Bot I fulofte am schet theroute,

P. ii. 131

Ther as my worthi tresor is.

So is mi lif lich unto this,

That ye me tolden hier tofore,

Hou that an Oxe his yock hath bore

For thing that scholde him noght availe:

And in this wise I me travaile;[1457] 110

For who that evere hath the welfare,

I wot wel that I have the care,