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Ther ben a knyght, Sir Hoten hight, / That on a time did swere / In mighty store othes mickle sore, / Whiche grieved his wiffe to here.
Soth, whenne she scoft, his wiffe did oft / Swere as a lady may; / "I'faith," "I'sooth," or "lawk" in truth / Ben alle that wiffe wold say.