[8] One euery thing to valkyne thar curage,

That natur haith set wnder hire mycht,

Boith gyrß, and flour, and euery luſty vicht:

And namly thame that felith the aſſay

[12] Of lufe, to ſchew the kalendis of may,

Throw birdis ſonge with opine wox one hy,

That ſeſſit not one lufaris for to cry,

Leſt thai forȝhet, throw ſlewth of Ignorans,

[16] The old wſage of lowis obſeruans.

and when I espy his bright face,