Sowhentheyhadeatenanddrunk，RalphbadetheShepherdsarraythemduly，andappointedthemleadersoftensandhundredswiththehelpofGiles，whowasnowcladinahauberkandmail-coifandlookedaproperman-at-arms。
Thentheytoldovertheircompany，andnumberedoftheDryTreeonehundredandfiftychampions，outtakenStephenandRoger；ofthemenofGartonweretwentyandtwo，andoftheShepherdsthreehundredandseventyandsevenstoutcarles，someeightyofwhomhadbows，andtherestglaivesandspearsandotherstaff-weapons。Therewasnotmucharmourofdefenceamongstthem，buttheywereoneandallstarkcarlesanddoughty。
Sowhentheyweretoldoverandmadefivehundredandfiftyandfour，theygatthemintoarrayfortheroad；
andRalphwentafootwithnoarmourbuthissallet，andalightcoatoffencewhichhehadgottenhimintheBurg。
HewouldhavehadUrsularideonherpalfreywiththeSage，butshewouldnot，andhelditformirthandpleasurethatsheshouldgoafootthroughtheland，nowshewassonighcomehometoherlord’shouse；soshewentforthbyRalph’ssidewithherbroideredgowntrussedthroughhergirdlesothatthetrimnessofherfeetdrewtheeyesofallmentothem。