<County: Herefordshire>
<Code: L7320>
<MS reference: London, BL Harley 2376>
<Text: Piers Plowman C>

<fol. 12r><line 18>**NOW YS MEDE yE MAYDE+NO MO OF HEM ALLE
yOROW BEDELYS & BAYLYUES BROUzT BYFOR yE KYNG~
yE+KYNG~ *CALLEDE A KLERKE ; Y KNOWE NOUzT HYS NAME
TO TAKE MEDE y\T MAYDE ; & MAKE HIR~ ATT+ESE
Y SCHAL A-SAY HIRE MY-SELFE ; & SOTELLYCHE APOSE
WHAT MAN IN yYS WORLD ; y\T HYRE YS LEUYST HAUE
& YF HE WORCHE WYSLY ; BY WYSE MEN CONSAYLE
Y WYL FOR-GYFE HIR~ ALLE GULTES ; SO ME GOD HELPE
*CURTESLY yE KLERK yAN ; AS yE KYNG~ HYM HETE
TOKE MEDE BY yE MYDDEL ; & MYLDELYCHE HIR~ BROUzT
*INTO BOURE WIy BLYSSE ; & BY HYRE GAN SITTE
yERE WAS MI%RyE & MYNSTreLCY ; MEDE FORTO PLESE
yO y\T WENDEy TO WESTMYSTER ; WORSHYPPEy HIR~ MANY
GENTELLYCHE W\T IOYzE ; yE IUSTYSE MANY ON
<fol. 12v>BUSKED HEM TO yE BOUR ; yer yYS MAYDE DWELLED
*COMFORTYNG~ HIRE AS HY COUyE . BY yE CLERKES LEUE
& SAYDE MORNE yU NOUzT MEDE ; MAKE y\U NO SORWE
*FOR WE WOLLE WYSSE yE KYNG~ ; & yY WEY SCHAPPE
*FORTO WENDE AT WILLE ; WERE y\U LEF LYKEy
*FOR ALLE CONCYENS CAST ; & CRAFTE AS Y TROWE
*MYLDELY MEDE yO ; yANKEDE HEM ALLE <mrg>HEM ALLE</mrg>
*OF HER~ GRETE GOUDNESSE; & GAF HEM ECHONE
*COUPES OF CLENE GOLD ; & COPPES OF SELUER
*RYNGES W\T RUBEES ; & OyER RYCHE GYFTES
yE LEST OF HERE MEYNE ; A MOTEN OF GOLDE
WHAN HY HAD TAKE ; HerE LEUE OF y\T LADY MEDE
yAN COMEN KLERKES ; TO CONFORT yE SAME
& BEDE HYRE BE BLYDE FOR WE BEyE yYN OWEN
*FORTO WERCHE yY WILLE ; yE WHYLE y\T WE MAY DUR~
& MEDE HENDELYCHE ; BY HETE HAM yE SAME
TO LOUE HEM TRULYCHE ; & LORDES HEM MAKEN
& PurCHESSE zOW ProUENDRES ; WHYLES zOURE PAnS LESTEN
& BIGGE zOW BENEFIS ; PLURALYTE TO HAUE
& I%N yE CONTREY AT CURT ; DO CALLE zOUR~ NAMES
*SCHAL NO LEWDNESSE ; LETTE yE CLERKE y\T Y LOUE
y\T HE NE WORy FORST A-VANSSED ; FOR Y AM BY-KNOWE
yARE CONNYNG~ CLERKES ; SCHUL CLEKE BY-HYNDE
yAN COME yer A COnFESSOur ; COPED AS A FRER~
*TO MEDE yE MAYD ; MYLDELYCHE HE SAYDE
yAW LEWED MEN & LERED ; HADDE LYEN BY yE BOyE
& FALSHEDE YFOUnNDE yE ; ALLE yYS FOURTY WI%NTER~
Y SCHAL A-SOYLY yE MY-SELF ; FOR A SEME WHETE
& zUT BE yY BEDMAN ; & BRYNG~ ADOUN COnCIENCE
