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第60章 BOOK V(7)

Then Sir Gawaine was all abashed,and with Galatine his good sword he smote through shield and thick hauberk made of thick mails,and all to-rushed and break the precious stones,and made him a large wound,that men might see both liver and lung.Then groaned that knight,and addressed him to Sir Gawaine,and with an awk stroke gave him a great wound and cut a vein,which grieved Gawaine sore,and he bled sore.Then the knight said to Sir Gawaine,bind thy wound or thy blee[ding]change,for thou be-bleedest all thy horse and thy fair arms,for all the barbers of Brittany shall not con staunch thy blood,for whosomever is hurt with this blade he shall never be staunched of bleeding.

Then answered Gawaine,it grieveth me but little,thy great words shall not fear me nor lessen my courage,but thou shalt suffer teen and sorrow or we depart,but tell me in haste who may staunch my bleeding.That may I do,said the knight,if I will,and so will I if thou wilt succour and aid me,that I may be christened and believe on God,and thereof I require thee of thy the noblest men of Dolphiny,and lords of Lombardy,with the garrison of Godard,and Saracens of Southland,y-numbered sixty thousand of good men of arms;wherefore but if we hie us hence,it will harm us both,for we be sore hurt,never like to recover;but take heed to my page,that he no horn blow,for if he do,there be hoving here fast by an hundred knights awaiting on my person,and if they take thee,there shall no ransom of gold nor silver acquit thee.

Then Sir Gawaine rode over a water for to save him,and the knight followed him,and so rode forth till they came to his fellows which were in the meadow,where they had been all the night.Anon as Sir Wisshard was ware of Sir Gawaine and saw that he was hurt,he ran to him sorrowfully weeping,and demanded of him who had so hurt him;and Gawaine told how he had foughten with that man,and each of them had hurt other,and how he had salves to heal them;but I can tell you other tidings,that soon we shall have ado with many enemies.

Then Sir Priamus and Sir Gawaine alighted,and let their horses graze in the meadow,and unarmed them,and then the blood ran freshly from their wounds.And Priamus took from his page a vial full of the four waters that came out of Paradise,and with certain balm anointed their wounds,and washed them with that water,and within an hour after they were both as whole as ever they were.And then with a trumpet were they all assembled to council,and there Priamus told unto them what lords and knights had sworn to rescue him,and that without fail they should be assailed with many thousands,wherefore he counselled them to withdraw them.Then Sir Gawaine said,it were great shame to them to avoid without any strokes;Wherefore I advise to take our arms and to make us ready to meet with these Saracens and misbelieving men,and with the help of God we shall overthrow them and have a fair day on them.And Sir Florence shall abide still in this field to keep the stale as a noble knight,and we shall not forsake yonder fellows.Now,said Priamus,cease your words,for I warn you ye shall find in yonder woods many perilous knights;they will put forth beasts to call you on,they be out of number,and ye are not past seven hundred,which be over few to fight with so many.Nevertheless,said Sir Gawaine,we shall once encounter them,and see what they can do,and the best shall have the victory.

CHAPTER XI

How the Saracens came out of a wood for to rescue their beasts,and of a great battle.

THEN Sir Florence called to him Sir Floridas,with an hundred knights,and drove forth the herd of beasts.Then followed him seven hundred men of arms;and Sir Ferant of Spain on a fair steed came springing out of the woods,and came to Sir Florence and asked him why he fled.Then Sir Florence took his spear and rode against him,and smote him in the forehead and brake his neck bone.Then all the other were moved,and thought to avenge the death of Sir Ferant,and smote in among them,and there was great fight,and many slain and laid down to ground,and Sir Florence with his hundred knights alway kept the stale,and fought manly.

Then when Priamus the good knight perceived the great fight,he went to Sir Gawaine,and bade him that he should go and succour his fellowship,which were sore bestead with their enemies.Sir,grieve you not,said Sir Gawaine,for their gree shall be theirs.

I shall not once move my horse to them ward,but if I see more than there be;for they be strong enough to match them.

And with that he saw an earl called Sir Ethelwold and the duke of Dutchmen,came leaping out of a wood with many thousands,and Priamus'knights,and came straight unto the battle.Then Sir Gawaine comforted his knights,and bade them not to be abashed,for all shall be ours.Then they began to wallop and met with their enemies,there were men slain and overthrown on every side.Then thrust in among them the knights of the Table Round,and smote down to the earth all them that withstood them,in so much that they made them to recoil and flee.By God,said Sir Gawaine,this gladdeth my heart,for now be they less in number by twenty thousand.Then entered into the battle Jubance a giant,and fought and slew down right,and distressed many of our knights,among whom was slain Sir Gherard,a knight of Wales.

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