95In single combat thou shalt buckle with me,

And if thou vanquishest, thy words are true;

[♦]Otherwise I renounce all confidence.

Puc. I am prepared: here is my keen-edged sword,

[♦]Deck’d with five flower-de-luces on each side;

[100]The which at Touraine, in Saint Katharine’s churchyard,

[♦]Out of a great deal of old iron I chose forth.

[♦] Char. Then come, o’ God’s name; I fear no woman.

[♦] Puc. And while I live, I’ll ne’er fly from a man. [Here they fight, and Joan La Pucelle overcomes.

Char. Stay, stay thy hands! thou art an Amazon,