[Sidenote: Many princes bear the palm of victory, through liberality;] And many prince full oft the palm werith, 1856 As has ben hard, by largeß, of before, In conqueringe of Rignis & of glore. [Sidenote: while miserliness hath made realms desolate.] And wrechitnes Richt ſo, in the contrar, Haith Realmys maid ful deſolat & bare, 1860 And king{is} broght doun from ful hie eſtat; And who that Red ther old buk{is}, wat The vicis lef, the wertew have in mynde, And takith larges In his awn kynd; 1864 [Sidenote: Choose the mean between prodigality and avarice.] A-myd ſtanding of the vicis two, Prodegalitee and awerice alſo. Wharfor her-of It nedith not to more, So mych ther-of haith clerk{is} vrit to-fore. 1868 [Sidenote: Whoso chooses to be liberal,] Bot who the wertw of larges & the law Sal cheß, mot ned conſidir well & knaw [Sidenote: must understand three things: the _amount he has_, to _whom_ he giveth, and the _fit time_ for giving.] In to hyme-ſelf, and thir thre wnd{er}ſtande, The ſubſtans firſt, the powar of his land, 1872 Whome to he iffith, and the cauß wharfore, The nedful tyme awatith eu{er}more. Kepith thir thre; for qwho that ſal exced His rent, he fallith ſodandly in nede. 1876 [Sidenote: (1) The king that becomes _indigent_ overthrows his subjects.] And ſo the king, that on to myſt{er} drowis, His subiett{is} and his puple he our-thrawis, And them diſpolȝeith boith of lond and Rent; So is the king, ſo is the puple ſchent. 1880 [Sidenote: For the voice of the oppressed shrieketh up ceaselessly to heaven;] For-quhi the woice It ſcrik[i]th vp ful ewyne W{i}t{h}-out abaid, and paſſith to the hewyne, Whar god hyme-ſelf reſauith ther the crye Of the oppreſioune and the teranny, 1884 [Sidenote: and God smiteth down with the sword of vengeance.] And vith the ſuerd of wengans dou{n} y-ſmytith, The wich that caruith al to ſor, and bitith, And hyme diſtroyth, as has ben hard or this Of euery king that wirkith ſich o mys. 1888 For ther is few eſchapith them, It ſall [Sidenote: For God hath given the king the wand of justice:] Boith vpone hyme & his ſucceſſione fall; For he forſuth haith ifyne hyme the wond To Iuſtefy and Reull in pece his lond, 1892 [Fol. 24a.] The puple all ſubmytit to his cure; And he aȝan one to no creatur Save only ſhall vn to his gode obey. [Headnote: BEWARE OF INJUSTICE AND FLATTERY.]