Ther mai no worldes ese availe,
Bot if worschipe be with al.
And that hath schewed overal;
For it sit wel in alle wise
A kniht to ben of hih emprise
And puten alle drede aweie;
For in this wise, I have herd seie, 1900
[Examples of Prowess. Protesilaus.]
The worthi king Protheselai[1256]
On his passage wher he lai