[1924] The flattereris now ſo the king diſſauith
And blyndith them that wot no thing, I-wyß,
When thei do well, or quhen thei do o myß;
And latith kingis oft til wnderſtonde
[1928] Thar vicis, and ek ye faltis of ther lond.
In to the realme about o king Is holde
A flatterer is worse than a storm or a pestilence.
O flatterere were than is the ſtormys cold,
Or peſtelens, and mor the realme anoyith;
[1932] For he the law and puple boith diſtroyith.