Ybound

His drink, the running stream; his cup, the bare Of his palm closed; his bed, the hard cold ground: To this poor life was MISERY ybound.

But Lord they sayen they ben ybound to thy seruice, and seruen thee both night and day in singing their praiers, both for themselfe and for the other men, that done them good both quicke and dead, and some of them gone about to teach thy people when they hauen leisure.

She sayd and sayd that Bracelettes were ybound, To hold him fast (but not to charme his thought)

In mids of which, depainted there, we found Deadly Debate, all full of snaky hair, That with a bloody fillet was ybound, Out breathing nought but discord every where:

But him Idomeneus foresaw with quick preventing glance, And sheltered by his huge round shield eschewed the fatal lance, The shield, with hides of oxen and strong copper plates ybound, And with two handles fitted well to grasp its ample round.

Took he there, this gentle Knight, With men of armès strong, And led him home to Nottingham ward Ybound both hand and foot.

I found / Where him that witch had thralled to her will, / In chaines of lust and lewd desires ybound […]

With preface meet, and notes profound, Imprinted fair, and well ybound.'