| | Was in his cole and stoppid with wex weel | |
| 550 | Forto kepe in his limayl euery deel | |
| | And whyle the preest was in his bisynes | |
| | This chanon with his sticke gan it dres | |
| | To hym anone and his powder cast yn | |
| | As he dede erst / the deuyl out of his skyn | |
| 555 | Hym turne I prey to god for his falshede | |
| | For he was euer fals in thought and dede | |
| | And with his sticke aboue his crosselet | |
| | That was ordeyned with that fals get | |
| | He stirid the colls til al relente began | |
| 560 | The wex ayens the fyre as euery man | |
| | But it a fool be woot weel it muste nede | |
| | And al that in the sticke was out yede | |
| | And in the crosselet hastliche fyl | |
| | Now gode siris what wil ye bet than wel | |
| | Whan that this preest was thus begylid ageyn | |
| | Supposinge naught but trowthe soth to seyn | |
| | He was so glad I can not expres | |
| | In no maner his mirthe and his gladnes | |
| | And to the Chanon he profrid eftsone | |
| 570 | Body and good ye quod the chanon anone | |
| | Though I be poure crafty thou shalt me fynde | |
| | I warne the wel yet is thermore behynde | |
| | Is ther ony copir here Inne quod he | |
| | Ye quod the preest sir I trow ther be | |
| 575 | Ellis go by vs sum and that as swythe | |
| | Now gode sire go forth thy wey and hye the | |
| | He wente his wey and with his copir cam | |
