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[A] Mony klyf he ouer-clambe in contraye3 straunge,
Fer floten fro his frende3 fremedly he ryde3;
[B] At vche war? e o? er water ? er ? e wy3e passed,
716 He fonde a foo hym byfore, bot ferly hit were,
& ? at so foule & so felle, ? at fe3t hym by-hode;
[C] So mony meruayl hi mount ? er ? e mon fynde3,
Hit were to tore for to telle of ? e ten? e dole.
720 [D] Sumwhyle wyth worme3 he werre3, & with wolues als,
Sumwhyle wyth wodwos, ? at woned in ? e knarre3,
[E] Bo? e wyth bulle3 & bere3, & bore3 o? er-quyle,
& etayne3, ? at hym a-nelede, of ? e he3e felle;
724 [F] Nade he ben du3ty & dry3e, & dry3tyn had serued,
Douteles he hade ben ded, & dreped ful ofte.
[G] For werre wrathed hym not so much, ? at wynter was wors,
When ? e colde cler water fro ? e cloude3 schadden,
728 & fres er hit falle my3t to ? e fale er? e;
Ner slayn wyth ? e slete he sleped in his yrnes,
Mo ny3te3 ? en in-noghe in naked rokke3,
? er as claterande fro ?