P. iii. 381
And namely of divisioun,
Which many a noble worthi toun
Fro welthe and fro prosperite
Hath brought to gret adversite.
So were it good to ben al on,
For mechil grace ther uppon[1793]
Unto the Citees schulde falle,
Which myghte availle to ous alle,
If these astatz amendid were,