Arrogancie.
12 Of a Goorde and a Pinetree.
A Goord sometime was sowen néere to a Pine∣trée, which for greatnesse of body and breadth of boughes, passed. It happened that this Goord (by muche rayne and temperature of weather) grewe very rankely, and extended his boughes loftily: He sprong vp aboute the Pinetree and wrapped him about his boughes and leaues, cra∣king that he had greter leaues, hanging floures, great fruite and freshe. At length he was so puft with pride, that he durst speake thus to the pine∣trée: Séest thou not (quod hée howe farre my leaues excéede thyne, and howe in flourishing I passe thée, and am nowe, euen in thy toppe? The Pinetrée, in wysedome and strengthe excellyng, nothyng woondered at the loftynesse of the Goorde, but thus aunswered and sayde vnto hym: I haue a long tyme wyntered and sommered héere, and haue passed through the pykes, and yet remayne as sounde as a bell, but thou in thy firste flourishing, what tyme thy