When þat semly syre soȝt fro þo woneȝ
þat1 daye;
He made non abode,
Bot wyȝtly went hys way,
Mony wylsum way he rode,
Þe bok as I herde say.
1 MS. þad.
IX.
Now rides the knight through the realms of England.
Now rideȝ þis renk þurȝ þe ryalme of Logres,