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Þo he com toward is men is owe fourme he nom
& bileuede þe erles fourme & þe king vter bi com
Sore him of þoȝte þe erles deþ ac in oþer halue he founde
Ioye in is herte uor þe contasse of spoushod was vnbunde
Þo he adde diȝt al þat he wolde & ypaised wiþ is fon
To þe kontasse he wende aȝen me let him in anon
Wat halt it to telle longe bote hii were suþþe aton
In gret loue longe ynou wan it nolde oþer gon
& adde to gadere þis noble sone þat in þe world is per nas
Þe king arthur & an doȝter anne her name was
& bileuede þe erles fourme & þe king vter bi com
Sore him of þoȝte þe erles deþ ac in oþer halue he founde
Ioye in is herte uor þe contasse of spoushod was vnbunde
Þo he adde diȝt al þat he wolde & ypaised wiþ is fon
To þe kontasse he wende aȝen me let him in anon
Wat halt it to telle longe bote hii were suþþe aton
In gret loue longe ynou wan it nolde oþer gon
& adde to gadere þis noble sone þat in þe world is per nas
Þe king arthur & an doȝter anne her name was
Octe & eose þis luþer saxoynes tueie
In prison were in londone as ich ȝou tolde beye
Mid hor wardein hii speke so þat hor wardein & hii ywys
Flowe in to germaynie þat in alymayne is
& gret poer gaderede of saxons þer
In prison were in londone as ich ȝou tolde beye
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Flowe in to germaynie þat in alymayne is
& gret poer gaderede of saxons þer
Ȝut it adde betere ybe þat me adde yslawe hom er
In scotlond hii ariuede & worrede vaste
& barnde & slowe to grounde & tounes adoun caste
Þe king lay þo sore syk hii were glad uor þis cas
An erl þer was of leicestre lot is name was
Þat stalwarþe kniȝt was & god þe king bi tok him is miȝte
& þe poer of þis lond wiþ þe heþene men to fiȝte
Also anne is doȝter he ȝef him to wiue
Þis noble erl wiþ þe brutons aȝen is fon wende bliue
& euere uaste slou & þe heþene al so god
Ac naþeles þe heþen folc vaste aȝen stod
Vor þe brutons nolde uor prute after þe erl do
Vor he nas noȝt king & þeruore þe worse hom com to
Þo þe tydinge com to þe king þat hom so febliche spedde
He was so sori & so wroþ þat he ney awedde
Biuore him he let bringe is men & bigan hom vaste blame
Þat hii vor hor prute broȝte þe lond to ssame
Þuder he sede he wolde him sulf þei he ne miȝte an fot go
In scotlond hii ariuede & worrede vaste
& barnde & slowe to grounde & tounes adoun caste
Þe king lay þo sore syk hii were glad uor þis cas
An erl þer was of leicestre lot is name was
Þat stalwarþe kniȝt was & god þe king bi tok him is miȝte
& þe poer of þis lond wiþ þe heþene men to fiȝte
Also anne is doȝter he ȝef him to wiue
Þis noble erl wiþ þe brutons aȝen is fon wende bliue
& euere uaste slou & þe heþene al so god
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Vor þe brutons nolde uor prute after þe erl do
Vor he nas noȝt king & þeruore þe worse hom com to
Þo þe tydinge com to þe king þat hom so febliche spedde
He was so sori & so wroþ þat he ney awedde
Biuore him he let bringe is men & bigan hom vaste blame
Þat hii vor hor prute broȝte þe lond to ssame
Þuder he sede he wolde him sulf þei he ne miȝte an fot go
Ȝif eny horsbere him wolde bere to awreke him of is fo
Mid gode wille he wende uorþ in an hors bere
& is folc vorþ wiþ him þat he baldere vor him were
Þe saxons were so proute vor þe king com so
Þat vnneþe hii wolde armes on hom do
Mid gode wille he wende uorþ in an hors bere
& is folc vorþ wiþ him þat he baldere vor him were
Þe saxons were so proute vor þe king com so
Þat vnneþe hii wolde armes on hom do
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