[Sidenote: King Valydone comes to support them.] ++Kyng valydone, that ſauch on ſuch o wyß His falowis dang{er}it w{i}t{h} thar ennemys, W{i}t{h} al his folk, being freß and new, Goith to the feld onon, them to reſſkew; 3252 Thar was the feld ry{ch}t p{er}ellus aȝañe, Of arthuris folk ful many on var ſlan. [Sidenote: Angus comes to aid Arthur’s men.] ++Bot angus, quhich that lykith not to bid, And ſaw the p{er}ell one the tother ſid, 3256 His ſted he ſtrok, and w{i}t{h} his oſt is gon Whar was moſt ned, and thar the feld has ton. [Sidenote: Clamedyus comes to aid Galiot’s men.] ++Kyng clamedyus makith non abaid, Bot w{i}t{h} his oſt one to the ſid he raid. 3260 [Headnote: GALIOT’S FOLK ARE WORSTED.] [Sidenote: Ywons encounters Clamedyus.] ++And ywons king, that haith his cu{m}myn ſen, Encount{er}it hyme in myddis of the greñ. The aucht batell{is} aſſemblyt one this wiß; [Sidenote: Great clamour and lamentable cries on either side.] On ather half the clamore and the cryiß 3264 Was lametable and petws for til her, Of kny{ch}t{is} wich in diu{er}ß placis ſere Wondit war, and fallyng to and fro, Ȝhit galyot{is} folk war xx thouſand mo. 3268 [Sidenote: The black knight bids himself remember love’s power over him;] ++The blak kny{ch}t than on to hyme-ſelf he ſaid: “Remembir the, how yhow haith ben araid, Ay ſen ye hour that yow was makid kny{ch}t, W{i}t{h} love, aȝane quhois powar & whois my{ch}t 3272 Yow haith no ſtrenth, yow may It not endur, Nor ȝhit non vthir erthly creatur; [Sidenote: and that only his lady’s mercy or his life’s end can amend him.] And bot two thing{is} ar the to amend, Thi ladice mercy, or thi lyvys end. 3276 And well yhow wot that on to hir p{re}ſens, Til hir eſtat, nor til hir excellens, [Fol. 40b.] Thi febilneß neu{er}more is able For to attan, ſche is ſo honorable. 3280 And ſen no way yow may ſo hie extend, [Headnote: THE BLACK KNIGHT’S DARING RESOLUTION.]