[2212] The mo thei paß the fewar eſchef thay,
Bot thus ſhal pas no mo bot as yhow leſt.”
Arthur assigns him forty companions.
“Takith,” quod he, “of quhom ȝhe lykith beſt,
Fourty in this paſag for to go;”
[2216] At this command and gawan cheſit ſo
Fourty, quhich that he louit, & that was
Richt glaid in to his falowſchip to pas.
GAWANE AND HIS FELLOWS DEPART.
These knights arm themselves,