That he must haunt and seke adventure

For La Belle Pucell, as true love requireth.

And first of all began to me discure

The highe order how I shoulde take in cure;

And than anone he gan to expresse

What knighthode was to perfite sekernesse.

Knighthode, he sayd, was first established

The comenwelth in right to defende,

That by the wrong it be not minished;

So every knight did truely condiscende,