For no þing that ye blynne." 390
Sche gaue hy{m)} a stocke to sytt vppo{n)},
And seyd "syres, þis werke must nedys be done,
AlÌ´lÌ´ that that ys here y{n)}." 393
[leaf 183, back] The stuard toke vp a stycke to saye,
and steward and "Sey, seye, swyngylÌ´lÌ´ bett_er_ yf ye may,
Lord are both Hytt wylÌ´lÌ´ be the bett_er_ to spynne." 396
spinning away Were þe lord neu_er_ so gret,
to earn their Yet was he fayne to werke for hys mete
dinner, Though he were neu_er_ so sadde; 399
Butt þe stuard þat was so stowde,
Was fayne to swyngell_e_ þe scales owte,
Ther-of he was nott glad. 402
while the Lord's The lordys meyne þat were att home
people cannot make Wyst nott where he was bycome,
out what has They were fulÌ´lÌ´ sore adrad. 405
become of him.
Then the Proctor The proctoure of þe parysche chyrche rygħt
sees the wright Came and lokyd on þe wryght,
He lokyd as he ware madde; 408
Fast þe proctoure gan hym frayne,
and asks where he "Where hadest þou þis garlond gayne?
got his garland It ys eu_er_ lyke newe." 411
from. The wryght gan say "felowe,
"With my wife; Wyth my wyfe, yf þou wylt knowe;
That dare me nott rewe; 414
and while she is For alÌ´lÌ´ the whyle my wyfe trew ys,
true it will never My garlond wolle hold hewe I-wys,
fade, And neu_er_ falle nor fade; 417
but if she's false And yf my wyfe take a p_ar_amoure,