With fayre dame Reason tyll his youth be past.

I obeyed his rest; there was no remedy;

My youth was past, and all my lustynes;

And right anone to us came Polizy,

With Avaryce bringing great riches;

My hole pleasure and delyte doubtles

Was set upon treasure insaciate,

It to beholde and for to aggregate.

The fleshly pleasure I had cast asyde,

Lytle I loved for to playe or daunce;