A-boute Roulande that tyde. 1400 Thai sloughen̄ his horsys with thronge, his horse being And dartis throwen̄ on every syde. killed by arrows and Whan Roulande was on his Fete, darts, Than̄ was he woo witħ-alle. 1404 he fights on foot, Many of hem he felte yete And dede to grounde made hem falle. At the last his swerde brake, Than̄ hadde he wepyn̄ noon̄, 1408 but his sword As he smote a Saresyns bak«e» breaking, [leaf 35] A-sundre down̄ to the Arson̄. Tho was he caught, he mygħt not flee, he is taken His hondes thai bounden̄ faste 1412 And lad him forth to here Cite, and led away. And in depe prison̄ they hem caste. Olyue[rh] sawe, howe he was ladde, A sorye man̄ than̄ was he; 1416 Him hadde leuer to haue bene dede Than suffren that myschief to be. Smertly aftire he pursued tho, Oliver rides to To reskue his dere brother. 1420 rescue him, The prees was so grete, he myghte not so, It myghte be no othir, Be he was cowþe[136] by ver[rh] force With LX of Astopartes.[137] 1424 Thai hurte him foule and slougħ his hors but his horse being With gauylokes and wyth dartis. also killed, Yet on foote, ere he were foolde, He slough of hem fiftene. 1428 He was not slayn̄, as god woolde, he is overpowered But taken and bounded[138] w«i»t«h» tene. and bound. Both were Tho were taken̄ to Lucafe[rh], conducted to Lukafer The proude kinge of Baldas, 1432 of Baldas. Both Roulande and Olyue[rh]. [p042 CHARLES FINDS FERUMBRAS.]