He prayed: 'his god be his spedyng,
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And be his help and his gouernayle,
And spede hem wel in that batayle,
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That him that day be-tyd not mys!'
¶ He called to him then Paris,
With louely wordes he him be-tauȝt
Alle that coude on bowe-drauȝt,
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And alle that bare arwe or bire
Be-tauȝt he hem In here A-tire;
Thre thousand knyȝtes that mechel were worth
Off douȝti men called he forth,
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Armed wel opon here stedes,
To be with hem In al here nedes,
Fro men of armes hem to rescouere,
For thei were most with-oute Armure.
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¶ Then come Dephebus and Eueas,
Ayther of hem her batayle has:
Thre thousand knyȝtes Dephebus ledis,
Armed wele In iren wedes;
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But Eueas brynges with him wel mo;
Than be-gan thei for to go.
¶ Ector has with him ffyftene
Thousandes knyȝtes gode and clene,
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To him-seluen that were reserued;
Euery an ost is dight and serued;
With his batayle passed the ȝates, [folio 128b]
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Assayle he[m] furst he wole algates.
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AWorthi kyng of Grece, Phillus,
Was In the feld redy by this,
With many a man on horse and fote,—
To telle the nombre it is no bote;—
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The fferste [MS. ferthe.] batayle that day he ledde,
Him hadde be better that he ne hadde.
