¶ To whom thus he sayd I haue grete merueyl ¶ Ye durst be so bold Vyces party to take. ¶ Who bad you do so & yaue you that counseyl. ¶ Iustly vnto that ye shal me preuy make. ¶ Then sayd Frewyll & swemfully spake. ¶ Knelyng on his kne wyth a chere benygn. Original has ¶ I pray you syr let pyte your eres to me enclyne. benyng instead of ¶ And I shall yow tel the verrey soth of all. benygn ¶ How it was & who made me that way drawe. ¶ For soth sensualyte his p{ro}pre name they call. ¶ A sayd reason then I know wel that felowe. ¶ Wyld he is & wanton of me stant hy{m} none awe. ¶ Is he so q{uo}d Vertu wel he shall be taught. ¶ As a player shuld to draw another draught. ¶ And {with} that came sadnesse wyt his sober chere. ¶ Bryngyng Sensualite beyng ful of thought. ¶ And sayd that he had take hym prysonere. ¶ A welcome sayd Vertu now haue I {that} I sou{gh}t. ¶ Blessed be the good lord as {thou} wold it is nought ¶ Why arte {thou} so wanton he sayd for shame. ¶ Or {thou} go at large {thou} shalt be more tame. But sto{n}d a part a whyle tyl I haue spoke a word ¶ Wyth Frewyl a lytyl & then shalte {thou} knowe. ¶ What shalbe thy fynau{n}ce & then he sayd in bord ¶ Vnto Frewyl the bend of your bowe. ¶ Begynnyth to slake but suche as ye haue sowe ¶ Must nedes repe there is none waye. ¶ Notwythstondy{n}g that lette what ye can saye. ¶ What is your habilite me to recompense. ¶ For the grete harme that ye to me haue do. ¶ Forsoth sayd Frewyll in open audyence. ¶ But oonly Macrocosme more haue I not loo. ¶ Take {that} yf it pleyse you I wyl that it be soo. ¶ Yf I may vnderstond ye be my good lorde. ¶ In dede sayd Vertu to that wyll I accorde. ¶ Then made Vertu Reason his leyftenaunte. ¶ And yaue hi{m} a grete charge macrocosme to kepe ¶ That done Sensualite yeld hym recreaunte. ¶ And began for anger bytterly to wepe. ¶ For he demed surely hys sorowe shold not slepe ¶ Then made Vertu Frewyll bayl vnd{er} Reason. ¶ The feld for to ocupy to his behoue that season. ¶ And then sayd Vertu to Sensualyte. ¶ Thou shalt be rewarded for thy besynesse. ¶ Vnder this furme al fragylyte ¶ Shalt {thou} forsake both more and lesse. ¶ And vnd{er} the guydy{n}g {thou} shalt be of sadnesse. ¶ All though it somwhat be agayn thy herte. ¶ Thy Iugements gyuen {thou} shalt it not asterte. ¶ And evyn {with} that came in dame Nature. ¶ Sayeng th{us} to Vertu syr ye do me wronge. ¶ By duresse & constreynt to put this creature. ¶ Gentyll Sensualyte {that} hath me s{er}ued longe. ¶ Clerely from his lyberte & set hym amonge. ¶ They{m} that loue hy{m} not to be her vnd{er}loute. ¶ As it were a cast away or a sho cloute.