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.