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And after your wayes me to take
Nay rather with deth amendes wyll I make

I«u»
Meruayle where prudence is so longe

Te«m»pe.
Now Iesu sende hym vs amonge

wylfull.
Prudence the deuyll of hell hym hange
Ye breke myne armes ye theues I saye
I trust ones in auctoryte to be full stronge
Than I wyll quyte you theues and I may

Iustice.
Nay thou shalte neuer se that day

Tempe.
Let hym haue ryght syr I you praye
For he wyll do sorowe yf he go thus away

Iustice.
Nay for this mysse truly he shall pay

Prudēc.
The father most potenciall in all maiestie
The wysedome of the sone to vs most fructuous
With grace of the holy ghost most «of b»enygnitie
Preserue al this company assembled «to»gyther
Conserue vs in grace our sou«l*»s be neuer lost
With helpe and intersessyo[OMITTED]of that mayden fre
Mother to the seconde per«so»n in trinite
Prudēce is a vertue yt wysedome doth constrayne
Without whome grace dothe persuade and fle
Wherfore of prudence ye shulde be fayne
And prudence forsoth is the name of me
Mankynde ensueth vyes and folye
Wylfulnes hym tyceth & maketh hym full prone
He wyll nat remembre what he hase mysdone
Whan a man is vp brought and set in his aboue
He wyl nat remembre fro whence that he came
Who hath hym forth broughte he taketh no leue
But foloweth his own wyl to brynge hī to shame
Hye for to clymbe they take it for a game
To regarde theyr power fewe hath a zele
But beware the worlde it turneth as a whele

Iustice.
In good trouth brother ye say ryght wele
This worlde is combred and brought in wo
«W»ylfulnes hath approchcd this worlde to spyll
If he myght haue reygned his wyll for to do

«Tem»pe.
He was gyuen great auctorytye vnto
The worlde hym auaunce and set in degre
Soone he rebelled and nowe he is gone ther fro
Depe he lyeth in pryson, and nowe where is he

wylfull.
I beshrewe thyne herte for it is longe of the

Iustice.
Lo syr nowe may you se
Wylfulnes in this degre

Tempe.
Nowe reuerende iustyce I you requyre
Let hym haue ryght or he go
For yf he departe I you ensure
All this countrey he wyll vndo

wylfull.
The deuyll spede the thou art euer my fo

Prudēc.
He hath some cause why he doth so

Tempe.
Ye truely this caytyfe vnkynde
My brother reason **bdued hath he
He wolde hym sle yf h«e» coulde hym fynde
And all my goodes he hath taken fro me
Rex regum he wylled to be
But it hath be sayde before this
A shrewde cowe ofte hath short hornes

wylfull.
Hornes ye with many hornes I say
Thou hast made syth thou were bore
And many a cokolde hath borne them away
It were almes that thou were hanged therfore

Here they take hym out.
Iustice.
Temperaunce take out this caytyfe
And let hym stande here before vs also
He shalbe punyshed lyke a thefe
Tell vs prudence with hym what we shall do

Prudēc.
Fortytude I wolde were here

wylfull.
Nowe reuerende lorde let me be messenger*
And truely I wyll hym brynge
He is my lorde I you ensure
And he wyll be sory to here of this thynge

Iustice.
Ye but wylte thou nat come agayne

wylfull.
[OMITTED]Than syr let me be slayne

Tempe.
[OMITTED]Ye syr but he thynketh some subtyll trayne

Prudēc.
Here is an oblygacyon of twenty pounde
And thou wylte to vs be bounde
Surely to come

This obligacyon here I seale with wa«xe»[OMITTED]
Mary it wolde make my purs take th«e»[OMITTED]

«I»ustice.
Nowe spede the on thy iourne«y»[OMITTED]
And come agayne within dayes[OMITTED]

«w»ylfull.
The deuyll breke all your [OMITTED]
Shulde I come to yon **ay[OMITTED]
Nay I beshrewe than «s»[OMITTED]
I had leuer to be sl*** [OMITTED]
But for all thi* [OMITTED]
Yet wyll I[OMITTED]
I had leuer [OMITTED]

Iustice.
What doe* [OMITTED]

wylfll.
I beshrewe you all I g«o» my«[OMITTED]y»
Thus deuoutly wyll I praye

Tempe.
Here syr what he dothe saye
He wyll neuer amende his lay

wylfull.
Yes yes maystres I wyll I wyll
And shortly I wyll come you tyll

Et exeat ad lud' poorely
Prudēc.
Nowe gone is this who hym betyde
For wylfulnes hath made here muche to do
For iustice ne trouth coude nat abyde
Suche sorowe he procured where he dyd go
Sore he rebelled as his owne fo
He wolde neuer knowe his degre
And therfore nowe deposed is he

[OMITTED]e.
Wylfulnes dyd neuer good in dede
Aduersytye it bryngeth apase
And causeth welth to stande in drede
And to be banysshed fro all solace

Iustice.
Wylfulnes causeth dysobedience
A man that is well and can nat se
With a state he is in presence
«L»et hym make his owne degre

[OMITTED]
[OMITTED]«o»ftentymes vndone is he
[OMITTED] neuer in welth take hede
[OMITTED]all he may stande in drede
A[OMITTED]to shame
[OMITTED]«h»ede
He «r*nn[OMITTED]ly» bo«th» halte and lame

