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Otuwel was wroþ his stede was slawe,
& wiþ his swerd he bar i-draue,
He smot to roulond wiþ good wille,
Þat [h]ouede oppon his stede stille.
Þat he hadde roulond ment,
& he failede of his dent,
& smot roulondes gode stede,
Þat neuere eft on erþe he ne ȝede.