These wolde dampnë him to dye;
All his hestes they han fordon,
And sayn, his sawes ben heresy;
Ayenst his †maundëments they cry,
And dampne all his to be [y-]brend;
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For it lyketh nat hem, such losengery;
God almighty hem amend!
These han more might in England here
Than hath the king and all his lawe,