Do no thefte, no thynge thou stele,
The vij.ᵗᵉ precept byddyth the ful sore;
Whylle thou arte in welthe and wele,
Evylle gett good loke thou restore.
Off handys and dede be trewe evyrmore,
ffor yf thin handys lymyd be,
Thou art but shent, thi name is lore,
In ffelde and towne, and in alle countré.
Octavum mandatum. “Non loqueris contra proximum tuum falsum testimonium.”
The viij.ᵗᵉ precept thus doth the bydde,