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,