¶ All that tyme Frewyll stode & hym bethought. ¶ To which he my{ gh}t leue & what p{ ar}t he wold take. ¶ At last sensualite had hy{ m} so fer brought. ¶ That he sayd playnly he v{ er}tu wold forsake. ¶ And in vyce hys quarell all his power make. Nota Iwis quod reason { that} is not for the beste. ¶ Noforse sayd frewyll I wyll do as my lyst.
¶ Vertu was full heuy when he see frewyll ¶ Take part with vyce but yet neuerthelesse. ¶ He dyde that he myght the felde to kepe styll. ¶ Tyll vyce with frewyll so sore gan hy{ m} oppresse. ¶ That he was constrayned clerely by duresse. Original has ¶ A lytyll tyne abacke to make abew retret. constranyed ¶ All thyng consydered hit was the best feet. instead of constrayned ¶ Fyrst to remembre how vyce parte was. ¶ Ten ayen one strenger by lyklynesse. ¶ And than how frewyll was with hym alas. ¶ Whoo coude deme vertu but in heuynesse. ¶ Moreouer to thynke how that slyper grasse. ¶ That of sensualyte hys onkynde seede grew. ¶ Vnder foot in standyng encombred vertew
¶ Yet notwitstondyng vertue his men all. ¶ Nobelly theym bare and faught myghtyly. ¶ How be it { the} sleper grasse made many of he{ m} fall. ¶ And from thense in maner departe sodenly. ¶ That seyng vyce his hoost began to shout & cry. ¶ And sayd on in Pluto name on & all is oure· ¶ For this day shal Vyce be made a conquerour.
¶ Thus Vertu was by myght of vyce & Frewyll ¶ Dryuen out of the feld it was the more pyte· ¶ How by it yet Baptym kept his ground styll. ¶ And { with} hym abode feyth hope & vnyte. ¶ And konnynge also { with} a grete meyne. ¶ Confessyon contrycyon were redy at her hond. ¶ And Satysfaction Vyce to wythstond.
¶ But al the tyme whyle Vertu was away. ¶ A my{ gh}ty conflycte kept they { with} Vycys rout. ¶ And yet neuertheles for al that grete afray. ¶ Hope stod vpryght & feyth wold neuer lout ¶ And euermor{ e} sayd Baptym syres put no dout. ¶ Vertu shal return & haue his entent. ¶ This feld shal be ours or let me be shent.
¶ And whyl thyse pety captey{ n}s sustend th{ us} { the} feld ¶ Wyth Vertu his reward come good p{ er}seuerauns ¶ An hugy my{ gh}ty hoost & whan he beheld. ¶ How Vertu hym withdrew he toke dysplesau{ n}s. ¶ And wha{ n} he to hy{ m} cam he sayd ye shal your cha{ n}s ¶ Take as it fallyth wherfore returne ye must. Original has ¶ Yet ones for your sake { with} Vyce shal I Iust. fallyrh instead of ¶ Alas that euer ye shold lese your honour. fallyth ¶ And therwyth also { the} hygh p{ er}petuel crown. ¶ Which is for you kept in the celestyal tour. ¶ Wherfore be ye called chrystys champyon. ¶ How is it that ye haue noo compassyone. ¶ On baptyme feyth & hope konnyng & vnite. ¶ That sta{ n}d so hard bestad & fyght as ye may see.