He bestrode a noble stede
. . . . . . . . . . 503
Torent toke the way agayne
Unto the forest of Maudelayne,
In a wylsome way; 506
Berys and apes there founde he
And wylde bestys great plente
And lyons, where they lay. 509
In a wode, that is tyght,
It drewe towarde the nyght.