Hauelok anon manrede tok
Of alle englishe, on þe bok,
And dide hem grete oþes swere,
Þat he sholden him god feyth bere
Ageyn alle þat woren liues,
And þat sholde ben born of wiues.
THE EARL OF CHESTER MARRIES GUNILD.
Þanne he hauede[131] sikernesse
Taken of more and of lesse,
Al at hise wille, so dide he calle