What man that is of traiterie,
Of moerdre or elles robberie
Atteint, the jugge schal noght lette,
Bot he schal slen of pure dette,
And doth gret Senne, if that he wonde.
For who that lawe hath upon honde,
[Lawful Homicide.]
And spareth forto do justice
For merci, doth noght his office,
That he his mercy so bewareth,