[Sidenote: The flower is she of whom the eternal fruit was born,] This is the flour, of quhom the froyt vas borñ, This ws redemyt eft{er} that we war lorñ; 2092 This Is the flour that eu{er} ſpryngith new, This is the flour that changith neu{er} hew; [Sidenote: the virgin that bore the Saviour,] This is the vyrgyne, this is the bleſſit flour That Ih{es}u bur is our salweour, 2096 This flour wnwe{m}myt of hir wirginitee; This is the flour of our felicitee, This is the flour to quhom ve ſhuld exort, [Sidenote: that ceaseth not to support us caitiffs,] This is the flour not ſeſſith to ſupport 2100 In prayere, conſell, and in byſſynes, Vs catifis ay In to our wrechitnes [Fol. 26b.] On to hir sone, the quich hir conſell herith; This is the flour that al our gladneß ſterith, 2104 [Sidenote: through whose prayer are many saved.] Throuch whois prayer mony one is ſawit, That to the deth et{er}naly war reſawit, Ne war hir hartly ſuplicatioune. This is the flour of our ſaluatioune, 2108 Next hir sone, the froyt of euery flour; This is the ſam that ſhal be thi ſuccour, If that the lykith hartly Reu{er}ans And ſ{er}uice ȝeld one to hir excellens, 2112 Syne worſchip hir w{i}t{h} al thi byſſyneß; Sche ſal thi harm, ſche ſall thi ned redreß. [Sidenote: She shall so counsel the lion and the leech, that thou need not despair.] Sche ſall ſice conſell if one to the two, The lyone and the ſou{er}ane lech alſo, 2116 Yow ſall not Ned yi drem̅ for to diſpar, Nor ȝhit no thing that is in thi contrare. Now--q{uo}d the maiſt{er}--yow may well wnd{er}ſtand Tueching thi drem as I have born on hande; 2120 And planly haith the mat{er} al declarith, That yhow may know of wich yow was diſparith. The lech, the lyone, and the flour alſo, Yow worſchip them, yow ſerve them eu{er}mo; 2124 And ples the world as I have ſaid before; In gou{er}nans thus ſtondith al thi glore. [Sidenote: Do now as thou list, for all is in thy hand.] Do as yow liſt, for al is in thi honde, To tyne thi-ſelf, thi honore, and thi londe, 2128 Or lyk o prince, o {con}querour, or king, In honore and in worſchip for to Ringe.” [Headnote: ARTHUR IS COMFORTED.]