And ye quhy ſtant in thyne awn offens, That al thi puple falȝhet off defens. And ſum ar falȝeing magre ther entent; Thei ar to quhom thow yewyne hath thi rent, 1500 Thi gret Reuard, thi richeß and thi gold, And cheriſſith and held in thi houſhold. Bot the moſt p{ar}t ar falȝheit the at wyll, [Sidenote: Thou hast shewn some of them unkindness,] To quhome yow haith wnkyndneß ſchawin till; 1504 Wrong and i{n}Iure, and ek defalt of law, And pwnyſing of qwhich that thei ſtand aw; And makith ſ{er}uice but reward or fee, Syne haith no thonk bot fre{m}mytneß of the. 1508 Such folk to the cu{m}myth bot for dred, Not of fre hart the for to help at nede. And what awalith owthir ſheld or ſper, Or horß or armoure according for ye were, 1512 Vith-outen man them for to ſtere and led? [Fol. 19b.] [Sidenote: and a man that wanteth heart is dead.] And man, yow wot, that vantith hart is ded, That in to armys ſ{er}uith he of noght; A cowart oft ful mekil harm haith vroght. 1516 In multitude nore ȝhit in confluens Of ſich, is nowther manhed nore defens. [Sidenote: Thou hast so conducted thyself as to lose all thy people’s hearts.] And ſo thow hath the rewlyt, that almoſt Of al thi puple the hart{is} ben ylost; 1520 And tynt richt throw thyne awn myſgou{er}nans Of auerice and of thyne errogans. [Sidenote: What is a prince without honour?] What is o prince? quhat is o gou{er}noure W{i}t{h}outen fame of worſchip and honour? 1524 What is his my{ch}t, ſuppos he be A lorde, If that his folk ſal no{ch}t to hyme accorde? [Sidenote: Can he by himself sustain his kingdom, by serving his own appetite?] May he his Rigne, may he his holl Empire Suſten al only of his owne deſyre, 1528 In ſerwyng of his wrechit appetit Of awerice and of his awn delyt, And hald his men, wncheriſt, in thraldome? [Sidenote: His oppression of his people consumes his high estate, and makes other kings war on them.] Nay! that ſhal ſone his hie eſtat conſome. 1532 [Headnote: UNJUST KINGS ARE PUNISHED.] For many o kny{ch}t[T33] therby is broght ydoune, All vt{r}aly to ther confuſioune; For oft it makith vther king{is} by To wer on them In traſt of victory; 1536 And oft als throw his peple is diſtroyth, That fyndith them agrewit or anoyth; [Sidenote: God also punishes their vices.”] And god alſo oft w{i}t{h} his awn ſwerd, Punyſith ther wyſis one this erd. 1540 Thus falith not o king but gou{er}nans, Boith realme and he goith one to myſchans.” [Footnote T33: “king” (?).] [Headnote: A MESSAGE FROM GALIOT.]