Do no thefte, no thynge thou stele, The vij.ᵗᵉ precept byddyth the ful sore; Whylle thou arte in welthe and wele, Evylle gett good loke thou restore. Off handys and dede be trewe evyrmore, ffor yf thin handys lymyd be, Thou art but shent, thi name is lore, In ffelde and towne, and in alle countré. _Octavum mandatum._ “Non loqueris contra proximum tuum falsum testimonium.” The viij.ᵗᵉ precept thus doth the bydde, ffals wyttnes loke non thou bere, The trowthe nevyr more loke that thou hyde, With ffals wyttnes no man thou dere. Nowther ffor love, ne dred, ne fere, Sey non other than trowthe is, ffals wytnes yf that thou rere, Aȝens God thou dost grettly amys. _Nonum mandatum._ “Non desiderabis uxorem proximi tui, etc.” The ix.ᵗᵉ precept of lawe of lyff, Evyn thus doth bydde every man, Desyre not thi neybores wyff, Thow she be fayr and whyte as swan, And thi wyff brown; ȝitt natt for-than Thi neybores wyff thou nevyr rejoyse, Kepe the clene, as evyr thou can, To thin owyn wyff, and thin owyn choyse. _Decimum mandatum._ “Non concupisces domum proximi tui, non servum, non ancillam, non bos, non asinum, nec omnia quæ illius sunt, etc.” The x.ᵈᵉ comaundement of God and last is this, Thi neybores hous desyre thou nowth, Maydon, nor servaunt, nor nowth of his, Desyre hem nevyr in wylle nor thowth. Oxe nere asse that he hath bought, Nere no thynge that longyht hym to, Godys lawe must nedys be wrought, Desyre no thynge thin neybore ffro. The vj.ᵗᵉ comaundement of lechery Doth exclude the synfulle dede, But theys tweyn last most streytly, Bothe dede and thought thei do forbede. In wylle nere thought no lechory thou lede, Thi thought and wylle thou must refreyn, Alle thi desyre, as I the rede, In clennes of lyff thiself restreyn. ffrendys, these be the lawys that ȝe must kepe, Therfore every man sett welle in mende, Wethyr that thou do wake or slepe, These lawys to lerne thou herke ful hynde. And Godys grace xal be thi ffrende, He socowre and save ȝow in welthe fro woo! ffare welle, gode frendys, for hens wyll I wende, My tale I have taught ȝow, my wey now I goo. _Explicit Moyses._ VII. THE PROPHETS. _Ysaias._ I am the prophete callyd Isaye, Replett with Godys grett influens, And sey pleynly, be spyryte of prophecie, That a clene mayde, thourghe meke obedyens, Shalle bere a childe whiche xal do resystens Ageyn foule ȝabulon, the devyl of helle, Mannys soule ageyn hym to defens,— Opyn in the felde the fend he xal felle.