| | Among the saintis beriels lokynge | |
| | And he anon withouten taryynge | |
| | Dide his message and whan that he it tolde | |
| | Vrban for ioye gan his hondis vpholde | |
| 190 | The teris from his yen let he falle | |
| | Almyghty lord O Ihesu crist quod he | |
| | Sower of chastite counsellour of vs alle | |
| | The fruyt of that seed of chastite | |
| | That thou hast sowe in Cecily take to the | |
| 195 | Lo lik a bisy bee withoutyn gyle | |
| | Thy seruaunt ay thyn owen thral Cecile | |
| | For that spouse that she took but newe | |
| | Ful lik a fers lioun she sendith here | |
| | As meke as euer was ony lamb to ewe | |
| 200 | And with that word anon ther gan apere | |
| | An old man yclothid in whithe clothis clere | |
| | That hadde a book with lettir of gold in honde | |
| | And gan before valerian forto stonde | |
| | Valerian as ded fyl doun for drede | |
| | Whan he this old man sawe standing so | |
| | Whiche forthwith anone he herd hym rede | |
| | O lorde of alle o feith o god withouten mo | |
| | O cristendome and fadir of al also | |
| | Abouyn al and ouyr al euerywhere | |
| 210 | Thyse wordis al with gold writen were | |
| | When this was red then said this olde man | |
| | Leuyst thou this thing or no say ye or nay | |
| | I leue al thing quod valerian | |
| | For sother thinge than this I dar wel say | |
