Besides these bands, a less orderly and a worse armed force, consisting of the Saxon inhabitants of the neighbouring township, as well as many bondsmen and servants from Cedric's extensive estate, had already arrived, for the purpose of assisting in his rescue.
Ezeken az embereken kívül egy másik - kevésbé rendes és fegyverrel gyengébben felszerelt - csapat is érkezett, hogy segítsen a foglyokat kiszabadítani.