And there he wan him such a name, 700
So as the king himself acompteth
That he alle othre men surmonteth,
P. iii. 299
And bar the pris above hem alle.
The king bad that into his halle
At Souper time he schal be broght;[1533]
And he cam thanne and lefte it noght,
Withoute compaignie al one:
Was non so semlich of persone,