Thre thevys be brout of synful gyse,
And Cryst that lovyd nevyr stryff nor bat,
But trewthe and goodnesse on every wyse,
As for a thef with ryth gret hat,
Is browth to stondyn at that same syse.
And than, as I ȝow say,
The wyff of Pylat goth to rest,
Coveryd with clothis al of the best,
Than ffor to slepe she is ful prest,
Alle this we thenke to play.