NOW IS MEDE yE MAIDE ; NO MO OF HEM ALLE yOURz BIDELES AND BAILIFS ; BROUzT BY-FORE yE KYNG yE KYNG CALLED A CLERK ; Y CAN NOT HIS NAME *TO TAKE MEDE yE MAIDE ; AND MAKEN HURE AT ESE *I SCHAL ASAIE HURE MY SELF ; AND SOTHELY APOSE WHAT MAN OF yIS WORLD ; yAT HURE IS LEUEST HAUE *AND zIF zHEO WORCHE WISLY ; BY WISE MEN COUNSAIL *I WOLE FOR zYUE HURE ALLE GULTES ; SO ME GOD HELP *CORTEISLICHE yE CLERK yENNE ; AS yE KYNG HYzHT *TOKE MEDE BY yE MYDDEL ; AND MI%LDELICHE HURE BROUzT *INTO BOURE WIy BLISSE ; AND BY HURE GAN SITTE *THERE WAS MURTHE AND MUNSTRALCY ; MEDE TO PLESEN yAT WENDEy TO WESTMNSTRE ; WORSCHUPEy HURE MANY *GENTILICHE WIy IOIE ; yE JUSTISES SOME *BUSKED HEM TO yE BOURE ; yERE yIS BURDE DWELLED *CONFORTYNGE HURE AS yEI COUyE ; BY yE CLERKES LEUE *AND SEIDE MORNE NOT MEDE ; MAKE yOU NO SORWE *FOR WE WOLLE WISSE yE KYNG ; AND yY WAY SCHAPE *FOR TO WENDE AT yI WILLE ; WHERE yE LEOF LIKEy *FOR AL CONCIENSE CAST ; OR CRAFT AS Y TROWE *MILDELICHE MEDE yO ; MERCIEDE HEM ALLE *OF HERE GRET GOODNESSE ; AND zAF HEM ECHONE *COUPES OF CLENE GOLDE ; COPPES OF SELUER *RYNGES WIy RUBIES ; AND OTHER RICHE zIFTES yE LESTE OF HERE MEYNE ; A *MOTOUN OF GOLD WHANNE yEI HADDE LAUzT HERE LEUE ; AT yIS LADY MEDE yENNE COMEN CLERKES TO CONFORTEN HURE SAMEN *AND BUDEN HURE BE BLIyE ; FOR WE BEEN yYN OWNE *FOR TO WORCHE yI WILLE ; yE WHILE WE MOWEN DURE *AND *MEDE HENDELICHE ; BY HYzT HEM yE SAME *TO LOUEN HEM LELLICHE ; AND LORDES HEM MAKE *AND PURCHASEN zOU ProUENDRES ; WHIL zOURE PANS LASTEy *AND BIGGE zOU BENEFYCEz ; PLURALITE TO HAUE *AND IN CONSTORIE AT *COURT ; DO CALLE zOURE NAMES *SCHAL NO LEWEDENESSE LET ; yE CLERK yAT Y LOUYE yAT HE NE WORy FURST AWAUNCED ; FOR Y AM BY KNOWE yERE CONNYNGE CLERKES ; SCHULLEN CLOKKE BY-HYNDE *THENNE COME yer A CONFESSOUR ; COPED AS A FRERE *TO MEDE yE MAIDE ; MYLDELICHE HE SAIDE yOUz LEWEDE MEN AND LERED ; HADDE LAYN BY yE BOyE *AND FALSHEDE YFONDE yE ; AL yIS FOURTY WYNTER *I SCHAL ASSOILE yE MY-SELF ; FOR A SEEM WHETE *AND zUT BE yY BEDEMAN ; AND BRYNGE ADOUN CONCIENSE *AMONGE KYNGES AND KNYzTES ; AND CLERKES zIF yE LIKE *THENNE MEDE FOR HURE MYSDEDES ; TO yIS MAN KNELED *SCHROF HURE OF