[7.]
Stratford-on-Avon Inscription. 15th century.
(Formerly in the Chapel of the Trinity.)
1 Erthe oute of erth ys wondurly wroght,
Erth hath gotyn vppon erth a dygnyte of noght,
Erth ypon erth hath sett[1] all hys thowht
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How erth apon erth may be hey browght.
2 Erth vpon erth wold be a kyng,
But how that erth gott to erth he thyngkys[2] nothyng.
When erth byddys erth hys rentys whom bryng,