1995

Wher that he dar, his lyf to kepe and save,

(111)

[Fighten] with this fend, and him defende.

For, in the prison, [ther he shal descende],

Ye wite wel, that the beste is in a place

That nis nat derk, and hath roum eek and space

2000

To welde an ax or swerd or staf or knyf,

So that, me thinketh, he sholde save his lyf;