‘Oure liege lord, we thee beseche
That thou receive oure humble speche
And grante ous that which reson wile,[1323]
Or of thi grace or of thi skile.
Thi fader, whil he was alyve
And myhte bothe grante and pryve, 4040
Upon the werkes whiche he hadde
The comun poeple streite ladde:
Whan he the temple made newe,
Thing which men nevere afore knewe[1324]