Ah {w}ar myhte we hine fynde. [f. 241v¹ þe wrenne sat in hore lynde. hwat mihte yet quaþ heo his hom. heo wuneþ at portes{}hom. 395 At one tune in dorsete. Bi þare séé in ore vt{}lete. þar he demeþ mony riht dom. ⁊ diht ⁊ wryt mony wisdom. ⁊ þurh his muþe. ⁊ þurh his honde. 400 hit is þe betere in{}to scotlonde. Ah war mihte we hine finde. þe wranne sat in ore linde. Hwat nuȝte ȝe cwaþ heo his hom. He wuneþ at portes{}hom. 395 At one tune ine dorsete. Bi þar{e} see in ore ut{}lete. þar he demeþ manie riȝte dom. An diht ⁊ writ mani wisdom. An þ{urh} his muþe ⁊ þ{urh} his honde. 400 Hit is þe betere into scot{}londe. To seche hyne. is lyhtlych þing. he naueþ buten o wunyng. þ̵ is biscopen muchel schame. ⁊ alle þan þ̵ of his nome. 405 habbeþ iherd. ⁊ of his dede. hwi nulleþ hi nyme{n} heo{m} to rede. þ̵ he were myd heom ilome. vor teche heo{m} of his wisdome. ⁊ yeue him rente on vale stude. 410 þ̵ he myhte ilome heo{m} beo myde. [Linenotes: 392. _war_] _þar_ MS. || 394. _ḷyet_ MS.] To seche hine is lihtlich þing. He naueþ bute one woning. þ̵ his bischopen muchel schame. An alle þan þ̵ of his nome. 405 Habbeþ ihert. ⁊ of his dede. Hwi nulleþ hi nimen heo{m} to rede. þ̵ he were mid heom ilome. for teche heom of his wis{}dome. An ȝiue him rente auale stude. 410 þ̵ he miȝte heom ilome be mide. [Linenote: 409. _tḥeche_ MS.] +C+ertes quaþ þe vle. þat is soþ. þeos riche men· Muchele mys{}doþ. þat leteþ þane gode man. þat of so fele þinge can. 415 ⁊ yeueþ rente wel mislyche. ⁊ of him leteþ wel lyhtliche. wiþ heore kunne heo beoþ Mildre. ⁊ yeueþ rente lutle childre. so heore wit hi demeþ adwole. 420 þ̵ eu{er} abit Mayster Nichole. Ah vte we þah· to him fare, vor þat is vnk{er} dom al yare +C+ertes cwaþ þe hule þ̵ is soð. | þeos riche men wel muche misdoð. [f. 246v¹ þ̵ leteþ þane godemon. þ̵ of so feole þinge con. 415 An ȝiueþ rente wel misliche. An of him leteþ wel lihtliche. wið heore cunne heo beoþ mildre. An ȝeueþ rente litle childre. swo heore wit hi demþ adwole. 420 þ̵ euer abid maistre nichole. Ah ute we þah to him fare. For þar is unker dom al ȝare. [Linenote: 413. _misdoð_] _ð_ corr. out of some other letter.]