& heterly to þe hyȝe hilleȝ þay [h]aled on faste
And hastily to the high hills they rushed on fast;
Bot al watȝ nedleȝ her note, for neuer cowþe stynt
But all was needless their device, for never could stop
Þe roȝe raynande ryg [&] þe raykande waweȝ
The rough raining shower and the rushing waves,
Er vch boþom watȝ brurd-ful to þe bonkeȝ eggeȝ
Ere each bottom (valley) was brim-ful to the banks’ edges,
& vche a dale so depe þat demmed at þe brynkeȝ
And each dale so deep that dammed at the brinks. —([pp. 47, 48]).