Of hem that whilom the victoire
Of thilke dedly werre hadden;[511]
The hih prouesse which thei ladden,
P. ii. 343
Wherof the Soule stod amended,[512]
Upon this erthe is yit commended.[513]6430*
Hic loquitur qualiter Valentinianus Imperator, cum ipse octogenarius plures prouincias Romano Imperio belliger subiugasset, dixit se super omnia magis gaudere de eo quod contra[514] sue carnis concupiscenciam victoriam optinuisset; nam et ipse virgo omnibus diebus vite sue castissimus[515] permansit.
Ther was, and he at alle assaies
A worthi knyht was of his hond,