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Constantinus.

He þat bi werre takeþ lond or cite,
Be strengþe of his peple þat doþ he;

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But he þat haþ maystred his owne herte clos,
He haþ onliche a souereyn los.
He þat con euel is holde wys and worþ,
Symplesse & wit ne mowe not forþ;
Þe lufthalf is put vppon þe riht,
And wrong for wynnyng ouur riȝt haþ miht.