[A]nd galiot, beholding his manhed,
[Sidenote: Galiot wonders at his deeds;]
W{i}t{h}in his-ſelf wond{er}ith of his ded, 3392
How that the body only of o kny{ch}t
Haith ſich o ſtrenth, haith ſich affere & my{ch}t;
Than ſaid he thus, “I wald not that throw me,
[Sidenote: and says that such a knight shall not die on his
account.]
Or for my cauß, that ſuch o kny{ch}t ſuld dee, 3396
To conquer all this world that is ſo larg.”
His horß than can he w{i}t{h} his ſpuris charg,
A gret trunſioune In to his hond hath ton,
And in the thikeſt of the preß is goñ, 3400
[Sidenote: He charges all his folk to cease;]
And al his folk chargit he to ſeß.
At his {com}mand thai levyng al the preß;
And quhen he had departit all the rout, [Fol. 42a.]
He ſaid, “ſ{ir} kny{ch}t, havith now no dout.” 3404
Wich anſwerit, “I have no cauß to dred.”
[Sidenote: and assures the black knight that he will himself
warrant him from all harm.]
“Ȝis,” q{uod} he, “ſa eu{er} god me ſped,
Bot apone fut quhill ȝe ar fechtand here,
And yhow defendith apone ſich manere, 3408
So hardely, and ek ſo lyk o kny{ch}t,
I ſal my-ſelf w{i}t{h} al my holl my{ch}t
Be yhour defens, and varand fra al harmys;
Bot had yhe left of worſchip In til armys, 3412
What I have don I wold apone no wyß;
Bot ſen yhe ar of kny{ch}thed ſo to prys,
Ȝhe ſal[T76] no man{er} cauß have for to dred:
[Footnote T76: MS. “ſalt.”]
[Headnote: GALIOT GIVES LANCELOT HIS OWN HORSE.]
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