Ryche tresoure, now furþe men leye,
And on þe touþer day hyt ys alle aweye;
O day, to-gedyr men mowe hyt se,
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A-nouther, [A nouþer day.] sprede þurgh all þe cuntre.
Þus fareþ hyt by þese [þe.] parsones cosynes;
Þát þe parsone wynnyþ, þe cosyne tynes; [O. gloss 'lest.']
yn þe parsones tyme, rychely he lyueþ,
Aftyr hym, no man of hym ȝyueþ; [of hym no man oghte ȝyueþ.]
yn hys tyme, ofte pens he telleþ,
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Aftyr hym, for pouert, penys he selleþ.
Also with purchasours ryȝt so hyt fareþ,
Alle þat þey bygge, here eyrës bareþ;
A purchasoure may beye þyng, & with lawe,
with-oute any dede of wrong or sawe; [any wronge of dede or of sawe.]
But lokeþ, ȝyue he [he O, ȝe H.] wynne þat katel weyl,
wharewith he byeþ hyt euerydeyl.
Ȝyf he haue wunne þe penys [penys O, pens H.] ryȝt,
Þan haþ he þe lande with-outë plyȝt;
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Ȝyue he haue wunne þe penys [penys O, pens H.] falsle,
with ryȝt to þe lande com neuer he.
with fals[ë] weyght, or fals[ë] peys,
And many falshede ouþer weys;
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And ȝyt moste, with fals sweryng,
wynneþ manyone moche þyng;
with swyche þyng, wene þou hyt noȝt
Þat þe hous ne lande was ryȝtly boȝt.
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Vnneþ lasteþ aght þat men bye
with þat ys wunne with marchaundye;
Yn erytage nat long hyt vayleþ,
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Þe þred eyre leseþ, [lest.] þat ouþer trauayleþ;
Vnneþe ys any þat haþ gode grace
To lyuë weyl with swych purchace,
Oþer lyue þey a bysyly lyfe,
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Or lese hyt [hyt O, om. H.] for pouert and for [for H, om. O.] stryfe;
For þys men se, and seye alday, [folio 63a:2]
"Þe þred eyre selleþ [selþ.] alle away."
