For many o knycht[33] therby is broght ydoune,

All vtraly to ther confuſioune;

For oft it makith vther kingis by

[1536] To wer on them In traſt of victory;

And oft als throw his peple is diſtroyth,

That fyndith them agrewit or anoyth;

God also punishes their vices.”

And god alſo oft with his awn ſwerd,

[1540] Punyſith ther wyſis one this erd.

Thus falith not o king but gouernans,