| | And eke his skrippe and sette hym softe a doun | |
| 70 | His felaw was walkid in to the toun | |
| | Forth with his knaue in to that osterye | |
| | Where as he shoop hym that night to ly | |
| | O dere maister sayde this sik man | |
| | How haue ye faryn syn marche began | |
| 75 | I saw you nat this fourtenyght ne more | |
| | God woot quod he labourid haue I ful sore | |
| | And specially for thy saluacion | |
| | Haue y said many a precious orison | |
| | And for our othir frendis god hem blesse | |
| 80 | I haue this day be at your chirche at messe | |
| | And said a sermon to my lewd wit | |
| | Nat aftir the playn text of holy wryt | |
| | For it is hard to you as I suppose | |
| | And therfore telle I you al the glose | |
| 85 | Glosinge is a ful glorious thing certeyn | |
| | For lettir sleth as we clerkis seyn | |
| | There haue I taught hem to be charitable | |
| | And spende her good there it is resonable | |
| | And ther I saw our dame a where is she | |
| 90 | Yonder in the yerd I trow that she be | |
| | Said this man and she wol come anon | |
| | Ey maister wel com be ye by saint Iohn | |
| | Sayde this wyf how fare ye hertely | |
| | This frere arisith vp ful coriously | |
| 95 | And here embrasith in his armys narow | |
| | And kissith here swete & chirkith as a sparow | |
| | With his lippis / dame quod he right weel | |
