Tille than come ful nyȝe the cooste. pavilion near the Of the Sowdons Pavylon̄ shore. Ferumbras was of hem ware 204 [leaf 6] Ferumbras, And sprange out as a sparkil of glede; that doughty Of Armes bright a sheelde he bare, warrior, becoming aware A Doughty man̄ he was of dede. of them, led xv thousande came oute there 208 15,000 men against the With him at þat same tyde, Romans. Ayen the Romaynes for to were, Witħ bobaunce, booste and grete pride. The stoure was stronge, enduryn[g|] longe: 212 The Romaynes hade there the feelde; The Sarysyns thai slougħ amonge, Ten thousand and mo with spere and sheelde. 10,000 and more of the Sauariz was wise and ware 216 Saracens were slain, And drowe towards þat Citee. and the Romans, though His baner displaied witħ him he bare victorious, were led To releve with his meyne. back to Rome by the The Pope with his Senatours 220 cautious Savaris. Thanked god þat tyme of glorie, The Pope thanked God That gafe hem þat day grete honours, for the victory. Of hethen that dai to have the victorie. Lukafer of Baldas Lukafere, kinge of Baldas, 224 having scoured the The countrey hade serchid and sought, country, Ten thousande maidyns faire of face brought 10,000 maidens Vnto the Sowdan hath he broghte. to the soudan, who The Sowdon̄ co«m»manded hem anone, 228 ordered them to be That thai shulde al be slayn̄. slain, Martires thai were eu«er»ychon̄, saying, he would And therof were thai al ful fayne. not have his people He saide “my peple nowe ne shalle 232 polluted by them, and With hem noughte defouled be, he would destroy every But I wole distroie ou«er» all Christian seed. The sede over alle Cristiante.” Lukafer said to the Tho spake lukefere the kinge, 236 soudan: That hethen̄ hounde Baldas, [p008 THE NEXT DAY LUKAFER ASSAULTS THE CITY,]