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(41) Grace.
A man of lewd living all vertue sett at naught,
was rested by Sergiant at mace, and vnto prison brought,
who beinge sett at large, the Bishop would him trye,
and him to common pennance put, for dedes of Lecherie.
his aged mother, greved of her sonns open shame,
with gentle speech of moothers loue, his lewd follies did blame,
and said ‘that want of grace did force him soe to fall;
wherfore hee dailie, on his knees, for needfull grace must call.’
her scoffinge sonne, which scorn'd his mother with disdaine,
said ‘hee would rather hang, than seeke for anie grace againe;
for seriaunt grace his mace, his purse had sucked drie,
and the Archbishopps reverend grace had sham'd him penlie;
And therefore since these twoo before, him did deface,
he soe, past grace, bequeath[d] them both vnto the divells grace.’
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