Þat al wat3 blis & bonchef, þat breke hem bi-twene,
& wynne,
Þay lanced wordes gode,
Much wele þen wat3 þer-inne,
Gret perile bi-twene hem stod,
Nif mare of hir kny3t mynne.
XXVI.
The knight is sorely pressed.
For þat prynce of pris de-presed hym so þikke.
Nurned hym so ne3e þe þred, þat nede hym bi-houed,