to forge a lesyng / and therupon to muse
whan I trespasyd / my silven to excuse
¶ To my bettre / did no reverence
Of my sovereyns / gaf no fors at al
wex obstynat / by inobedience
Ran in to garydns / applys ther I stal
To gadre frutys / sparyd hegg nor wal
to plukke grapys / in othir mennys vynes
Was moor reedy / than for to seyn matynes
hegg] nedir hegge. seyn] sey.