With my crowne of golde so fair on my head,

Among all my liege-men so noble of birthe,

Tell me to one penny what I am worthe.

For thirty pence our Saviour was sold

Among the false Jewes, as I have bin told;

And twenty-nine is the worth of thee,

For I think thou art one penny worser than hee.

The king he laughed, and swore by St. Bittel,

I did not think I had been worth so littel!

Now secondly, tell me, without any doubt,