HURE SYNNES ; SCHAMELES Y LEUE *TOLDE HYM A TALE ; AND TOK HYM A NOBLE *FORTO BEO HURE BEDEMAN ; AND BERE WEL HURE ERYNDE *AMONG KNYzTES AND CLERKES ; CONCIENSE TO TURNE *AND HE ASSOILED HURE SONE ; AND SITHE HE SAIDE WE HAUE *A WYNDOWE A WORCHINGE ; WOL STONDE VS FUL HIE WOLDE zEE GLASE yAT GABLE ; AND GRAUE yERE zOURE NAME *IN MASSE AND IN MATYNES ; FOR MEDE WE SCHAL SYNGE *SOLEMPNELICHE AND SOFTELICHE ; AS FOR A SOSTER OF OURE ORDRE LOUELICHE yAT LAUEDY ; LAUzHYNGE SEIDE *I SCHAL BE zOURE FREND FRERE ; AND FAILE zOU NEUER yE WHILE zEE LOUEy yESE LORDES ; yAT LECHERYE HAUNTEy *AND LAKKEy NOzT yESE LADIES ; yAT LOUYEy yE SAME HIT IS BOTE FRELETE OF FLESCHE ; zE FYNDEy WEL BY BOKES *AND A COURS OF KYNDE ; WHERE OF WE COMEN ALLE WHO MAY A-SCAPE yE SCLAUNDER ; yE SCAyE MYzT SONE BE MENDED HIT IS SYNNE AS OF SEUENE ; NOON SAUNER RELESED HAUE MERCY QUOD MEDE ; ON MEN yAT HIT HAUNTEy *AND ^Y SCHAL KEOUER zOURE KERKE ; AND zOURE CLOITRE MAKE *BOyE WYNDOWES AND WALLES ; Y WOLE AMENDE AN GLASE *AND DO PEYNTE AND PURTREYEN ; WHO PAIEDE FOR yE MAKYNGE yAT EUERY MAN SCHAL SE AND SEIE ; Y AM A SOSTER OF zOURE ORDRE *AND GOD TO ALLE GOOD FOLK ; SUCHE GRAUYNG DEFENDEy *TO WRITEN I%N WYNDOWES ; OF ENY WEL DEDES LESTE PRUYDE BE PEYNTED yERE ; AND POMPE OF yE WORLDE *FOR GOD KNOWEy yI CONCIENSE ; AND yY KYNDE WILLE yY COSTE AND HERE COUETISE ; AND WHO yE CATEL OUzHT *FOR yY LEUE LORDES LOUE ; LEUEy SUCHE WRITYNGES *GOD IN yE GOSPEL ; SUCHE GraUYNG NOT ALOWEy NESCIAT SI%NISTRA QUID FACIAT DEXTRA LET NOT yI LIFT HAND ; OURE LORD TECHEy *I-WITE WHAT yOU DELEST ; WIy yY RIzT SIDE zUT *MEDE MYLDELY ; MARIE HEO BY SOUzT *BOyE SCHEREUES AND SERIAUNS ; AND SUCHE AS KEPEy LAWES *TO PUNYSCHEN VPON yE PILORIES ; AND ON PYNYNGSTOLES *AS BAKERES AND BRUWERES ; BOCHOURS AND COKES *FOR yESE MEN DOy MOST HARM ; TO yE MENE PEOPLE *RICHEN yOURz REGRATERIE ; AND RENTES HEM BIGGEN WIy yAT yE POURE PEOPLE ; SCHULDE PUTTEN IN HERE WOMBE *FOR TOKE yEI TRUWELY ; yEY TYMBRED NOT SO HEYz *NOTHER BOUzTEN BORGAGES ; BEO zEE FULCERTAYN yEI HAN NO PITE ON yE PEOPLE ; yAT ParCELEMELE MOT BEGGE yOUz yEI TAKE HYM VNTYDY yYNG ; NO TRESOUN yEI HOLDEN HIT *AND yAUz yEI FULLE