And whan thei sihe it was to done,
Withoute lette of eny wente
With Seil updrawe forth thei wente
Towardes Tharse upon the tyde.
Bot he that wot what schal betide,
The hihe god, which wolde him kepe,
Whan that this king was faste aslepe,[1654] 1790
Be nyhtes time he hath him bede
To seile into an other stede:[1655]
To Ephesim he bad him drawe,