40 Iden. Nay, it shall ne’er be said, while England stands,

[♦] That Alexander Iden, an esquire of Kent,

Took odds to combat a poor famish’d man.

[♦] Oppose thy steadfast-gazing eyes to mine,

See if thou canst outface me with thy looks:

45 Set limb to limb, and thou art far the lesser;

Thy hand is but a finger to my fist,

Thy leg a stick compared with this truncheon;

My foot shall fight with all the strength thou hast;

And if mine arm be heaved in the air,