Then shall be pourtrayed a company of men coming towards this beast
Bicornis, and say these four ballads:-

"Fellows, take heed and ye may see
How Bicorn casteth him to devour
All humble men, both you and me,
There is no gain may us succour;
Wo be therefore in hall and bower
To all those husbands which, their lives,
Make mistresses of their wives.

"Who that so doth, this is the law,
That this Bicorn will him oppress
And devouren in his maw
That of his wife makes his mistress;
This will us bring in great distress,
For we, for our humility,
Of Bicorn shall devoured be.

"We standen plainly in such case,
For they to us mistresses be;
We may well sing and say, 'Alas,
That we gave them the sovereigntie!
For we ben thrall and they be free.
Wherefore Bicorn, this cruel beast,
Will us devouren at the least.

"But who that can be sovereign,
And his wife teach and chastise,