[Sidenote: Daniel addresses the king, and reminds him how that God supported his father, and gave him power to exalt or abase whomsoever he pleased.] Derfly þe{n}ne danyel deles þyse wordes: “Ryche ky{n}g of þis rengne rede þe oure lorde, Hit is surely soth, þe sou{er}ayn of heuen Fylsened eu{er} þy fader & vpon folde cheryched, 1644 Gart hy{m} grattest to be of gou{er}nores alle, & alle þe worlde i{n} his wylle welde as hy{m} lykes. Who-so wolde wel do, wel hy{m} bityde, & quos deth so he deȝyre he dreped als fast; 1648 Who-so hy{m} lyked to lyft, on lofte watȝ he sone, & quo-so hy{m} lyked to lay, watȝ loȝed bylyue. [Sidenote: Nebuchadnezzar was established on account of his faith in God.] So watȝ noted þe note of nabugo-de-noȝar, Styfly stabled þe rengne bi þe stronge dryȝty{n}, 1652 For of þe hyȝest he hade a hope i{n} his hert, Þat vche pou{er} past out of [þ]at prynce euen; [Sidenote: So long as he remained true, no man was greater.] & whyle þat watȝ cleȝt clos i{n} his hert, Þere watȝ no mon vpon molde of myȝt as hy{m} selue{n}, 1656 [Sidenote: [Fol. 80a.]] [Sidenote: But at last pride touches his heart.] Til hit bitide on a tyme, towched hy{m} pryde For his lordeschyp so large, & his lyf ryche; He hade so huge an insyȝt to his aune dedes, [Sidenote: He forgets the power of God, and blasphemes His name.] Þat þe power of þe hyȝe prynce he purely forȝetes. 1660 Þe{n}ne bly{n}nes he not of blasfemyon to blame þe dryȝty{n}, His myȝt mete to goddes he made w{i}t{h} his wordes: [Sidenote: He says that he is “god of the ground,” and the builder of Babylon.] “I am god of þe grou{n}de, to gye as me lykes, As he þat hyȝe is i{n} heuen his au{n}geles þ{a}t weldes; 1664 If he hatȝ formed þe folde & folk þ{er} vpone, I haf bigged babiloyne, burȝ alþ{er}-rychest, Stabled þer-i{n}ne vche a ston i{n} strenkþe of my{n} armes, Moȝt neu{er} myȝt bot myn make such anoþ{er}.” 1668 [Sidenote: Hardly had Nebuchadnezzar spoken, when God’s voice is heard, saying, “Thy principality is departed.] Watȝ not þis ilke worde wo{n}nen of his mowþe one, Er þe{n}ne þe sou{er}ayn saȝe souned i{n} his eres, “Now nabugo-de-noȝar i{n}noȝe hatȝ spoken, Now is alle þy pryncipalté past at ones, 1672 [Sidenote: Thou, removed from men, must abide on the moor, and walk with wild beasts, eat herbs, and dwell with wolves and asses.”] & þ{o}u, remued fro mo{n}nes su{n}es, on mor most abide, & in wast{ur}ne walk & wyth þe wylde dowelle, As best, byte on þe bent of braken & erbes, W{i}t{h} wroþe wolfes to won & wyth wylde asses.” 1676 In mydde þe poynt of his pryde de-parted he þere, Fro þe soly of his solempneté, his solace he leues, [Sidenote: For his pride he becomes an outcast.]