“In the name of Christ,” criéd this blind Britón, “Dame Hermegild, give me my sight again!” This lady wax’d afrayed of that soun’, 1579 Lest that her husband, shortly for to sayn, Would her for Jesus Christë’s love have slain, Till Constance made her hold, and bade her wirch 1580 The will of Christ, as daughter of holy Church.

The Constable wax’d abashed 1581 of that sight, And saidë; “What amounteth all this fare?” 1582 Constance answered; “Sir, it is Christ’s might, That helpeth folk out of the fiendë’s snare:” And so farforth 1583 she gan our law declare, That she the Constable, ere that it were eve, Converted, and on Christ made him believe.