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,