[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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