And rulist alle that alone, To whom I profre precious present, To the makande my moone 944 Witħ herte, body and alle myn entente, A crown̄ of precious stoones, And howe to the I gyfe Withouten fraude or engyne, 948 Vppon̄ thy day to make offerynge, And so shal I ever, while þat I live; By righte þat longith to my laye, In worshipe of thy reverence 952 On thyn owen Tewesdaye With myr[rh], aloes and Frankensense, Vppon̄ condicion̄ that thou me gr«a»unte, to grant the The victorye of Crystyn̄ Dogges, 956 Mahometans the And that I may some[122] hem adaunte victory over the And sle hem down̄ as hogges, Christians. That have done me distruccion̄ And grete disherytaunce 960 And eke slayn my men w«i»t«h» wronge. Mahounde gyfe hem myschaunce!” IN the semely seson of the yere, In the spring of the Of softenesse of the sonne, 964 year In the prymsauns of grene vere, Whan floures spryngyn̄ and bygy«n»ne, [leaf 24] And alle the floures in the fritħ Freshly shews here kynde, 968 Than it is semely therwytħ, man ought to show his That manhode be in mynde; manhood For corage wole a man to kitħ, If he of menske haue mynde, 972 And of loue to lystyn̄ and lithe, and to think of love. And to seke honu[rh] for þat ende. For none can be a For he was neu«er»e gode werryou[rh], good warrior, unless That cowde not loue a-ryght; 976 he knows how to love. [p029 THE SOUDAN RALLIES HIS TROOPS.]