Mihte afterward for evere laste.
And therupon his wit he caste
What thing him were best to feigne,
That he his pourpos myhte atteigne.
A Parlement and thus he sette,
His wisdom wher that he besette 2950
P. iii. 185
In audience of grete and smale,[1187]
And in this wise he tolde his tale:
‘God wot, and so ye witen alle,