¶ Hic Pirrus pugnauit cum Pantasalie Regina.
And [And, though the catch-word on lf. 248, bk. is Sche.] kept that knyght In hir rennyng. [folio 249a]
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In his grete tene and herte-brennyng
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¶ Pirrus smot Pantasalye
Opon the scheld so an hye,
That al his spere In-sunder brast;
But sche was not doun cast.
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But sche smot him wers than so,
Sche brast hir spere on him In-two
And bare him ouer the sadel y-wis,
That he hadde leue the grounde to kys.
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But sicurli he ros vp sone,
To venge that schame that sche had done
Vn to him by-fore his folke,
For tene his herte began to bolke:
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¶ Stalworthe strokes sadde & sore
Pirrus strok at hir thore,
Thei made tho so gode pay
That al her harneis was of blod ray;
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Al on blod was her harneis.
But thenne come many proude Gregeis
And partid hem sone a-twynne,
And of her baret made hem blynne,
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And broght Pirrus a stede strong
And horsed him hem among.
PIrrus now & Pantasalie
Bene partid with gret envie;
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Pan[ta]salye hir men relies,
Philomene to hir he hyes
And thanked hir of his lyueraunce,
And prayes god: "ȝeue hir gode chaunce;
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For sicurly nadde sche bene,
His lyff hadde ben lorn clene."
¶ Agamenoun, her Emperour,
Come then doun vnto that stour,
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