That he the feith mot nede obeie.
Now lest what fell upon this thing.
Qualiter quidam miles iuuenis in amorem Constancie exardescens, pro eo quod ipsa assentire[586] noluit, eam de morte Hermynghelde, quam ipsemet noctanter interfecit, verbis detractoriis accusauit. Set Angelus domini ipsum sic detrahentem in maxilla subito percuciens non solum pro mendace comprobauit, set ictu mortali post ipsius confessionem penitus interfecit.
This Elda forth unto the king 780
P. i. 186
A morwe tok his weie and rod,
And Hermyngeld at home abod
Forth with Constance wel at ese.
Elda, which thoghte his king to plese,
As he that thanne unwedded was,