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