And if thee list for aqueintance,
Now tell what maner man thou art.’
And he ansuerde upon his part:
‘I am a Jew, and be mi lawe
I schal to noman be felawe3240*
To kepe him trowthe in word ne dede,
Bot if he be withoute drede[1224]
A verrai Jew riht as am I:
For elles I mai trewely
Bereve him bothe lif and good.’