| Quod he that may I yeue you and non othir | |
| Ye sey me thus how that I am your brothir | |
| Ye certis qd the frere trustith me right wel | |
420 | I took our dame our lettir and our seel | |
| Now wel quod he and somwhat shal I yeue | |
| Vnto your holy Couent whyle y lyue | |
| And in thy hond thou shalt it haue anon | |
| On this condicion and othir non | |
425 | That thou departe it so my dere brother | |
| That euery frere haue as moche as othir | |
| This shalt thou swere on thy professioun | |
| Withoute fraude or cauillacioun | |
| I swere it quod the frere vp on my feith | |
430 | And ther with al his hond in his he leith | |
| Lo here my feith in me shal be no lak | |
| Than put thy hond a doun right be my bak | |
| Seyde this man and grope wel be hynde | |
| Be nethe my buttok there shalt thou fynde | |
435 | A thyng that I haue hid in priuyte | |
| A thoughte this frere that shal go with me | |
| And doun his hond he launchith to the clifte | |
| In hope forto fynde there som good yefte | |
| And whan this sik man felte this frere | |
440 | Aboute his towel gropinge here and there | |
| Amyd his hond he let the frere a fart | |
| Ther is no Capul drawynge in a Cart | |
| That mighte haue let a fart of suche a soun | |
| The frere vp stert as doth a wood lioun | |
445 | A fals chorle quod he for Cockis bonys | |