Ayein the deth, bot thei him rede,

He be wel war and tak hiede,

The See be weie of his nature

Receive mai no creature 1090

Withinne himself as forto holde,

The which is ded: forthi thei wolde,

P. iii. 312

As thei conseilen al aboute,

The dede body casten oute.

For betre it is, thei seiden alle,