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Þous þe gode otuwel,
& roulond þat was good & snel,
Þoru þe help of godes miȝt,
Maden þe sarazins tourne to fliȝt,
Þrou swete ih'u cristes grace,
& þei suweden faste þe chasse.
Þe sarazins were so a dredde,
In to þe water manye fledde,
Summe swumme & summe sunke,
& coold water ynouȝ þei drunke,