Wel he it bar, and solde it wel,
Þe siluer he brouthe hom il del;
Al þat he þer-fore tok
With-held he nouth a ferþinges nok.
So yede he forth ilke day,
Þat he neuere at home lay.
So wolde he his mester lere;
A great dearth arises.
Bifel it so a strong dere
Bigan to rise of korn of bred,