Noun
peple pl (plural only)
Obsolete spelling of people
For which he wex a litel red for shame, Whan he the peple upon him herde cryen, That to beholde it was a noble game, How sobreliche he caste doun his yen. Criseyda gan al his chere aspyen, And let so softe it in her herte sinke That to herself she seyde, "Who yaf me drinke?”. Geoffrey Chaucer
Brewesters and baksters, bochiers and cokes – For thise are men on this molde that moost harm wercheth To the povere peple. William Langland