| | This senatour repayrith with victory | |
| 870 | To Rome ward sayling ful ryally | |
| | And mette the ship as saith the story | |
| | In whiche Custaunce sit ful pitously | |
| | No thyng knew he what she was ne why | |
| | She was in suche aray that she ne wol sey | |
| 875 | Of here astat though she sholde deye | |
| | He bryngith hir to Rome to his wyf | |
| | He yaf her to here and her yong sone also | |
| | And with the senatour ladde hir lyf | |
| | Thus can our lady brynge out of wo | |
| 880 | Woful Custaunce and many another mo | |
| | And longe tyme duellyd she in that place | |
| | In holy workis euer was her grace | |
| | The senatours wyf hir aunte was | |
| | But for al that she knew her neuer the more | |
| 885 | I wil no lenger tarye in this caas | |
| | But to kyng Alla whiche I spak of yore | |
| | That had suche sorowe as I said before | |
| | I wol retourne and lete I wol Custaunce | |
| | Vnder the senatours gouernaunce | |
| 890 | Kyng Alla whiche that hadde his moder slayn | |
| | Vp on a day fil in suche repentaunce | |
| | And yf I shortly telle shal and pleyn | |
| | To Rome he cometh & receyueth his penaunce | |
| | And put hym in the Popis ordenaunce | |
| 895 | In high and lowe and Ihesus crist besoughte | |
| | Foryeue hym the workis that he hath wrought | |
| | The fame anon thorough Rome is born | |
