P. iii. 174

Wher he the kinges wille herde;

And he therto anon ansuerde,

And seide unto him in this wise:

‘Mi liege lord, for mi servise,

Which trewe hath stonden evere yit,

Thou hast me with prisone aquit: 2630

Bot for al that I schal noght glose

Of trouthe als fer as I suppose;

And as touchende of this bataille,[1160]