[Fol. 41 b.]

Rathar to dee than flee, in thar entent,

And of the blak knycht haith ſich hardyment;

For at al perell, al harmys, and myſchef,

[3364] In tyme of ned he can tham al ralef.

[T]har was the batell dangerus & ſtrong,

Gret was the pres, bath perellus & throng;

The black knight is borne to the ground.

The blak knycht is born on to the ground,

[3368] His horß hyme falyth, that fellith dethis wound.