That to spowsyng they xulde hem dres:
God help us in this dowhte!
This ansuere grettly trobelyth me:
To mak a vow to creatures it is lefful,—
Vovete and reddite in Scripture have we,
And to observe oure lawe also it is nedful.
In this to dyscerne to me it is dredful;
Therfore to cowcelle me in this cas, I calle
The holde and the wyse and swiche as ben spedful.—
In this sey ȝour avyse, I beseche ȝow alle.