IV.
Reading edition
NAY iuy, nay, hyt shall not be I wys, Let holy hafe þe maystry as þe maner ys. Holy stond in þe hall fayre to behold, Iuy stond wt out þe dore, she ys ful sore a cold. Nay iuy, &c. Holy and hys mery men þey dawnsyn & þey syng, Iuy and her maydenys þey wepyn & þey wryng. Nay, &c. Iuy hath a lyve she laghtyt wt þe colde, So mot þey all ha fae þt wt jvy hold. Nay iuy, nay, hyt, &c. Holy hat berys as rede as any rose, The foster þe hunters kepe hem fro þe dos. Nay iuy, nay, hyt, &c. Iuy hath berys as blake as any slo, Ther com þe oule & ete hym as she goo. Nay iuy, nay, hyt, &c. Holy hath byrdys a ful fayre flok, The nyghtyngale þe perpyinguy, þe gayntyl lauyrok. Nay, &c. Gode iuy what byrdys ast þu? Non but þe howlat þt kreye how how. Nay iuy, nay, hyt shal not, &c.
