Wherof his hous is full withinne.
He reccheth noght, be so he winne,[249]
Though that ther lese ten or tuelve:
His love is al toward himselve
And to non other, bot he se
That he mai winne suche thre;
P. ii. 275
For wher he schal oght yive or lene,
He wol ayeinward take a bene,
Ther he hath lent the smale pese.