Þat was boþe fayr and hende,
And dide hire to lincolne bringe,
Belles dede he ageyn hire ringen,
And ioie he made hire swiþe mikel,
But neþeles he was ful swikel.
He seyde, þat he sholde hire yeue
Þe fayrest man that mithe liue.
She says she will marry none but a king.
She answerede, and seyde anon,
Bi crist, and bi seint iohan,