Certes quaþ þe vle. þat is soþ.

þeos riche men· Muchele mys doþ.

þat leteþ þane gode man.

415 þat of so fele þinge can.

⁊ yeueþ rente wel mislyche.

⁊ of him leteþ wel lyhtliche.

wiþ heore kunne heo beoþ Mildre.

⁊ yeueþ rente lutle childre.

420 so heore wit hi demeþ adwole.

þ̵ euer abit Mayster Nichole.