¶ Whan ymagynacyon had gone his cyrcuyte ¶ To Vertue & frendis thus all about. ¶ Wythin short tyme many men of myght ¶ Gadered to Vertu in all that they myght. ¶ They hym comforted & bad hy{m} put no doute. ¶ His vtter enmy Vyce to ouerthrowe. ¶ Thoughe he {with} hy{m} brou{gh}t neuer so gret arow Original has h instead of ¶ And whan Vertu se the sustau{n}ce of his oost he ¶ He prayed all the comons to the feld hem hye ¶ Wyth her pety capteyns both lest and moste ¶ And wyth his capteyns shold folow redely. ¶ For he sayd he knew well {that} vyce was ful nye. ¶ And who myght fyrst of {the} feld recouer {the} ce{n}tre ¶ Wold kepe out {that} other he shuld not esely e{n}tre ¶ Then sent he forth Baptym to {the} feld before ¶ And prayed hym hartely it to ouerse· ¶ That no maner trayn nor coltrop therin wor{e} Original has ¶ To noy nor hurt hym nor his meyne. cotlrop ¶ And whan he thyder came he began to se. instead of ¶ How Vyce his purseua[u]nt cryme orygynall. coltrop ¶ Was entred before and had seased vp all. ¶ But as sone as herof Baptym had a syght. ¶ He fled fast away and left the feld alone. ¶ And anone Baptym entred wyth his myght. ¶ Serchyng al about where this crym{e} had gon{e} ¶ But the feld was clene defaut fou{n}d he none. ¶ Then came Vertu after with his gret oste. ¶ And his myghty capteyns both lest and most ¶ But to enfourme you how he thyder came. ¶ And what maner capteins he to {the} feld brou{gh}t ¶ Hymselfe sekerly was the fyrst man. ¶ Of all his grete host {that} thyderwarde sought. ¶ Syttyng in a chare {that} rychely was wrought. ¶ Wyth golde and peerles & gemmes precyous. ¶ Crowned with laurer as lord vyctoryous. ¶ Foure doubty knyghtes about {the} chare went. ¶ At euery corner one hit for to gyde. ¶ And conuey accordyng to Vertue his entent. ¶ At the fyrst corner was Ryghtwysnesse {that} tyde. ¶ Prudence at the seconde was set to abyde. ¶ At {the} thryd strength {the} fourth kept temperau{n}ce. ¶ These {the} chare gyded to Vertue his pleasau{n}ce. ¶ Next to {the} chare seuen capyteyns there roode. ¶ Echone aftre other in ordre by and by. ¶ Humylyte was {the} fyrst a lambe he bestroode. ¶ With contenau{n}ce demure he rood full soberly. ¶ A fawcon gentyll stood on his helme on hy. ¶ And next after hym came there Charyte. ¶ Rydyng on a tygre as fyll to his degre. ¶ Roody as a roose ay he kept his chere. ¶ On his helme on hyghe a pellycan he bare. ¶ Next whom cam pacye{n}ce {that} no where hath no pere ¶ On a camell rydyng as voyde of all care. ¶ A fenix on his helm stood so forth gan he fare. ¶ Who next hym folowed but lyberalyte. ¶ Syteng on a dromedary {that} was both good & fre.