NOT FUL ; yAT FOR LAWE IS SELED HE GRIPEy yerFORE AS GRETE ; AS FOR yE GRETE TRUTHE *MONY SONDRY SOREWES ; IN CITEES FALLEN OFTE *BOyE yOURz FUYR AND FLOOD ; AND AL yOURz FALSE PEOPLE yAT BY-GILEN GODE MEN ; AND GREUEy HEM WRONGLY yE WHUCHE CRIEN ON HERE KNES ; yAT CRIST HEM AVENGE HERE ON yIS ERTHE ; OR ELLES IN HELLE yAT SO BY-GILEy HEM OF HERE GOOD ; yAT GOD ON HEM SENDEy *FEUERES OR FOULER VUELES ; OR FUYR ON HERE HOSES *MOREYNE OR OyER MESCHANCE ; AND MENYTYME HIT FALLES yAT JNNOCENCE IS YHERD ; IN HEUENE AMONGE SEYNTES yAT LOUTEN TO HEM FOR OURE LORD ; AND TO OURE LADY BOTHE *TO GRAUNTE GILOURS ON ERTHE ; GRACE TO AMENDE *AND HAUE HERE PENAUNCE ; ON PURE ERTHE ; & NOT yE PEINE OF HELLE *AND yENNE FALLEy yer FUYR ; ON FALSE MENNES HOUSES *AND GOODMEnNES FOR HER GULTES ; GLOWEy ON FUYRE AFTER *AL yIS HAUE WE SEIEN ; AND SOME TYME yOURz A BREWERE *MENY BURGAGES Y-BRENT ; AND BODIES yER-YNNE *AND yOURz A CANDEL CLEMYNG ; IN A CORSEDE PLACE *FUL ADOUN AND FORBRENT ; FORy ALLE yE REWE *FOR yY *MAIRES yaT MAKEN FRE MEN ; ME yINKE yaT yEI OUzHTEN *FOR TO SPERE AND ASPIE ; FOR ENY SPECHE OF SELUER WHAT MANERE MUYSTER ; OF *MARCHAUNDISE HE VSED *AR HE WERE VNDERFONGE FREO ; AND FELAWE IN zOURE ROLLES HIT IS NOT SEMELY FOR SOyE ; In *CITEE NE IN BURGH TOUN yAT VSERERES Oyer REGRATOURS ; FOR ENY SKYnNES zIFTES *BEO FRAUNCHISED FOR A FREO MAN ; AND HAUE A FALS NAME *AC *MEDE yE MAIDE ; yE MAIRE SzHEO BE-SOUzHT *OF ALLE SUCHE SULLERES ; SELUER TO TAKE *OR PRESENTZ WITH OUT PANS ; AND OyER PRYUE zIFTES *AND HAUE RUTHE ON REGRATOurS ; yAT HAN RICHE HONDES. <6 words> LOUE HEM FOR MY LOUE ; QUOD yIS LADY MEDE *AND SOFFRE HEM SOME TYME ; TO SULLE AzEYNS yE LAWE *SALAMON yE SAGE ; A SARMON HE MADE *IN AMENDEMENT OF *MEIRES ; AND OTHER STIWARDES *AND WITTENESSIT WHAT WORy OF HEM ; yaT WOLLEy TAKE MEDE <8 words> *AMONG yESE LETTRED LORDES ; yIS LATYN IS MENE yAT FUYR SCHAL FALLE AND FOR-BRENNE ; AL TO BLO ASKES yE HOUSES AN yE HOMES ; OF HEM TAKEN zIFTES . yE KYNG FRAM COUNSEIL CAM ; AND CALLED AFTER MEDE *AND SEIDE TO SE HURE ; BOTE Y SAUz NOT HYM yAT LADDE HURE *CORTEISLICHE yE KYNG yO ; AS HIS KYNDE WOLDE LACKEDE HURE A LITE WIzTH ; FOR yAT zHEO LOUED GILE *AND WILNED TO BE WEDDE ; WIy-OUTEN HIS LEUE *TIL TRUTHE HADDE TOLDE HURE ; A TOKNE FRAM HYM SELUE *AND SEIDE VNWITTILICHE WOMMAN ; WROUzHT HAS yOU OFTEN *I HAUE FOR zYUE yE MENY GULT ; AND MY GRACE GraUNTED *BOyE TO yE AND TO yINE ; IN HOPE yOU SCHOST AMENDE *AND AY yE LENGER Y LETE yE GO ; yE LASSE TRUTHE IS WIy yE *FOR WORSE WROUTES yOU NEUer ; yENNE yO yOU FALS TOKE zUT Y FOR-zYUE yE yIS GILT ; GODES FORBODE ENY MORE yOU TEONE ME AND TRUTHE ; AND yOU MOWE BE A TAKE *IN yE CASTEL OF *CORFE ; Y SCHAL DO THE CLOSE yERE AS AN *ANCRE ; OR A WEL WORSE WONE *AND MARIE yE MESCHIEF ; BY SEYNT MARIE MY LADY yAT ALLE WANTOWEN WOmMEN ; SCHULLE BE WAR BY yE ONE *AND BITERLICHE BANNE yE ; AND ALLE yAT BEREy THI NAME *AND TECHE yE LOUYE TREUTHE ; AND TAKE CONSAIL OF RESOUN *J HAUE A KNYzHT HIzT CONCIENSE ; CAM LATE FRO BY zEONDE *IF HE WILNEy yE TO WYUE ; WOLTHOU HYM HAUE zEE LORD QUOD yAT LADY ; LORD HIT ME FOR BEDE *BOTE Y BE HOLLY AT THIN HESTE ; LET HANGE ME ELLES yENNE WAS CONCIENSE CALD ; TO COME AND A PEERE *BY-FORE yE KYNG AND HIS COUNSAIL ; AS CLERKES AND OyER KNELYNG TO yE KYNG ; CONCIENSE LOUTED *TO WITE WHAT IS WILLE WERE ; AND WHAT HE DO SCHOLDE WOLTOU WEDDE yIS MAIDE ; IF Y WOLLE ASENTE *FOR HEO IS FAYN OF yY FELAWESCHUP ; AND FORTO BE yI MAKE *QUAy CONCIENSE yO TO yE KYNG ; CRIST HIT ME FOR BEDE *ER Y WEDDE SUCH A WIF ; WO ME BY TIDE *FOR SCHEO IS FREEL OF HURE FAITH ; AND FIKEL OF HERE SPECHE *AND MAKEy MEN MISDO ; MENY SCORE TYMES *JN TRIST OF HURE TRESOUR ; SCHEO TEONEy FUL MENY WYUES AND WIDEWES ; WANTONESS SCHEO TECHEy *AND LEREy HEM TO LECHERYE ; yAT LOUIEy HURE zIFTES zOURE FADER SCHEO FELDE ; FALS AND SCHEO TO-GEDERES *SCHEO HAy APOISONED POPES ; SCHEO APEIREy HOLY CHURCHE *JS NOT A+BETER BAUDE ; BY HYM yAT ME MADE *BY-TWENE HEUENE AND HELLE ; AL ERyE yAUz MEN SOUzT *FOR SCHEO IS TIKEL OF HIRE TAIL ; TALEWYS OF TONGE *AND COmMUNE AS ye CARTEWAY ; TO KNAUES AND TO ALLE *TO *MONKES TO ALLE MEN ; yE MUSELES IN HEGGES *LIGGEy BY HEM WHENNE HEM LUSTE ; LERED AND LEWED *SISOURS AND SOMPNOURS ; SUCHE MEN HURE PREISEy *SCHEREUES OF SHIRES ; WERE SCHENT IF SCHE NERE *SCHEO LAT PASSE PRYSONES ; AND PAIEy FOR OFTE *AND zYUEy yE GAILER GOLD ; AND GROTES TO-GIDERES *TO VNFETER yE FALS ; AND FLEO WHERE HYM LIKEy *AND TAKEy TRUWTH BY yE TOP ; AND TIEy HYM FASTE *AND HANGEy HYM FOR HATERED ; yAT HARMED NEUER *TO BEO CORSEDE IN CONSTORIE ; SCHEO COUNTEy NOT A RUSCHE *SCHEO COPEy yE COmMISSARIE ; AND COTETH HIS CLERKES *SCHEO IS ASSOILED yUS SONE ; AS HURE-SELF LIKEy *SCHEO MAY NEYz AS MOCHE DO ; IN A MONTHE ONE *AS zOURE SECREE SEEL ; IN SIX SCORE DAIES *SCHEO IS PRYUE WIy yE POPE ; PROUYSOURS HIT KNOWETH *FOR SYMONYE AND HURE-SELF ; SEELEy HERE BULLES *SCHEO BLESSEy yESE BISSCHOPES ; yOUz yEY BE NY LEWED *SCHEO ProUENDREy PerSONES ; AND PREOSTES HEO MAYTENETH *TO HOLDE LEmMANNES AND LOTEBIES ; AL HERE LYF DAIES *AND BRYNGEy FORy BARNES ; AzEYNES FORBODENE LAWES <6 words> *THERE SCHEO IS WEL WIy ENY KYNG ; WO IS yE *REOME *FOR SCHEO IS FAUERABLE TO FALS ; yAT DEFOULEy TRUTHE *BY IHesus WIy HURE JUWELES ; yE JUSTISE SCHEO SCHENDEy *SCHE LIy AzEYN yE LAWE ; AND LETTEy HYM yE GATE yAT FAIy MAY NOT HAUE HIS FORy ; HURE FLORYNES GOy SO yIKKE *AND LEDEy yE LAWE AS HURE LUST ; AND LOUEDAIES MAKEy . yOURz WUCHE LOUEDAY IS LOST ; yAT LEAUTE MAY WYNNE yE MASE FOR AMENE MAN ; yAUz HE MOTE EUER LAWE IS SO LORDLICHE ; AND LOy TO MAKEN ENDE WIy PRESENTZ AND PANS ; SCHEO PLESEy FUL FEWE *TRUWE BURGEISES AND BONDE ; TO NOzT SCHEO BRYNGEy OFTEN *AND AL yE COmMUNE I%N CARE ; AND IN COUEYTISE *RELIGIOUN SCHEO AL TO REUETH ; AND OUT OF RULE TO LIBBE yER NYS *CITE VNDER SONNE ; NE SO RICHE REOME yIS SCHEO IS LOWED AND LETE BY ; yAT LAST SCHAL ENY WHILE WIy OUTE WERRE Oyer WO ; OR WIKKED LAWES . AND CUSTUMES OF COUETISE ; yE COMUNE TO DISTRIE *IN SITTYNG SUFFRAUNCE ; HURE SOSTER AND HERE SELUE HAUEN MAKED AL MOST ; BOTE MARIE yE HELPE yAT NO LONDE LOUEy yE ; AND zUT LEOST yYN OWNE *FOR MEDE HAy KNUT CLERKES ; AND COUEITISE TO-GEDRES yAT AL yE WIT OF yIS WORLD ; IS WOXE I%NTO GILE yUS yIS LADY LERET yI LAND ; NOWE LORD zEUE HURE SORWE *FOR POURE MEN DUR NOT PLAYNE ; NE HERE PLEYNT SCHEWE . SUCH A MAISTER IS MEDE ; AMONGE MEN OF GOODE yENNE MORNED MEDE ; MENYNGE HURE TO yE KYNG *TO HAUE SPACE TO SPEKE ; SPEDE IF SCHEO MYzT yE KYNG GRAUNTEDE