some winding to And bade hem fast for to wynde
[leaf 185] Or ellys to lett be hys dede. 510
do, "Yes, dame," he seyd, "so haue I hele,
I schalÌ´lÌ´ yt worke both feyre & welle
As ye haue taute me." 513
He wauyd vp a strycke of lyne,
and spins away And he span wele and fyne
well. By-fore the swyngelÌ´lÌ´ tre. 516
The lord seyd "þou spynnest to grete,
Therfor þou schalt haue no mete,
That þou schalt wel̴l̴ see." 519
Thus they all sit Thus þey satt and wrought fast
and work till the Tyl̴l̴ þe wekedayes were past;
wright comes home. Then the wryght, home came he, 522
As he approaches And as he cam by hys hows syde
he hears a noise, He herd[7] noyse that was nott ryde
Of p_er_sons two or thre; 525
One of hem knockyd lyne,
A-nothyr swyngelyd good and fyne
By-fore the swyngylÌ´lÌ´ tre, 528
The thyrde did rele and spynne,
Mete and drynke ther-wyth to wynne,
Gret nede ther-of hadde he. 531
Thus þe wryght stode herkenyng; THE WRIGHT
his wife comes to Hys wyfe was ware of hys comyng, COMES HOME
meet him, And ageynst hym went sche. AND FINDS 534
"Dame," he seyd, "what ys þis dynne? THE THREE
and he asks what I here gret noyse here wythynne; CULPRITS.
all that noise is TelÌ´lÌ´ me, so god the spede." 537
about. "Syr," sche seyd, "workemen thre