They knowe by treason honour is defaced, Their ofspring and their progeny disgraced: They knowe to honour[1810] is not so worthy a thing, As to bee true and faythfull to their king: Aboue cognisaunce or armes, or pedigrewe a far, An vnspotted coate is lyke a blasing star: 38. Therefore the rebell is accurst and mad, That hopeth[1811] for that which rebell neuer had: Who trusting still to tales doth hang in hope, Tyll at the last hee hang fast by the rope, For though that tales bee tolde that hope might feede, Such foolishe hope hath still vnhappy speede. 39. It is a custome [that] neuer will be broken, In broyles the bag of lyes is euer open: Such lying newes men dayly will inuent, As can the hearer’s fancy best content: And as the newes do runne and neuer cease, So more and more they dayly do encrease. 40. And as they encrease,[1812] they multiply as fast, That ten is ten hundred, ten thousand at the last: And though the rebell had once got the fielde, Thinks hee therby to make his prince to yeelde? A prince’s power, within his owne region, Is not so soone brought vnto confusion. 41. For kings by[1813] God are strong and stoutly harted, That they of subiects will not bee subuerted: If kings would yeelde, yet God would them restrayne, Of whom the prince hath grace and power to raygne: Who straytly chargeth vs aboue all thing, That no man should resist agaynst his king. 42. Who that resisteth his dreade soueraign lorde, Doth dampne his soule, by God’s owne very worde, A christian[1814] subiect shoulde with honour due Obay his souerayne, though hee were a Jewe: Wherby assured[1815] when subiects do rebell, God’s wrath is kindled, and threatneth fire and hell. 43. It is soone knowne when God’s wrath[1816] is kindled, How they shall speede with whom hee is offended: If God gieue victory to whom hee liketh best, Why looke they for it whom God doth most detest? For treason is hatefull, and abhord in God’s sight, Example of Iudas that most wicked wight: 44. Which is the chiefe cause no treason preuayles, For yll must hee spede whom God’s wrath assayles: Let traytours and rebelles looke to speede then, When God’s mighty power is subiect to men: Much might bee sayde that goeth more nere the pith: But this sufficeth for a rurall smith. 45.