Leytell John to hes master seyde,
Ho haet the wager won ?
Schall y haff yowr forty shillings, seyde Lytel [228] John,
Or ye, master, schall haffe myne ?
Yeff they wer a hundred, seyde Robèn,
Y feythe, they ben all theyne.
Het ys fol leytell cortesey, seyde the potter,
As y haffe harde weyse men saye,
Yeff a por yeman com drywyng ower the wey,
To let hem of hes gorney.