And yf he had not an evyl doere be,
We xuld not a browth hym to the.
Pylat. Takyth hym than after ȝour sawe,
And demyth hym aftyr ȝour lawe.
Cayphas. It is not lefful to us, ȝe seyn,
No maner man for to slen;
The cawse why we bryng hym to the,
That he xuld not oure kyng be.
Weyl thou knowyst kyng we have non,
But oure Emperour alon.