For he wat3 b[este &] bor alþer grattest,
[And eue]re quen he gronyed, þenne greued mony,
For [þre a]t þe fyrst þrast he þry3t to þe erþe,
& [sped hym] forth good sped, boute spyt more,
[Ande þay] halowed hyghe ful hy3e & hay! hay! cryed
Haden horne3 to mouþe heterly rechated;
Mony wat3 þe myry mouthe of men & of hounde3,
Þat buskke3 after þis bor, with bost & wyth noyse,
To quelle;
Ful oft he byde3 þe baye,