This fenyeit foxe, fals and dissimulate, Maid to this cok ane cavillatioun […]

When the full stores their ancient bounds disdain, / Precipitate the furious torrent flows.

That an unnamed 22-year-old will be up before the Colchester beak in March under the Road Traffic Act's recherché section 3 – covering inconsiderate driving and with a maximum fine of £5,000 – may at first sight seem a facetious use of court resources.

Fig. 2: a 13 ᵗʰ C. illumination of ‘H’