Ne kest no kauelacion, in kyngeȝ hous Arthor,
My hede flaȝ to my fote, & ȝet flaȝ I neuer;
& þou, er any harme hent, arȝeȝ in hert,
Wherfore þe better burne me burde be called
þer-fore."
Quod G:, "I schunt oneȝ,
& so wyl I no more,
Bot paȝ my hede falle on þe stoneȝ,
I con not hit restore.