Bot only thurgh the grace above,

In flessh withoute flesshly love

A man to live chaste hiere:

And natheles a man mai hiere

Of suche that have ben er this,

And yit ther ben; bot for it is

A vertu which is sielde wonne,

Now I this matiere have begonne,

I thenke tellen overmore,

Which is, mi Sone, for thi lore,6410*