Part 30

þ{a}t was þat þou lakkedest þat þou noldest han lakked. or ellys þou haddest þat þou noldest han had.

ryȝt so is it q{uod} I þan.

desiredest þou þe p{re}sence of þat oon {and} þe absence of þat oþer. 1916

I graunt wel q{uod} .I.

for soþe q{uod} she þan nediþ þer somwhat þat euery man desireþ.

ȝe þer nediþ q{uod} I.

¶ Certis q{uod} she {and} he þat haþ lakke or nede of a wyȝt nis nat in euery way suffisaunt to hym self. 1920

no q{uod} .I.

{and} þou q{uo}d she in alle þe plente of þi rycchesse haddest þilke lak of suffisaunce.

¶ what ellis q{uod} .I.

¶ þanne may nat rycchesse maken þat a man nis nedy. ne þat he be suffisaunt to hym self. {and} 1924 þat was it þ{a}t þei byhyȝten as it semeþ.

¶ and eke certys I trowe þat þis be gretly to consydere þat moneye ne haþ nat in hys owen kynde þat it ne may ben by-nomen of hem þat han it maugre hem.

¶ I by-knowe 1928 it wel q{uod} I

¶ whi sholdest þou nat by-knowen it q{uod} she. whan euery day þe strenger folke by-nymen it fram þe febler maugre hem.

¶ Fro whennes comen ellys alle þise foreine compleintes or quereles of 1932 plety{n}g{us}. ¶ But for þat men axen aȝeine her moneye þat haþ be by-nomen hem by force or by gyle. {and} alwey maugre hem.

¶ Ryȝt so it is q{uod} I.

þan q{uo}d she haþ a man nede to seke{n} hym foreyne helpe by 1936 whiche he may defende hys moneye. who may say nay q{uod} .I.

¶ Certis q{uod} she {and} hym nediþ no helpe yif he ne hadde no moneye þat he myȝt leese.

¶ þat is doutles q{uod} .I.

þanne is þis þi{n}g turned in to þe contrarie 1940 q{uod} she ¶ For rycchesse þat men wenen sholde make suffisau{n}ce. þei maken a man raþer han nede of foreine helpe.

¶ whiche is þe manere or þe gise q{uod} she þat rycches may dryuen awey nede. ¶ Riche folk 1944 may þei neiþer han hungre ne þrest. þise ryche men may þei feele no colde on hir lymes in wynter.

¶ But þou wilt answere þat ryche men han y-nouȝ wher wiþ þei may staunchen her hunger. {and} slaken her þrest 1948 {and} don awey colde.

¶ In þis wise may nede be co{n}forted by rycchesses. but certys nede ne may nat al out{er}ly be don awey.

for þouȝ þis nede þat is alwey gapyng {and} gredy be fulfilled wiþ rycchesses. {and} axe 1952 any þing ȝit dwelleþ þanne a nede þat myȝt ben fulfilled.

¶ I holde me stille {and} telle nat how þat litel þing suffiseþ to nature. but certys to auarice ynouȝ ne suffiseþ no þinge.

*¶ For syn þat rychesse ne may nat 1956 al don awey nede. but rychesse maken nede. what may it þanne be þat ȝe wenen þat rychesses mowen ȝeue{n} ȝow suffisau{n}ce.

QUAMUIS FLUENTER DIUES.

++Al were it so þat a ryche couetous man hadde riuer 1960 fletynge alle of golde ȝitte sholde it neuer staunche hys couetise.