And siþen euerilk a baroun,
Þat euere weren in al that toun;
And siþen drenges, and siþen thaynes,
And siþen knithes, and siþen sweynes;
So þat, or þat day was gon,
In al þe tun ne was nouth on
Þat it ne was his man bicomen:
Manrede of alle hauede he nomen.
[102] A word is added in the MS. after men, apparently beye. Perhaps we should read: hise heye men.
ALL SWEAR TO BE FAITHFUL TO HAVELOK.