Clerkus as hit were.
Other on of som ordre,
Othere elles prophite,
Ayens the lawe he lyveth,
Yf Latyn be trywe:
Non licet nobis legem voluntate, sed voluntatem
conjungere legi.
Now kyndeliche, by Crist!
Beth suche callyd lolleres,
As by Englisch of oure eldres,