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Henricus

& bed hom wende hom aȝe oþer he was ded iwis
Þis oþer wende þus hom þo hii hurde þis
Þo sir simon de mountfort hurde of þis dede
He let þe king of alemaine & sir edward lede
& sir henri þe kinges sone of alemaine al so
To þe castel of keningeswurþe in betere warde to do
& þe kinges soster þe contasse sir simondes wif was
Þer mid hom & wat he miȝte dude hom of solas
Sir simon de mountfort in castles adde ido
Maistres of biȝonde se & vpe is londes al so
As in þe castel of walingford of douere of windelsore
Wardeins he made of frensse men þat of þoȝte þut lond sore
Þe erl of gloucetre it bi spek so þat þere was
A parlement at londone to amendi suich trespas
So þat þis tueie erles acorded were þere
Þat iremewed al clene þe frenssemen were
At seint hillari tid þis parlement was
Þer was þe erl of ferers ibrouȝt in hard cas
Vor he hadde after þe pais robberie iwroȝt
Þe king wolde in ech manere þat he were to deþe ibroȝt
Sir simon de mountford wisliche dude inou
Vor he wolde in eiþer half riȝt do & no wou
In þe tour of londone in prisoun he let him bringe
Vor to saui is lif & to paye þe kinge
Þo was þe erl of gloucetre anuid uor mani dede
Þat he huld so prisons al wiþoute is rede
Vor suich man as he was me tolde of him to lute
& him þouȝte þat þer was mid sir simon to gret prute
& me sede he was adrad þat me him nome al so
Wiþ treson vor he was hext & in prison him lete do
Sir Ion giffard þo verst aȝe sir simond turnde
Vor he askede prisouns þat me mid riȝte wurnde
Vor he was him sulf at lewes sone inome bi cas
Ac sir willam matrauers a kniȝt þat mid him was
In þe bataile suþþe inome sir reinaud le fiȝ peris
& sir alein de la souche þat barons were iwis
Ac he let hom suþþe go & sir reinaud was þer
In þe bataile suþþe inome Iarmed as he was er