[6-text p 401]
That equally / the soun of it wol wende
And eek the stynk/ vn-to the spokes ende
Saue / that this worthy man / youre Confessour
By cause / he is a man of greet honour
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Shal han the firste fruyt as reson is
The noble vsage of freres / yet is this
The worthy men of hem / shul first be serued
And certeynly / he hath it wel disserued
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He hath to day / taught vs so muchel good
With prechyng in the pulput ther he stood
That I may vouche sauf / I seye for me
He hadde the firste smel / of fartes thre
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And so wolde / al his Couent hardily
He bereth hym / so faire and holily
¶ The lord / the lady / ech man / saue the frere
Seyden / that Iankyn spak in this matere
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As wel / as Euclyde / or Protholomee
Touchynge the cherl / they seyde subtiltee
And hy wit made hym speke / as he spak
He nys no fool / ne no demonyak
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And Iankyn hath y-wonne / a newe gowne
My tale is doon / we been almoost at towne [6-text p 253]
¶ Here endeth the Somnours tale. [[A blank leaf follows in the MS.]]
