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Beholde Oclyff in his translac_i_on,
In goodly langage and sentence passing wyse,
Yevyng the prince suche exortac_i_on 353
As to his highnesse he coude best devyse.
Of trouth, peace, of mercy, and of Iustice,
And odir vertuys, sparing for no slouthe
To don his devere, and quiten hym, as trouth 357
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Required hym, anenste his souereyne,
Most dradde and louyd, whos excellent highnesse
He aduertysede by his writing playne, 360
To vertue p_er_teynyng to the nobles
Of a prince, and berith wyttenesse
His trety entitlede 'of regyment,'
Compyled of most entier true entent. 364
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Loketh Also vppon dan Iohn lidgate,
My mastir_e_, whilome clepid monke of bury,
Worthy to be renownede laureate, 367
I pray to god_e_, in blis his soule be mery,
Synging 'Rex Splendens,' the heuenly 'kery,'
Among the muses ix celestiall,
Afore the hieghest Iubiter of all. 371
[Sidenote: _Hill's Text._]
¶ Behold Ocklyf in his transslacion,[1]
[Sidenote 1: transflacion]
In goodly langage & se_n_tence passyng wyse 352
howe he gewyth his p_ri_nce such exortac_i_on
As to the hyeste he covld best devyse
Off trowt[=h] / pees / m_er_cy / & Iustyse,
& vertu, lettyng for no slowth 356
To do his devoyre & qvyte hy_m_ his trowth.
¶ Requyre hy_m_ As Agaynst his soverayn_e_,
moste Drade & loved, whose excellent hyenes
he advertysed by his wrytyng playn_e_ 360
To vertu ap_er_teynyng to nobles
Off a p_ri_nce, as beryt[=h] god wytnes,
hys treatye entytled of regemente,
Compyled of entyer trewe entente. 364
¶ Loke also than vpon Ioh_a_n lydgate,
My mayrster, whylom monke of bury,
worthy to be renomed As poete lavreate;
I p_ra_y to god in blysse his sowle be mery, 368
Syngyng / Rex splendens / _tha_t hevenly Kyrye,
Amonge _th_e mvses nyne celestyall[e]
be-fore _th_e hyghest Iubyter of all[e],