'Wexyn wod, [[altered from wob C., woode St.]] or by outrage
Sodeynly ffalle in-to a rage,
Thè to [[too St.]] touche, as yt ys due;
The tother touch ay doth hym sue;
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And semblably, (who lyst to se,)
Ryht thus ffareth tast by me,
Wych lytel rechchet [[Rechchethe St.]] off my profyt,
So that he haue hys owne delyt.'
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The pylgrym:
"Ma dame," quod I, "what euere ffalle,
What shal I thys Touch ycalle?"
Glotonye:
'Thow shalt calle hym, ffer and ner,
The ffleynge massager,
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Off wyngës swyft, wych wyl nat dwelle,
Euery thyng out for to telle: [Multi ceciderunt in cespite gladij, set non sit sic qui interierunt per Linguam. Ecclesiastici 28o. St., om. C.]
Al that euere ys in the herte,
Ther shal no thyng besyde asterte;
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And most, a-mong thys ffolkys alle,
A shrewdë neihbour, men hym calle;
Or a clyket fful mortal,
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Wych opneth and vncloseth al. [Stowe folio 227b]
'And hys condicioun ek ys thys,
Gladly euere to seyn Amys;
And most he doth hym sylff applye
ffor to spekë vyllenye,
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And ther-vp-on tabydë longe.
Whan he hath dronkë wynës stronge,
And with deyntes ffeld hys sak,
Thannë al thyng goth to wrak,
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What he touchet, I ensure,
So ffer he goth out off mesure.'
The pylgrym:
"What ar they, off her tongys large,
That with wyn hem overcharge?"
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Glotonye:
'Ther-in ys most hys appetyt, [folio 198a]
And ther-in he hath most delyt.
By hym I am out off mesure
Brouht, that I may nat endure;
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