Piers of Gaveston, the kynges sworn brother, and smot of his hed; for which the kyng afterward in oo day dede do beheded xx/iiij lordes and gentyles for the deth of the seid Piers.
Cloudesle bent a wel good bowe, That was of trusty tre, He smot the justise on the brest, That hys arrowe brest in thre.
He toke hys sweard and hys buckler, And among them all he ran; Where the people were most in prece, He smot downe many a man.
With that the hond of hevene himsmot In tokne of that he was forswore, That he hath bothe hise yhen lore, Out of his hed the same stounde Thei sterte, and so thei weren founde.
And in a wraththe upon this thing He smot Michee upon the cheke; The king him hath rebuked eke, And every man upon him cride: Thus was he schent on every side, 2670 Ayein and into prison lad, For so the king himselve bad.
And this also schal be thi tale, If he hemsmot with roddes smale, 4090 With Scorpions thou schalt hem smyte; And wher thi fader tok a lyte, Thou thenkst to take mochel more.
XXVI Cloudesley bente a wel good bowe, That was of a trusty tre, He smot the Justice on the brest, That hys arowe brast in three.
XC The Mayre smot at Cloudesley with his byll, Hys buckler he brast in two, Full many a yeman with great yll, ‘Alas!
XXXVI He toke hys sword and hys buckler, And among them all he ran, Where the people were most in prece[668], He smot downe many a man.
XXIV The knight then lightly leaping to the pray, With mortall steele him smot againe so sore, That headlesse his unweldy bodie lay, 210 All wallowd in his owne fowle bloudy gore, Which flowed from his wounds in wondrous store.
And in that same place, David saughe the aungelle, that smot the folk with a swerd, and put it up blody in the schethe.
And in that roche is prented the forme of his body; for he smot so strongly and so harde him self in that roche, that alle his body was dolven with inne, thorghe the myracle of God.
Also before the zate is the welle, where Moyses smot the ston, of the whiche the watre cam out plenteously.
And as he stombled, on of Harcourts men smot hym in the bak with a knyfe; men wotte not ho hyt was reddely.
Cloudeslee bente a right good bowe, That was of a trusty tre, He smot the justise on the brest, That hys arowe burst in three.
He toke hys sword and hys buckler, And among them all he ran, Where the people were most in prece,[702] He smot downe many a man.
And Guy hent his sword in hand, And hetelich smot to Colbrand.
And þe hand he dide of fleye, Þat he smot him with so sore: 2752 Hw mithe he don him shame more?
And he clapte him with þe tre Rith in þe fule necke so, Þat he smot hise necke on to.
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