Here begynnethe the boke calledde Iohn bochas descriuinge the falle of princis princessis [and] other nobles tra[n]slated i[n]to englissh by Iohn ludgate mo[n]ke of the monastery of seint edmu[n]des Bury ...

Howe Symak and Boys his sonne in lawe were banysshed and after Iuged to dye

AFter these mischeuys symak gan him drawe Towarde Bochas with a full pitous face Boys cam wyth him y^t was hys son in lawe Which amonge romayns greatly stode in grace But in this matere breuely for to pace The seid boys only for his trouth Exyled was alas it was greate routh

For comon profite he was vnto the toun In maters that grounded were of right Very protectoure and stedfast chaumpion Ageyne two tyrauntys which of force and might Had in the porayll oppressyd many awight By exaccions and pyllages gonne of newe Vpon the comons full fals and eke vntrewe

Theodoryk of Gothes lorde and kinge Toke vpon him by fal•• intrusion To regne in rome the peple oppressynge By his prouostes two as made is mencion Dyd in the cyte great oppression Confederat as brother vnto brother Coniugast and trygwyll was that other

Compendyously this mater to declare To saue the camon stode in diffence For lif nor deth he lift nat for to spare To withstonde of tyrauntes the sentence Kynge theodoryk of cruell violence Banysshed him by hatefull tyrannye He and his fadre to abyde in pauye

Afterwarde theodoryk of hatrede Lyke a fals tyraunte of malyce and enuye Gaue Iugement that both two were dede But touchinge Boys as bokes specefie Wrote dyuers bokes of philosophie Of the trynyte maters that were diuyne Martryd for crist and called seueryne