For well they hoped to haue got great good,[268]

And wondrous riches by his innouation.

Therefore resoluing to reuenge his blood,

They rose in armes, and all in battell order stood.

Which lawlesse multitude him comming too lii

In warlike wise, when Artegall did vew,

He much was troubled, ne wist what to doo.

For loth he was his noble hands t’embrew

In the base blood of such a rascall crew;

And otherwise, if that he should retire,