"And made ther her (their) sacryfyse,
To Mahoun, and to Jupiter."—L. 4423.
"But to Termagaunt and Mahoun,
They cryede fast, and to Plotoun."—L. 6421-2.
Weber's Metrical Romances, vol. ii.
The editor says:
"There is no doubt that our romance existed before the year 1300, as it is referred to in the Chronicles of Robert de Gloucester and Robert de Brunne."—Vol. i. Introd., p. xlvi.
In the same poem, the word mawmettes is used to signify idols:
"Sarazynes before hym came,
And asked off hym Crystendame.