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_________________________________________________________ tertius diabolus
He schall do right to foo / and frende
ffor nowe schall all že soth be sought
All weried wightis / with vs schall wende
To payne endles / žei schall be broght
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In a modern edition, with modernised punctuation
and speech layout, this would read:
Tertius Diabolus
......
He schall do right, to foo and frende,
..................................
ffor nowe schall all že soth be sought:
..................................
All weried wightis with vs schall wende;
..................................
To payne endles žei schall be broght. |
| Modern-Spelling Text
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Tertius Diabolus........
He shall do right, to foe and friend,
.....................[do justice impartially]
[Third Devil]...............
For now shall all the sooth be sought:
..................[the truth be examined]
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All waried wights with us shall wend;
.................. [accursed creatures must go with us]
..................................
To pain endless they shall be brought.
................. [eternal torture] |