‘Fro thy lordschipe appele I nought,
But fro thy wraththe in al my thought
To thy pitee stant myn appeel.
The king, which understod him wel,
Of pure pite yaf him grace.
And eek I rede in other place,3180*
Thus seide whilom etc. (as 3137 ff.)
Constantinus Imperator ait: ‘Vere se dominum esse comprobat, qui seruum pietatis se facit.’
Thus seide whilom Constantin:[1208]