Under the toun of newe Troye,
Which tok of Brut his ferste joye,[56]
In Temse whan it was flowende[57]
As I be bote cam rowende,[58] 40*
So as fortune hir tyme sette,
My liege lord par chaunce I mette;
And so befel,[60] as I cam nyh,[61]
Out of my bot, whan he me syh,
He bad me come in to his barge.
And whan I was with him at large,