The king shews no outward grief,

He ſhawith outwart his contenans

As he therof takith no greuans;

but is not rid of anxiety all night.

But al the nyght it paſſid nat his thoght.

[528] The dais courß with ful deſir he ſocht,

And furth he goith to bring his mynd in reſt

Next day he goes to the forest.

With mony O knyght vn to the gret foreſt;

The rachis gon wn-copelit for the deire,