The people fled by every waye, Thai durst no-where a-bide. 660 The hye wey ful of dede men laye, and all streets were And eke by every lanys side. soon covered with Ferumbras to Seinte Petris wente, dead men. Ferumbras And alle the Relekes he seased anoon̄, 664 went to St. Peter’s, The Crosse, the Crown̄, the Nailes bente; seized the relics, He toke hem with him everychone. the cross, the crown He dide dispoile al the Cite and the nails, Both of tresoure and of goolde, 668 And after that brente he [leaf 17] burned Alle þat ever myght be toolde. the whole city, and And alle the tresoure witħ hem þai bare carried away all the To the Cite of Egremou[rh]. 672 treasures and the Laban the Sowdon̄ soiourned there[116] gold to Agremore, Thre monþes and thre dayes more where the soudan went In myrtħ and Ioye and grete solas. to stay. Three months And to his goddes offrynge he made, 676 and three days they He and his sone Sir Ferumbras spent there in great Here goddis of golde dide fade, festivities, making Thai brente Franken̄sense, offerings to their That smoked vp so stronge, 680 gods, and burning The Fume in her presence, frankincense in their It lasted alle alonge. honour. Thai blewe hornes of bras, Thai dronke beestes bloode. 684 They drank the blood Milke and hony ther was, of beasts and milk, That was roial and goode. and ate honey and Serpentes in Oyle were fryed snakes fried in oil. To serve þ^e Sowdon̄ with alle, 688 “Antrarian Antrarian” thai lowde cryed That signyfied ‘Ioye generalle.’ Thus thai lived in Ioye and blis Two monþes or thre. 692 Lete we now be alle this, [p021 GUY AND CHARLEMAGNE APPROACH.]