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3811 ffor hym an Irish womman bare.
3812 His tunge was fyled sharpe, and square,
3813 Poignaunt and right kervyng,
3814 And wonder bitter in spekyng.
3815 ffor whanne that he me gan espie,
3816 He swoore, affermyng sikirlye,
3817 Bitwene Bialacoil and me
3818 Was yvel aquayntaunce and pryve.
3819 He spake therof so folilye,
3820 That he awakide Ielousye;
3821 Which, all afrayed in his risyng,
3822 Whanne that he herd janglyng,
3823 He ran anoon, as he were woode,
3824 To Bialacoil there that he stode;
3825 Which hadde lever in this caas
3826 Have ben at Reynes or Amyas;
3827 ffor foot hoot, in his felonye
3828 To hym thus seide Ielousie:
3829 'Why hast thou ben so necligent,
3830 To kepen, whanne I was Absent,
3831 This verger heere left in thi warde?
3832 To me thou haddist no rewarde,
3833 To truste to thy confusioun
3834 Hym this, to whom suspeccioun
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