His felawes he lete þer ichon:
Wiþ him most go neuer on
Bot Herhaud, þat was gode at nede,
& oþer to kniȝtes y-armed on stede.
Line 7200
So þai come þider on a day, [C line 6867]
& spired where þat best lay,
Gij armed him wel richeliche,
& seyd to his felawes hastiliche
Þat so hardi þer be non
Line 7205
O fot wiþ him for to gon.
Now is Gij to a launde y-go
Wher þe dragoun duelled þo.
Þo Gij him seye so griseli,
Of him no was he nouȝt al trusti.
Line 7210
Wiþ þe spere he him smot smertliche,
Þat was kerueand scharpeliche,
Þat alto schiueres [schiuereÞ MS.] it to-fleye; [fleyÞe originally, but the Þ struck out.]
Ac þe bodi com it nouȝt neye.
Þo he had smiten þat best so, [Þ erased before so.]
Line 7215
Wel heye he bar his heued þo,
Wiþ-went him, & lepe him to:
Him & his [A letter (d?) erased after his.] stede he feld bo.
Gij of þat strok astounded is:
Neuer hadde he non swiche, y-wis.
Line 7220
Up he stirt anon riȝt:
'God,' he seyd, 'fader almiȝt, [C line 6888]
Þat made þe day & niȝt also,
& for ous sinful þoldest wo,
& heldest Daniel fram þe lyoun,
Line 7225
Saue me fram þis foule dragoun.'
His swerd he drouȝ anon riȝt:
To him he lepe wiþ gret miȝt,
& smot him in þe heued schod
A wel gret strok wiþ-outen abod;
Line 7230
Ac no-þing sen þan was his dent:
Gij him held þan al schent,
