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15. Ten Abuses

fol. 184vHwan thu sixst on leode —King that is wilful,And domesmon nymynde,Preost that is wilde,line5Biscop slouh,Old mon lechur,Yong mon lyere,Wymmon schomeles,Child unthewed,line10Thral unbuhsum,Athelyng brytheling,Lond withuten laweAl so seyde Bede,“Wo there theode.”

fol. 184vWhen you behold people —King willful,Judge greedy,Priest wild,line5Bishop slothful,Old man lecher,Young man liar,Woman shameless,Child untaught,line10Servant disobedient,Nobleman scoundrel,Land without law —Just as Bede said,“Woe be the nation.”