Bot whan that thei have hiede take,
And rad that writen is withinne,[608]
So gret a sorwe thei beginne,
As thei here oghne Moder sihen
Brent in a fyr before here yhen:[609]
Ther was wepinge and ther was wo,
Bot finaly the thing is do. 1050
P. i. 195
Upon the See thei have hire broght,
Bot sche the cause wiste noght,