Þe Culorum of þis [clause] · kepe I not to schewe, [culorum] coloure H. [clause] Inserted on the authority of T and H2; not in VHU; D has the para|phrase, The ende of þis terme · y oute to schewe.]
Line 264
In Auenture hit [nuyȝed] me · an ende wol I make: [Omitted in H.] [In—me] An Aunter it me noi|ȝide T; An aunter ȝif it noiede me U; On Aunter it noyed me now D. [nuyȝed] Such should be the reading; cf. l. 182. In V it is miswritten munged.]
¶ And riht as Agag hedde · hapne schulle summe; [Omitted in H.] [hapne—summe] happe shal somme T; hap men schul se som tyme U; happed ende schul somme D.]
Samuel schal slen him · and Saul schal be blamet, [þen samuel slowe agag · and saul was y-blamyd H.]
Dauid schal ben Dyademed · and daunten hem alle, [& dauid was diademyd · and daunted hem alle H. daunten] dam|nen D.]
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And on cristene kyng · kepen vs vchone. [266—269. In TUD these four lines follow l. 271, ll. 270, 271 being made to follow l. 265.] [on] o T; one U. kepen vs] kept hem H; to kepen vs U.]
Concience knoweþ þis; · for kuynde wit me tauȝte [Concience knoweþ] In con|sience knowe I TU; I consciens knew H. kuynde wit] kynde it TD; resoun it U.]
Þat Resun schal regne · and Reames gouerne;
Schal no more Meede · be Mayster vppon eorþe,
Line 272
Bote loue and louhnesse · and leute to-gedere. [leute] leaute T; lyaunce D.]
¶ And heo þat trespasseþ to trouþe · or doþ aȝeyn his wille, [
And who-so trespassiþ trewely · & takiþ to þe wronge T;
And who trespaseth treuliche · and taketh aȝens right U;
And ho-so trespaced treuþe · & takeþ ony þyng D.
] Leute schal don him lawe · or leosen his lyf elles. [His wykkide leaute shal do hym lawe · or lese his lif ellis TU; D simi|lar, with liaunce for leaute, and and for or.] Schal no seriaunt for þat seruise · were a selk houue, [a—houue] no selk gowne U.] Ne no Ray Robe · wiþ Riche pelure. [wiþ] of HT; with no D.] Line 277 ¶ Meede of misdoers · makeþ men so riche, [Meede—misdoers] meede wiþ her mysdedis H. men] hem THUD.] Þat lawe is lord I-waxen · and leute is pore. [leute] lyaunce D.] Vnkuynde[n]esse is Comaundour · and kuyndenesse is Banescht. [Vnkuynde(n)esse] wickednes HU; vnkyndenesse TD.] Line 280 [Ac] kuynde wit schal come ȝit · and Concience to-gedere, [[Ac] V has And; but Ac (TUD) gives far better sense, and H has but.] And make of lawe a laborer · such loue schal aryse!"
