Schir Rauf reddyit him sone, and come rydand,
And in the rowme of ane renk in fewtir kest he;
He seimit fer fellonar than first quhen he him fand,
Line 810
He foundis throw his forcenes gif he micht him se;
He straik the steid with the spurris, he sprent on the bent.
Sa hard ane cours maid thay,
That baith thair hors deid lay;
Thair speiris in splenders away
Line 815
Abufe thair heid sprent.
LXIV.
¶ Thus war thay for thair forcynes left on fute baith,
Thay sture hors at that straik strikin deid lay than.
Thir riche restles renkis ruschit out full raith,
Cleikit out twa swordis and togidder ran.
Line 820
Kest thame with gude will to do vther skaith,
Baft on thair basnetis thay Beirnis or thay blan.
Haistely hewit thay togiddir, to leif thay war laith
To tyne the worschip of weir that thay air wan;
Na for dout of vincussing thay went nocht away.
Line 825
Thus ather vther can assaill
With swordis of mettaill;
Thay maid ane lang battail,
Ane hour of the day.
LXV.
¶ Thay hard harnest men, thay hewit on in haist,
Line 830
Thay worthit heuy with heid, and angerit with all;
Quhill thay had maid thame sa mait, thay failȝe almaist,
Sa laith thay war on ather part to lat thair price fall;
The riche restles men out of the renk past,
Forwrocht with thair wapnis, and euill rent with all.
Line 835
Thair was na girth on the ground, quhill ane gaif the gaist;
"Ȝarne efter ȝeilding," on ilk syde thay call.
Schir Rauf caucht to cule him, and tak mair of the licht,
