Nor of the beginnyng can have audience,
Than must narracion begynne the sentence.
And if it be a lytle probable,
From any maner stedfast argument,
We ordre it for to be ryght stable,
And than we never begyn our sentement,
Recityng letters not convenient,
But thys commutacion shoulde be refused,
Wythout cause or thynge make it be used.
Thys that I wryte is harde and covert