P. iii. 218

Duk Gedeon, whan it was derk,

Ordeineth him unto his werk,[1306]

And parteth thanne his folk in thre,

And chargeth hem that thei ne fle, 3750

And tawhte hem hou they scholde ascrie

Alle in o vois per compaignie,[1307](3950*)

And what word ek thei scholden speke,

And hou thei scholde here pottes breke

Echon with other, whan thei herde