[Sidenote: [The 6^th Metre.]]
++Al þe linage of men þat ben i{n} erþe ben of semblable burþe. On al
one is fadir of þinges. On alone minyst[r]eþ alle þinges. ¶ He ȝaf to þe
sonne hys bemes. he ȝaf to þe moone hir hornes. he ȝaf þe men to þe
erþe. he ȝaf þe sterres to þe heuene. ¶ he encloseþ wiþ membres þe
soules þat comen fro hys heye sete. ¶ þanne comen alle mortal folk of
noble seed. whi noysen ȝe or bosten of ȝoure eldris ¶ For yif þou
look[e] ȝoure bygy{n}ny{n}g. and god ȝoure aucto{ur} {and} ȝoure makere.
þan is þer no forlyued wyȝt but ȝif he norisse his corage vnto vices
{and} forlete his p{ro}pre burþe.