And he was quit of that he hadde,
And thus fortune his chance ladde.[1491]
P. ii. 138
And whan he sih his touche aweie,
He goth him hom the rihte weie[1492]
And liveth forth as he dede er,
And putte al Avarice afer,
And the richesse of gold despiseth,
And seith that mete and cloth sufficeth. 320
Thus hath this king experience