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In Caleys this creatur had good cher of divers personys, bothyn of men and of 
women, whech had nevyr seen hir beforn. Ther was a good woman had hir hom to hir
hows, the whech wesche hir ful clenly and dede hir on a newe smok and comfortyd hir 
rith mech. Other good personys had hir to mete and to drynke. Whil sche was ther 
abydyng schepyng three or four days, sche met ther wyth dyvers personys whech had 
knowyn hir beforn that spokyn fayr to hir and govyn hir goodly langwage. Other
thyng thei gaf hir non, the whech personys abedyn schepyng as sche dede. Sche desiryng 
to seylyn wyth hem to Dovyr, nowt thei wolde helpyn hir ne latyn hir wetyn what 
schip thei purposyd to seylyn in. Sche speryd and spyid as diligently as sche cowde, 
and evyr sche had knowlach of her intent o wey er other tyl sche was schepyd wyth 
hem, and, whan sche had boryn hir thyng into the schip wher thei wer, supposyng thei 
schulde a seylyd in hast sche wist not how sone, thei purveyd hem another schip redy to 
seilyn. What the cawse was sche wist nevyr. Thorw grace, sche, havyng knowyng of 
heer purpos how redy thei wer to seylyn, left al hir thyng in the vessel that sche was in 
and went to the schip ther thei weryn, and thorw owr Lordys help sche was receyvyd 
into the schip. And ther was the worschepful woman of London that had refusyd hir as 
is beforn wretyn. And so thei seilyd alle togedyr to Dovyr. The seyd creatur, parceyvyng 
thorw her cher and cuntenawnce that thei had lityl affeccyon to hir persone, preyid to 
owr Lord that he wolde grawntyn hir grace to holdyn hir hevyd up and preservyn hir 
fro voidyng of unclene mater in her presens, so that sche schulde cawsyn hem non 
abhominacyon. Hir desyr was fulfillyd so that, other in the schip voydyng and castyng 
ful boistowsly and unclenly, sche, her alderys mervelyng, myth helpyn hem and do 
what sche wolde. And specialy the woman of London had most of that passyon and 
that infirmité, to whom this creatur was most besy to helpyn and comfortyn for owr 
Lordys love and be charité, other cawse had sche non. So thei seilyd forth tyl thei 
comyn at Dovyr, and than eche on of that cumpany gat hym felaschep to gon wyth yf 
hym likyd, safe sche only, for sche myth getyn no felawe to hir ese. Therfor sche toke 
hir wey to Cawntyrberyward be hir self alone, sory and hevy in maner that sche had 
no felaschep ne that sche knew not the wey. Sche was up betymys in the morwenyng 
and cam to a powr mannys hows, knokkyng at the dor. The good powr man, hogelyd 
in hys clothys unsperd and unbotenyd, cam to the dor to wetyn hir wille. Sche preyid 
hym, yf he had any hors,that he wolde helpyn hir to Cawntyrbury, and sche schulde 
aqwityn hys labowr. He, desiryng to do hir plesawnce in owr Lordys name, fulfillyd 
hir intent ledyng hir to Cawntyrbury. Sche had gret joy in owr Lord, that sent hir help 
and socowr in every nede, and thankyd hym wyth many a devowt teer, wyth meche 
sobbyng and wepyng, ny hand in every place that sche cam in, of al that it be not 
wretyn, as wel on yen half the see as on this halfe, on the watyr as on the lond, blissyd 
mote God ben.