Than with the drede of eny lawe.(3200*)
For whan a thing is do for doute,
Fulofte it comth the worse aboute;
Bot wher a king is Pietous,[1212]
He is the more gracious, 3160
That mochel thrift him schal betyde,
Which elles scholde torne aside.*
[Tale of the Jew and the Pagan.]
*To do pite support and grace,[1213]