And conestables don þer-inne,
He swears to be avenged of Godard,
He swor, he ne sholde neuer blinne,
Til þat he were of godard wreken,
Þat ich haue of ofte speken.
Hal hundred knithes dede he calle,
And hise fif thusand sergaunz alle,
And dide sweren on the bok
Sone, and on þe auter ok,
Þat he ne sholde neuere blinne,