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652 THE TENTH BUKE
Befyde the layk of Lawreiis, mony gheris,
Quhen that he is betrappyt fra his feris
Amyd the huntyng ralys and the nettis,
Standis at the bay, and vp hys byrfys fettis,
•'5 Grafland hys tufkis with aftern fyry eyn,
With fpaldis hard and harfk awfull and teyn.
That nane of all the huntmen thar prefent
Hym to engreif has flrenth or hardyment,
Nor dar approchyng within hys byt neir,
10 Bot ftandand far on dreich with dart and fpeir,
AlToverit of hys reik, the belle afTays,
With felloun fchowtis, buftuus cryis, and brays.
Nane other wys flud all the Tufcane rowt
This ftalwart knycht Mezentius abowt ;
1 5 And, thocht thai juft caws had of wreth and feyd,
Thar was nane of thame durfl hjTn put to ded,
Nor curage had with drawyn fwerd in Iiand
HjTn till affaill, nor mach apon tlie land ;
Bot with takillis and caftyn dartis on far
20 Thai warp at hym, bot durft not ane cum nar,
And with huge clamour hym infeftis that tyde :
He, onabafyt, abowt on euery fyde
Behaldis, gyrnand full of proper teyn,
And with hys fcheild choppyt by fchaftis bedene.
25 Furth of the ancyent boundis of Coryt tho
Was cum a Greik, quhilk clepyt was Aero,
That fugityve into his lufty heyt
Had left hys fpowfal trewth plicht oncompleit :
Quham as JNIezentius faw amyd the rowt
30 Hym grevand foir, as weriour ftern and ftowt,