To make my plague a warning[1995] for the rest,
I had small cause such fault in him to fynde,
Such punishment is vsed for the best,
But by yll will and powre I was opprest:
Hee spoylde my goods, and left mee bare and pore,
And caused mee to beg from dore to dore.
72.
What fall was this, to come from prince’s fare,
To watch for crums among the blynde and lame?
When almes were delt I had[1996] an hungry share,