"Sir kyng Isakin I am þi vauasoure,
"My nam is Statin, I wille be no traitoure.
"I haf kept þi lande, I se þat dishonoure
"Is now þe nerhand, þorgh þis conquerour,
" [Deest es, (i. e. is.) Nam in Codicibus Gallicis, Qe Reis est des Englays, e sage gwe|reyour.] þat an Inglis kyng, a wys werreour.
"Loke þou lese no þing for þi fole erroure,
"Ne þe lond be not lorn, þat þin ancessoure
"So wele kept biforn, als noble gouernoure.
"Go & mak his pes, or he do þe more stoure,
"& þou to þi deses may haf þe frute & floure.
þan said Isaac tille him, "ert þou his mayntenour?
Fulle broþely & brim he kept vp a trencheour,
& kast it at Statin, did him a schamfulle schoure.
His nese & his ine he carfe at misauentoure.
STATIN vp he stirte, him þouht þerof grete schame,
"Sir þou has me hirte, þerfor þou ert to blame.
Als so suiþe he ȝede vnto kyng Richard,
& schewed him all þat dede of Isaac þe coward.
"Sir be my socoure, & venge myn outrage.
R. did him honoure, & he mad him homage.
Statin wele þan lete, he ȝalde him alle þe honour
Of Baaf & Bufnet, [I. e. Diendamour, that he had of Isaack. But it should be rather read, Candare and Diendamour. For the French Copies have, Baffe & Buffenet, Candare & Den|damour, Et totes les citez dount Isake fu gwyour.] þat he of Is Diendamour.
