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[VVere in a kyng such disposition kend]

VVere in a kyng such disposition kend,
That he would iust men promote and cherishe,
And from his Court and Counsell suspend,
Such as are knowen corrupters of iustice.
And open malefactors suffer in no wyse,
That should stablishe iustice, policy, and peace,
Causing good order into the Realme to ryse,
And make euill men soone from their sinne to cease.