| | Withoute faylle of sillabyl or lettir | |
| | And for his tale sholde seme the bettir | |
| 95 | Accordyng to his word was his chere | |
| | As techith art of speche hem that it lere | |
| | Al be it that y can not sowne his styl | |
| | Ne y can not clymbe on so high an hille | |
| | Than say I thus to the comyn entent | |
| 100 | Thus muche amountith that he ment | |
| | If it so be I haue it in mynde | |
| | He sayde the kyng of arabye and of ynde | |
| | My liege lord on this solempne day | |
| | Saleweth yow as he best can and may | |
| 105 | And sendith you honour at your feste | |
| | Be me that am al redy at your heste | |
| | This stede of bras that esely and wel | |
| | Can in the space of a day naturel | |
| | This is to say in .xxiiij. houris | |
| 110 | Where you liste in drougthe or in showris | |
| | Bere your body to euery place | |
| | To whiche your herte willith forto pase | |
| | Withoute wem of you thorough out foul or fair | |
| | Or yf you list to fle as high in the ayer | |
| 115 | As doth an egil whan hym list to sore | |
| | This same stede shal bere you euermore | |
| | Withoute harm til ye be there ye list | |
| | Though that ye slepe on his bac or reste | |
| | And turne ayeen with wringyng of a pyn | |
| 120 | He that it wroughte knoweth many a gyn | |
| | He waytid many a constellacion | |
