As bird but plumes heryit[593] of the nest.

Our life, our giding, and our aventuris

Dependis from thir hevinlie creaturis

Apperandlie be sum necessite.

For thoucht[594] ane man wald set his besy curis[595],

So far as laboure and his wisdome furis,

To fle hard chance of infortunite;

Thoucht he eschew it with difficulte,

The cursit weird yit ithandlie enduris[596],

Gevin to him first in his nativitie.