Serpens. Of this appyl yf ȝe wyl byte,
Evyn as God is, so xal ȝe be,
Wys of connyng as I ȝow plyte,
Lyke onto God in al degré.
Sunne and mone and sterrys bryth,
ffysche and foule, bothe sond and se,
At ȝour byddyng bothe day and nyth,
Alle thynge xal be in ȝowre powsté;
ȝe xal be Goddys pere.
Take this appyl in thin hond,