| | And sayde what amounteth this case | |
| 1505 | I put me vnder thy protection | |
| | Dyane and thy disposicion | |
| | And hom she goth anon the nexte wey | |
| | This is the effect ther is nomore to sey | |
| | And in the houre of Mars after this | |
| | A | Rcite vnto the tempil walkyd is | |
| | Of fyres of marce to do his sacrifise | |
| | With alle the rightis of his paynem wyse | |
| | With pyetous herte and high deuocion | |
| | Right thus to marce he sayde this orison | |
| 1515 | O strong god that in the regnes colde | |
| | Of trace honoured art and lord I holde | |
| | And hast in euery regne and euery lond | |
| | Of armys al the bridil in thy hond | |
| | And hem fortunest as the list best deuyse | |
| 1520 | Accepte of me my pyetous sacrifise | |
| | Yf so be that my thought may deserue | |
| | And that my myght be worthy to serue | |
| | Thy godhede that I may be on of thyn | |
| | Than prey I the rewe on my pyn | |
| 1525 | For that peyne and that hote fire | |
| | The whiche that whilom brendist for desire | |
| | Whan that thou vsedist the beaute | |
| | Of feyre yong fressh venus fre | |
| | And had of hir in thy armys thy wille | |
| 1530 | And though the onys a tyme mys fille | |
| | Whan vlcanus had caught the in his laas | |
| | And fond the liggynge be his wif alas | |
