That of king Richarde’s counsayle wee came to bee most nye:[122]
Whose fauour to attayne wee[123] were full fine and slye:
Alway to his profite[124] where any thing[125] might sounde,
That way (all were it wrong) the lawes[126] wee did expounde.
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So working lawe like waxe, the subiect was not sure
Of life, land,[127] nor goodes but at the prince’s will,
Which caused his kingdome the shorter time to dure:
For clayming power absolute both to saue and spill,
The prince thereby presumed his people for to pill,