"Blynne, burne, of þy bur, bede me no mo;
I haf a stroke in þis sted with-oute stryf hent,
& if þow reche3 me any mo, I redyly schal quyte,
& 3elde 3ederly a3ayn, & þer to 3e tryst,
& foo;
Bot on stroke here me falle3,
Þe couenaunt schop ry3t so,
[Sikered]1 in Arþure3 halle3,
& þer-fore, hende, now hoo!"
1 Illegible.