herden

And whan thei of the contree herden it, thei senten messangeres to him with lettres, that seyden thus: What may ben y now to that man, to whom alle the world is insuffisant: thou schalt fynde no thing in us, that may cause the to warren azenst us: for wee have no ricchesse, ne none wee coveyten: and alle the godes of our contree ben in comoun.

The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

And whan thei of the contree herden it, thei senten messangeres to him with lettres, that seyden thus: What may ben y now to that man, to whom alle the world is insuffisant: thou schalt fynde no thing in us, that may cause the to warren azenst us: for wee have no ricchesse, ne none wee coveyten: and alle the godes of our contree ben in comoun.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

He was 'we' in spite of shirt-sleeves and ink-smeared apron of herden.

Despair's Last Journey David Christie Murray

:: And alle men that herden wondriden, and of these thingis that weren seid to hem of the scheephirdis.

Making Light 2009