HURE GraCE ; WIy A GOOD WILLE *EXCUSE yE IF yOU CANST ; Y CAN NO MORE SEGGEN *FOR CONCIENSE ACUSEy yE ; TO CONGEIE yE FOR EUER *NAY LORD QUOD yAT LADY ; LEOUEy HYM yE WORSE WHWEN zEE WITEN WITERLY ; IN WHAM yE WRONGE LIGGEy yERE yAT MESCHIEF IS GRET ; MEDE MAY HELPEN *AND yAT KNOWEy CONCIENSE ; Y CAM NOT TO CHIDE *NE TO DE-PraUE yI PerSONE ; WITH A PROUT HERTE WEL yOU WOST WETERLY ; BOT IF yOU WILT GABBE YOU HAST HANGED ON MYN HALF ; ELLEUENE TYMES *AND ALSO GRIPEN OF MY GOLD ; AND zAF HIT WHERE yE LIKED WHI yOU WRAyyESTE yE NOWE ; WONDER ME THYNKETHE zUT Y MAY AS Y MIzT ; MENSKE yE WIy zIFTES *AND MAYNTENE yE MANHED ; MORE yAN yOU KNOWEST *AC yOU HAST FAMED ME FOULE ; BY-FORE yE KYNG HERE *FOR CULD Y NEUER KYNG ; NE COUNSEILD SO TO DONE *AC Y SAUED MY-SELF ; SIXTI yOUSAND LYUES *BOyE HERE AND ELLES WERE ; IN ALLE KYNDE LONDES *AC yOU yI-SELF ; WHO SO HIT SEGGE DURST HAST ARWED MANY HARDMAN ; yAT HADDE WILLE TO FIzT *TO BRENNE AND TO KRUTEN ; TO BETE ADOUN STRENGTHES *IN CONTREES yer yE KYNG CAM ; CONCIENSE HYM LETTE yAT HE NE FULD NOzT HIS FOOS ; yO FORTUNE HIT WOLDE *AND AS HIS WIRDES WERE ORDEYNED ; BY yE WILLE OF OURE LORD *CAITIFLICHE yOU CONCIENSE ; CONSAILEDEST yE KYNG LETEN *IN HIS ENEMYS HOND ; HIS ERITAGE OF *FRAUNCE *VN-CONNYNG IS yAT CONCIENSE ; A KYNEDOME TO SULLE yAT IS CONQUERED yOURz A COmMUNE HELP ; A KYNEDOM OR A DOUCHEE *MAY NOT BE SOLDE SOyLY ; SO MANY HERE PART ASKUy *OF FOLK yAT FAUzT yERFORE ; AND FOLWED yE KYNGES WILLE yE LESTE LADDE yAT LANGED TO HYM ; BE yE LONDE Y WONNE LOKEy AFTER LORDSCHUPE ; OyER OyER LARGE MEDE WHERE-BY HE MAY AS A MAN ; FOR EUER MORE LYUE AFTER *AND yAT IS yE KYNDE OF A KYNGE ; yaT COnQUEREy ON HIS ENEMYS *TO HE<2 chars>E HEILICHE AL HIS OST ; OR ELLES TO GRAUNTE *AL yAT <1 word> MEN MAY WYNNE ; TO DO yER MYDE HERE BEST *FOR yI Y COUNSAILE NO KYNG ; ENY COUNSAILE ASKE *AT CONCIENSE IF HE COUEITE ; TO CONQUERE A *REOME *FOR SCHOLDE NEUER CONCIENSE ; BEO MY CONSTABLE WERE Y A KYNG Y-CROUNDED ; BY *MARYE QUOD MEDE *NE BE *MARCHEL OUER MY MEN ; yERE Y MOST FIzHT *AC HADDE Y MEDE BE HIS *MARSCHAL ; OUer HIS MEN IN *FRAUNCE *I DURSTE HAUE Y LAIDE MY LIF ; AND NO LASSE WEDDE