[Sidenote: Then Galys Gwynans, brother of Ywan,]
Than galys gwynans, w{i}t{h} o manly hart,
Which broy{er} was of ywane the baſtart,
He cu{m}myne Is onone one to the ſtour
For {con}quering In armys of honour, 2608 [Fol. 32b.]
[Sidenote: encounters him, and horse and man go all four to earth.]
And cownt{er}it w{i}t{h} eſquyris hath so
That[T61] horß and man, al four, to erth thai go;
And ſtill o quhill lying at the ground.
W{i}t{h} that o p{ar}t of arthur{is} folk thei found 2612
[Sidenote: Arthur’s folk rescue Gwyans;]
Till gwyans, and haith hyme ſone reſkewit.
Aȝanis them til eſquyris thei ſewyt
[Sidenote: thirty knights of Galiot’s arrive, and rescue Esquyris.]
Of galiot{is} well xxx^ti kny{ch}t{is} & mo;
Gwyans goith done, and vthir vij alſo, 2616
The wich war tone & eſqwyris relewit.
[Sidenote: Next Ywan comes to the _mêlée_.]
Than ywane the anterus, aggrewit,
W{i}t{h} kyn{n}iſme{n} one to the melle ſo{ch}t.
The hardy kny{ch}t{is}, that one thar worſchip tho{ch}t, 2620
Cownt{er}it them In myddis of the ſcheld,
Whar many o kny{ch}t was born doñ i{n} the feld;
[Sidenote: Galiot’s men give way.]
Bot thei wich ware on galiot{is} p{ar}t,
So wnd{er}takand nor of ſo hardy hart 2624
Ne ware thei not as was i{n} ye {con}trare.
[Sidenote: Gwyans is again rescued.]
S{ir} galys gwyans was reſqwyt thare
W{i}t{h} his falowis, and eſqwyris don bore.
Thar al the batell{is} cam, w{i}t{h}outen more, 2628
On ather p{ar}t, and is aſſemblit ſo
[Sidenote: 50,000 men are assembled.]
Whar fyfty thouſand war thei, & no mo.
[Sidenote: 30,000 on Galiot’s side approach the river,]
In o plane beſyd the gret Riwere
Xxx thouſand one galiot{is} half thei vare; 2632
[Sidenote: and 10,000 on Arthur’s.]
Of arthuris x thouſand and no mo
Thei ware, and ȝhit thai {con}tenit them ſo
And in the feld ſo manly haith borñ,
That of thar fois haith the feld forſworñ. 2636
[Footnote T61: MS. has “than.”]
[Headnote: SIR GAWANE’S INTREPIDITY.]
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