To pes, and list no reson take,
Men sein reson him wol forsake:[659]
For in the multitude of men
Is noght the strengthe, for with ten 7390
It hath be sen in trew querele[660]
Ayein an hundred false dele,
And had the betre of goddes grace.
This hath befalle in many place;
And if it like unto you alle,
I wole assaie, hou so it falle,