*AMONG~ KYNGES & KNYzTES ; & CLERKES YF yE LYKES
yAN MEDE FOR HYRE MYSDEDYS ; TO yYS MAN KNELED
<fol. 13r>& SCHROFE HYR OF HYR MYSSEDEDES SCHAMELES Y LEUE
HE TOLDE HYM A TALE ; & TOUKE HYM A NOBLE
*FOR TO BE HIRE BEDMAN ; & BERE WEL HIRE ERANDE
*AMONG~ KNYzTES & CLERKES ; CONCYENS TE TOURNE
& HE A-SOYLED HYRE SONE ; & SEyE SAYDE WE HAUE
*A WYNDOW TO WORCHYNG~ ; WILLE STANDE VS WEL HEYzE
WOLDE zE GLASE yE GABLE ; & GraUE yer zOUR~ NAME
*IN MASSES & IN MATYNS FOR MEDE WE SCHAL SYNGE
*SOLEMLYCHE & SOFTELYCHE ; AS FOR A SUSTer OF OURE ORDR~
LOUELYCHE y\T LADY LAWzYNG~ ; SAYDE
Y SCHAL BE zOUR~ FRENDE FRERE & FAYLE zOW NEUer
WHYLE zE LOUEy yES LORDES y\T LECHERY HAUNTEy
& LACHEy NOW yES LADYES ; y\T LOUEy yE SAME
YT YS BOTE FRAYLTE OF HER FLESCHE ; zE FInDEy WEL BI BOKES
& BY COURSE OF KYNDE ; WHAR-OF WE COMEN ALLE
WE MYzT SCAPE yE SCLAUnDER ; SCAPE MYzT SONE BE AMEnDID
HIT YS A SUnNE OF SEUENE ; NON SONER RELESED
HAUE MerCY QuoD MEDE ON MEN ; y\T HIT HAUNTEy
& J SCHAL COUER~ zOURE CHYRCHE ; & zOURE CLOYSTR~ MAKE
BOyE WYNDOWS & WOWES ; Y WILE A-MENDE & GLASE
& DO PENTE & PORTREN ; & PAYE FOR yE MAKYNG~
*y\T EUerY SEGE MAY SAYE ; Y AM A SUSTER OF zOURE ORDR~
*BOTE GOD TO ALLE GOUD FOLKE ; SUCHE GraUYNGE DEFEND
TO WRITEN IN WYNDOWS ; OF ENY WEL DEDES
y\T PRUTE BE PENTE yER ; POMPE OF yE WORLDE
*FOR GOD KNOWEy yY CONCIENCE ; & yY KYNDE WILLE
yY COSTE & yY COUETYSE & WHO yE CATEL *AUzTE
*FOR yY LEUE LORDES LOUE ; LEFE SUCHE WRYTYNG
*GOD IN yE GOSPELLE SUCHE GraUYNGE NOUzT ALOWEyE
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LET NOUzT yY LYFTE HONDE ; OUR~ LORDE TECHEy
<fol. 13v>*WYTE WHAT y\U DOST ; W\T yY RYzT SYDE
*zIT MEDE MYLDELY ; yE MAYR HYR~ BY-SOUzT
BOy SCHEREFYS & SERIAUNTES ; & HEM y\T KEPEy LAWES
*SOME PUNYSSCHEy OP ON PILERYES ; & ON PYNYnG STOLES
AS BAKERS & BREWERS ; BOUCHERS & KOUKES
*FOR yES MEN DOy MOST HARM ; TO yE COMEN PEPLE
*RYCHEy yOROW REGraTRYE ; & RENTES HEM BYGGES
W\T y\T yE POWR~ PEPLE ; SCHOLDE PUT IN HERE WOMBE
*FOR HY TOUKE SO VNTRULY ; HY TYMBRED NOUy SO HYEzE
*SOME BOUzTE BURGAGES ; BE zE FUL CERTAYNE
yO HAUEy NO PYTE OF yE PEPLE ; y\T ParCEL MELE MOTE BIGGEn
