Crossword-Solution: RELES 5 letters, 2 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 5

And thus cam out the tricherie, Which under fals Ypocrisie Was hid, and thei that wende pees Tho myhten finde no reles Of thilke swerd which al devoureth.

Bot this me thenkth a wonder kinde, As I am drunke of that I drinke, So am I ek for falte of drinke; Of which I finde no reles: Bot if I myhte natheles Of such a drinke as I coveite, So as me liste, have o receite, 290 I scholde assobre and fare wel.

Bot my will is that thou besieche And preie hierafter for the pes, And that thou make a plein reles To love, which takth litel hiede Of olde men upon the nede, Whan that the lustes ben aweie: Forthi to thee nys bot o weie, In which let reson be thi guide; For he may sone himself misguide, 2920 That seth noght the peril tofore.

Especially it is to be observed that _ss_ for _s_ at the end of a word makes no difference to the quantity or quality of the syllable, thus, whether the word be _deces_ or _decess_, _reles_ or _reless_, _engres_ or _engress_, _bas_ or _bass_, _las_ or _lass_, _huiss_ or _huis_, the pronunciation and the rhyme are the same.

Maria la soer Moÿses Son frere detrahist du pres, Qu’il ot pris fem_m_e ethiopesse: Mais sa detraccion apres La fist porter trop chargant fees; Car dieus en son corous l’adesce Du lepre, qui par tout la blesce, Dont par sept jours gisoit opp_re_sse; 2660 Mais lors l’en fesoit dieu reles.