Arayed hem for to ride; 3092 Roland and all his And here felawes alle in fe[rh], companions sally To Charles thay gon̄ that tyde. forth to meet Laban come forth with his mayne, Charlemagne. Laban Saresyns, that were ful felle, 3096 draws up all his Turkes, Indens, and Arabye people Ye and of the Ethiopes like the develes of helle. There were stronge wardes sette [leaf 77] By ordynaunce of dyuers batayle. 3100 in battle-order. Whan thay to geder were met, Eythir othir sore gan̄ assayle. Ther were Saresyns al to-hewe; The French make a Roulande sloughe many one. 3104 great slaughter of Thay lay so thikke dede on rewe, the Saracens. That onneþe myghte men ride or goon̄. Kinge Charles met with Laban̄ Charles encounters And bare him down̄ of his stede, 3108 the Soudan, unhorses He lighted down̄ and ceased him than̄, him, He thought to qwite him his mede. He brayde oute Mown̄joye wytħ gode wille And wolde have smeten of his hede, 3112 and would have cut Ferumbras prayde him to abyde stille, To crysten̄ him, er he we[rh] dede. off his head, but The Saresyns saughe Laban take, for Ferumbras, who Thay fledden̄ away fulle faste. 3116 requested that Lenger durste thay no maistryes make, his father might Thai were so sore agaste. be baptized. The The Cristen̄ hem chased to and fro, Saracens, seeing As a grehounde doth the hare. 3120 Laban a prisoner, .iij. c. ascaped with moche woo, fly; but the To Belmore gan thay fa[rh]. Christians pursue Kinge Charles ladde Laban̄ them. 300 escaped to In-to Agremou[rh] Cite. 3124 Belmarine. Charles And whan̄ þat he the[rh] came leads Laban to A ful sory man was he. Agremore. Floripas His doghter welcomed him welcomes her father, [p090 FLORIPAS BRINGS OUT THE SACRED RELICS.]