Cowþe wel halde layk a-lofte.
1 vntyl ny3te (?). 2 lede (?).
[FYTTE THE THIRD.]
I.
Before day-break folks uprise,
Ful erly bifore þe day þe folk vp-rysen,
Gestes þat go wolde, hor grome3 þay calden,
& þay busken vp bilyue, blonkke3 to sadel,
Tyffen he[r] takles, trussen her males,
Richen hem þe rychest, to ryde alle arayde,