With Sarisyns, that hade it wone; And Estragot with him he mette With bores hede, blake and donne. For as a bore an hede hadde 348 And a grete mace stronge as stele. He smote Sauaryz as he were madde, and was slain by That dede to grounde he felle. Estragot, a black giant This Astrogot of Ethiop, 352 of Ethiopia. He was a kinge of grete strengtħ; Ther was none suche in Europe So stronge and so longe in lengtħ. I trowe, he were a develes sone, 356 Of Belsabubbis lyne, For ever he was thereto I-wone, To do Cristen̄ men grete pyne. Whan tidinggis came to the [P]ope, 360 After the death of That Duke Sauaryz was dede slayn̄, Savaris, the Pope Than̄ to woo turned alle his hope; He dide calle than̄ to counsaile summoned his council Alle the Senatouris of Rome, 364 again. What þinge þat myght hem most availe, And what were beste to done. Tho by-spake a worthy man of counsaile, An Erille of the Senatouris: 368 An earl of the “The best counsaile, þat I can senatours suggested the necessity of Sending vnto Charles the kinge[101] dispatching messengers Certifiynge him by your myssangeris to Charlemagne, The myschief þat ye are Inne, 372 imploring him to come That he come with his Dosyperys to their deliverance. To reskue Cristiante fro this heþen.” [leaf 10] All thai assentede anone therto; They all assented. The l«ett»res were made in haste. 376 Three messengers, with Thre messageres we ordeyn̄[102] therto, letters written in That went forthe at the laste. haste, [p012 THE SARACENS THROW DOWN A BASTILE OF ROME.]