Ryght high[1768] and myghty princes of astate,
In famous glory all other transcendyng,
Of your bounte the accustomable[1769] rate 1130
Hath bene full often and yet is entendyng[1770]
To all that to[1771] reason is condiscendyng,
But if hastyue[1772] credence by mayntenance of myght
Fortune to stande betwene you and the lyght:
But suche euydence I thynke for to[1773] enduce,
And so largely to lay for myne indempnite,
That I trust[1774] to make myne excuse