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OF ENEADOS. 621
And of hys mouth, a petuus thing to fe,
The lopprit blude in ded thraw voydis he.
Thre otheris fyne this ilk Clawfus has (lane,
Born into Trace of the clan Boryane ;
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And other thre of cite Ifmaras,
By diuers chancis put he al to ded.
Alelus hym recontris in that (led,
And all tlie barnage com from Aurunca,
in That auld cite ; and thame followys alfTua
To that melle the fon of Neptunus,
That is to knaw, the worthy Mefapus,
Quhilk into horfman craft was maift expert.
Now prefys this I'yde, and now gonderwart.
15 To reill abak and to expell in fyght
Thar aduerfaris, and mak thame tak the flycht :
Thus by the coft Aufonya that tyde
Hard wolx the batale apon athir fyde.
As thocht fum tyme amyd the large ayr
2(1 The contrar wyndys ftryvys heir and thar,
With brethfull blaftis in thar equale mychtis :
Nane lyft obey tyll other, all fa wight is ;
Nowder thai amang thame felf, nor git the clowdis,
Ne git the rageand feys, quhilkis fa lowd is ;
25 So that the bargane iang ftandis in dowt,
Quha lalbe vi6tor, and quha vnderlowt :
Sa forcyly remanys the elementis
Contrary otheris to thar awin ententis.
Nane other wys the Troiane hoftis in feild,
30 And Latyn rowtis gokkit vnder I'cheild,