Wolde to God
A ma uoullente
that the Godheed
que la deite,
full of goodnesse
plaine de bonte
had graunted to me
sy meust ottroie
whiche am counterfait
qui suis contrefait
of ignorancy, and undone
dignorance, et desfait
koning and knowledge
science et scauoir
with the power
auecques pouoir
can declare
scavoir declarer
and to manyfeste
et manifester
after my power
selon mon possible
the grace that can nat be saide
la grace indicible
of the right christen kyng
du trescrestien roy
whiche in noble aray
qui en noble aroy
is this day lyvyng
est aujourdhuy uiuant
prosperous and reignyng
prospereus et regnant
whiche all the men
qui tous les hommes
howe great that we ben
come grans que sommes
as well clerkes and lays
et clercz et laiz
by his faire dedes
par ses beaulz faitz
hath over comen
a surmontes
and excelled
et excelles
wherfore the most
pourquoy le plus
parfait here beneth
parfait ca jus
having power
ayant pouoir
and the knowyng
et le scauoir
shulde fayle right well
il fauldroit bien
that his mainteynyng
que son maintien
that his sperit
que son esprit
of wyt kyndled
de sens esprit
might ones begyne
peult entamer
for to declare
pour declarer
as it hapened
comme il aduient
whan a man doth come
quant homme uient
to the great see
a la graunt mer
for to lade it
pour lespuiser
incontinently
incontinent
that he doth se
quil uoit comment