyde gyue vs example by good moralyte

To folowe the trace of trouth and ryght wysnes

Leuynge our synne and mortall wrechednes

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