And fled, and to the conqueſt-king ar goñe,
Thar boith the batellis aſſemblit In to one;
King malengynis in to his hart was wo,
[3156] For of hyme-ſelf no better knycht mycht go;
so that 40,000 are now opposed to 15,000 of Arthur’s.
Thar xl thouſand war thai for xv.
Than mycht the feld rycht perellus be ſen
Of armyt knychtis gaping one the ground;
[3160] Sum deith, and ſum with mony a grewous wond;
For arthuris knychtis, that manly war and gud,