To Preysyng, to Preve withe Prynces and Dukes;
To Queynt, to Querelous, and Queme welle thy maistre;
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To Riotous, to Revelyng, ne Rage nat to muche;
To Straunge, ne to Steryng, ne Stare nat abroode;
To Toyllous, to Talevys, for Temperaunce it hatithe;
To Vengable, to Envious, and waste nat to muche;
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To Wylde, to Wrathefulle, and Wade nat to depe;
A Mesurable Mene way ys beste for vs alle; [[A Dietary given 'vnto Kyng Herry the vte by Sigismounde, Emperour of Rome,' follows.] A complete copy of the A B C Alliterative Poem of which the foregoing LERNE OR BE LEWDE is a fragment, occurs in the Lambeth MS. 853, and is therefore added here.]
¶ YITTE LERNE OR BE LEWDE.
