¶ And whan she had hym al togyder told ¶ From her he departed & of her toke his leue / ¶ Sayng {that} for her sake his way take he wolde ¶ In to the paleys his maters to meue ¶ And or he thens went he trowed he{m} to greue. ¶ Wyth such tydynges as he wold hem tel ¶ So forth he went & spake wordes fell ¶ Whan he came in the p{re}sence of {the} goddis [a]lle ¶ As he had ben mad he loked hym a bout ¶ His shete from his body downe he let fall ¶ And on a reud maner he saluted al the route ¶ Wyth a bold voys spekyng wordes stoute ¶ But he spake all holow as it had ben one ¶ Had spoke in a nother world {that} had wo begon ¶ He stode forth boldly {with} grym countenau{n}ce ¶ Sayng on this wyse as ye shal here ¶ All ye goddes yeue attendaunce ¶ Vnto my wordes {with}out all daungere ¶ Remembre how ye made me your offycere ¶ Al tho wyth my darte fynally to chastyse ¶ That {thou} dysobeyed or wolde your law dyspise ¶ And for the more surete seiled my patent ¶ Gyuyng me full power so to ocupy ¶ Wherto I haue enployed myn entent ¶ And that can dame Nature testefy ¶ If she be examyned she wyll not it denye ¶ For whan she forsakyth ony creature ¶ I am al redy to take hy{m} to my cure ¶ Thus haue I deuly wyth al mi dylygence. ¶ Executed the offyce of olde antyquyte ¶ To me by you grau{n}ted by your comyn se{n}tece ¶ For I spared none hygh nor low degre ¶ So that on my parte no faute hath be ¶ For as sone as ony to me commytted was ¶ I smote hy{m} to {the} hert he had none other grace ¶ Ector of Troy for al his cheualry ¶ Alexander the grete & myghty conqueroure ¶ Iulyus Cezar {with} al his companye ¶ Dauyd nor Iosue nor worthy Artur ¶ Charlis the noble that was so gret of honour ¶ Nor Iudas Machabee for al his trew herte ¶ Nor Godfrey of Boleyn coud me not asterte ¶ Nabugodonozor for al his grete pryde ¶ Nor the kyng of Egypt cruel Pharao ¶ Iason ne Hercules went they neuer so wyde. ¶ Cosdras Hanyball nor gentyll Sypyo· ¶ Cyrus Achylles nor many another mo ¶ For fayr nor foule gat of me no grace ¶ But al be at {the} last I seased hem {with} my mace. ¶ Thus haue I brought euery creature ¶ To an ende both man fysshe foule and best And euery other thyng in whome dame nature ¶ Hath ony Iurysdyccion eyther most or lest ¶ Except oonly one in whome your be hest ¶ Is to me broke for ye me promysed That my myght of non{e} shold haue be dyspysed