For to greif thair gomys, gramest that wer,
To gar the gayest on grund grayne vndir geir.
Thus thai schupe for ane salt, ilk sege seir;
Ilka souerane his ensenye shewin has thair;
Ferly fayr wes the feild, flekerit and faw
Line 475
With gold and goulis in greyne,
Schynand scheirly and scheyne;
The sone, as cristall sa cleyne,
In scheildis thai schaw. [schair.]
XXXVIII.
Be it wes mydmorne and mare, merkit on the day,
Line 480
Schir Golagros mery men, menskful of myght,
In greis and garatouris, grathit full gay,
Seuyne score of scheildis thai schew at ane sicht;
Ane helme set to ilk scheild, siker of assay,
With fel lans on loft, lemand ful light.
Line 485
Thus flourit thai the fore front, thair fays to fray,
The frekis, that war fundin ferse and forssy in fight.
Ilk knyght his cunysance kithit full cleir;
Thair names writtin all thare,
Quhat berne that it bare,
Line 490
That ilk freke quhare he fare
Might wit quhat he weir.
XXXIX.
"Yone is the warliest wane," said the wise king,
"That euer I vist in my walk, in all this warld wyde;
And the straitest of stuf, with richese to ring,
Line 495
With vnabasit bernys bergane to abide;
May nane do thame na deir with vndoyng;
Yone house is sa huge hie, fra harme thame to hide.
Yit sal I mak thame vnrufe, foroutin resting,
And reve thame thair rentis, with routis full ride,
Line 500
