| 185 | He fastid longe and was in contemplance | |
| | Aaron that hadde the tempil in gouenaunce | |
| | And eke the othir prestis euerichon | |
| | Into the tempil whan they sholde goon | |
| | To prayen for the pepyl and do seruise | |
| 190 | They nolde drynke in no maner wyse | |
| | No drynke that mighte hem dronke make | |
| | But there in abstinence to praye and wake | |
| | Lest that they deyden take hede what I say | |
| | But they be sober that for the pepyl pray | |
| 195 | Ware that I say for it ynow suffisith | |
| | Our lord Iesu as holi writ deuisith | |
| | Yaf vs ensampyl of fastinge and praieris | |
| | Therfore we mendicantis we poure freris | |
| | Been weddid to pouerte and to continence | |
| 200 | To charite humbilnes and pacience | |
| | To persecucion for euery rightwisnes | |
| | To weping misericord and to clennes | |
| | And therfore mowe ye se that our praiers | |
| | I speke of vs we mendicaunt freris | |
| 205 | Be to the high god more exceptable | |
| | Than youris with your festis at your tabyl | |
| | Fro Paradis first yf I shal not lye | |
| | Was man out chasid for his glotenye | |
| | And cast was out to labour certeyn | |
| 210 | But herken now Thomas what I shal sayn | |
| | I haue no text of it as I suppose | |
| | But I fynde a maner thing of a glose | |
| | That specially our swete lord Ihesus | |
