(690)
¶ And swich a kyng is naght prudent ne wys,
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¶ That of his peple purchaseth hym hate, [folio 85a]
ffor loue excedith al tresour in prys;
So hath it ben, and so be wole algate.
Whan þat richésses ebben & abbate,
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If loue endurë, it may hym restore,
And loue is goten by prudénces [prudences R, prudentes H.] lore.
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(691)
¶ By wise conseil, settith your hy estat
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In swhiche an ordre as ye lyuë may
Of your good propre, in reule moderat;
Is it knyghtly lyue on rapynë? nay!
ffor Cristës sakë, so yow gyeth ay,
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As þat may strecchë to your peples ese,
And þerwith-al ye schul god hily plese.
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(692)
¶ It apparteneth a kyng for to be [¶ Egidius in ija parte j. libri politi|corum: Aris|toteles ad Re|gem maxime spectat vt sit rex secun|dum rei veri|tatem.]
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A kyng in verray soth and éxisténce.
A kyng, of office and of dignite
The name is; he moot don his diligence
His peple for to gyë by prudénce;
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ffor þat he rule hem schuldë duëly,
The stile of a 'kyng' he berith certeynly.
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(693)
¶ As an archer may naght his arwe schete [¶ Eodem ca|pitulo: sicut sagittator non potest sagittam sufficienter dirigere in signum, nisi ipsum sig|num viderit, sic nec Rex &c.]
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Euene at a merk, bút he þe merk see,
No morë may a kyng, I yow byhete,
Gouerne his peple in rigth [right H.] and equitee,
But by prudénce he reule his hyghe degree;
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If þat be wel, his peple hath sikernesse
Of reste and pees, welþe, ioyë, and gladnesse.
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