yAN HY TAKEy HEM VN-TYDY yYNG ; HY HOLD IT NO TR~SON
& yAW HY FYLLE NOUzT FUL ; y\T FOR yE LAWE YS SELED
HE GRYPEy yerFORE AS GRETE ; AS FOR yE RIzT TRUyE
*MANY MANerE SORWYS ; IN *CITES FALLEy OFTE
BOyE yORW FYRE & FLOUDE ; & ALLE yOROW FALS PEPLE
y\T BY-GYLEy GOUD MEN ; & GREUEy yEM WRONGLY
yE WHYCHE CRYEy ON HER KNEES ; y\T CRYST HEm A-VENGE
HER ON yYS ERyE ; Oyer ELLES IN HELLE
y\T SO BY-GYLEy MEN OF HER GOUD ; y\T GOD ON HEM SEnDES
*FEUERS Oyer FOULE YUELS ; OR FIRE ON HER HOUSES
*MOREYNE OR Oyer MYSCHAUNSES ; & MANY TYMES FALLEy
y\T IN NOCENS IT HERD ; IN HEUENE AMONG~ SENTES
y\T FOR HEM LOUTEy TO OURE LORD ; & TO OUR~ LADY BOyE
TO GraUNTE GYLOurS ON ERyE ; GRACE FOR+TO AMENDE
 & HAUE HERE PENAUNSE HER ON ERyE ; & NOzT yE PYNE OF HEL
yAN FALLEy HERE FIRE ; ON FALS MEN HOUSES
& GODE MENNES FOR HER GYLTES ; GLOWES In FIRE AFTER
*AL yYS HAUE WE SEYN ; y\T SOM-TYME yOROW A+BREWER~
*MANY BURGAGES YBREND ; BODYES yer-YNNE
& yOROW A CANDEL CLEMYNG~ ; IN A CURSED PLACE
<fol. 14r>*FEL ADOUN & FORBRENTE FORy AL yE REWE
*FOR yY MAYRES y\T MAKEy FREMEN ; ME yYNKEy y\T HI AUzT
*FORTO SPIRR~ & A-SPYE ; FOR ENY SPECHE OF SELUOuR
WHAT MANER~ OF MARCHAUNDYSE HE VSEDE
*AR HE WERE VNDERFONG~ FRE ; Oyer PULT IN HER ROLLES
HIT YS VN-SEMELY FOR-SOUy ; In CITE OR IN BORWTOUn
y\T VSOurES & REGraTOurES ; FOR ANY SKYYnNES zEFTES
BE FRAUNCHYSED FOR FREMAN ; & HAUE A FALS NAME
*BOTE MEDE yE MAYDE ; yE MAYRE HE BY-SOUzTE
*OF ALLE SUCHE SYLLERS ; SELUER TO TAKE
OR PreSENTES WIy-OUTE PANS ; & Oyer PriUE zYFTES
& HAUE REUyE ON REGraTOurES ; y\T HAUEy RYCHE HONDES
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LOUE HEM FOR MY LOUE ; QUAy yYS LADY MEDE
& SUFFRE HEM SOM TYME ; TO SELLE A-zEN yE LAWE
*SALAMON yE SAGE ; A SERMON HE MADE
*IN A-MENDEMEnT OF MAYRS ; & Oyer STYWARDES
& WITNESSEy WHAT WORy OF HEm ; y\T WOL+TAKE MEDE
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*A-MONG yES LETTRED LORDES ; yYS LATYN IS TO MENE
y\T FIRE SCHAL FALLE & FORBRENNE ; ALTO PLAKE ASKES
yE HOUSES & yE HOMES OF HEm ; y\T TAKEy zYFTES
yE KYNG~ FRO CONSAYL COM ; & CALLEDE AFTER MEDE
& SENTE TO SE HYR~ BOTE SEY NOUzT HIm y\T HYR LADDE
