He broghte up thanne of his taillage,

And al was under the visage

P. iii. 228

Of werkes whiche he made tho.

Bot nou it is befalle so,

That al is mad, riht as he seide,

And he was riche whan he deide; 4050

So that it is no maner nede,

If thou therof wolt taken hiede,(4250*)

To pilen of the poeple more,