There he stode and smote adown)
And leyd sege to the town),
Six yere there he lay. [2205]
By the VI yere were all̴ done,
With honger they were all̴ slone,
That in the Cite lay.
The Soudan sent to sir Torent than),
With honger that thes people be slan, [2210]
All̴ the folke of this Cite; [2311]
‘Yf ye thinke here to lye,