In þe wyȝt-est of þe water, þe worre hade þat oþer;

For þe mon merkkeȝ hym wel, as þay mette fyrst,

Set sadly þe scharp in þe slot euen,

Hit hym vp to þe hult, þat þe hert schyndered,

& he ȝarrande hym ȝelde, & ȝedoun3 þe water,

ful tyt;

A hundreth houndeȝ hym hent,

Þat bremely con hym bite,

Burneȝ him broȝt to bent,

& doggeȝ to dethe endite.