[Sidenote: He offers him as many horses as he needs; and proposes
that they shall never again part.]
And ſet yhour horß be falit at this ned, 3416
Diſpleß yhow not, for-quhy ȝe ſal not want
Als many as yhow lykith for to hawnt;
And I my-ſelf, I ſal yhowr ſqwyar bee,
And, if god will, neu{er} more ſal wee 3420
[Sidenote: He ’lights from his horse, and gives him to Lancelot,
who thanks him.]
Dep{ar}t;” w{i}t{h} that, anon he can to lycht
Doune frome his horß, and gaf hyme to y^e kny{ch}t.
The lord he thonkit, and the horß hath ton,
And als ſo freſch one to the feld is gon, 3424
As at no ſtrok{is} he that day had ben.
His falowis glad, one horß that hath hy{m} ſen,
To galiot one vthir horß thai broght;
And he goith one, and frome the feld he ſo{ch}t, 3428
[Sidenote: Galiot returns to his host, and chooses a band of
10,000 men.]
And to the plan quhar that his oſt{is} were;
And brandymagus chargit he to ſtere
Eft{er} hyme, w{i}t{h}in a lytill ſpace,
And x thouſand he takyne w{i}t{h} hy{m} haß. 3432
Towart the feld onon he can to Rid,
And chargit them befor ye oſt to byd.
[Sidenote: The trumpets, clarions, horns, and bugles are sounded.]
Wp goith the trumpet{is}, and the claryownis,
Hornys, bugill{is} blawing furt{h} thar ſownis, 3436
That al the cuntre reſownit hath about;
[Sidenote: Arthur’s folk despair.]
Than arthuris folk var in diſpar & dout,
That hard the noys, and ſaw the m{u}ltitud
Of freſch folk; thai cam as thai war wod. 3440
[Headnote: LANCELOT HARANGUES ARTHUR’S HOST.]
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