Wherof the comon poeple is sore grieved;
The werre hath set his cart on thilke whieles
Wher that fortune mai noght be believed.
For whan men wene best to have achieved,
Ful ofte it is al newe to beginne:
The werre hath no thing siker, thogh he winne.
Forthi, my worthi prince, in Cristes halve, 120
As for a part whos feith thou hast to guide,[1927]
Ley to this olde sor a newe salve,[1928]
And do the werre awei, what so betide: