Mi goode Sone, and for thi lore,[382] 5500
After the reule of coveitise
I schal the proprete devise
Of every vice by and by.
Nou herkne and be wel war therby.
[Ravine.]
viii. Viribus ex clara res tollit luce Rapina,
Floris et inuita virgine mella capit.
In the lignage of Avarice,
Hic tractat super illa specie cupida que Rapina nuncupatur, cuius mater extorcio ipsam ad deseruiendum magnatum curiis specialius commendauit.