To  maken  him  ban  Merci  •  for  his  misdede,  w

Bitwene  god  almihti  •  and  his  pore  soule,
Wip-p  at  he  schulde  pe  seterday  •  seuen  ;er  after
Drinken  bote  wzU  pe  Doke  'and  [dynen]  but  ones.
Envye  wip  heui  herte  •  asket  aftur  schrift,
And  gretliche  his  gultus  •  bi-ginnep  to  schewe.  «o

As  pale  as  a  pelet  •  In  a  palesye  he  seemede,
I-cloped  in  A  Caurimauri  •  I  coupe  him  not  discreue  ;
[A  kertil  &  a  courtepy  •  a  knyf  be  his  side  ;
Of  a  Freris  frokke  *  were  pe  fore  sleuys].
As  a  leek  fat  hedde  I-lei^en  •  longe  In  ]>e  sonne,  &»

So  loked  he  with  lene  chekes  ;  •  lourede  he  foule.
His  Bodi  was  Boiled  •  for  wrappe  he  bot  his  lippes,
Wropliche  he  wrong  his  fust  •  he  pou^te  him  a-wreke
Wip  werkes  or  wzt£  Wordes  *  whon  he  sei^  his  tyme.
"  Venim  or  vernisch  •  or  vinegre,  I  trouwe,  TO

Wallep  in  my  wombe  *  or  waxep  ,  ich  wene.
I  ne  mihte  mony  day  don  •  as  a  mon  ouhte,
Such  wynt  in  my  wombe  •  waxep,  er  I  dy[n]e.
Ichaue  a  neih^ebor  me  neih  •  I  haue  anuy^ed  him  ofie,
Ablamed  him  be-hynde  his  bak  •  to  bn'nge  him  in  disclauw-
dre,  75

And  peired  him  bi  my  pouwer*  I-punissched  him  ful  ofte,
Bi-lowen  him  to  lordes  *  to  make  him  leose  Seluer,
I-don  his  Frendes  ben  his  fon  •  wzt#  my  false  tonge  ;
His  grase  and  his  good  hap  •  greuep  me  ful  sore.
Bitwene  him  and  his  Meyne  •  Ichaue  I-Mad  wrappe,        so
Bope  his  lyf  and  his  leome  '•  was  lost  porw  my  tonge.
