If that we met them ſcharply in the berd,
[3472] The formeſt ſal mak al the laif afferd.”
And with o woyß thai cry al, “ſir knycht,
Apone yhour manhed, and yhour gret mycht,
They promise to stand firm.
We ſal abid, for no man ſhall eſchef
[3476] Frome yhow this day, his manhed for to pref.”
Sir Yvan also bids his men be comforted; for that they see all the strength of their enemies.
And to his oſt the lord ſir yvane ſaid,
“Yhe comfort yow, yhe be no-thing affrayd,