He was te[7] beste knith at nede,
Þat heuere micthe riden on stede,
Or wepne wagge, or folc vt lede;
Of knith ne hauede he neuere drede,
Þat he ne sprong forth so sparke of glede,
[Fol. 204b, col. 1.]
And lete him [knawe] of hise hand-dede,
Hw he couþe with wepne spede;
He made his foes cry for mercy.
And oþer he refte him hors or wede,