Their dewtyes to withdrawe,

That they ought by the lawe

Theyr curates to[1247] content 860

In open tyme and in Lent:[1248]

God wot, they take great payne

To flatter and to fayne;

But[1249] it[1250] is an[1251] olde sayd sawe,

That nede hath[1252] no lawe.

Some walke aboute in melottes,[1253]

In gray russet and heery cotes;