Be whom his chief conseil he hadde,
And whil hem lasteth eny breth,[1279]
Sche made hem blede to the deth
P. iii. 210
Into the vessel wher it stod:
And whan it was fulfild of blod,
Sche caste this tirant therinne,
And seide him, ‘Lo, thus myht thou wynne[1280] 3510
The lustes of thin appetit.
In blod was whilom thi delit,