Tho saide Roulande to Olyue[rh]: “With these meyne moste we shifte, 2704 To haue parte of here vitailes he[rh], For therof us nedith by my thrifte.”— “Howe, sires” he saide “god you see! Roland calls to them We pray youe for youre curtesye, 2708 Parte of your Vitaile gr«a»unte me, to share the For we may nother borowe ner bye.” provisions with them. Tho spake Cosdroye, that Admyral, “Ye gete none here for nogħt. 2712 Costroye refuses, Yf ye oght chalenge in specia[l~l], It most be dere I-boght.”— “O gentil knightes” q«uo»d Olyuere, “He is no felowe, þat wole haue alle.” 2716 “Go fortħ” q«uo»d the stondart, “thoᶙ getist noon here, Thy parte shalle be fulle smalle.”— “Forsoth” q«uo»d Roulande “and shift we wole, [leaf 68] Gete the better, who gete maye! 2720 To parte with the nedy it is gode skille, And so shalle ye by my faye.” He rode to the Admyral witħ his swerde and is slain by And gafe him suche a cloute, 2724 Roland. No wonder thogħ he were aferde, Both his eyȝen̄ braste oute. Olyuere met withe the proude stondarde, He smote him througħ the herte. 2728 Oliver kills the That hade he for his rewarde; standard-bearer. That wounde gan̄ sore smerte. Thai were slayn̄, that wolde fight Er durste bikure abyde. 2732 Thai forsoke her parte anoon̄ rigħt, It lefte alle on̄ that on̄ side. Forth thai drewen̄ þat vitaile The convoy is Streight in-to the Toure. 2736 conveyed into the There was no man̄ durst hem assayle castle. For drede of here vigou[rh]. [p079 THE SOUDAN DEFIES HIS GODS.]