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 | The Romance of William of Palerne |  |
Whan þe hert & þe hind were of so harde a-chaped,
þe boye þat þe barge ȝemed of þe bestes hade wonder,
þat on bar of þe barge so boldeli þat oþer,
wiþ so comely contenaunce clippend in armes,
& ferden ferst on foure fet & seþþe vp tweyne.
& wiȝtly after þe werwolf was wel a-schaped,
fram alle þe sory chipmen þat sewed him to quelle,
but treuli non him take to tene namore;
& to þe hert & þe hinde heȝed him faste.
& whan þe hert & þe hinde had siȝt of here best,
þei were gretli glad & oft god þonked;
þat he sauf was & sou[n]d fro þe men a-schaped.
þan ferde þei alle forþ i-fere fayn of here liues.
þe chipmen þat þe worwolf so sadly hade chased,
buskeden aȝen to here barge & þe boye hem tolde
wiche an hert & an hinde hadde þer-out schaped,
wiȝtli wen þei went þe wolf for to sewe;
& how he hitte þe hinde also he told,
& how þe hert hire hent & hiȝed ouer-borde,
& wiþ how coynte cuntenaunce he cuuerede hire after,
& went wiȝtly a-wey but whider wist he neuer.
þer-of were þei a-wondred but wist þei no bote,
whederward forto fare to finde þe bestes;
but lefte þei in lisse now listenes of þes bestes,
þurth wildernesse hou þei went & wat hem tidde after.
þe boye þat þe barge ȝemed of þe bestes hade wonder,
þat on bar of þe barge so boldeli þat oþer,
wiþ so comely contenaunce clippend in armes,
& ferden ferst on foure fet & seþþe vp tweyne.
& wiȝtly after þe werwolf was wel a-schaped,
fram alle þe sory chipmen þat sewed him to quelle,
but treuli non him take to tene namore;
& to þe hert & þe hinde heȝed him faste.
& whan þe hert & þe hinde had siȝt of here best,
þei were gretli glad & oft god þonked;
þat he sauf was & sou[n]d fro þe men a-schaped.
þan ferde þei alle forþ i-fere fayn of here liues.
þe chipmen þat þe worwolf so sadly hade chased,
buskeden aȝen to here barge & þe boye hem tolde
wiche an hert & an hinde hadde þer-out schaped,
wiȝtli wen þei went þe wolf for to sewe;
& how he hitte þe hinde also he told,
& how þe hert hire hent & hiȝed ouer-borde,
& wiþ how coynte cuntenaunce he cuuerede hire after,
& went wiȝtly a-wey but whider wist he neuer.
þer-of were þei a-wondred but wist þei no bote,
whederward forto fare to finde þe bestes;
but lefte þei in lisse now listenes of þes bestes,
þurth wildernesse hou þei went & wat hem tidde after.
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