As many a man dothe trowe;[391]
For this ys a[392] playne perscripcion,
We have banyshed superstycion,
But styll we kepe ambycion;
We have sent awaye all cloysterers,[393]
But styll we kepe extorcyoners;
We have taken theire landes for theire abuse,
But we convert[394] theym to a wourse vse.
Yf this tale be no lye,
My lordes, this goythe awrye;