For boule bred in [Lege, ad fidem Codicum Gallicorum, his boke, whan.] his, whan he tynt þat he toke, alle his kyngdome,
For he has ouerhipped, his tippet is tipped, his tabard is tome.
PRIUE pride in pes es nettille in herbere, [Exem|plum.]
þe rose is myghtles, þer nettille spredis ouer fer.
þe Baliol so ferd with þe duze pers,
His reame, as ȝe herd, he lost þorgh conseilers.
First he was a kyng, now is he [Soiorner, vel soiourner, in Codd. Gall.] soudioure,
& is at oþer spendyng bonden in þe toure.
Edward now he wille, þat Scotlond be wele gemed,
& streitly in skille þorgh wise men demed,
þat non slo ne brenne, ne eft ageyn him rise.
Sir Jon of Warenne he is chef justise, [Hii sunt custodes Scociæ.]
Sir Henry Percy kepes Galweye,
þise tuo had baly of þis londes tueye.
To Berwik cam þe kynge eschekere,
[Et Hug de Cressyngham iloqes est Tre|sorer, Et luy Amundesham Walter est chaunceler. Ly Reis pur pees norir baunk i fist [vel ifet] cryer, Et ju|stices. v. la ley a gouerner. Vescountz & bayliffs sunt mys a ly mester. Des En|glays qi seuent & volent dreit iuger La garde est establye, si bon e [vel et] si enteer, Qe Flemyng ne Fraunceys des ore auera poer, &c. MSS. Gall.] Sir Hugh [Sic.] of of Cressyngham he was chancelere,
Walter of Admundesham he was Tresorere.
For justise with him nam, to mak þe lawe clere.
