Hit is eþe to leve by þe last ende.
Line 608
For þe lede þat þer laye þe levez anunder,
When he hade of hem syȝt, he hyȝez bylyve,
And as to God þe good mon gos hem agaynez,
And haylsed hem in onhede, and sayde: 'Hende Lorde,
Line 612
Ȝif ever þy mon upon molde merit disserved, [folio 69b]
Lenge a lyttel with þy lede, I loȝly biseche;
Passe never fro þi povere, ȝif I hit pray durst,
Er þou haf biden with þi burne and under boȝe restted;
Line 616
And I schal wynne yow wyȝt of water a lyttel,
And fast aboute schal I fare yor fette wer waschene; [MS., M. wer waschene; Fi. forto waschen.]
Resttez here on þis rote, and I schal rachche after
And brynge a morsel of bred to banne yor hertte.'
Line 620
'Fare forthe,' quod þe frekez, 'and fech as þou seggez;
By bole of þis brode tre we byde þe here.'
Þenne orppedly into his hous he hyȝed to Sare,
Comaunded hir to be cof and quyk at þis onez:
Line 624
'Þre mettez of mele menge, and ma kakez,
Under askez ful hote happe hem bylive.
Quyl I fete sumquat fat, þou þe fyr bete,
Prestly at þis ilke poynte sum polment to make.'
Line 628
He cached to his cou-hous and a calf bryngez [MS. prob|ably covhous, though v is raised above o slightly, so that it very much resembles a b; M. cobhous, but note 'cov-hous=cow|house(?).']
Þat watz tender and not toȝe; bed tyrve of þe hyde,
And sayde to his servaunt þat he hit seþe faste,
And he dervely at his dome dyȝt hit bylyve.
Line 632
Þe burne to be bare-heved buskez hym þenne,
Clechez to a clene cloþe and kestez on þe grene,
Þrwe þryftyly þeron þo þre þerve kakez,
