Þat he no miȝt him deri nouȝt
Wiþ no wepen of stiel y-wrouȝt.
Bitvene hem was strong bateyle: [folio 146b:a]
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Aiþer gan oþer for to aseyle.
At asaut wiþ Gyes partinge
Þat wers he hadde at þat wendinge,
Þe best him [went struck out after him.] neyed, & smot him
Wiþ his vp-coming so fel & grim,
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Þat he a lappe rent out [The t added above the line.] anon
Of his brini, þat alle his trust was on.
Now haþ Gij michel to done: [C line 6915]
To a tre he went him sone;
Þer he wille bateyle abide
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Of þat best, what schaunce so bitide.
Þat best bisides him it went,
& wiþ his [stroke struck out after his.] teyle a strok him sent:
On þe scheld he smot him an heye,
Þat euen ato [The a added above the line.] it to-fleye,
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Al-so it were wiþ a swerd broun.
Well neye Gij him fel adoun.
Wiþ his taile he bigirt sir Gij,
& him þrest so strongli,
Þat þre ribbes he brac atvo;
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& Gij wiþ strengþe smot him þo:
Atvo he him karf smartliche,
& deliuerd him seluen manliche.
Bi þe nauel he carf him ato,
& wiþ a gret pine deliuerd him fro.
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Gij him perceyued in þat stounde
Þat neuer more þurch wepen y-grounde
Þat [To be omitted?] fram þe nauel vp-ward so
No slouȝ him man neuer mo.
Þo þat best hirt him feled, [The second e underdotted.]
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Swiþe loude he grad & ȝeled,
Þat alle þat cuntre dined þere,
& als wide as men herd his bere,
