Sentence:  But þefte serueþ of wykkede <WSD>note,</WSD> / Hyt hangeþ hys mayster by þe þrote, / Or doþe hym lese hys godë fame, / Or bryngeþ hym oute of þe towne for shame. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  That which is needed or necessary; business; duty; work.