Thyn owyn kynrede, the sothe ho knew,
And the chosyn sowlys, this tyme of grace,
That are in helle, and byde ther rescu.
As Adam, Abraham, and Davyd in fere,
And many othere of good reputacion,
That thin answer desyre to here,
And thin assent to the Incarnacion,
In whiche thou standyst as persevere,
Of alle mankende savacion;
Gyff me myn answere now, lady dere,