Thus me pileth the pore that is of lute pris:

Nede in swot and in swynk swynde mot swo:”

Nede he mot swynde thah he hade swore,

That nath nout en hod his lied for te hude.

Thus wil walketh in londe, and lawe is for-lore,

And al is piked of the pore, the prikyares prude.

Thus me pileth the pore and pyketh ful clene,

The ryche raymeth withouten eny ryht;

Ar londes and ar leodes liggeth fol lene,

Thorh bddyng of baylyfs such harm hem hath hiht.