And ther-of comth it that, though a man delyte him in preysinge of his renoun, he may nat in no wyse bringen forth ne spreden his name to many maner poeples.
Delyte not in wo thy wo to seche, As doon thise foles that hir sorwes eche 705 With sorwe, whan they han misaventure, And listen nought to seche hem other cure.
How-so it be that som men hem delyte With subtil art hir tales for to endyte, Yet for al that, in hir entencioun, Hir tale is al for som conclusioun.
Al be hit that he can nat wel endyte, Yet hath he maked lewed folk delyte 415 +To serve you, in preysing of your name.
But wel I wot, with that he can endyte, He hath maked lewed folk delyte +To serve you, in preysing of your name.
God, to the great honour of his natioun, and unto the conforte of those that delyte in letteris and vertew.
It may be that God shall plague some, for that thei delyte nott in the trewth, albeit for warldlye respectis thei seame to favour it.
This evidently refers to Archbishop Beaton; but he had previously been deprived of the Chancellorship: see note, page 13.
Wherupon persisting in his godly purpose, he toke one of the iij.
To the laste, 255 How-so it be that som men hem delyte With subtil art hir tales for to endyte, Yet for al that, in hir entencioun Hir tale is al for som conclusioun.
Within the chirche and euery other place These folys use theyr lewde condicions Some starynge some cryeng some haue great solace In rybawde wordes, some in deuysyons Some them delyte in scornes and derysons Some pryde ensueth and some glotony.
By this tale ye may lerne, that they that will come to the speche or presence of any persone for theyr owne cause, they muste fyrste endeuer them selfe to shewe suche matters as those persones most delyte in.
Had I sa gret appetit and delyte Onto this wrachit lyfe, sa ful of syte, That I the sufferit to entyr in my sted Vndre our fays hand, and with thy ded My lyfe is salfit?
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