*FOL CURTESLY yE KYNG~ yO ; AS YS KYNDE WOLDE
LAKKEDE HYRE A LYTEL WHYLE ; FOR y\T HE LOUED GYLE
& WILNEDE TO BE WEDDED ; BY yOUTEN HYS LYUE
yO TRUyE HAD TOLDE HYR A TOKNE ; FRO HYM-SELUE
& SAYD VNWITTELYCHE WOmMAN ; WROUzT HAST y\U OFT
Y HAUE FOR-zYUE yE MY GILT ; & MY GraCE GraUNTEDE
BOyE TO yE & TO yYN ; IN HOPE SCHALT A-MENDE
<fol. 14v>& AY yE LENGER Y LETE yE GO yE LASSE TruyE YS WYyyE
*FOR WORS WROUzTEST NEUerE ; yAN WAN y\U FALS TOKE
*zYT Y FOR-zYFE yE yYS GILT ; GODE *FORBEDE ENY MORE
y\U TENE ME ON TRUyE ; & yU MAY BE TAKE
*IN yE CASTEL OF CORF ; Y SCHAL DO yE CLOSE
yer AS AN *ANCRE ; Oyer IN A WEL WORSE WONE
& MARYE yE W\T MYSCHYF ; BY SEYNT MARI MY LADY
y\T ALLE WIKKEDE WYMMEN ; SCHAL BE WAR BY yE ONE
& BITTerLYCHE BANNE yE ; & ALLE y\T BEREy yY NAME
& TECHE yE LOUE TRUyE ; & TAKE CONSAILE OF RESON
Y HAUE A KNYzT HAT COnCIENCE ; COM LATE FRO BY-zONDE
IF HE WILE HAUE yE TO+WYF ; WYL y\U HYM HAUE
zE LORD QuoD y\T LADY ; LORD I\T ME FORBEDE
BOTE Y BE HOLY AT yYN HEST ; LET HONG~ ME ELLES
yAN WAS CONCYENCE CALLED ; TO COME & APERE
BY-FORE yE KYNG~ & HYS COnSAYL ; AS CLERKES & Oyer
KNELYNG~ TO yE KYNGE ; CONCYENCE LOUTEDE
TO WITE WHAT HYS WIL WERE ; & WHAT HE DO SCHOLDE
WYLT y\U WEDDE yYS MAYDE ; YF Y+WYL A-SENTE
*FOR HE YS FAYNE OF yY FELAWSCHYP ; & FOR TO BE yI MAKE
*QuoD CONCIENCE TO yE KYNG~ ; CRIST I\T ME FORBEDE
*AR Y WEDDY SUCHE A WYFE ; WO ME BYTYDE
*FOR HE YS BROKEL OF HYRE FAY ; & FYKEL OF HI%R SPECHE
& MAKEy MEN MYSDO ; MANY SCORE TYMES
*IN TRYST OF HER TRESOur ; HE TENES FUL MANY
WYUES & WYDEWYS ; WIKKENESSE HE TECHEy
& LEREy HEM TO LECHERY ; y\T LOUEy HYR zYFTES
*zOUR~ FADERE HE FELDE ; FALS & HE TO-GEDRES
HE HAy APOYSNED POPES ; HE APPAYREy HOLY CHERCHE
YS NOWER A BETR~ BAUDE ; BY HYM y\T ME MADE
BY-TWYNE ERyE & HELLE ; ALLE ERyE zYF MEN SOUzT
<fol. 15r>*FOR HE YS TYKEL OF HYRE TALE ; TALE WYSE OF TONG~
AS COmMENN AS yE CARTWAY ; TO KNAUES & TO Oyer
TO MONKES TO ALLE MEN ; TO MESELES IN HEGGES
LYGGEy BY HYR~ WHAN HEm LYST ; yE LERED & LEWEDE
*SYSOURS & SOMNERS ; SUCHE MEN HYR~ PreSEy
*SCHEREFFES OF SHYRES ; WERE SCHENT zYF HE NERE
*FOR HE DOy MEN LESE HER LONDE & HERE LYUES BOyE
