And hwan he tok þe grete laumprei,
Ful we[l] he couþe þe rithe wei
To lincolne, þe gode boru;
Ofte he yede it þoru and þoru,
Til he hauede wol[39] wel sold,
And þer-fore þe penies told.
Þanne he com, þenne he were bliþe,
For hom he brouthe fele siþe
and bring home simnels, meal, meat, and hemp.
Wastels, simenels with þe horn,