And therewith-all he brought vs out of towne
Agentyll Mansiple was there of a temple
Of which al [[al later]] catours mighten take exemple
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ffor to be wyse in bying of vitaill
ffor whether he paide or toke by taill
Alwey he wayted so in his acate
That he was ay byforn and in gode state
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Now is nat that of god a full feire grace
That soch a lewde mans witte shall passe
The wysdom of an hepe of lerned men
That maistres haue hade mo than iij· ten
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That of lawe were expert and curious
Of which there were a dosen in þat hous
Worthy to be stewardes of rent and londe
Of ony lord that is in Ingelonde
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To make hym leve by his propre gode
In honour douteles but yf he were wode
Or lyue as skarsly as hym lyst desire
And able to helpen all a shire
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In ony cas þat myght falle or happe
And yit this manciple set her aller cappe
The reve was a sklendre coloryk man
his berde was shave as nygh as euer he can
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His here was by his eres full rounde shorn
His top was dokked like a prest byforn
ffull longe were his legges and full lene
Like a staf there was no calf a-sene
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Wele koude he kepe a gerner and a byn
There was none auditour coude [[coude, overline]] on him wyn
Wele wist he by the drought and by the reyn
The yeldyng of his corn and of his greyn
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His lordes shepe his nete his dayre
His swyne his hors his stok and his pultrye
Was holy in this reves gouernyng
And by his couenaunt he yaf þe rekenyng
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Sen þat his lord was xx· yere of age
