[Sidenote: Galiot asks his men why they flee.]
And galyot haith wondyr, for he was 3320
Of mor powar, and aſkit at them qwhy
As cowart{is} thai fled ſa ſchamfully?
[Sidenote: A knight replies, that whoever likes may go and see
marvels.]
Than ſaith o kny{ch}t, ſor wondit in the brayne,
“Who lykith, he may Retwrn aȝayne 3324
Frome qwhens we come, m{er}walis for to ſee,
That in his tyme neu{er} ſich ſauch hee.”
[Sidenote: Galiot asks, what marvels; and the knight tells him
there is a knight who vanquishes all;]
“Marwell,” q{uod} he, “that dar I boldly ſay
Thay may be callit, and quhat thai ar, I pray?” 3328
“Schir, in the feld forſuth thar is o kny{ch}t,
That only throw his body and his my{ch}t
Wencuſſith all, that thar may non ſuſten
His ſtrokis, thai ar ſo fureows and ken. 3332
[Sidenote: who fares as a lion or a bear;]
He farith as o lyone or o beyre,
Wod in his rag, for ſich is his affere.
[Sidenote: to whom the red knight hears no comparison.]
Nor he the kny{ch}t in to the armys Red,
Wich at the first aſſemble in this ſted 3336
Wencuſſith all, and had the holl renown,
He may to this be no comp{ar}yſou{n}e,
Fore neu{er} he ſeſith ſen the day vas goñ,
Bot eu{er}more {con}tinewit in to one.” 3340
[Sidenote: Galiot says he will go and see.]
Quod galiot, “in nome of god and we
Al, be tyme, the ſuthfaſtneß ſal see.”
[Headnote: GALIOT RALLIES HIS MEN.]
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