I thought me havinge mokel hony to myne estat. I had richesse
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suffisauntly to weyve nede; I had dignitè to be reverenced in
worship. Power me thought that I had to kepe fro myne enemyes,
and me semed to shyne in glorie of renomè as manhood asketh
in mene; for no wight in myne administracion coude non yvels
ne trechery by sothe cause on me putte. Lady, your-selve
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weten wel, that of tho confederacies maked by my soverains
I nas but a servaunt, and yet mokel mene folk wol fully ayenst