LXXV.
Rogero came exactly as the show
Of that fair host was made without the town,
And of a knight the occasion sought to know;
But from the griffin-horse first lighted down:
And he who courteous was, informed him how
Of kingdoms holding of the British crown,
English, Scotch, Irish, and the islands nigh,
Those many banners were, upreared on high:
LXXVI.
And added, ‘Having ended this display
‘Of arms, the troops would file towards the strand,
‘Where vessels anchored in the harbour lay,
‘Waiting to bear them to another land.
“The French besieged, rejoice in this array,
“And hope (he said) deliverance through the band.
“But that I may of all inform you well,
“I of each troop shall separately tell.
LXXVII.
“Lo! where yon mighty banner planted stands,
“Which pards and flower-de-luces does unfold.
“That our great captain to the wind expands,
“Under whose ensign are the rest enrolled:
“The warrior’s name, renowned throughout these lands,
“Is Leonetto, flower of all the bold;
“Lancaster’s duke, and nephew to the king,
“Valiant in war, and wise in counselling.
