syn ?at
namely prisou{n} lawe {and} ?ise o?er to{ur}ment? of lawful peynes ben
ra?er owed to felonous Cite?eins. for ?e whiche felonous Cite?eins ?o
peynes ben establissed. ?an for goode folk. ? ?
an I
m{er}ueile
me gretly
q{uo}d I.
whi [?{a}t] ?e ?inges ben so mys entrechaunged. ?at
to{ur}ment? felounes pressen {and} confounden goode folk. {and} shrewes
rauyssen medes of vertue {and} ben i{n} hono{ur}s. {and} in grete
estatis. and I desire eke to wite{n} of ?e. what seme? ?e to ben ?e
resou{n} of ?
