¶ What sayd the god Pluto what is his name. ¶ That thus presumyth agayn vs to rebell ¶ Vertu quod attropes {that} haue he mykyl shame ¶ He is neuer confou{n}ded thus of hy{m} here I tell ¶ A sayd this pluto in dede I know hy{m} wel ¶ He hath ben euer myn vtter ennemye Original has ¶ Wherfore this mater agayn hy{m} take wyll I Ho instead of He ¶ For all the baytes {that} we for hym haue layde ¶ Wythout my helpe be not worth a pere ¶ For though ye all the contrary had sayd ¶ yet wold he brede right nigh your althris ere ¶ No maner of thynge can hym hurt or dere ¶ Saue only a sone of my bastard ¶ Whos name is vice he kepyth my vawarad. ¶ Wherfore you Cerber{us} now I the charge ¶ Of Colus & wyl that thou heder fet ¶ My dere sone Vyce & say that I hy{m} charge. ¶ That he to me come without ony let ¶ Armed at all poyntes for a day is set ¶ That he {with} Vertu for al {the} goddis sake ¶ In our defence must on hym batayl take. ¶ Forth then went Cerberus {with} his fyry chein ¶ Brought thyd{er} vyce as he co{m}mau{n}ded was ¶ Agayn noble Vertu {that} batayl to dercygne ¶ On a glydy{n}g serpent rydy{n}ge a grete pace ¶ Formed lyke a dragon scaled hard as glas ¶ whoos mouth flammed fyre {with}out fayll ¶ wyng{i}s had it serpentyne & a long tayll ¶ Armed was vyce all in cure boyll ¶ Harde as horne blacker fer than sute ¶ An vngoodly sort folowed hym perde ¶ Of vnhappy capteyns of myschyfe crop & rot ¶ Pryde was the fyrst {that} next hy{m} rode god wote ¶ On a roryng Lyon next whom{e} came Enuye ¶ Syttyng on wolfe he had a scornful eye ¶ Wrath bestrode a wyld bore & next hy{m} ga{n} ride. ¶ In his hond he bare a blody swerd ¶ Next whom cam couetise {that} goth so fer & wide ¶ Rydy{n}g on a Olyfau{n}t as he had ben a ferd ¶ After whom rode Gloteny wyth his fat berd ¶ Syttyng on a bere wyth his grete bely ¶ And next hy{m} on a gote folowed Lechery ¶ Sloth was so slepy he came all behynd ¶ On a dull asse a full wery pase ¶ Thyse were {the} capteins that vyce coud fynde ¶ Best to set his feld & folow on the chase ¶ As for pety capteyns many mo there was ¶ As sacrylege symony & dyssymulacyon ¶ Manslaughter mordre theft & extorcyon ¶ Arrogau{n}ce Presu{m}pcyon wyth contumaci Original has ¶ Conte{m}pcyon Co{n}tempt & Inobedyence contumact ¶ Maly[s]e Frowardnes grete Ielasy instead of ¶ wodnes Hate Stryf and Impacyence contumaci ¶ Vnkyndnes Opp{re}ssyon {with} wofull neglyge{n}ce. ¶ Murmur Myschef Falshod & detraccyon ¶ Vsury Periury Ly and adulacyon