Good is teschue werre, and natheles

A kyng may make werre uppon his right,

For of bataile the final ende is pees.

Thus stant the lawe, that a worthi knyght

Uppon his trouthe may go to the fight;

Bot if so were that he myghte chese,

Betre is the pees, of which may no man lese. 70

<Sustene> pes oghte every man alyve,[1920]

First for to sette his liege lord in reste,

And ek these othre men that thei ne stryve;