But that you must obey me naturally.

What you avayleth such treasure to take,

Sithens by force ye must it now forsake?

Alas! quod I, nothing can me ayde,

This worldly treasure I must leve behinde,

For erth of erth wyll have his dette now payde;

What is this world but a blast of wynde.

I must nedes dye, it is my native kinde.

And as I was at his last conclusyon,

To me did come dame Confession,