In red al thing, that ganith for the were;
[992] His curſeir red, ſo was boith ſcheld and ſpere.
And he, to qwham the preſone hath ben ſmart,
With glaid deſir apone his curſour ſtart;
He rides towards the field, and halts in a plain by the river-side.
Towart the feld anon he gan to ryd,
[996] And in o plan houit one reuer syde.
LANCELOT ENCOURAGES HIMSELF.
This knycht, the wich that long haith ben in cag,
Lancelot is encouraged, seeing the blithe morn, the mead, the river, the green woods, and the knights and banners.