Go forth, King

Rex sine sapiencia: Episcopus sine doctrina. Dominus sine consilio: Mulier sine castitate. Miles sine probitate: Iudex sine Iusticia. Diues sine elemosina: Populus sine lege. Senex sine religione: Seruus sine timore. Pauper superbus: Adolescens sine obediencia.

Go forth, king, rule thee by sapience; Bishop, be able to minister doctryne; Lord, to trew consayl yeve audience; Womanheed, to chastitè ever enclyne; Knight, let thy dedes worship determyne; Be rightwis, jugë, in saving thy name; Rich, do almesse, lest thou lese blis with shame.

People, obey your king and the lawe; Age, be thou ruled by good religioun; Trew servant, be dredful, and keep thee under awe, And thou, povre, fy on presumpcioun; Inobedience to youth is utter distruccioun; Remembre you how god hath set you, lo! And do your part, as ye be ordained to.