[928] And ſtant In danger of his ennemyis,
And haith aſſemblit; and eft this ſhalt bee
Within ſhort tyme one new aſſemblee.
Thar-for, my lady, y youe grace beſech,
[932] That I mycht pas, my Ranſon for to fech;
presuming that some of Arthur’s knights will pay it.
Fore I preſume thar longith to that ſort
That louid me, and ſhal my nede ſupport.”
THE LADY AT FIRST REFUSES;
“Shire knycht, It ſtant nocht in ſich dugree;