A good man was ther of religioun, And was a poure Person of…

A good man was ther of religioun, And was a poure Person of a town,But riche he was of holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk That Cristes gospel trewly wolde preche; His parischens devoutly wolde he teche. Benigne he was, and wonder diligent, And in adversitee ful pacient; And such he was preved ofte sithes.Ful loth were him to curse for his tithes, But rather wolde he geven out of doute, Unto his poure parisshens aboute, Of his offringe, and eek of his substaunce.

A good man was ther of religioun, And was a poure Person of…

A good man was ther of religioun, And was a poure Person of a town,But riche he was of holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk That Cristes gospel trewly wolde preche; His parischens devoutly wolde he teche. Benigne he was, and wonder diligent, And in adversitee ful pacient; And such he was preved ofte sithes.Ful loth were him to curse for his tithes, But rather wolde he geven out of doute, Unto his poure parisshens aboute, Of his offringe, and eek of his substaunce.