And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.
Þe toþer womman answeride, It is not so as thou seist, but thi sone is deed; forsoþe my sone lyueth. Ayenward sche seide, Þou liest; for my sone lyueth, and thi sone is deed. And bi this maner þei stryueden bifore þe kyng.