2.
In proofe whereof, O Baldwine, take payne,
To hearken a while to[258] Thomas of Woodstocke,
Addrest in presence his fate to[259] complayne,
In the forlorne hope of[260] English flocke:
Extract by discent from the[261] royall stocke,
Sonne to king Edwarde, thirde of that name,
And second to none in glory and fame.
3.
This noble father to mayntayne my state,