Tofore his oghne bord thei seete,
And of such mete as he was served,
Althogh thei hadde it noght deserved,
P. iii. 41
Thei token service of the same.
Bot afterward al thilke game
Was into wofull ernest torned;
For whan thei weren thus sojorned, 1180
Withinne a time at after mete
Nero, which hadde noght foryete