So was Caym conceyved,
And so ben cursed wrettches
That lycame han ayen the lawe
That oure Lord ordeynede.
[5433]. Gen. vi, 7. pænitet enim me fecisse eos.
[5464]. Ezech. xviii, 20.
[5470]. Whitaker's text adds here:—
Westminster lawe, ich wot,
Worcheth the contrarie;
For thauh the fader be a frankelayne,