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Dere frendis, this Emperour is the fadir o hevene; The knyȝt is euery good cristin man that lovitℏ god with perfite herte; The serpent is our lord Ihesus Crist; And þe toode is þe deviƚƚ. Theise two fowte to-geder vn to þe time þat þe toode, scil. the deviƚƚ, had ny þe victorie, In so mocℏ þat he hadde ny take in to his power aƚƚ
his peple, afore þe Advente of criste. And þerfor, man, do as dyd þe knyte; helpe þi lord aȝenst the deviƚƚ, by doyng of meritory werkis, and so he shaƚƚ be confoundid. So at þe laste þe deviƚƚ had envenemyd aƚƚ mankynd, And lay vpon̛ our brestes, and held̛ in þe bond of seruitute of synne, scil. oure first faderis, witℏ aƚƚ hire ofspringe And drowe hem to heƚƚ, vnto þe time þat þe serpent com aȝen, scil. our lord Ihesu Criste, þat sterte in to þe crosse, and fowte þer with þe toode, and cast out aƚƚ þe venym of synne, bi his blessid passion̛. And þerfor we sholde ȝeve to him swete mylke, scil. by shewing of goode werkis of kyndnesse, Abstinence fro synne, and almysdede; And þenne witℏowte dowte we shuƚƚ ende faire, and have the blisse of heven̛.