Þe smalle lofe he cuttis euen in twynne,
Þo ouer dole in two lays to hym.
The aumenere a rod schalle haue in honde,
As office for almes, y vndurstonde.
Alle þe broken met he kepys y wate,
To dele to pore men at þe ȝate.
And drynke þat leues serued in halle;
Of ryche and pore bothe grete and smalle.
He is sworne to ouer-se þe seruis wele,
And dele hit to þe pore euery dele;