The myhtes of a king ben grete,
Bot yit a worthi king schal lete
Imperatoriam maiestatem non solum armis, set eciam legibus oportet esse armatam.
Of wrong to don, al that he myhte;
For he which schal the poeple ryhte,
It sit wel to his regalie
That he himself ferst justefie 2730
Towardes god in his degre:
For his astat is elles fre
Toward alle othre in his persone,