To yow therefore I speke in specyalle,
¶ And nouhte to hem of elde that bene experte
In governaunce, nurture, and honeste.
For what nedys to yeve helle peynes smerte,
Ioye vnto hevene, or water vnto the see,
Heete to the Fyre that kan nat but hoote be?
It nedys nouhte: therfore, O Babees yynge,
My Book only is made for youre lernynge.
¶ Therfore I pray that no man Reprehende
This lytyl Book, the whiche for yow I make;