[1036] And euery knyght vpone his horß is bown;
Twenty thouſand armyt men of were.
The king that day he wold non armys bere;
His batellis ware devyſit euerilkon,
They are forbidden to cross the fords, but cannot be restrained.
[1040] And them forbad out our the furdis to gon.
Bot frome that thei ther ennemys haith sen,
In to ſuch wys thei couth them noght ſuſteñ;
[Fol. 14.]
Bot ovr thei went vithouten more delay,