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12.
[In euery state in euery degre]
In euery state in euery degrethe mene ys the beste as semyth me
The hyer men clemmeth the sorer ys the falle
Banckes that lawe buthe sone ouerflow
the dender sownys perischeth castill ryall
the mene ys best as semyth me.
Hill that buth hye sufferith many showrs
A law vpon the yerthe ys merey to be
Then in hey howsys other grete tours
the mene ys best as semyth me.
Where the hegge ys lawest men doth ouerskyppe
To hew abow thy hedde, hit is but vanite,
lest in thy yee ther ffalle a chyppe
The mene ys best as semyth me.
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