that his souereyñ þroughe his seruice may make grete congaudence.
¶ For a prynce to serue, ne dowt he not / and god be his spede!
Furþer þañ his office / & þer-to let hym̅ take good hede,
and his warde wayte wisely // & euermore þer-in haue drede;
Þus doynge his dewte dewly, to dowte he shalle not nede.
¶ Tastynge and credence[275] longethe to blode & birth royalle,[276]
As pope / emperoure / Emperatrice, and Cardynalle,
kynge / queene / prynce / Archebischoppe in palle,
Duke / Erle and no mo / þat y to remembraunce / calle.
¶ Credence is vsed, & tastynge, for drede of poysenynge,