Now to be off would that Emperour Charles, When pagans, lo! comes surging the vanguard;Two messengers come from their ranks forward, From the admiral bring challenge to combat:
"'Tis not yet time, proud King, that thou de-part.
Lo, Baligant comes cantering afterward, Great are the hosts he leads from Arab parts;This day we'll see if thou hast vassalage."Charles the King his snowy beard has clasped, Remembering his sorrow and damage, Haughtily then his people all regards, In a loud voice he cries with all his heart:
"Barons and Franks, to horse, I say, to arms!"AOI.
