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[geoffreycaveney]

If one were trying to write in a completely secret cipher in Middle English (and perhaps French as well), in a location where English (and perhaps French as well) were widely spoken and known, one would indeed try to be very careful not to write a single word in English (and perhaps French as well) visibly in the plain. German on the other hand might be a relatively much safer choice for the marginalia where one could not avoid or resist writing something in a plaintext known natural language. 

An interpretation which could reconcile "probiren" and "nimm" could be the following:

Sobald [sie] irour geth probieren [haben], so nimm mich schnell

Meaning: "As soon as [you have] suffered anger/wrath to try it, then cast/take me (i.e., the spell) quickly"

In other words, "As soon as you have suffered enough anger/wrath to try it, then cast/take me (the spell) quickly"

I'm not completely certain of the precisely best German syntax of the first clause. Perhaps the original writer was not completely certain of it either.