But if it be fresch flesch, other fische, fryed other bake, 305

And that chaude or plus chaud, for chillyng of here mawe.

And but if he be heighlich huyred, ellis wil he chyde,

And þat he was werkman wrouȝt waille þe tyme;

Aȝeines Catones conseille comseth he to iangle:—

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He greueth hym aȝeines God, and gruccheth aȝeines resoun,

And þanne curseth he þe kynge, and al his conseille after,

Suche lawes to loke, laboreres to greue.

Ac whiles Hunger was her maister, þere wolde none of hem chyde,