| | Ne takith of my wordis no displesaunce | |
| 75 | Thingis that been set in gouernaunce | |
| | Of lordis doughtris only for two thingis | |
| | Eythir forto kepe your honeste | |
| | Or ellis ye haue falle in freelte | |
| | And knowe wel y now the olde daunce | |
| 80 | And conne forsake fully myschaunce | |
| | For euermore / therfore for cristis sake | |
| | Kepe wel tho that ye haue vndertake | |
| | A theef of veneson that hath forlaft | |
| | His licorousnesse and al his theuys craft | |
| 85 | Can kepe a forest best of ony man | |
| | Now keep hem wel for and ye wil ye can | |
| | Lokith wel to no vice that ye assente | |
| | Lest ye dampnyd be for your euyl entente | |
| | For who so doth a treytour is certeyn | |
| 90 | And takith hede of that I shal seyn | |
| | Of alle treson souereyn pestilence | |
| | Is when a wight betraieth Innocence | |
| | Ye fadris and ye modris also | |
| | Thogh ye haue childryn one or two | |
| 95 | Youre is the charge of al her sufferaunce | |
| | Whylis they been in ingnoraunce | |
| | Bewaar by ensamplis of your liuynge | |
| | Othir be negligent in chastisinge | |
| | That they ne perissh for I dar wel seye | |
| 100 | If that they do ye shul it dere abeye | |
| | Vnder a shepherde softe and negligent | |
| | The wolf hath meny a sheep to rent | |