He puts him in a bag, and takes him on his back.

In a poke, ful and blac,

Sone he caste him on his bac,

Ant bar him hom to hise cleue,

And bi-taucte him dame leue,

He puts him in charge of his wife.

And seyde, “wite þou þis knaue,

Al-so thou with[*] mi lif haue;

I shal dreinchen him in þe se,

For him shole we ben maked fre,