He fled from Denmark with me,

Fro denemark, forto berwen[67] me,

For yif[68] ich hauede þer ben funden,

Hauede ben slayn, or harde bunden,

And heye ben henged on a tre,

Hauede go for him gold ne fe.

For-þi fro denemark hider he fledde,

and took care of me.

And me ful fayre and ful wel fedde,

So þat vn-to þis [ilke] day,