| 255 | This longe nyght ther tyd vs no reste | |
| | But yet noforce al shal be for the beste | |
| | For Iohn sayde aleyn al so mot I thryue | |
| | If that I may ye wenche wol I swyue | |
| | Som esement hath lawe shapen vs | |
| 260 | For Iohn ther is alawe that saith thus | |
| | That yf aman in o thing be agreued | |
| | That in a nothir he shal be releued | |
| | Our corn is stole sothly hit is no nay | |
| | And we haue had an euyl fytte to day | |
| 265 | And syn I shal haue non amendement | |
| | Ageyns my losse I wol haue esement | |
| | Be goddis sale it shal non othir be | |
| | This Iohn answerd aleyn auyse the | |
| | The myllere is a perlous man he seyde | |
| 270 | And yf that he out of his slepe abreyde | |
| | He mighte do vs bathe a velony | |
| | Aleyn answerd I counte hym not a flye | |
| | And vp he rist and to the wenche he creep | |
| | This wenche lay vpright and fast sleep | |
| 275 | Til he so ny was or she myghte aspye | |
| | That it hadde be to late for to crye | |
| | And shortly forto telle they were attone | |
| | Now playe aleyn for I wil speke of Iohn | |
| | This Iohn lith stille a furlong wey or two | |
| 280 | And to hym self he made gret woo | |
| | Allas quod he this is a wickyd Iape | |
| | Now may I say that I is but an ape | |
| | Yet hath my felow somwhat for his harm | |
