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,