Or breke it at a rennynge / with his heedHis beerd / as any sowe / or fox / was reedAnd ther to brood / as thogh it weere a spaadeVp on the cope right of his nose he haadeA werte / and ther on stood / a tuft of heerysReede / as the bristles / of a Sowes eerysHise nosethirles / blake weere and wydeA swerd and a bokeler / baar he by his sydeHis mouth as greet was / as a greet fourneysHe was a Ianglere / a GolyardeysAnd that was moost of synne and harlotryesWel koude he stelen corn / and tollen thryesAnd yet he hadde / a thombe of gold ꝑpardeeA whit coote / and a blew hood wered heeA Baggepipe / wel koude he / blowe and sowneAnd ther with al / he broghte vs out of towne¶ A gentil Maunciple / was ther / of a TempleMaunciple.Of which / Achatours myghte take exempleFor to been wyse / in byynge of vitailleFor wheither þᵗat he payde / or took by tailleAlgate he wayted so / in his achaatThat he was ay biforn / and in good staat¶ Now is nat that of god / a ful greet graceThat swich a lewed mannes wit shal paceThe wysdom / of an heepe / of lerned menOf Maistres hadde he mo / than thryes tenThat weeren of lawe / expert and curiousOf whiche / ther weere a dozeyne / in that housWorthy / to been stywardes / of rente / and londOf any lord / that is in EngelondTo make hym lyue / by his ꝓpropre goodIn honour dettelees / but if he weere woodOr lyue as scarsly / as hym lyst desireAnd able / for to helpen al a ShireIn any caas / that myghte falle or happeAnd yet this Maunciple / sette hir aller cappe¶ The Reue / was a sclendre coleryk manReueHis beerd was shaue / as neigh as euer he kanHis heer was by his eerys / ful rownd yshornHis tope was dokked / lyk a preest byforn