A leegefull[80] challenge, knyghtes & champyonns dygne[81], A leegefull challenge, lette the flugghorne sounde. 90 [Syrr Symonne _and_ Nevylle _tylte_. Nevylle ys goeynge, manne and horse, toe grounde. [Nevylle _falls_. Loverdes, how doughtilie[82] the tylterrs joyne! Yee champyonnes, heere Symonne de Bourtonne fyghtes, Onne hee hathe quacedd[83], assayle[84] hymm, yee knyghtes. FERRARIS. I wylle anente[85] hymm goe; mie squierr, mie shielde; 95 Orr onne orr odherr wyll doe myckle[86] scethe[87] Before I doe departe the lissedd[88] fielde, Mieselfe orr Bourtonne hereupponn wyll blethe[89]. Mie shielde. BOURTONNE. Comme onne, & fitte thie tylte-launce ethe[90]. Whanne Bourtonn fyghtes, hee metes a doughtie foe. 100 [_Theie tylte_. Ferraris _falleth_. Hee falleth; nowe bie heavenne thie woundes doe smethe[91]; I feere mee, I have wroughte thee myckle woe[92]. HERAWDE. Bourtonne hys seconde beereth to the feelde. Comme onn, yee knyghtes, and wynn the honnour'd sheeld. BERGHAMME. I take the challenge; squyre, mie launce and stede. 105 I, Bourtonne, take the gauntlette; forr mee staie. Botte, gyff thou fyghteste mee, thou shalt have mede[93]; Somme odherr I wylle champyonn toe affraie[94]; Perchaunce fromme hemm I maie possess the daie, Thenn I schalle bee a foemanne forr thie spere. 110 Herehawde, toe the bankes of Knyghtys saie, De Berghamme wayteth forr a foemann heere. CLINTON. Botte longe thou schalte ne tend[95]; I doe thee fie[96]. Lyche forreying[97] levynn[98], schalle mie tylte-launce flie. [Berghamme & Clinton _tylte_. Clinton _fallethe_. BERGHAMME. Nowe, nowe, Syrr Knyghte, attoure[99] thie beeveredd[100] eyne. I have borne downe, and este[101] doe gauntlette thee. Swythenne[102] begynne, and wrynn[103] thie shappe[104] orr myne; Gyff thou dyscomfytte, ytt wylle dobblie bee. [Bourtonne & Burghamm _tylteth_. Berghamme _falls_. HERAWDE. Symonne de Bourtonne haveth borne downe three, And bie the thyrd hathe honnoure of a fourthe. 120 Lett hymm bee sett asyde, tylle hee doth see A tyltynge forr a knyghte of gentle wourthe. Heere commethe straunge knyghtes; gyff corteous[105] heie[106], Ytt welle beseies[107] to yeve[108] hemm ryghte of fraie[109]. FIRST KNYGHTE. Straungerrs wee bee, and homblie doe wee clayme 125 The rennome[110] ynn thys Tourneie[111] forr to tylte; Dherbie to proove fromm cravents[112] owre goode name, Bewrynnynge[113] thatt wee gentile blodde have spylte. HEREHAWDE.