Death came upon him.
Deth him tok þan he bes[t] wolde
Liuen, but hyse dayes were fulde;
Þat he ne moucte no more liue,
For gol ne siluer, ne for no gyue.
He sends for the priests.
Hwan he þat wiste, raþe he sende
After prestes fer an hende,
Chanounes gode, and monkes beþe,[15]
Him for to[16] wisse, and to Rede;