"Say, felows, how semys now me To sit in seyte of trynyte? I am so bright of ich a lym I trow me seme as well as hym."

"We, that were angels so fare, And sat so hie above the ayere, Now ar we waxen blak as any coyll, And ugly, tatyrd as …"

"Lord, I were at ese and hertely full hoylle, Might I onys have a measse of wedows coyll; For thi saull, without lese …"

"He shall out of preson pas, For that he begyled was Thrugh the edder, and his wyfe; Thay gart hym towch the tree of l…"

"Ffyrst must us crepe and sythen go."

"Now god gyf you care foles all sam; Sagh I neuer none so fare bot the foles of gotham."

"Bot we sely shepardes that walkys on the moore, In fayth we are nere handys outt of the doore; No wonder as it standy…"

"We ar so hamyd, For-taxed and ramyd, We ar mayde hand tamyd, With thyse gentlery men. Thus thay refe vs oure rest our…"

"Thus hold, thay us hunder, Thus thay bryng us in blonder; It were greatte wonder, And ever shuld we thryfe. For may h…"

"He can make purveance, With boste and bragance, And all is thrugh maintenance Of men that are gretter. Ther shall com…"