Assaile hem wole we! And if thay haue any mete, Parte withe hem̄ wole we. 2388 Or elles strokes thay shal gete By God and seynte Mary myn̄ avou[rh]!”[162] In the morne, er the larke songe, In the morning Thai ordeynede hem to ride 2392 To the Saresyns, þat hade so longe Leyen hem besyde. Duke Neymes and Oge[rh] Naymes and Ogier Were ordeynede to kepe the place. 2396 remain in the castle, The x othir of the xij peres the others start Wente oute to assaye here grace. Thay founden̄ hem in logges slepynge, and surprise the Of hem hade thay no thought. 2400 Saracens still Thai slowen̄ down̄ þat came to honde, sleeping in their Mahounde availed hem noghte. huts. [leaf 60] In shorte tyme the ende was made, Thay ten slough iij hundred the[rh]. 2404 They slew 300 and Tho founde thai vitaile, thay were glad, carried off as much As moche as thay myghte home be[rh]. food as they could Duke Neymes and Oge[rh], that kept the tou[rh], bear. Say hem witħ here praye. 2408 Thai thanked god hye of honoure, That thai spedde so þat day. Thay avaled the brigge and lete him yn, Florip̄ and here maydyns were gladde, 2412 And so were thay, that were with-yn; For alle grete hounger thay hadde. Thai eten̄ and dronken right I-nowe And made myrtħ ever amonge. 2416 But of the Sowdon̄ laban speke we nowe, Howe of sorowe was his songe. WHAN tidyngges came to him, That his men̄ were slayn̄, 2420 And howe thai hade stuffed hem̄ also[163] [p070 THE SOUDAN IS ENRAGED WITH HIS GODS.]