So was he ware thar cummyne to the oſt
O clerk, with whome he was aqwynt befor,
[1296] In to his tyme non better was y-bore;
Of qwhois com he gretly vas Reioſit,
For in to hyme ſum comfort he ſuppoſit;
between whom and himself there was a hearty affection.
Betuex them was one hartly affeccioune.
[1300] Non orderis had he of Relegioune,
Famus he was, and of gret excellence,
He was expert in the seven sciences,