+helth,+ Com away ye theues, now I shals kepe you surely,
& goth out
+Wyll.+ Lock vs vp & kepe vs as fast as ye can
yet yll wyl and shrewdwit shalbe with many a man.
+Remdi+ I am halfe ashamed, that long it hath ben sayd
That noble men by such wretches hath ben deceiued
they did reioyce and iest, and were very well apaide
Trusting to scape cleare, and styl for to haue rained
But now they shall not so, let them be wel assured 900
That ylwyl and shrewde wyt shal haue but yl rest
For wheresoeuer they be I wyll breake theyr nest
+wealth+ In the honour of god we aske you forgeuenes althre
we ought to be ashamed to looke you in the face
By our foly & negligence, we haue done so vnwisely
we were fowle deceyued, we put vs to your grace
Thys shaibe a good warding for vs alonge space
whan man is wel punished then he wyl beware
who that knoweth what nede is, wel after drede care
+Remdi+ I may not blame you gretly for by mine owne reaso 910
I know ylwyl and shrewdwit deceiueth great & smal
yf ye can remabre thys. and beware a nother season
This is a good example and lerning to you all
Now serue god and loue him, & for grace euer call
And ylwyl and shrewdewyt, from you I shall abstaine
ye haue vsed them to longe to your domage and pain.
+health.+ Forsoth syr ye sai trouth, they did vs great displesur
Full hard it is to vanquishe the vngrocious ylwyl
He is so croked, by flattery, dissulation & such other
Mannes mynd is so variable, & glad to report yl 920
I feare many one yet wolde haue him raine styll
For some vnto their owne wyl hath so much affection
yet the devyl and yl wyl is both of one complexion
+liberty=+ yll wyll is nought, but worse is shrewdwyt
For he contryueth al subtil ymanginacien
yt were vnpossyble for a man els to doo it
shrewdwyt breweth myscef, & false conspyracion
He hath put me lyberty in prison, ad great tribulacion
if it had not bene for your good remedi & forbera[=u]ce
I & other [that] hath libertie, shold haue b[=e] in duraunce. 930
+Remdi+ Be al of good chere, and haue no mistrust
The ende of yl wyl and shrewd wyt is but shame
Though they reygne a while, wrongfully and uniust
yet truth wyll appeare and their misdedes blame
Then wronge is subdued, and good remedy tane
Though falsehod cloke, and hide his matters all
Craft wyll out and disceite wyll haue a fall
Whereas ye are now, in distresse all three
Neare were ye brought in case lyke to marre
Now haue ye no doubt, yf ye wyll be ruled after me 940
I shal rcstore ye agayne as well as euer ye were
Welth kepe styll this realme, looke ye stray not farre
And Helth be of good chere, your disease I can soone m[=e]de
Liberty now ye be released do no more offend,
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