HE LATEy PASSE PriSONS ; & PAYEy FOR HEM OFT
& GYUEy yE GAYLOur GOLD ; & GROTYS TO-GEDRES
TO VN-FETER yE FALS ; FLE WHERE HYM LYKEy
& TAKE+yE+TRUWE BY yE TOP ; & TYEy HEm FAST
& HONGEy HEM FOR HATERED ; y\T HARMED NEUerE
TO BE CURSED I%N CONSTARYE ; HE COUnTEy NOUzT A RYSCHE
HE COPEy yE COmMESSARYE ; & COTEy HYS CLERKES
HE YS A-SOYLED yYS SONE ; AS HYRSELFE LYKEy
HE MAY AS MOCHE DO ; IN A MOUnTHE ONE
AS zOURE SECRE SEAL ; IN SEX SCORE DAYES
HE YS PriUE W\T yE POPE ; ProMYSSOurS H\T KNOWEy
*FOR SYMONYE & HYR-SELFE ; SELEy HERE BULLES
HE BLESSEy yES BYSSCHOPPYS ; BE HY NEUer SO LEWD
HE ProUENDEREy PerSONS ; & PreSTES HE <ill><1-2 letters></ill>ENTAYNEy
TO HOLD LEmMANS & LOTEBYES ; ALLE HERE LYF DAYES
& BRYNGEy FORy CHYLDREN ; AzENS <ill><1 word></ill> LAWES
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yER HE YS WELLE W\T ANY KYNG~ ; <ill><1 word></ill> WO YS yE REAME
*FOR HE YS FAUORABLE TO FALS ; & y\T DEFOULEy TREUyE
BY JESUS W\T IWELLES ; yE JUSTYSE HE SCHENDES
HE LYEy AzENS yE LAWE ; & LETTES HEm yE GATES
y\T FAYyE MAY NOUzT HAUE YS FORy ; H<ill><2-3 letters></ill> FLORI%NES GOy SO yIKKE
& LEDEy yE LAWE AS HYR LYSTE ; & LOUEDAYES MAKEy
yOROW SUCHE LOUEDAYES YS LOST ; y\T LEAUTE MYzT WYnNE
<fol. 15v>yE MASE FOR A MENE MAN; zYF HE MOTE EUerE
LAWE YS SO LORDLYCHE ; & LOyE TO MAKE ENDE
W\TOUTEN PreSANTES OR PANS ; IT PLESEy FUL+FEWE .
TREWE BURGEYS & BOND ; TO NOUzT HE BRYNGEy OFTE
& ALLE yE COmMUNE I%N CARE ; & IN COUETYSE
*RELYGYOUS HE AL TO REUES ; & OUTE OF REULE HEm BRYnGES
yer NYS CYTE VNDER SONNE ; NO SO RYCHE REAME
W\TOUTEN WERRE Oyer WO ; Oyer WIKKEDE LAWES
& CUSTOMES OF COUETYSE ; yE COmMUNE TO DESTRUYzE
VNSITTYNG~ SUFFRAUNSE HYRE SYSTER & HYR-SELUEN
HAUEy MAKED AL MOSTE ; BOTE MARYE yE HELPE
y\T NO LOND LOUE yE ; & zYT LOST yYN OWEN
*FOR MEDE HAy KNYzT CLERKES ; & CONCIENS TOGEDRES
y\T ALLE yE WIT OF yYS WORDLE ; YS WAXEN In-TO GILE
yUS yYS LADY LEREy yY LONDE ; NOW LORD zYF HIR~ SORW
*FOR POUR~ MEN DER NOUzT PLAYNE ; NOyer PLAYNT SHEW
*SUCHE A MAYSTER YS MEDE ; A-MONG~ MEN OF GOUDE
**yAN MurNEDE MEDE ; MENYNG HI%R~ TO yE KYNGE
TO HAUE SPACE TO SPEKE ; SPEDE zYF HE MYzT
