"Þat is in-nogh in nwe 3er, hit nedes no more,"

Quod þe gome in þe grene to Gawan þe hende,

"3if I þe telle trwly, quen I þe tape haue,

& þou me smoþely hat3 smyten, smartly I þe teche

Of my hous, & my home, & myn owen nome,

Þen may þou frayst my fare, & forwarde3 holde,

& if I spende no speche, þenne spede3 þou þe better,

For þou may leng in þy londe, & layt no fyrre,

bot slokes;

Ta now þy grymme tole to þe,