that is, thin enmys that is kynge: swa that thai be of fas made frendis.
8. Sedes tua deus in seculum seculi: virga direccionis virga regni tui. ¶ Thi setil god in warld of warld: wande of rightynge wande of thi kyngdome. ¶ Here he louys crist of dome: thi setil of demynge and of kyngis pouste, god, is in warld of warld: for all that he demys is noght chaungid: and that bifalles the. for the wand, that is, the ceptire and the guuernynge of thi kyngdome, is wand of rightynge, that rightis krokid men. this is the wand of godis euennes. that ay is right and neuer krokid, that rewlis rightwismen & smytis wickid men.
9. Dilexisti iusticiam & odisti iniquitatem: propterea vnxit te deus, deus tuus, oleo leticie pre consortibus tuis. ¶ Thou lufid rightwisnes and thou hatid wickidnes: therfor enoynt the god thi god with the oile of ioy bifor thi felaghis. ¶ Thou ert not anly rightwis, bot alswa thou lufid rightwisnes in othere, and thou hatid wickidnes, elles myght thou not luf rightwisnes. therfore thou god the son, thi god the fadire enoynt the man: kynge and prest he made the with the oile of ioy, for purte of consciens in fulnes of grace, bifor thi felaghis, apostles and other halymen, in whaim fra the rennys grace.
10. Mirra & gutta & cassia a vestimentis tuis a domibus eburneis: ex quibus delectauerunt te filie regum in honore tuo. ¶ Mirre and gut and cassi of thi clathyngis, of howsis of euor: of the whilke doughters of kyngis delitid the in thin honur. ¶ Goed odurs of vertus ere takynd bi there spiseres. Mirre. that is bittire spice and puttis away wormes. is penaunce, that slas the woremys of ill ȝernyngis and ill consciens. and kepis fra vices. Gutta, that fordos bolnyngis, is mekenes. Cassi, that growis in watter stedis in til a mykil tre, and gifes odures, 'is trouth' [S. U throuth.] that waxis thurgh baptem. There rennys til other in goed ensaumpile, of cristis clathynge, that is of halymen. and of howsis of euor, that is, fra chaste thoghtis, of the whilke odurs of vertus delitid the. that is, thai had the delitabil, doghtirs of kyngis, that is, of apostils and other halymen, thurgh whas lare thai turnyd thaim til thi luf: in thin honur. whas louynge thai seke.
11. Astitit regina a dextris tuis in vestitu deaurato: circumdata varietate. ¶ The quene vpstode at thi rightside in