[Ne of the halle eek what nede is]

To tellen yow, that every wal

Of hit, and floor, and roof and al

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Was plated half a fote thikke

Of gold, and that nas no-thing [wikke],

But, for to prove in alle wyse,

As fyn as ducat in Venyse,

Of whiche to lyte al in my pouche is?

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