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CANTO I.] With other victual, which anon We further shall dilate upon, When of his hose we come to treat, The cupboard where he kept his meat. His doublet was of sturdy buff, And though not sword, yet cudgel-proof, Whereby 'twas fitter for his use, Who fear'd no blows but such as bruise.
 * His breeches were of rugged woollen,

And had been at the siege of Bullen; To old King Harry so well known, Some writers held they were his own. Thro' they were lined with many a piece Of ammunition-bread and cheese, And fat black-puddings, proper food For warriors that delight in blood. For, as we said, he always chose To carry vittle in his hose, That often tempted rats and mice, The ammunition to surprise: And when he put a hand but in The one or th' other magazine. They stoutly in defence on't stood, And from the wounded foe drew blood; And till th' were storm'd and beaten out, Ne'er left the fortified redoubt: And tho' knights errant, as some think, Of old did neither eat nor drink, Because when thorough deserts vast, And regions desolate, they past, Where belly-timber above ground, Or under, was not to be found,