"Schall y haff yowr forty shillings," seyde Lytel John,
"Or ye, master, schall haffe myne?"
"Yeff they wer a hundred," seyde Roben,
"Y feythe, they ben all theyne."
"Het ys fol leytell cortesey," seyde the potter,85
"As y haffe harde weyse men saye,
Yeff a por yeman com drywyng ower the wey,
To let hem of hes gorney."
"Be mey trowet, thow seys soyt," seyde Roben,
"Thow seys god [yemenrey];90
And thow dreyffe forthe yevery day,
Thow schalt never be let for me.
"Y well prey the, god potter,
A felischepe well thow haffe?
Geffe me they clothyng, and thow schalt hafe myne;95
Y well go to Notynggam."
"Y [grant] therto," seyde the potter,
"Thow schalt feynde me a felow gode;
Bot thow can sell mey pottes well,
Come ayen as thow [yode]."100
"Nay, be mey trowt," seyde Roben,
"And then y bescro mey hede
Yeffe y bryng eney pottes ayen,
And eney weyffe well hem chepe."
Than spake Leytell John,105
And all hes felowhes heynd,
"Master, be well war of the screffe of Notynggam,
For he ys leytell howr frende."
["Heyt war howte," seyde Roben,]
["Felowhes, let me alone;]110
[Thorow the helpe of howr ladey,]
[To Notynggam well y gon."]
[Robyn went to Notynggam,]
[Thes pottes for to sell;]
[The potter abode with Robens men,]115
[Ther he fered not eylle.]
Tho Roben droffe on hes wey,
So merey ower the londe:
Heres mor and affter ys to saye,
The best ys beheynde.120