For-þy hit acordeȝ to þis knyȝt, & to his cler armeȝ,
For ay faythful in fyue & sere fyue syþeȝ,
Gawan watȝ for gode knawen, & as golde pured,
Voyded of vche vylany, wyth vertueȝ2 ennourned
in mote;
For-þy þe pen-tangel nwe
He ber in schelde & cote,
As tulk of tale most trwe,
& gentylest knyȝt of lote.
1 MS emdeleȝ. 2 MS verertueȝ