Was al set in an other wise.
These olde Philosophres wise
Thei writen upon thilke while,
That he mai best a man beguile
In whom the man hath most credence;
And this befell in evidence[773]
Toward this yonge lord of Rome.
His Bacheler, which hadde tome,[774] 2680
Whan that his lord be nihte slepte,
This Ring, the which his maister kepte,