¶ Pseudo Prophetes false Sodemytes. ¶ Quesmers of chyldren wyth fornycatours. ¶ wetewoldes that suffre syn in their syghtis. ¶ Auoutrers and abhomynable auauntours. ¶ Of syn grete clappers & makers of clamours ¶ Vnthryftes & vnlustes came al to that game ¶ {with} lusk{i}s & loselis {that} might not thryue for sham{e} ¶ These were the comons {that} came thid{er} {that} day. ¶ Redy bowne in batayl Vertu to abyde. ¶ Apollo theym beholdyng began to say· ¶ To the goddys & goddesses beyng there {that} tid{e} ¶ Me semyth conuenyent an herowd to ryde ¶ To Vertu & byd{e} hy{m} to batayl make hy{m} boune ¶ Hy{m}self to defend forsoth it shal be sone. ¶ And let hym not be sodeynly take. ¶ All dyspur[u]eyed or that he beware. ¶ For than shold our dyshonour awake. ¶ If he were cowardly take in a snare. ¶ Ee quod Vyce for that haue I no care. ¶ I wyll auauntage take where I may. ¶ That heryng Morpleus p{re}uely stale away. ¶ And went to warne Vertu of al this afray. ¶ And bad hy{m} awake and make hymself strong ¶ For he was lyke to endure that daye. ¶ A grete mortall shoure er it were euensonge. ¶ {with} Vyce wherfore he bad hym not longe. ¶ Tary to send after more socoure. ¶ If he dyde it shold torne hym to dolour. ¶ And brefely the mater to he declared. ¶ Lyke as ye haue herd begynnyng and ende. ¶ Well quod Vertu he shall not be spared ¶ To the feld I wyl go how it wende. ¶ But gramercy Morple{us} myn own dere fre{n}de ¶ Of your trew hert & faythfull entente. ¶ That ye in this mat{er} to meward haue ment. ¶ This done Morpleus departed away. ¶ Fro Vertu to the palayse retorny{n}g agayn. ¶ None hym aspyed that I dare well say. ¶ In whych tyme Vertu dyde his besy payn ¶ People to reyse his quarell to maynteyn. ¶ Ymagynacyon was his messengere. ¶ He went to warne people both fer & nere. ¶ And bad hem come in all hast they myght ¶ For to strength Vertu for wyth out fayll. ¶ He sayd he shold haue long or it were nyght. ¶ Wyth Vyce to do a myghty strong batayl. ¶ Of vngracyo{us} gestes he bryngyth a gret tayll ¶ Wherfore it behouyth to help at this nede. ¶ And after this shal Vertu rewar yo{re} mede