238 THE NYNT BUIK Neir to thai ost ; and, as the cace did fall, Thai held fast vnder this new cite wall, Quhar as on far towart the left hand thai Turnand thar cours bakwart persauyt tway : For the brycht helm in twynkland sterny nycht Mythis Eurilly with bemys schynand lycht, Quhilk he, onwar, persauyt nocht, allace ! And as thai scars war thus aspyit on cace, Volscens the capytane, from amid his rowt, Said, stand fallowis ! and cry is with a schout : 10 Quhat is the caus of jour cumming, sayd he, That rydis thus enarmyt ? quhat 30 be, And quhidder ar 30 boun, 30 schaw ws plane. The tother twa maid nane ansuer agane ; Bot in the woddis hyis at the flycht, Assurit gretly in dyrknes of the nycht. The horsmen than prekis, and fast furth sprentis To weil beknawin pethis, and turnys wentis Baith heyr and thar ; sone ombeset haue thai The outgatis all, thai suld nocht wyn away. 20 The wod was large, and rouch of buskis ronk, And of the blak ayk schaddowis dym and donk, Of breris ful, and thyk thorn roiinis stent ; Skarsly a strait rod or dern narrow went Thayrin mycht fundin be that men mycht pas, Quharthrou Eurialus gretly cummerryt was. Quhat for myrknes, thik buskis, branche, and breyr, And wecht also of the new spul^eit geyr, Thayrto the hasty onset and affray Mayd hym gang will in the onknawin way. 30 Nisus was went, and by this chapyt cleir His ennemys, onwar quhar was his feyr :
