God kepe him for his mocħ myght! His xij[171] felowes besyed hem̄ soo The others slay many That many of hem̄ thay sloughe.[172] 2564 Saracens; Gye slowe the kinge of Babyloyne tho; The Babyloynes of his hors him drowe, but Guy, overpowered And with force him drowe there by the Babylonians, And bounde his hondes ful fast. 2568 is taken prisoner. A newe game thai gan̄ him lere, For in depe prison̄ thay him caste. But Laban̄ wolde him first se, To wete what he was. 2572 “Telle me thy name nowe” q«uo»d he, Laban asks his name. “Thy songe shalle be ‘alas.’”— “Sire” he saide “my name is Gye, Guy tells him. I wole it never forsake. 2576 It were to me grete vilanye An̄ othir name to take.”— “O fals trayto«ur»” q«uo»d Laban̄, “My doghtir, þat stronge hore, 2580 Hath me for-sake and the hath tan̄, Thoᶙ shalte be honged therfore.” He is to be hanged. Roulande made grete moone, It wolde noon̄ other be. 2584 Homwarde thai gan̄ goon̄, .iij.c Saresyns ther saye he, 300 Saracens crowding That kepte the pace at the brigge-ende, near the gate of the Armed wel in goode araye, 2588 castle, attempted to That thai sholde not in wende, prevent the other But be take or slayn̄ þat daye. peers from entering. Roulande to his felowes saide: “Beth alle of right gode chere! 2592 And we shal make hem alle afrayde, E[rh] we go to oure soupere.” There byganne a bykeringe bolde A fearful struggle Of x Bachelers that tyde, 2596 begins. [p075 BRYER IS SLAIN.]