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In woch half turne he nuste þo weþer est þe west
Ac to awreke him of is luþer neueu his herte bar alre best
Þe veage toward rome he bileuede vor þis cheance
& þe king howel of brutayne mid þe poer of france
He bileuede þer to wardy is londes bi ȝonde þe se
& hopede to wyinne rome wanne he com eft aȝe
Mid þe poer of þe lond hiderward he drou
& mid þe kinges her bisyde hom þoȝte er longe ynou
Ac modred þe luþer suike þer biuore bi soȝte
Chelrik king of saxons þat he help þuder broȝte
& he bi het him & his al kent ver & ner
Al þat hengist adde wule bi þe kinges day vortiger
He bi het him & is al so al nor homber lond
& al þat lond fram homber anon in to scotlond
So þat eiȝte hundred ssipes in to þis londe he broȝte
Vol of saracens yarmed as he him bi soȝte
Gret poer of yrlonde Modred him wan al so
Of picars & of scottes & of ech maner men þer to
Þat he wuste þat no loue to þe king arþure ne bere
So þat eiȝte score þousend of hors ywrye þer were
In is ost þo hii were ygadered in þis cas
Wat of cristine wat of payens & al to moche þat was
Þo arþure mid is poer ariuede in þis lónde
Modred bi gan mid is ost aȝen him uaste at stonde
Atte hauene an batayle hii smite wiþ gret mayn
Þer was aslawe þe hende kniȝt þe noble sire wawein
& auncel þe king of scotlond & mony þousend al so
& þe luþer modred attelaste þo al þis was ydo
Fleu mid al is poer to winchestere uaste
So þat þe king arþure þe veld adde atte laste
Þo gwenwar þe luþer quene hurde of þis cas
Fram euerwik to karleon ȝo fleu mid quic pas
& bicom nonne þere to libbe in chaste liue
Som wat ȝo was er adrad ar he hiede so bliue
Heo ne hiede noȝt aȝen hire louerd to welcome him to londe

Ȝut hire was betere nonne to be þen come vnder is honde
Þo king arþure adde ybured is folc þat ded was
He sywede after þe traytour mid wel quic pas