¶ Thyse wyth many mo than I reherce can ¶ were come thyder redy that batayl to abyde. ¶ And take such part as fyl to Vertu than ¶ Vyce to ouerco[m]e they hoped for al his pride Original has ¶ Al though he had more people on his syde uoerco[m]e ¶ For the men that Vertu had were ful sure. instead of ¶ To trust on at nede & connyng in armure ouerco[m]e ¶ Macrocosme was the name of the feld ¶ where this grete batayll was set for to be ¶ In the myddys therof stode co{n}syence & beheld ¶ whyche of hem shold be brought to captyuyte ¶ Of that noble tryu{m}ph Iuge wold he be ¶ Synderesys sate hy{m} wythin closed as a park ¶ {with} his table in his honde her dedys to marke. ¶ To come in to the feld were hygh wayes .v. ¶ Fre to both partyes large brode and wyde ¶ Vertu wold not tari but highed hy{m} thyd{er} bliue ¶ Lest he were by vyce deceyued at that tyde ¶ Long out of the feld loth was he to abyde ¶ In auenture that he out of it were kept. For tha{n} wold he haue thou{gh}t he had{e} to long slept ¶ In this mene tyme whyle Vertu th{us} p{ro}ceded ¶ For hy{m} & his people the feld for to wynne. ¶ He charged euery man by grace to be guyded ¶ And al that euer myght {the} feld to enter ynne. ¶ In all that season went orygynal synne. ¶ To let Vyce know how Baptym {with} his hoste. Had entred Macrocosme & serched euery cooste ¶ A sayd Vyce I se well it is tyme. ¶ Baners to dysplay & standardes to auaunce. ¶ Al most to long haddest {thou} taryed cryme. ¶ To let vs haue knolege of this purueyaunce. ¶ yet I trow I shal lerne hem a new daunce. ¶ Wherfore I commaund you al {with}out delaye ¶ Toward the felde draw in all the hast ye may ¶ Than sayd {the} god Pluto {that} al men my{gh}t here ¶ Vyce I the charge as thou wylt eschew. ¶ Our heuyous Indy{n}gnacyo{n} {thou} draw not arere ¶ But put {the} forth boldly to ouerthrowe Vertu. ¶ In fayth quod Attropos & I shal after sew / ¶ For yf he escape oure hondys this day. ¶ I tell you my seruyse haue lost for ay.