¶ Þei punisschen þe peple · priueliche and ofte, [punisschen] poisone TUH2D; pylen H. peple] pore pepul H. and ofte] wel ofte TUH2D.]
And recheþ þorw Reg[r]atorie · and Rentes hem buggeþ, [recheþ] risen vp TH2; richen UD. H reads, & waxen ryche regra|toures, &c.]
With þat þe pore people · schulde puten in heore wombe. [With þat] Of þat TUH2D. wombe] wombes HU.]
¶ For toke þei on trewely · þei timbrede not so hye, [toke—trewly] if þei token with trouthe H; ne toke þei so wrongwisly U; took he but trewly H2.]
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Ne bouȝte none Borgages · beo ȝe certeyne. [bouȝte none] schulde bye noo H. borgages] bargaynes U; bargages H2. ȝe] ȝe wel TH2; þou wol UD.]
BOte Meede þe Mayden · þe Meir heo bi-souȝte,
Of alle suche sullers · seluer to taken, [suche sullers] selleris U. seluer to taken] for to take syluer H.]
Or presentes withouten pons · as peces of seluer, [withouten pons] oþer pens U; withoute panis T. as] os H; or U.]
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Rynges with Rubyes · þe Regratour to fauere. [with Rubyes] or oþer richesse T; or richesses U; or other richesses D. þe—fauere] þat regratour to meynteyne T; þese regratoures to fauoure H; þese regratours to meyn|tene U; Regratours to mayntene D.]
"For my loue," quod þe ladi · "loue hem wel vchone [U omits this line. wel] THD omit.]
And soffre hem to sulle · sumdel aȝeyn Resoun."
¶ Bote Salamon þe Sage · a Sarmoun he made, [Bote] TUD omit.]
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To a-Mende Meires · and men þat kepeþ þe lawe; [To—meires] For to amende men TD; to amende wiþ þise meyres H. and men] TD omit.]
And tolde hem þis teeme · þat I wol telle nouþe:
Ignis deuorabit tabernacula eorum qui libenter accipiunt munera.[And—teeme] And tok hym þis teeme TUD; lo, þis was his teme H. wol—nouþe] telle þenke THUD.] Among þis lewede men · þis latin Amounteþ, [lewede men] lettride lordis TD; lettride men U.] Þat Fuir schal falle · and brenne atte laste [brenne] forbrenne TD; for|brenne right U.] Line 88 Þe houses and þe homes · of hem þat desyreþ For to haue ȝiftes · in ȝouþe or in elde. [For—ȝiftes] To haue ȝeftis for here seruice TD; to take ȝyftes amysse H; to haue mede for here seruyse U.] [Now beoþ ȝe war, if ȝe wole · ȝe maysturs of þe lawe;
