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The kyng to the gatys gan pase,

Gret lordes that ther wase, [385]

Bothe knyghtes and squyerre,

Lordes wase full̴ sore a-dred

Fore the lyonys, þat he had,

They durst not come hyme ner).

The kyng seyd: ‘I wyll̴ the kysse, [390]

Durst I for) thy bestes, Iwysse.’

Torrent dyd them ly ther),