quar malgre touz les sesnes (u karados remontes . & lors
recommenca li estours de nouuel quar moult y auoit de



bons cheualiers & deuers les sesnes et deuers les crestiens
ot moult grant orgueil . quar moult y auoit de riches
hommes et de puissans & auoient tel plente de gent que li
crestien ne paroient entreuls ne plus que sU fussent alez
hors de lestour ou se il fussent cheuz en mer . si en orrent
trop le piour . quar trop erent a grant meschief & si se
combadrent en tel maniere tant quU fu midis passez . lors
commenca li iors a esclarchir."



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LESTOIRE DE MERLIN



The Christians are
driven out of the camp.
The King of the Hun-
dred Knights does mar-
vels of valour.
Urien, Baudemagus
his nephew, Idiers,
Lot, Nantres and
Belgians do their best.
But if the coming of
night had not stopped
the fight, the Chris-
tians would have been
defeated.
The Sesnes return to
their camp and go to
rest.
li tans a esclarir car miedis [w443«] estoit passes & li solaus luisoit moult caut
ki lor armes essuoit si en furent moult lie li crestien car miex sen aidierent.
