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618. THE TENTH BUKE
Thai falwyt war, and warpyt to the coft.
Than na delay of fleuth, nor feir, ne boft.
Withheld Turnus, bot with hys haill ai-mee
Aganyft Troianys by the coft of the fee
5 He dyd array all Ikmmyn in that ftound.
The trumpettis blew thar bludy weirlyke fow nd :
And fyrft, in fyng of gud luk in tlie weris,
Ene the rowtis of the lauboreris,
Or rurall hufliandis, invadis and ourl'et,
10 And hes the Latyn commonys haill doun bet,
By flauchter fyrft of thar chiftane, Theron,
Amang all othcris the biggaft man of one,
Quhilk fet apon Eneas or he wy^ :
Bot he throw owt hys fyde hys fword hes thryft,
1 j Perfyt the ftalwart platit fcheild of fteill.
And throw the fchynand hawbrek euery deill ;
The giltyn mailgeis makis hym na fted.
For in the coft he tholys dynt of ded.
Syne fmate he Lychas, and hym hes al to torn,
20 That of hys ded moderis waym was fiirth fchorn.
And onto Phebus God was confecrait.
And was fa chancy in hys gong eftait
That he the fwerd efchapit by hys hap ;
Bot not at this tyme fo the dedis clap.
25 And not far thens this douchty Eneas
Kyllyt the dowr and ftalwart CylTeas,
And put to deth the buftuus Gyas ftrang,
That with hys burdoun down haill rowtis dang :
Thar ftrenthy handis helpyt thame na thyng,
30 Nowder Hercules wapynnys nor armyng