[ THE SECOND BOOK.]
YF that þou be a ȝong enfaunt,
And thenke þo scoles for to haunt,
This lessoun schalle þy maistur þe merke,
Croscrist[8a] þe spede in alle þi werke;
Sytthen þy pater noster he wille þe teche,
As cristes owne postles con preche;
Aftur þy Aue maria and þi crede,
Þat shalle þe saue at dome of drede;
¶ Theñ aftur to blesse þe with þe trinité,