'fforgyd off old (yt ys no faylle)
ffor to entren in bataylle,
Wyth Deth to ffyhte, & his meynee;
Thys to seyne, (yiff thow kanst se,)
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Ageyn al peynys and tourmentys
And hys dredful [[dredefulle St., dredful C.]] tournementys,
Replevysshëd [[Replenysshed St.]] with mortal Rage.
Deth ys a best [[beast St.]] most sauage;
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He chaungeth purpoos and devyses; [Stowe folio 136a] [folio 119a]
And al thys [[thes St.]] vnkouth sondry guyses,
Wyt off man and al Resoun:
ffor he let [[For lett St.]] fallen hys bordoun,
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Hys Maas, & ek hys dredful spere,
He hurteth nyh, & ek affere,
And spareth noon off no degre
How hih they syttyn in her Se,
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ffor rychesse nor for puïssaunce.
'But who wyl haven assuraunce
Ageyn deth, as a champyoun,
Lat hym haue on thys haberioun;
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And off deth, in al hys nede,
He shal ha [[have St.]] no maner drede;
Off hys assautys nor hys wrak,
Nor for hym onys [[eny St.]] tourne abak,
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Whil he hath on thys garnëment
The wych was forgyd (off entent)
Off the [[the St., om. C.]] most myghty armvrer,
Wych syt aboue the sterrys eler,
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That forgede Sonne & mone also,
And made hem in her cours [[cours g C., there Cours St.]] to go.
And no man may be armyd wel
In platë, mayl, nor in stel.
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Nor sur [[sure St.]] for hys savacïoun,
But he haue on thys haberioun,
Wych callyd ys off verray ryht, [prose cap cxvii]
'ffortitudo' most off myght.
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ffor, 'fforce' ys callyd thys vertu,
Wyth wych seruauntys off cryst ihesu
Wer Armyd, the myghty champiouns
That made hem hardy as lyouns
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