¶ Vertu was full heuy when he see frewyll ¶ Take part with vyce but yet neuerthelesse. ¶ He dyde that he myght the felde to kepe styll. ¶ Tyll vyce with frewyll so sore gan hy{m} oppresse. ¶ That he was constrayned clerely by duresse. Original has ¶ A lytyll tyne abacke to make abew retret. constranyed ¶ All thyng consydered hit was the best feet. instead of constrayned ¶ Fyrst to remembre how vyce parte was. ¶ Ten ayen one strenger by lyklynesse. ¶ And than how frewyll was with hym alas. ¶ Whoo coude deme vertu but in heuynesse. ¶ Moreouer to thynke how that slyper grasse. ¶ That of sensualyte hys onkynde seede grew. ¶ Vnder foot in standyng encombred vertew ¶ Yet notwitstondyng vertue his men all. ¶ Nobelly theym bare and faught myghtyly. ¶ How be it {the} sleper grasse made many of he{m} fall. ¶ And from thense in maner departe sodenly. ¶ That seyng vyce his hoost began to shout & cry. ¶ And sayd on in Pluto name on & all is oure· ¶ For this day shal Vyce be made a conquerour. ¶ Thus Vertu was by myght of vyce & Frewyll ¶ Dryuen out of the feld it was the more pyte· ¶ How by it yet Baptym kept his ground styll. ¶ And {with} hym abode feyth hope & vnyte. ¶ And konnynge also {with} a grete meyne. ¶ Confessyon contrycyon were redy at her hond. ¶ And Satysfaction Vyce to wythstond. ¶ But al the tyme whyle Vertu was away. ¶ A my{gh}ty conflycte kept they {with} Vycys rout. ¶ And yet neuertheles for al that grete afray. ¶ Hope stod vpryght & feyth wold neuer lout ¶ And euermor{e} sayd Baptym syres put no dout. ¶ Vertu shal return & haue his entent. ¶ This feld shal be ours or let me be shent. ¶ And whyl thyse pety captey{n}s sustend th{us} {the} feld ¶ Wyth Vertu his reward come good p{er}seuerauns ¶ An hugy my{gh}ty hoost & whan he beheld. ¶ How Vertu hym withdrew he toke dysplesau{n}s. ¶ And wha{n} he to hy{m} cam he sayd ye shal your cha{n}s ¶ Take as it fallyth wherfore returne ye must. Original has ¶ Yet ones for your sake {with} Vyce shal I Iust. fallyrh instead of ¶ Alas that euer ye shold lese your honour. fallyth ¶ And therwyth also {the} hygh p{er}petuel crown. ¶ Which is for you kept in the celestyal tour. ¶ Wherfore be ye called chrystys champyon. ¶ How is it that ye haue noo compassyone. ¶ On baptyme feyth & hope konnyng & vnite. ¶ That sta{n}d so hard bestad & fyght as ye may see.