And to the god abhominable.
Ensamples that ben concordable[1259]
I finde of othre Princes mo,
As thou schalt hiere, of time go.[1260] 3340
The grete tirant Dionys,
Which mannes lif sette of no pris,[1261]
[Dionysius and his Horses.]
Unto his hors fulofte he yaf
The men in stede of corn and chaf,
Nota hic de Dionisio tiranno, qui mire crudelitatis seueritate eciam hospites suos ad deuorandum equis suis tribuit: cui Hercules tandem superueniens victum impium in impietate sua pari morte conclusit.