Mylde in her hauour dyscrete of chere

That came vs by and very nere

Ascendynge vp in to her hyghe sete

Garnysshed with perle and with gold bete

 Than sayd dyscrecyon this is dame Iustyce

Clene of conscyence without corrupcyon

And neuer be spotted with the synne of couetyse

But true as stele in the entencyon

Of ryght euermore without destruccyon

Geuynge alway a ryghtfull iugement

Obey thou youth this lady reuerent

 A iuge fulfylled with the synne of auaryce

Or with fauour of kynne made blynd

Must nedys do wronge by grete preiudyce

For fauour shold not conscyence bynd

Ryght to dyssymyll as I now fynd

In problemys wryten of antiquyte

Made by phylosophers of auctoryte

 As we stode talkynge thus to gydere

Vp came dame fortune so gayly gloryfyed

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