Ȝhit ay for one ther ennemys wor thre.

[2676] Long mycht thei nocht endur in ſuch dugree;

The preß it wos ſo creuell & ſo ſtrong,

In gret anoy and haith continewit longe,

yet his men are forced to retreat to their tents.

That, magre them, thei nedis moſt abak

[2680] The way one to thar lugis for to tak.

Sir gawan thar ſufferith gret myſchef,

And wonderis in his knychthed can he pref;

His falouſchip haith merwell that hym ſaw,