To us thi wombe the doth accuse.
Ther was nevyr woman ȝitt in suche plyght,
That ffrom mankynde hyre kowde excuse.
Primus detractor. In ffeyth I suppose that this woman slepte
Withowtyn alle coverte, whylle that it dede snowe,
And a flake therof into hyre mowthe crepte,
And therof the chylde in hyre wombe doth growe.
Secundus detractor. Than beware dame, for this is wel i-knowe
Whan it is born, yf that the sunne shyne,
It wyl turne to watyr ageyn, as I trowe,