And of Norwyche þe modyr cherche
he ded hyt fyrst make and werche;
And þere he lyþ be-ȝunde þe see, [folio 18a]
he ordeyned a mynster [mynstyr O, mynstre D, mynyster H.] for to be;
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Foure ȝere or [ar O, om. D.] þe cherche were ful set [was endyd D.]
was hys soulë to god [heuene O, or h. s. was to heuene sendyd D.] fet.
Okerers men oght to weyue, [gouleris owyn for to whyue D.; O. gloss 'fle.']
Ȝeue hem noght, ne of hem receyue, [ȝif hym nouȝt ne not retyue D.]
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ȝyf þou wetë what þey are, [OD. transpose these lines. In 2593, D reads 'qwat þei ware.'] —
yn no manere of chaffare. [OD. transpose these lines. In 2593, D reads 'qwat þei ware.']
Sum tyme þer was yn [Sumtyme was D.] a cyte,
Þat ȝyf an okerer [ȝif ony goulere þerin D.] myȝt founde [founden O.] be,
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Þey helde hym vyler [hyldyn hym wers D.] þan a Iew,
For no man wuldë hys prew; [O. gloss 'profyte,' held hem but on-trew D.]
Men clepyde [callyd D.] hys hous yn euery strete
'Þe hous of þe fendës sete.'
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Fyre, [Fer O, þe fer & D.] watyr, þat he shuld note, [O. gloss 'okepye.']
Þey cursed hyt [hyt, om. D.] euery grote;
And euery syde to ouþer, "sere, [men seyde to oþer sone D.]
lo, þere þe cursed vsurere!" [qwhere þe cursyd goulere come D.]
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yn cherchë no man ȝaf [ȝeue D.] hym pes, [O. gloss 'pax.']
For a fend þey [men D.] hym ches. [[6 syllables]]
No man was so hardy [[6 syllables]]
To bryng hym þyng [bryngyn hym good D.] opunly,
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Þat he ne shulde vyly [but þat he schulde opynly D.] be shent
Of alle þat by þe stretë [stret O, strete D.] went.
And whan any vsurere [qwhan a goulere D.] was dede,
Þe cherchëȝerde þey hym forbede.
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