ffayn wolde I knowe who were ffadyr his,

ffor of this grett dowte I am sore dysmayd

Indede.

If that he be Goddys childe,

And born of a mayd mylde,

Than be we rygh sore begylde,

And short xal ben oure spede.

Therfore, seres, sumwhat that ȝe shewe,

In this grett dowth what is best to do;

If he be Goddys sone he wyl brede a shrewe,