yE KYNG~ GraNTEDE HYR GraCE ; W\T A GOUD WILLE
*EXSCUSE yE zYF y\U CANST ; Y CAN NO MORE SEGGEN
*FOR CONCYENCE COnSAYLEy ME ; TO CONGE yE FOR EUerE
*NAY LORDE QuoD y\T LADY ; LYUEy HYM yE WERSE
WHAN zE WYTEy WYTerLY ; ON WHAM yE WRONG~ LIGGYy
yERE y\T MYSCHYF YS GRETE ; MEDE MAY HELPE
& y\T KNOWEy CONCYENS ; Y COM NOUzT TO CHYDE
*NOyer TO DEPraUE yY PerSONE ; W\T A PROUT HERTE
WEL y\U WOST WITerLY ; BOTE zYF y\U WYLLE GABBE
y\U HAST HANGEDE ON MYN HALF ; ENLEUEN TYMES
& ALSO GRYPE OF MY GOLD ; GYFF WHerE yE LYKEDE
WHY y\U WRAyEST yE NOW ; WONDER ME yYNKEy
<fol. 16r>zIT Y MAY AS Y MYzT ; QUETHE yE W\T zYFTES
& MANTAYNE yY MANHODE ; MORE yAN y\U KNOWEST
BOTE y\U HAST FAMED ME FOULE ; BYFORE yE KYNG~ HERE
*FOR GILTE Y NEUer KYNG~ ; NO CONSAILED SO TO DONE
*BOTE Y HAUE Y-SAUED MY-SELF ; SYXTY yOUSANDE LYUES
*BOyE HERE & ELLES WHAR ; IN ALLE+KUNNE LONDES
BOTE y\U yY-SELF SOyLY ; WHO SAY HIT DERST
HAUES AGAST MANY HARDY+MAN ; y\T HAD WILLE TO FYzTE
TO BRENNE & TO BERST ; TO BETE ADON STRENGyES
*JN CONTREYS yer yE KYNG~ COM ; COnCIENCE HYM LETTE
y\T HE MYzT NOzT AFILLE HYS FOES ; yEI FORTUNE I\T WOLD
& AS HYS WARDES WERE ORDEYNED ; BY yE WIL OF Our LORD
KAYTYFLY y\U CONCYENCE ; COnSAYLED yE KYNG~ LETEN
*JN HYS ENEMYES HONDES ; HYS ERITAGE OF FRraUNCE
VN-CONNYNGE YS y\T CONCIENCE ; A KYNGDOM TO SELLE
y\T YS CONQUERED yOROW A COmMUNE HELP ; A KYnGDOM Oyer A DUCHE
*MAY NOUzT BE SOLD SOUyLY ; SO MANY HERE ParTE ASKEy
*OF FOLKE y\T FAUzTE yerFORE ; & FOLWEDE yE KYNGIS WILLE
yE LEST LAD y\T LONGEy TO HYM ; BE yE LONDE YWONNE
LOKEy AFTeR LORDSCHYPE ; OR Oyer LARGE MEDE
WHARFORE HE MAY AS A MAN; EUer MORE LYFE AFTRE
& y\T YS yE KYNDE OF A KYNG~ ; y\T COnQUERES HYS ENEMYES
TO HELPE HEYLYCHE HYS MEN ; OR ELLES TO HEm GraUNTY
*AL y\T MEN MAY WYNNE ; TO DO yer-W\T HER BEST
*FOR y\T Y CONSAYLE NO KYNG~ ; ANY COnSAYL ASKE
AT CONCIENCE zYF HE COUETYTE ; TO CONQUERE A REAME
*FOR SCHAL NEUerE CONCIENS ; BE MY COSTABLE
WERE Y A KYNG~ Y-CROUNED ; BY MARY QuoD MEDE
*NE BE MARCHAL OUer MY MEN ; yer Y MOSTE FYzT
*BOTE HADDE MEDE BEN HYS MARCHAL ; OUer y\E REME OF FRAUnCE
*J DURSTE HAUE Y-LEYDE MY LYF ; & NO LAS WEDDE
