He purveyed him an hondreth men,

Well harnessed in that stede,

And hym selfe in that same sete,

And clothed in whyte and rede.

134.

134.1 ‘launsgay,’ javelin.

134.2 ‘male,’ baggage. Cp. 374.1.

He bare a launsgay in his honde,

And a man ledde his male,

And reden with a lyght songe