& al with gomen he hym gret, & goudly he sayde,
"I schal fylle vpon fyrst oure forwardeȝ nouþe,
Þat we spedly han spoken, þer spared watȝ no drynk;"
Þen acoles he [þe] knyȝt, & kysses hym þryes,
As sauerly & sadly as he hem sette couþe.
"Bi Kryst," quod þat oþer knyȝt, "ȝe cach much sele,
In cheuisaunce of þis chaffer, ȝif ȝe hade goud chepeȝ."
"Ȝe of þe chepe no charg," quod chefly þat oþer,
"As is pertly payed þe chepeȝ þat I aȝte."
"Mary," quod þat oþer mon, "myn is bi-hynde,