Þen hurled on a hepe þe helme & þe sterne
Then hurled on a heap the helm and the stern,
Furste to murte mony rop & þe mast after
First marred* many a rope and the mast after.
Þe sayl sweyed on þe see, þenne suppe bihoued
The sail swung on the sea, then sup behoved
Þe coge of þe colde water, & þenne þe cry ryses
The boat of the cold water, and then the cry rises;
Ȝet coruen þay þe cordes & kest al þer-oute
Yet cut they the cords and cast all there-out.