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His Lady sad to see his sore constraint,

Cride out, Now now Sir knight, shew what ye bee,

Add faith unto your force, and be not faint:

Strangle her, else she sure will strangle thee.

That when he heard, in great perplexitie,

His gall did grate for griefe[°] and high disdaine,

And knitting all his force got one hand free,

Wherewith he grypt her gorge with so great paine,