¶ The name of this lady was called Prestyence. ¶ She neuer left Vyce ne none {that} wolde hy{m} folow. ¶ Tyll they were co{m}mytted by {the} dyuyne sentence. ¶ All to payne perpetuell & Infynyte sorow. ¶ Right wysnes went to se {that} noma{n} shold he{m} borow. ¶ Th{us} al entreted sharpely were they tyll Cerber{us} ¶ Had hem beshut within his gates tenebr{us}. ¶ And all {the} whyle {that} Prestye{n}ce {with} her scorge smert ¶ To rewarde Vyce gan her thus occupy. ¶ With all his hole bende after her desert. ¶ That other gloryo{us} lady {that} came fro heue{n} on hy. ¶ Hauyng in her honde the palme of vyctory. ¶ Came downe to Vertu & toke hym to {that} p{re}sent. ¶ Sayeng thus that Alpha & Oo hath hym sent. ¶ And as ferre as I ryght coude vnderstonde ¶ That ladyes name was Predestynacyon. ¶ Vertu & his oost she blessyd with her honde. ¶ And in heuyn graunted hem habytacyon. ¶ Whereto eche of hem reseruyd was a crowne. ¶ She sayd in token that they enherytours. ¶ Of the glory were & gracious conquerours. ¶ Wych done the ladyes ayen to gyder met ¶ And towarde heuen vp they gan to fly ¶ Embraced in armes as they had ben knyt. ¶ Togyd{er} {with} a gyrdyl but so sodenly. ¶ As {the}y wer{e} vanysshyd saw I neu{er} thy{n}g {with} ey. ¶ And anone Vertu wyth al his company. ¶ Kneled dou{n}n & tha{n}ked god of {that} vyctory. ¶ Yet had I forget whan Vyce was ouerthrow. ¶ To haue told you hou many of Vycys hoost. ¶ Gan to seke pease & darked dou{n}n ful low. ¶ And besought mercy what so euer it coste. ¶ To be her mene to Vertu els {the}y we{re} but lost. ¶ And some in lyke wyse to feyth & hope sought. ¶ What to do for pease they sayd they ne rou{gh}te. ¶ Some also Baptym sewed to be her mene. ¶ Som to one som to other as thei he{m} gete my{gh}te. ¶ But al to Confessyon we{n}t to make he{m} clene ¶ And as {the}y came to co{n}sye{n}ce he they{m} bad go ly{gh}te. ¶ Er tha{n} old attropes of he{m} had a sy{gh}t. ¶ For yf he so theym toke lost they we{re} for euer ¶ He sayd Vyce to forsake better late thy{n} neuer. ¶ Som eke for socour drew to circu{m}cision. ¶ But by hy{m} coud they gete but smal fauoure. ¶ For he in that company was had but in derysyo{n} ¶ Neuer{the}lesse to feyth he bad he{m} go laboure. ¶ Prayng they{m} for olde acqueynta{n}ce they{m} socoure ¶ Wel q{uo}d feth for his sake I shal do {that} I may doo ¶ But fyrste for the best way baptym go ye to. ¶ For by hym sonest shal ye recouer grace. ¶ Which shal to Vertu bryng you by processe. ¶ Wherfore in ony wyse loke ye make good face. ¶ And let noman know of your heuynes. ¶ So they were by baptym brou{gh}t out of destres ¶ Turned al to Vertu & whan this was done. ¶ Vertu cu{m}mau{n}ded Frewyl before hym come.