That ded or wondit to the erth he ſocht;

He works nothing but wonders;

[3180] For thar was not bot wonderis that he wrocht.

And magre of his fois euerilkone,

and often passes alone through the field.

In to the feld oft tymys hyme aloñ

Throuch and throuch he paſſith to & fro;

[73] Another spelling of warld, i.e. world, which occurs in the fuller form in [l. 3212].

[3184] For in the ward[73] it was the maner tho

That non o knycht ſhuld be the brydill tak