And speedily sent for them all,
And said unto them in this wise:

"There shall no man his Hap despise;
I know well that ye long have served,
And God knows what ye have deserved.
Whether it is along of me
That ye still unadvanced be,
Or whether it belong of you,
The Sooth is to be proved now,
Wherewith to stop your Evil Word.
Lo here two Coffers on the Board,
Of both the two choose which you will,
And know that ye may have your fill
Of Treasure heaped and packed in one,
That if ye happen thereupon
Ye shall be made Rich Men for ever.
Now choose and take which you is liever.
But be well ware, ere that ye take, -
For of the one I undertake
There is no manner good therein
Whereof ye might a Profit win.
Now go together of one assent
And take your own Advisement.
Whether I you this day advance
Stands only on your Choice and Chance.
No question here of Royal Grace,
It shall be showed in this place
Upon you all, and well and fine,
If Fortune fails by Fault of mine."