As it is wryten in Romaunce that story, which, And founden in bokes of Antiquyte written in Romance At Seinte Denyse Abbey in Fraunc[e],[91] and found in very There as Cronycles remembrede be, 28 old chronicles at Howe Laban, the kinge of hie degre, St Denys in France, And sy[rh] and Sowdoɳ of hie Babiloɳ, relates how Laban, the Conquerede grete parte of Christiante, king of Babylon, who That was born in Askaloɳ. 32 was born at Ascalon, And in the Cite of Agremare[92] conquered a great part Vppon̄ the Rivere of Flagote of Christendom. He was At þat tyme he soiorned the[rh]† holding his court in Fulle roially, wel I wote, 36 the city of Agremore, With kinges xij and Admyralles xiiij, on the river Flagot, With many a Baron̄ & Kniȝtis ful boold, with 12 kings and 14 That roialle were and semly to sene; admirals, and many Here worþynesse al may not be told. 40 worthy barons and Hit bifelle by-twyxte March and Maye, [lf 1, bk] knights, Whan kynde corage begynneth to pryke, when, in the time Whan̄ ffritħ and felde wexen gaye, between March and And every wight desirith his like, 44 May, Whan̄ lovers slepen̄ withe opyn̄ yȝe, As Nightyngalis on grene tre, And sore desire þat thai cowde flye, That thay myghte withe here lou«er»e be: 48 This worthy Sowdon̄ in this seson̄ he went to the chase Shope him to grene woode to goon̄, To chase the Bore or the Veneson̄, The Wolfe, the Bere and the Bawson. 52 He roode tho vppon̄ a fforeste stronde in a wood near the With grete rowte and roialte, sea. The fairest, þat was in alle þat londe, With Alauntes, Ly«m»meris and Racches free. 56 His huntes to chace he co«m»maunde, Here Bugles boldely for to blowe, To fere the beestis in þat launde. [p003 OF THE CAPTURE OF A SARACEN SHIP BY THE ROMANS.]