Wherfore in pes be ye,
And herkenyth onto hem moste stillyn I,
ffor what boy bragge outh, hym spilly I,
As knave wyth this craggyd knad hym kylle I, —
Now herkenyth oure pryncis alle kneland on kne.
Episcopus. Now ye prynsis i-prest of the lawe,
Of this demaunde responcyon I aske here anon,
Ys there ony renogat among us fer as ye knawe,
Or ony that pervertyth the pepil wyth gay eloquens alon?
Yif there be, we muste onto hem set awe.