Þenne laȝande quod þe lorde, "now leng þe by-houes,
For I schal teche yow to þa[t] terme bi þe tymeȝ ende,
Þe grene chapayle vpon grounde, greue yow no more;
Bot ȝe schal be in yowre bed, burne, at þyn ese,
Quyle forth dayej, & ferk on pe fyrst of pe ȝere,
& cum to þat merk at mydmorn, to make quat yow likeȝ
in spenne;
Dowelleȝ whyle new ȝeres daye,
& rys, & raykeȝ þenne,
Mon schal yow sette in waye,