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In a tyme the Egle had̛ sore Eyen̛; and̛ he cownseyled̛ with the Crowe, and̛ asked̛, what he myght do agayne the disese. The Crow seide, "I shaƚƚ bryng̘ the an herbe, that shaƚƚ make thyn̛ Eeyn̛ hole, if thoư wilte gife me good̛ hire for my laboure." The Egle seide, "if thoư make myn̛ Eyen hole, thou shalte haue
wele for thy trauayle." Then the Crow toke Onyonus and̛ Spourge, and̛ made þerof a playster, and̛ leyde it on̛ the Egles Eyen̛; and̛ in shorte tyme he was blynde. Then the crowe toke the bryddys of the Egle, and̛ deuoured̛ hem̛; and̛ disesed̛ the Egle with many betynges. the Egle than saide to the crowe, "acursyd̛ be thoư and̛ thy medisyne also; for þou haste made me blynde, and̛ deuouryd̛ My bryddys, and̛ sesis[t] not to bete me." The crow seide, "alse longe as thou myght se, I myght not come by thy briddes, that I gretly desyred̛, but now þat I desyred̛ is fuƚƚ [leaf 60] filled̛." This Egle be-tokenyth a prelate, that hathe Eyen̛ opyn̛ to kepe the flock that is committed̛ to hym. But the deuyƚƚ, Enemy of̘ mankynde, is fuƚƚ besy to sle goddis flock, and̛ to deuoure it; and̛ therfore alse longe as the prelate hatℏ the Eyen opyn̛, he is not̘ disseyued̛ of his desyre, But then comys the deuyƚƚ, and̛ makys a playster of gaderyng̘ togadre of wordly goodes, and̛ castis it in the Eyen̛ of the prelate, that they mow not be-holde heuynly thinges. for aƚƚ here studie is granges, shepe, nete, and̛ rentes, and̛ to gadre to-gedre gold̛ and̛ syluer; and̛ so theyre gostly Eyen̛ are made blynde, and̛ putt oute. and̛ so the Crowe, that is, the Deuyƚƚ, takes the bryddes of the Egle, that is, the prelate, and̛ hym̛ Euerlastyng̘ betys with peynes of helle, but if he amende hym or he deye.