Syne to his maiſt{er} he ayane Reparith, To quhome he ſaith, “I aftir my cu{n}yng Your ordinans fulfillit in al thing; 1456 And now right hartly y beſeich and prey, Ȝhe wald w{i}t{h}ſchaif ſum thing to me ſay, [Sidenote: prays for comfort,] That may me comfort in my gret dreid, And how my men ar falȝet in my Neid, 1460 [Sidenote: and inquires about his dream.] And of my dreme, the wich that is ſo dirk.” [Sidenote: The master saith, “If thou art bound to work by my counsel,] This maiſt{er} ſaith, “and thow art bound to virk [T32] ++AT my conſail, and if yow has maad Thi confeſſione, as yow before hath ſaid, 1464 And in thi conciens thinkith p{er}ſeuere, As I p{re}ſume that thow onon ſhalt here That god hyme-ſelf ſhal ſo for y^e p{ro}uide, [Sidenote: thou shalt abide in thy kingdom.] Thow ſhal Remayne and In thi Ring abyd. 1468 And why thi men ar falȝet At this nede, [Fol. 19.] At ſhort this is the cauß, ſhalt yow no{ch}t dred, Fore thow to gode was frawart and p{er}wert; Thi ryngne and the he tho{ch}t for to ſubwart; 1472 And yow ſal knaw na power may reciſt, In contrar quhat god lykith to aſſi[ſ]t. [Footnote T32: This line (though it should not) begins with an illuminated letter.] [Headnote: KINGS DERIVE THEIR POWER FROM GOD.] [Sidenote: Strength of victory cometh from God only.] The vertw nore the ſtrenth of victory It cu{m}myth not of man, bot an{er}ly 1476 Of hyme, the wich haith eu{er}y ſtrinth; {and} than, If that the waiis pleſſit hyme of man, He ſhal have forß aȝane his e{n}nemys. A-ryght agan apone the ſamyne vyß, 1480 [Sidenote: Whoso displeases Him shall be subject to his enemies, as we read in the Bible concerning the Jews.] If he diſpleß vn to the lord, he ſhall Be to his fais a ſubiet or a thrall, As that we may In to the bible red, Tueching the folk he tuk hyme-ſelf to led 1484 In to the lond, the wich he them byhicht. Ay when thei ȝhed in to his ways Richt, Ther fois gon befor there ſuerd to no{ch}t; [Sidenote: When they wrought against Him, they were so full of fear that the sound of a falling leaf made a thousand flee.] And when that thei ayanis hyme hath vro{ch}t, 1488 Thei war ſo full of radur and diſſpare, That of o leif fleing in the air, The ſound of It haith gart o thouſand tak At onys apone them-ſelf the bak, 1492 And al ther manhed vterly foryhet; Sich dreid the lord apone ther hart{is} set. So ſhalt yow know no powar may w{i}t{h}ſtond, Ther god hyme-ſelf hath ton the cauß on hond. 1496 [Sidenote: Thine own offence is the reason why thy people fail thee.]