[Sidenote: The sun ascends in his altitude.] ++The long dirk paſag[T56] of the vint{er}, & the ly{ch}t Of phebus {com}prochit w{i}t{h} his my{ch}t; 2472 The which, aſcending In his altitud, Awodith saturñ w{i}t{h} his ſtormys Rude; [Sidenote: The soft dew falls down from heaven.] The ſoft dew one fra the hewyne doune valis[T57] Apone the erth, one hill{is} and on valis, 2476 And throw the ſobir & the mwſt hwmour{is} Vp nuriſit ar the erbis, and in the flouris [Sidenote: Nature decks the earth with various hues.] Natur the erth of many diu{er}ß hew Our-fret, and cled w{i}t{h} the tendir new. 2480 The birdis may them hiding in the grawis [Fol. 31a.] [Sidenote: The birds may hide them from the hawk in the groves, and Scilla may ascend in the air.] Wel frome the halk, that oft ther lyf berevis; And scilla hie aſcending in the ayre, That euery vight may heryng hir declar 2484 Of the ſeſſone the paſſing luſtynes. This was the tyme that phebus gan hy{m} dreß In to the rame, and haith his courß bygown, Or that the trewis and the ȝher vas Rown, 2488 [Sidenote: The time of combat between Galiot and the king drew near.] Which was y-ſet of galiot and the king Of thar aſſemble, and of thar meting. Arthur haith a xv dais before Aſſemblit al his barnag and more 2492 That weryng wnd{er} his ſubieccioune, Or louith hyme, or longith to his crown; And haith his Iornay tone, w{i}t{h}outen let, [Sidenote: Arthur goes to the appointed place.] On to the place the wich that was y-ſet, 2496 Whar he hath found befor hyme mony o kny{ch}t That cu{m}myng war w{i}t{h} al thar holl my{ch}t, Al enarmyt both w{i}t{h} ſpere & ſcheld, And ful of lug{is} plantith haith the feld, 2500 Hyme In the wer for to ſupport and ſerf At al ther my{ch}t, his thonk for to diſſerf. [Footnote T56: So MS. Should we read “pasith”?] [Footnote T57: So MS. It should be “falis.”] [Headnote: GAWANE REJOINS ARTHUR.]