[840] And al his folk returnyt Is ayayne
[19] MS. “thilk as (Rayne) haill,” as if it were at first intended to find a rime to “ayayne.”
Atour the feld, and cummyne thilk as haill;[19]
The ſwyft horß goith firſt to the aſſall.
This noble knyght that ſeith the grete forß
[844] Of armyt men, that cummyne vpone horß,
To-giddir ſemblit al his falowſchip,
And thoght them at the ſharp poynt to kep,
So that thar harm̅ ſhal be ful deir yboght.
[848] This vthere folk with ſtraucht courß hath ſocht