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e burne bode on bonk, ? at on blonk houed,
Of ? e depe double dich ? at drof to ? e place,
? e walle wod in ? e water wonderly depe,
788 [B] Ande eft a ful huge he3t hit haled vpon lofte,
Of harde hewen ston vp to ? e table3,
[C] Enbaned vnder ? e abataylment, in ? e best lawe;
& sy? en garyte3 ful gaye gered bi-twene,
792 Wyth mony luflych loupe, ? at louked ful clene;
A better barbican ? at burne blusched vpon neuer;
& innermore he be-helde ? at halle ful hy3e,
[D] Towre telded bytwene trochet ful ? ik,
796 Fayre fylyole3 ?
at fy3ed, & ferlyly long,
[E] With coruon coprounes, craftyly sle3e;
Chalk whyt chymnees ? er ches he in-no3e,
Vpon bastel roue3, ? at blenked ful quyte;
800 So mony pynakle payntet wat3 poudred ay quere,
Among ? e castel carnele3, clambred so ? ik,
? at pared out of papure purely hit semed.
[F] ? e fre freke on ? e fole hit fayr in-n[o]ghe ? o3t,
804 If he my3t keuer to com ? e cloyster wyth-inne,
To herber in ? at hostel, whyl halyday lested
auinant;
[G] He calde, & sone ? er com
808 A porter pure plesaunt,
On ? e wal his ernd he nome,
& haylsed ? e kny3t erraunt.

[Sidenote A: The knight abides on the bank,]
[Sidenote B: and observes the "huge height,"]
[Sidenote C: with its battlements and watch towers.