Sir Cleges is a medieval English verse chivalric romance[1] written in tail-rhyme stanzas in the late 14th[2] or early 15th century.
He prayed that God would spare him and his wife and children.
He finds cherries ripening in his yard although it is Christmas, and sets out to bring them to Uther Pendragon in hopes of a reward.
To admit him, the porter, the usher, and the steward all demand a third part of his reward.
Sir Cleges demands twelve blows as his reward and explains about the servants.