God sagh allë [al O, saw al D.] hys entent,
And hys [an D.] aungel to hym he sent
Line 1796
For to techë hym þe way
Þedyr þere [þer O, qwere þat D.] þe dragun lay.
Þe aungel seyde to þe ermyte,
"Do sumnë þe folk astyte, [sumnien . . as tyte O, somounne þo folk as tyte D.]
Line 1800
Þat þey comë [comyn D.] allë hedyr
Beforë þe, echone to gedyr.
Y shal be ȝoure [ȝour O, ȝoure alþerys D.] alþer ledere,
Þat þe dragun ȝow [schal ȝow D.] nat dere." [desese]
Line 1804
Þe folk [folke O, folk ecchon D.] echonë þedyr com;
Þe aungel before [be forn D.] hem gan gon,
And led [ladde D.] hem to þat wasteyn
Þat sum tyme was a stede [place D.] certeyn.
Line 1808
Vnto a place þey ȝede [stede þei come D.] echone,
And þere þey fonde a tumbe [towmbe O, foundyn a toumbe D (om. And).] of stone.
Þe aungel bad hem lyfte [bad left D.] vp þe lydde;
And as he bad, ryȝt [And, ryȝt, om. D.] so þey dydde.
Line 1812
"here, he seyde, [be syde D.] ys hys wonnyng
with anoþer wykked þyng;
Drede ȝow noght þoȝt he [nat þoghe he O, douȝete ȝe not þowh he D. H om. he.] be fownde,
For all hys power haue y [al his power I haue it D.] bownde."
Line 1816
whan þey had þe toumbe o twynne, [.o. twynne O, qwan þei haddyn þese stonys at D.]
Þe folk stode and loked [stodyn & loked D.] with-ynne.
Þey sagh [sawe O, seyen D.] a womman þere [þer OD (D om. vyly).] vyly lye,
Line 1819
And here body cloue yn twey partye; [clouyn on to partyȝe D.]
Betwyxe þo twey partys þe [þat O, be twen þo to partis D.] dragun [body Harl., dragun O, dragoun D.] lay,
Gresly to se wyþ grete [gret O, grysley to sen with grete D.] affray.