HE HADDE BE LORD OF yAT LONDE ; IN LENGTHE AND IN BREDE *AND ALSO KYNG OF yAT KUy ; HIS KYN TO HAUE HOLPE yE LEST BROL OF HIS BLOOD ; A BARONES PERE *VN-CONNENDLY yOU CONCIENS ; CONSAILLEDEST HYM yENNES *TO LETE SO HIS LORDSCHUP ; FOR A LITEL MONE HIT BY-COMEy FOR A KYNG ; yAT SCHAL KEPE A *REOME *TO zEUE MEN MEDE ; yAT MEKELICHE HYM SERUEy *TO ALIENES AND TO ALLE MEN ; TO HONOURE HEM WIy zIFTES *MEDE MAKEy HYM BEO BY LOUED ; AND FOR A+MAN Y HOLDEN *EMPerOURS AND *EORLES ; AND ALLE MANER LORDES yOURz zIFTES HAN zEmMEN ; TO RENNEN AND RYDE yE POPE AND PRELATES ; PRESENTZ VNDERFONGEN *AND zEUEN MEDE TO MEN ; TO MEYNTENE HERE LAWES *SERIAUNS FOR HERE SERUYSE MEDE yEI ASKEN *AND TAKEN MEDE OF HERE MAISTRES ; AS yEI MOWE A-CORDE *BEGGERES AND BEDEMEN ; CRAUEN MEDE FOR HERE PREIERES *MYNSTRALS FOR HERE MUnSTRACY ; A MEDE yEI ASKEN *MAISTRES yAT TECHEy CLERKES ; CRAUEN FOR HURE MEDE *PREOSTES yAT PRECHEN ; AND yE PEOPLE TECHEN *ASKEN MEDE AND MASSE PANS ; AND HERE METE BOTHE *ALLE KYNE CRAFTI MEN ; CRAUEN MEDE FOR HERE PRENTISES *MARCHAUNDISE AND MEDE ; MOTE NEDE GO TO-GYDERES *JS NO LEDE yAT LYUEy ; yAT HE NE LOUEy MEDE *AND GLAD FORTO GRIPE HUR~ ; GRET LORD OR POURE *QUAy yE KYNG TO CONCIENSE ; BI CRIST AT MY KNOWYNG *MEDE IS WORTHI ME THYNKEy ; yE MAISTRIE TO HAUE *NAY QUOD CONCIENSE TO yE KYNG ; CLERKES WITE yE SOyE yAT MEDE IS EUER-MORE ; A MEYNTENOUR~ OF GILE *AS yE SAUTER SCHEWEy ; BY SUCHE yAT zYUEN MEDE yAT VNLAWEFULLICHE LYUEN ; HAUEN LARGE HANDES *TO zEUE MEN MEDE ; MORE OyER LASSE *AC yER IS MEDE A MerCEDE ; AND BOyE MEN DEMEN *A DESERT FOR SOME DOYNG ; DEORNE OyER ELLES *MEDE MENY TYMES ; MEN zYUEN BI-FORE yE DOYNGE AND yAT IS NOyER RESOUN NE RIzT ; NE IN NO REOME LAWE yAT ANY MAN MEDE TOKE ; BOTE HE HIT MYzT DESERUE *AND FORTO VNDERTAKE TO TRAUAILE FOR ANOyER *AND WOT NEUER WITERLIE ; WHER HE LYUE SO LONGE *NE HAUE HAPPE TO HIS HELE ; MEDE TO DESERUEN *I HALD HYM OUER HARDY ; OR ELLES NAT TRUWE yAT MANIBus IS PAIED ; OR HIS PAIE ASKEy HARLOTES AND HORES ; AND ALSO FALS LECHES yEI ASKEN HERE HUYRE ; ER yEI HIT HAUE DESERUED *AND GILOURS zYUEN BYFORE ; AND GOODMEN ATTE ENDE WHENNE yE DEDE IS Y-DO ; AND yE DAY ENDED