Syn his deth I herd of no maner rysyng,
And, lo, yif he hadde levyd he had mad us his thrall.
Episcopus. Therfore oure wysdam was to schortyn his endyng;
Who so clyme over hie he hath a foule falle.
Secundus Princeps. Ya, yit of on thing I warne yow at the gynnyng,
His dame is levyng, Mary that men calle;
Myche pepil halt hire wythall;
Wherfore in peyne of reprefe,
Yif we suffre hyre thus to relefe,
Oure lawys sche schal make to myschefe,