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.