Go no be-fore þawgh þou be beden;

And yf þat he þy maystur be,

Go not be-fore, for curtasé,

Noþer in fylde, wode, noþer launde,

Ne euen hym with, but he commaunde.

¶ Yf þou schalle on pilgrimage go,

Be not þe thryd felaw for wele ne wo;

Thre oxen in plowgh may neuer wel drawe,

Noþer be craft, ryȝt, ne lawe.

¶ Ȝif þou be profert to drynk of cup,