Recorded couenaunteȝ ofte;
Þe olde lorde of þat leude,2
Cowþe wel halde layk a-lofte.
1 vntyl nyȝte (?). 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 gromeȝ þay calden,
& þay busken vp bilyue, blonkkeȝ to sadel,