The seuenthe batayle led Eueas, [folio 72a]
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A strong kyng In euery plas,
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With a noble Amerale,
That hete Eufen—so sayth the tale.—
¶ The .viii. batayle led Paris,
That Alysaundre het also y-wys,
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With the noble kyng of Perse,
As Dares telles In his verse.
Ector sayde to Alysaundre:
'Off the come al this foule sclaundre,
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For thi wyffes foule rape;
I rede that thow wysly scape,
That thow of hem be not dispised;
Come not among hem vn-avised,
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Lete thyn ost be euer the by,
That thi fomen come the not ny!'
Paris seyde thenne: 'so god me rede,
I schal do, as ȝe haue seyde;
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I schal be euere at thin heste.'
Thei ride forth with many a crest,
With many a baner by the wynde,
Some of sable, som of Inde.
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¶ Ector called to him blyue
Off hardy knyȝtes thosandes fyue,
The stalworthest In Troye born;
When thei come him byforn
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He made of hem the .ix. batayle.
As Ector coude, he arayes hem wele,
He bad hem be at his ledyng,
Thei were wel glad of that biddyng.
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Ten of his brether that were hardye,
He dede In that companye;
Him-self [MS. selt.] was armed In helme & bryny,
His stede by-gan wel loude to hyny.
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