Fortitu.
poorely.
W«*a»t [OMITTED]«or»lde with dowblenes
Somtyme [OMITTED] of hye degre
But ** n** [OMITTED]«w»ylfulnes
«Al» my [OMITTED]o [OMITTED]
Myne [OMITTED]
Ne rem[OMITTED]wh«e»ns I came
Ne know«elege» of wh«o»me I had that name

Iustice.
In good fayth father there ye were to blame
But I praye you what do men you call

Fortitu.
You to tell I haue great shame
Syth somtyme I was full royall
Than prosperytye was my name
My power than was most potentyll

Tempe.
Lo iustice nowe knowe ye shall
Disobedience this same is he
He wylled to haue bene lorde of all
So wylfull he was in degre

Prudēc.
He refused you and also me
He banysshed welth with loue also
He wolde nat suffre in no countre
Vertue to dwell where he shulde go

Iustice.
Now ye may se what he is come to
Wylfulnes is cause of mekyll wo
Many is the man he hath brought full lo
And many a great lorde he hath brought ful lo

Fortitu.
Now reuerende lordes I praye you of this
To be my comforte and helpe me in my wo
And a sure promyse make to you ywys
Here after to beware I wyll no more do so

Iustice.
Ryght to iustefye for thy wycked wyll
Thou arte worthy to suffre al thys yl

Tempe.
And he wyll inclyne euer to fulfyl
Gods commaundementes and obedyent to be
Vnto his superyour as reason is and skyle
Than he shalbe holpen shortly by me

Prudēc.
Obedience is a vertue most potentiall
And is so precyous yt the son of god came downe
Into this worlde and pecame mortall
And for vs suffred deth and bytter passyon
Xp̄«ȝ» fac«t»us ēpro«n»obis obediēce. to graū«t» vs remissiō
Thus with obedience he purchased our place
In heuen yt we may dwell by his specyall grace

Prudēc.
My purpose was pyght me to magnyfye
Aboue all other exalted to be
So serre in my wylfulnes I dyd me reply
That nowe I am cast in to this degre
And all is longe of aduersytye
The whiche I loued moost excellent
It was a corde to myne entent
As for loue, peace, and tranquylytie
I loued neuer with them to dwell
Temperaunce, prudence, and humilitie
I dyd forsake my selfe to quell
An«d» nowe I knowe I dyd nat well
Wherfore it rueth me full sore
Forgyue me this I wyll do no more

Iustice.
Than with a newe name we wyll the restore
Fortytude thus we the call
In vertue to encrease more and more
And as our brother be thou shall
In token wherof take this crowne ryall
With this robe and garment gay
Nowe art thou well thus may thou saye

Fortitu.
I thanke you my soueraines of your goodnes
Syth it hath pleased you me to vnbynde
Nowe men may se what auayleth wylfulnes
It presenteth man euer to be vnkynde
By me it may be verefyed and ye haue in mynde
Of my fyrste commynge in to this hall
For than aduersytye men dyd me call
Chaunged into prosperyte by crafte colorable
Disobedience I was I feared no fall
My myght and my myschefe was intollerable
My purpose exalted to clymbe aboue all
But fortune sone chaunged and turned as a ball
And depryued me fro honour wt my wylful mīde
So outragious I began in wilful to be vnstable
Vnto prudence and temperaūce I was vnkynde
Also agaynst reason I wrought importunable
Thus was my lyuynge euer to be vnfortunable
For lacke of grace my selfe I wolde nat knowe
Than was I depryued and brought full lowe

Nowe Iesu I thanke the of thy goodly grace
That with this penytent herte me doost restore
Of my knees bare Knowlege my trespas
And askehym of mercy for I wyll neuer more
And Iesu as thou were of a mayde borne
Preserue this realme from aduersytye
And kepe it alwaye in prosperytye

Tempe.
And all wylfull counsell Iesu amende
And graunt vs peace and tranquylytie
That vertue of grace Iesu vs sende
That we may banyshe all iniquitie

Prudēc.
Ye and lorde Iesu we pray to the
Dayly to preserue and defende
Our noble kynge Henry the eyght
All welth and prosperitie Iesu hym sende
And we his true cōmens in our prayers cōmende
With all the states of his noble progeny
Which of theyr goodnes our welth doth intende

Iustice.
Bothe the kynge and ye prynce & the lordes all
Iesu graunt them longe for to raygne
And whan they departe out of this lyfe mortall
That prynce Edwarde maye be our souerayne

Fortitu.
Lo ye foure cardynall vertues ye may behold
Temperaunce, prudence, and also iustice
And I fortytude full louely on molde
Ben often mysused by reason of vyce
The enuy of man so prest is to attyce
Our sensuall nature whiche of it selfe is frayle
Contynually temptynge leudnes to aryce
And all vertues holly to cause from vs fayle
But yet reason draweth to counsayle
Vertuous opposytes, suche vyces to peruert
With helpe of grace soner to preuayle
The stoberne wyll inclose in the herte
Thus euery man felynge the synfull smert
By grudge and pryckynge of the consyence
Fro suche frowarde lyuynge may sone asterte
Resistynge wyllynge with his dylygence
And in his herte with perfyte pacyence
Take suche assautes done by aduersytye
For surely here ye may se hy experyence
That sone ouertourned this worldly prosperytye
Therfore I counse«ll[OMITTED]u»ery degre
Trust to that welth promysed from aboue
And to haue that in perfyte charyte
Pray we to that lorde that dyed for our loue