¶ Forth than rode Vyce {with} al his hole strength ¶ On his stede serpentyne as i told you byfore. ¶ The ost that hy{m} folowed was of a grete le{n}gth. ¶ Amo{n}g who{m} were penou{n}s & g[u]yt{er}s mani a scor{e} The next ¶ Of hys pety capteynes he made many a kni{gh}t line is ¶ For they shuld not fle but manly {with} him fight missing from the ¶ He doubed Falshod with Dyssymylacyon. original ¶ Symony Vsury Wrong and Rybawdy. The missing line reads: ¶ Malyce Deceyt Lye wythout Extorcyon. But as he went thederward ¶ Periury Dyffydence and Apostasy. I shall tell you more ¶ Wyth boldnes in yl to bere hym company. ¶ Thyse .xiiii. knyghtes made vyce that daye. ¶ To wyn her spores they sayd they wold assay ¶ In lyke wyse Vertu doubed on his syde: ¶ Of pety capteyns other fourtene. ¶ Whyche made her auou wyth hym to abyde: ¶ Her spores wold they wy{n} {that} day shold it be sen{e} Original has ¶ Thyse wore her names yf it be as I wene Hor instead ¶ Feyth Hope & Mercy Trouth & also Ryght. of Her ¶ {with} Resystence of wronge a full hardy wyghte ¶ Confessyon Contrycyon wyth Satysfaction ¶ Verrey drede of God Performy{n}g of penau{n}ce ¶ Perfeccyon Connyng and Good dyspocision ¶ And all knyt to Vertu they were by alyauns ¶ Wherfore to hym they made assuraunce. ¶ That feld to kepe as long as they myght. ¶ And in his quarel agayn Vyce to fyght. ¶ The lord of Macrocosme & rewler of {the} fee ¶ Was called Frewyll chaunger of the chau{n}ce: ¶ To whome Vertu sent embassatours thre ¶ Reson dyscresyon & good reme{m}brau{n}ce. ¶ And prayed hy{m} be fauorable his honoure to e{n}ha{n}s ¶ For but he had his fauour at {the} poynt of nede· ¶ He stood in gret doute he coude not lightly spede. ¶ In lyke wyse Vyce embassatours thre. ¶ For his party vnto Frewyll sent. ¶ Temptacyon foly & sensualyte. ¶ Prayng hy{m} of fauour that he wolde assent. ¶ To hy{m} as he wolde at his co{m}maundement. ¶ Haue hy{m} eftsones whan he lyst to call. ¶ On hy{m} for ony thy{n}g {that} afterward myght fall. ¶ Answere yaue he none to neyther party. ¶ Saue oonli he sayd {the} batayll wolde he se ¶ To wete whiche of hy{m} shold haue {the} vyctory. ¶ Hit hy{n}g in his balau{n}ce {the} ambyguyte. ¶ He sayd he wolde not restrayne his lyberte. ¶ Whan he come where sorow shold awake. ¶ Than it shold be know what part he wyl take