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Henri[cus]
& sir edward spousede ar hii come aȝeÞe kinges soster of spaine elianore iwis
As in ȝer of grace ido was al þis
Tuelf hundred & four & fifti & þere þis noble king
Made sir edward kniȝt þo nobliche þoru alle þing
732
At lincolne þat het hue & in þe rode him slowe
Þe erl Richard of cornwaile suþþe was imad king
Of alemayne & þer icrouned nobliche þoru ech þing
An holi þorsdai in alimaine & made so noble feste
Þat of alle þat me wuste it was þe richoste & þe meste
As tuelf hundred in ȝer of grace & seuene & fifti riȝt
Þulke ȝer he made sir henri is sone kniȝt
Bituene vr king & lowelin gret worre þer was þo
In walis & me dude in eiþer half gret wo
& gode kniȝtes of engelond of wan was gret pite
Aslawe were þer alas þe eue of þe trinite
As sir steuene bausein & sire patric de chaus also
& mani oþer god bodi was þere to deþe ido
Þe meste wo þat here vel bi king henries day
In þis lond icholle biginne to telle ȝuf ich may
He adde þre breþeren þat is moder sones were
& þe king of alimaine þe verþe þat to heie hom bere
Ac sir willam de valance & sir eimer þer to
Elit of wincetre & sir gui de lisewi al so
733
Þat of englisse men me tolde as riȝt nouȝt
& þe king hom let hor wille þat ech was as king
& nome poueremenne god & ne paiede no þing
To eni of þis breþeren ȝuf þer pleinede eni wiȝt
Hii sede ȝuf we doþ ou wrong wo ssal ou do riȝt
As wo seiþ we beþ kinges ur wille we mowe do
& manie englisse alas hulde mid hom al so
So þat þoru godes grace þis erles atte laste
& þe bissop of þis lond & barons bispeke it vaste
Þat þe kunde englissemen of londe hii wolde out caste
& þut lond bringe adoun ȝuf hor poer ilaste
Þer of hii nome conseil & to þe king hii sende
To abbe pite of is lond & suiche maners amende
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