GOD in glorye of myghteste[89] moost, 1 God has ordained all That al thinge made in sapience things wisely. By vertue of woorde and holy goost, Gyvinge to man grete excellence, 4 He has subjected the And alle, þat is in erthe, wroght earth to man, and man Subiecte to man and man̄ to the, to God. That he shoulde witħ herte and thought To loue and serve, and nooɳ but the: 8 The man who keeps His For ȝyfe man̄ kepte thy co«m»maundemente commandments and loves In al thinge and loued the welle Him well, will feel And hadde synnede in his entente, His grace. But many Thaɳ shulde he fully thy grace fele; 12 who offended Him have But for the offences to God I-doo«n»[90] felt His vengeance. I Many vengeaunces haue be-falle. will tell you of one; Where-of I wole yoᶙ telle of ooɳ, it would take too long It were to mocħ to telle of alle. 16 to tell of all. Listen While þat Rome was in excellence to me, and ye shall Of alle Realmes in dignite, hear how Rome, the And howe it felle for his offence, former mistress of all Listinythe a while and ye shal see, 20 nations, came to fall Howe it was woneɳ and brente by its sins, and was Of a Sowdoɳ, that heatheɳ was, destroyed by a heathen And for synne howe it was shente; Soudan. King Lewis has As Kinge Lowes witnessith þat cas, 24 borne witness to [p002 LABAN, THE SOUDAN OF BABYLON, HEARS]