[A] At ?e fyrst quethe of ?e quest quaked ?e wylde;
Der drof in ?e dale, doted for drede,
1152 Hi3ed to ?e hy3e, bot heterly ?ay were
[B] Restayed with ?e stablye, ?at stoutly ascryed;
[C] ?ay let ?e hertte3 haf ?e gate, with ?e hy3e hedes,
?e breme bukke3 also, with hor brode paume3;
1156 For ?
e fre lorde hade de-fende in
fermysoun
tyme,
?
at ?er schulde no mon mene[1] to ?e male dere.
[D] ?e hinde3 were halden in, with hay & war,
?e does dryuen with gret dyn to ?e depe slade3;
1160 ?er my3t mon se, as ?ay slypte, slentyng of arwes,
[E] At vche [?at] wende vnder wande wapped a flone,
?at bigly bote on ?e broun, with ful brode hede3,
[F] What! ?ay brayen, & bleden, bi bonkke3 ?ay de3en.
