¶ Colbrond þan wiþ michel hete
On Gyes helme he wald haue smite
Wiþ wel gret hert tene,
Ac he failed of his dint, [de erased before dint.]
& þe swerd into þe erþe went
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A fot & more, y wene,
& wiþ Colbrondes out-drauȝt
Sir Gij wiþ ax a strok him rauȝt,
A wounde [The o of wounde altered from a.] þat was wele sene.
So smertliche he smot to Colbrond,
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Þat his riȝt arme wiþ alle þe hond
He strok of quite & clene.
¶ When Colbrond feld him so smite,
He was wel wroþ, ȝe may wel wite:
He gan his swerd vp fond,
& in his left hond op it haf,
& Gij in þe nek a strok him ȝaf
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As he [gan] stoupe for þe brond,
Þat his heued fro þe bodi he smot,
& into þe erþe half a fot:
Þurch grace of godes sond
Ded he feld þe glotoun þare.
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Þe Denis wiþ sorwe & care
Þai diȝt hem out of lond.
¶ Bliþe were þe Inglis men ichon: [C line 10371]
Erls, barouns, & king Aþelston
Þai toke sir Gij þat tide,
& ladde him to Winchester toun
