Le pleintif
¶ Lo excussyoun of the maieste
Þat al purueyeth of his ryhtwysnesse
That same thinge fortune clepyn ye
Ye blynde beestys ful of lewednesse [68]
The heuene hath proprete of sykyrnesse
This world hath euer resteles trauayle
Thy laste day is ende of myn inter[e]sse
In general this rewele may nat fayle [72]