To hem that were of such a pris

Sche was noght worthi axen there,

Fro when they come or what thei were:

Bot levere than this worldes good

Sche wolde have wist hou that it stod,

And putte hire hed alitel oute;

And as sche lokede hire aboute, 1340

Sche syh comende under the linde[1210]

A womman up an hors behinde.[1211]

The hors on which sche rod was blak,