<fol. 16v>HE HAD BE LORD OF y\T LONDE ; ON LEnGyE & In BREDE
& ALSO KYNG OF y\T Y KNOWE ; HYS KYNNE TO+HAUE HOLPE
yE LEST BROL OF HYS BLODE ; A BARONS PERE
VN COnNABELYCHE y\U CONCIENCE ; COnSAYLEST HIm yENS
TO LETTE GO HYS LORDSCHYP ; FOR A LYTEL MONYE
HI%T BE-COMEy FOR A KYNG ; y\T SCHAL KEPE A REAME
*TO zYUEN MEN MEDE ; TO MEKELY HYM SERUEN
TO ALYENS TO ALLE MEN ; TO ONOUR~ HEM W\T zYFTES
*MEDE MAKEy HYM ; TO BE LOUEDE & FOR A+MAN YHOLDEN
*EMPerOURS & ERLES ; & ALLE MANerE LORDES
yOROW zYFTES HAUEy zEMEN ; TO RENNE & TO RYDE
yE POPE & AL PreLATES ; PreSANTES VNDER-FONGEy
& zYUEy MEDE TO MEN ; TO MENTENE HERE LAWES
*SERUANTES FOR HER SERUYSE ; MED HY WILLE ASKEN
& TAKE MEDE OF HER MAYSTRES ; AS HY MAY ACORDE
*BEGGERS & BEDMEN ; CraAUEN MEDE FOR HER PraYERS
*MYNSTraLES FOR HER MYNSTRASYE ; MEDE HY DO ASKEN
*MAYSTRES y\T TECHEy CHERKES ; CraUEN FOR HER MEDE
PreSTES y\T PreCHEy & yE PEPLE TECHEy
*ASKEN MEDE & MASSE PANS ; & HERE METE BOyE
*ALLE KYNDE CRAFTES MEN ; CRAUEN MEDE FOR HER~ PreNTYSE
*MARCHAUnDYSE & MEDE ; MOTE NEDE GO TO-GEDRES
yer NYS NO LAD y\T LYUEy ; y\T HE NE LOUEy MEDE
& GLAD FORTO GRIPE HER ; GRETE LORDE Oyer POUR~
*QuoD yE KYNG~ TO CONCYENS ; BY CRYST AT MY KNOWYNG~
*MEDE YS WORyY ME yYNKEy ; yE MAYSTRYE TO HAUE
*NAY QuoD CONCIENCE TO yE KYNG~ ; CLERKES WOT yE SOUyE
y\T MEDE YS MAYNTENOur EUer MORE OF GYLE
*AS yE SAUTER SHEWEy ; BY SUCHE y\T zYUEN MEDE
y\T VNLAWFULLYCHE LYUEN ; HAUEN LARGE HONDES
TO <ill><1 word></ill> MEDE MORE Oyer LASSE
<fol. 17r>BOTE yer YS MEDE A-MerCED ; & BOyE MEN DEMEN
A DESEYT FOR SOME MEN PriUE Oyer ELLES
*MEDE MANY TYMES MEN zYUEN ; BYFORE yE DOYNG~
& y\T YS NOUzT RESON NO RYzT ; NOyer NO REMES LAWE
<ill><1 word></ill> ENY MAN MEDE TOUKE ; BOTE HE HIT MYzT DESERUE
& FORTO VNDERTAKE ; TO TraUAYLE FOR AN-Oyer
<ill><1 word></ill> WOT NEUerE WYTerLY ; WHER~ HE LYUE SO LONGE
*NO HAUE HAPPE TO HYS HELE ; MEDE TO DESERUE
*J HOLD HYM EUer HARDY ; OR ELLES NOUzT TRUWE
y\T <lat></lat> YS PAYD ; OR HYS PAY ASKES
HARLOTES & HORES ; & AL-SO FALS LECHES
yEY ASKEN HER HYRE ; OR HY IT HAUE DESERUED
& GYLES GYUEN BYFORE ; & GODE MEN ATE ENDE
WHAN yE DEDE YS DONE ; & yE DAY ENDED