[6-text p 262]
And lyk an egellis federis wexsyn his erys
Hise naylis lyk a briddis clawis weere
Til god relesede hym a certeyn ȝerys
And ȝaf hym wit & thanne with manye a teere
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He thankede god & euere his lyf in feere
Was he to doon a-mys or moore trespace
And tyl that tyme / he leyd was on his beere
He knew that god was ful of myȝt & graace
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[Belshazzar.]
His sone which that hyȝte Balthasar [Baltasar]
That held the regne aftyr hire fadyris day
He by his fader coude not be war [folio 355a]
ffor proud he was of herte & of aray
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And ek an ydolastre was he ay
Hise hye estat assurede hym in pryde
But fortune caste hym doun & there he lay
And sodeynly his regne he gan deuyde
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A feste he made vnto hise lordis alle
Vp-on a day & bad hem blythe bee
And thanne hise offiseris gan he calle
Goth bryngith forth the vessell quod he
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Which that myn fadyr in his prosperite
Out of the temple of 1Ierusalem1 [[1_1 corrected]] berafte
And to oure hye goddis thanke we
Of honour that oure olderis with vs lafte
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His wif hise lordis & hise concubynys
Ay dronkyn whil here apetitis laste
Out of these noble vessellis sundery wynys
And on a wal this kyng his eyen caste
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And saw an hand armles that wrot ful faste
ffor 1feere1 [[1_1 corrected]] of whiche he quok & sykede soore
This hand that balthasar so soore a-gaste
Wroot Mane 1techel1 [[1_1 corrected]] phares & na moore
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