English poem
And yf your houndes at a chace renne there ye hunte
by William Langland (1332–1386)
And yf your houndes at a chace renne there ye hunte, And the beest begyn to renne, as hartes ben wonte, Or for to hanylon, as dooth the foxe wyth his gyle, Or for to crosse, as the roo doth otherwhyle.