And thus bothe on o swerd bledende
Thei weren founde ded liggende.
Confessor.
Now thou, mi Sone, hast herd this tale,
Bewar that of thin oghne bale[983]
Thou be noght cause in thi folhaste,
And kep that thou thi witt ne waste
Upon thi thoght in aventure,
Wherof thi lyves forfeture 1500
Mai falle: and if thou have so thoght