All redy war to fillyng his command,
And freſchly went, withowten more demand:
Throw qwich thar folk recoueryt haith thar place,
All think a new host is coming.
[3356] For al the feld preſwmyt that thar was
O new oſt, one ſuch o wyß thai ſoght;
Arthur’s folk determine rather to die than fly.
Whar arthuris folk had paſſith al to nocht,
Ne war that thai the better war ilkoñe,
[3360] And at thai can them vtraly diſpoñe