With dartes, gauylokes and speres longe, xx^{ti} on hym there were.
But after that Rolland had slayn kyng Marfuryus, he was sore oppressed and in suche wyse deteyned, that wyth four grete speres he was smyten and wounded mortally, and beten wyth stones, and hurte wyth dartes and other shotte mortally.
OF the deth of kyng Marforius, and how Roulland was hurt wyth four speres mortally, after that al his peple were slayn.
And ofte tyme, I finde that they mette With blody strokes and with wordes grete, Assayinge how hir speres weren whette; 1760 And god it woot, with many a cruel hete Gan Troilus upon his helm to bete.
To drive the deere with hound and horne, Douglas bade on the bent; Two captaines moved with mickle might Their speres to shivers went.
Up springen speres twenty foot on highte; Out goon the swerdes as the silver brighte.
The heraudes lefte hir priking up and doun; Now ringen trompes loude and clarioun; 2600 Ther is namore to seyn, but west and est In goon the speres ful sadly in arest; In goth the sharpe spore in-to the syde.
And ofte tyme, I finde that they mette With blody strokes and with wordes grete, Assayinge how hir speres weren whette; 1760 And god it woot, with many a cruel hete Gan Troilus upon his helm to-bete.
Up sprengen speres on twenty foot on hight; Out goon the swerdes as the silver bright.
The dawening up-rist out of the see; This amorous quene chargeth her meynee The nettes dresse, and speres brode and kene; 1190 An hunting wol this lusty fresshe quene; So priketh her this newe Ioly wo.
The heraudes lefte hir priking up and doun; Now ringen trompes loude and clarioun; There is namore to seyn, but west and est In goon the speres ful sadly in arest; In goth the sharpe spore in-to the syde.
Than suld the laiff, that forouth ar, Stab doune with speres sturdely.
The gud Erll thiddir tuk the way With his battale in gud aray, And assemblit so hardely, That men mycht her, that had beyn by, A gret frusche of the speres that brast.
Sir Anthony Oughtred and Sir John Nevell, with the kinges speres that followed, were foure hundred; and so the whole armie were xj.
And then he bar me sone bi strenkith Out of my sadel my speres lenkith.
To drive the deere with hound and horne, Douglas bade on the bent Two captaines moved with mickle might Their speres to shivers went.
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