[T]he fift[T66] batell the lord ſ{ir} ywan lede, [Sidenote: The lord Sir Ywan leads the rearguard.] Whois ma{n}hed was i{n} euery cu{n}tre dred, Sone he was one to wryne the kyng, Forwart, ſtout, hardy, wyß, and ȝhing; 2868 Xx thouſand in his oſt thai paſt, Wich ordanit was for to aſſemble laſt. [Sidenote: Galiot’s armies.] [A]nd galiot, apone the tothir ſyde, Ry{ch}t wyſly gan h{is} batell{is} to dewid. 2872 [Sidenote: Malenginys leads the first line;] The firſt of them led malenginys the king, None hardyar In to this erth lewyng; He neu{er} more out of his cuntre Raid, Nor he w{i}t{h} hyme one hund{er}eth kny{ch}t{is} hade. 2876 [Footnote T66: MS. “firſt.” See l. 2870.] [Sidenote: the first-conquest king the second; Walydeyne the third;] [T]he ſecund the first-conqueſt king led, That for no p{er}ell of armys vas adred; The thrid, o king clepit walydeyne, He led, and was o manly kny{ch}t, but weyne. 2880 [Sidenote: Clamedeus the fourth;] [T]he ferd, king clamede{us} has, Wich that lord of far ylys was. [Sidenote: and King Brandymagus the fifth.] The fift[T67] batell, whar xl thouſand were, King brandymag{us} had to led and ſtere, 2884 O manly kny{ch}t, and prewit well oft-ſyß, And in his conſell wond{er} ſcharp & wyß. [Sidenote: Galiot bore no arms;] Galiot non armys bur that day, Nor as o kny{ch}t he wald hyme-ſelf aray, 2888 [Sidenote: but was arrayed as a servant in a habergeon with a “prekyne” hat, and a truncheon in his hand.] But as o ſ{er}uand in o habariowne, O prekyne hat, and ek o gret trownſciowñ In til his hond, and one o curſour ſet, The beſt that was in ony lond to get. 2892 Endlong the rewar men my{ch}t behold & ſee, Of kny{ch}t{is} weryne mony one aſſemble; [Sidenote: The black knight still remains looking towards the parapet.] And the blak kny{ch}t ſtill he couth abyde, W{i}t{h}out remowyng, one the Riwer ſyde, 2896 Bot to the bartes to behold and ſee Thar as his hart deſyrit moſt to bee: [Footnote T67: MS. “firſt.”] [Headnote: THE FIRST MESSAGE TO THE BLACK KNIGHT.]