Duke Neymys and Oge[rh], 836 With goode swerdes of fyne stele And so dide Gye and Syr Brye[rh]. Ferumbras was euer a-bowte [leaf 21] To fyghte witħ Olyvere, 840 Ferumbras charges And Olyue[rh] with-oute dowte Oliver. Leyde on with goode chere. Kinge Charles saugh Ferumbras, King Charles, seeing To him fast he rode 844 this, rides on to And it on the helme witħ his mace, Ferumbras, That stroke sadlye abode. and strikes his helm Ferumbras was woode for woo, with his heavy mace. He myght for prees come him to 848 Ferumbras cannot For no worldis thinge, that myght be tho. approach him on Kinge Charles anoon[119] Ioye oute-drowe, account of the crowd. And with his owen honde Charlemagne with his XXX^{ti} Sarseynys ther he slowe, 852 sword Mounjoy slew 30 That laie dede vppone the sonde; Saracens. Many of hem therfore made joy Inowe. Sir Lucafere of Baldas, Lukafer of Baldas, He presed to Charles sone, 856 encountering Charles, And saide “Sir, with harde grace, What hastowe here to done? I behight Laban to bringe the to him told him that he had And the xij peris alle; 860 promised the soudan Now shaltowe come from al thy kyn to bring him Charles Into the Sowdans halle. and the douzepeers. Yelde the to me” he saide, “Thy life shalle I safe.” 864 A stroke on him than Charles layde; Charles strikes him He made the Paynym to rafe. on his helmet, He smote him on the helme With mown-Ioye, his gode bronde. 868 Ne hadde he be reskued than, He hade slayn him with his honde. [p026 THE SARACENS QUIT THE FIELD.]