To helpe the people out of hir hond;
For they ben harder in †hir bond,
Wors bete[n] and [more] bitter brend
Than to the king is understond;
God him helpe this to amend!
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What bisshoppes, what religions
Han in this lande as moch lay-fee,
Lordshippes, and possessions
More than the lordes, it semeth me!