With his swerd In honde drawen, [folio 82a]
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Many Gregeis did he on dawen.
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The Gregeis vmbikest his cart
With many a knyȝt hardi and smart,
Thei toke Philon, his helm vnlased,
The gold was of his cart defased
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With grete strokes set ther-on,
Thei hasted faste to scle Philon.
¶ Iecomytas [I quite distinct in MS., but cf. l. 5498.] was ful of wo,
That Philon scholde with Gregeis go;
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He saith: 'Esdras, for him vs wroght!
How thei of Grece—ne sese thow noght—
Haue take Philon and led a-way?
Helpe we him, if that we may!'
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¶ The Troyens thanne at here callyng
Among Gregeis made gret hurlyng,
Thei delt strokes for her frendes
And refft Philon of her bendes.
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EVeas come with alle his folk,
With spere and swerd and gauelok,
With alle his knyȝtes and his men,
And her leder, duke Eufren.
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¶ Ayax rode to Eueas,
And he to him a gret pas,
As harde as thei may ride;
Wolde nother of hem lenger abide.
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Thei stroke to-gedir with so gret myght,
That bothe vpon here pol lyght.
¶ Ector toke to Eueas hede,
And saw he hadde lorn his stede;
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He rod to him faste prikande
With his drawen swerd in hande,
He dede Eueas his swerd take,
And sclow the Gregeis for Ayax sake.
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