and thou sufferest thy people to fare ill.
[1348] And ſuffrith al thi puple to forfare;
Yow haith non Ey but one thyne awn delyt,
Or quhat that pleſing ſhall thyne appetyt.
In the defalt of law and of Iuſtice,
[1352] Wndir thi hond is ſufferyt gret ſuppriß
Of fadirleß, and modirleß alſo,
And wedwis ek ſuſtenit mekill wo.
The poor are oppressed.
With gret myſchef oppreſſit ar the pure;