And of Gye nowe speke we. NOW speke we of Sir Gȳe That toward Rome hied witħ his Oost. 696 Whan̄ he approched there-to so nyȝe, When Sir Guy drew That he myght se the cooste, near Rome, finding Alle on a flame þat Cite was, the whole city in That thre myle al abowte, 700 flames, Ther durst no man̄, þat ther was, Come nyȝe the Cite for grete dowte. That was a sory Cite than, Sir Gye was in grete care, 704 he grieved much Ther was nowhere a soryer man̄, For sorowe he sighed ful sare, And saide “welallas”[117] the while “For we come ar to late, 708 that he had arrived For by some treson or some gyle too late. Thai entred in at some Gate. There is no more but for to abyde, He resolved there to Tille Charles come, the kinge, 712 wait for Charlemagne In this mede Vnder grene wode side, [leaf 18] To telle him of this tithinge, and then to tell him, Howe Laban hath the Cite brente how Laban had burnt And bore the Religes[118] a-waye, 716 the city, and had And howe he hath hem to Spayne sente sent the relics to With Shippes of grete aray, Agremore, To Egremou[rh] his chief Cite, his principal town in Ther to live and ende; 720 Spain. And manassitħ Charles and his baronye. God gife hem evelle ende!” Kinge Charles he forgate nought King Charles advanced To come to reskowe Rome, 724 to rescue Rome with Alle his Doȝypers were I-sought, his douzepeers Fulle sone to him thay come. Thre hundred thousande of Sowdeoures and 300,000 soldiers. [p022 CHARLES HEARS OF THE MISCHIEF DONE BY THE SARACENS.]