He made werre al that he myhte:
P. iii. 208
And sche, which wolde hir loud defende,
Hir oghne Sone ayein him sende,[1272]
Which the defence hath undertake.
Bot he desconfit was and take; 3450
And whan this king him hadde in honde,
He wol no mercy understonde,(3650*)
Bot dede him slen in his presence.
The tidinge of this violence[1273]