I praye god rewarde hym in lyfe perdurable

[A.ii.]

 Amonge all thynges nothynge so prouffytable

As is scyence with the sentencyous scrypture

For worldly rychesse is often transmutable

As dayly dothe appere well in vre

Þet scyens a bydeth and is moost sure

After pouerte to attayne grete rychesse

Scyens is cause of promocion doubtles

 I lytell or nought expert in poetrye

Remembrynge my youth so lyght and frayle

Purpose to compyle here full breuyatly

A lytell treatyse wofull to bewayle

The cruell swerers which do god assayle

On euery syde his swete body to tere

With terryble othes as often as they swere

 But all for drede plonged in neclygence

My penne dothe quake to presume to endyte

But hope at laste to recure this scyence

Exorteth me ryght hardely to wryte

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