44.

44.2 ‘say,’ saw.

An archar off Northomberlonde

say slean was the lord Persë;

He bar a bende bowe in his hand,

was made off trusti tre.

45.

45.2 i.e. till the point reached the wood of the bow.

An arow, that a cloth-yarde was lang,

to the harde stele halyde he;