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220 LIONS, WILD BOARS, AND SAVAGES. [Ashmole.
[Fol. 67.]
No lances "could
pierce them.
Lions next
appear
IMeuand of )is marras • cure men to assaiH,
'With backis, as fe buke sais • bigg/r & hardere
])an ony comon cogiH-stane • or cocatryse scales. 3895
Queii kny^tis of oure conquiro2n*s * kest at fam lances,
"Was nane so Avele-stelid poynt • at Jjam perse mi3te.
Bot gomes with jjaire greues in twa • in fe gledis spz«'ned,
And aH at left ware o lyue • in-to fe^ 1036 entirs. 3899
Be fai had fyneschid fis fi3t •
was ferre in with euyn,
Foure houres full fame & • f»e fifts 2 negbes.
And leons quyte as lylly * lent jjaiu agayn,
Of bodis biggire J'an bules • berand vnfaire.
Oure kni3ti6' at ]!g first come^ • clenly \ixim slo3e,
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and then wild
boars.
together with
savages having
Bix hands each.
Alexander lights And fam he bedis at a braide • to beet vp J>e stank.
fires all round the
pool.
W/t/i-out his ost onir all • horrible fires. 3919
A black-headed
beast appears.
[Fol. 67 6.]
Alto bretind ]ain on bent & bro3t • J»aii on fli3t.
Wild berys in * f e wast fra • ]3e wodd comes,
'With ilka tenef ull tothe • as tyndis of ^ harowis.
A cubete lenth, sais fe clause • cald was fe lest.
Jai seke out be sundres ' sexti to-gedire,
With wild men of fe wast & women e-bland,
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With sex liandis, & soo • sett out of kynd. 3911
}ai held in liettirly & hmtis • of his kni3tis
And fiai with brandis & bowis bremely • J»aim woundt's,
Slo3e of fa sauagpis • a sowme out of nombre,
And many scopid into J)e scoghe • wit7e in tJie margin.
fijte, (iltcrcd to fifte. ' Ms. cl ^
MS. come.
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3923
the margin. ^ MS. 1 of.
Ucre follons to J:e stauk, struck out. MS. as as.