Ye lordes and ladycs ■ and legates of holy churclic

Tliat feden i'ool sages • flalerers and lyers,

And han lykynge to lythen licm • in hope to do yow lawglie...

In youre detli-deyngc ■ ich drede me soie

Lest (ho manière men ■ lu moche sorwe yow brynge...

... Flalerers and foies ■ aren tlie fendes procuratores,

Enlyscn men tborgb liere laies ■ to synne and to barlotrie...

Clcrkns and knyghles ■ welcoinelli kynges mynstrales...

Muche more, me thenketh ■ riche men auhte

Haue beggers by-fore hem ■ whiche beth godes mynstrales...

Tlier-for ich rede yow riche " reueles when ye maken

For to solaee youre soûles ■ suche mynstrales to haue...

Tlmse... manere mystrales ■ maken a man to laulie

In bus dclli dcynge.