anne moten kynges han more
porciou{n} of wrechednesse ?an of welefulnesse. ? A tyraunt ?at was kyng
of sisile ?at had[de] assaied ?e p{er}il of his estat shewid[e] by
similitude ?e dredes of realmes by gastnesse of a swerde ?at heng ouer
?e heued of his familier. what ?ing is ?an ?is power ?at may nat don
awey ?
e
bytynges
of besines ne eschewe ?
e prikkes of drede. and certys
?it wolden ?ei lyuen in sykernesse. but ?ei may nat. and ?it ?ei
glorifien hem in her power ? Holdest ?ou ?an ?at ?ilk[e] man be my?ty
?