Chaucer's Works (ed. Skeat) Vol. V
'hit oghte thee to lyke;For hard langage and hard matereIs encombrous for to hereAt ones; wost thou not wel this?'Hous of Fame; 860
Geoffrey Chaucer (1343–1400)
'hit oghte thee to lyke;For hard langage and hard matereIs encombrous for to hereAt ones; wost thou not wel this?'Hous of Fame; 860