Þe lappeȝ þay lance bi-hynde,

To hewe hit in two þay hyȝes,

Bi þe bak-bon to vnbynde.

IX.

After this the head and neck are cut off, and the sides severed from the chine.

Boþe þe hede & þe hals þay hwen of þenne,

& syþen sunder þay þe sydeȝ swyft fro þe chyne,

& þe corbeles fee þay kest in a greue;1

Þenn þurled þay ayþer þik side þurȝ, bi þe rybbe,

& henged þenne a[y]þer bi hoȝes of þe fourcheȝ,