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Þe porter ysei is louerd come & is mest priue tueye
Wuþ god herte he let is louerd in & is serians beye
Þe contasse was glad ynou þo hire louerd to hire com
& hor eiþer in oþer armes mid gret ioye hom nom
& þo hii to bedde come þat so longe atuo were
Bituene hom was so gret delit þat bituene hom þere
Biȝite was þe beste bodi þat euere was in þis londe
King arthure þe noble mon þat euere worþ vnderstonde
Þo þe kinges men nuste amorwe were þe king was bicome
Hii verde as wodemen hii wende hii were ynome
Hii asaylede þen castel riȝt as he ssolde adoun anon
Hii þat wiþinne were ȝarkede hom echon
& smite out in an fole wille & foȝte wiþ hor fon
So þat þe erl was aslawe & of is men monion
& þe castel was ynome & þat folc to sprad þere
Wuþ god herte he let is louerd in & is serians beye
Þe contasse was glad ynou þo hire louerd to hire com
& hor eiþer in oþer armes mid gret ioye hom nom
& þo hii to bedde come þat so longe atuo were
Bituene hom was so gret delit þat bituene hom þere
Biȝite was þe beste bodi þat euere was in þis londe
King arthure þe noble mon þat euere worþ vnderstonde
Þo þe kinges men nuste amorwe were þe king was bicome
Hii verde as wodemen hii wende hii were ynome
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Hii þat wiþinne were ȝarkede hom echon
& smite out in an fole wille & foȝte wiþ hor fon
So þat þe erl was aslawe & of is men monion
& þe castel was ynome & þat folc to sprad þere
Ȝute þo hii adde al ydo hii ne founde noȝt þe king þere
Þe tyding to þe contasse sone was ycome
Þat here louerd was aslawe & þe castel ynome
Ac þo þe messager ysey þan erl as him þoȝte
Þat he adde so foule ilowe wel sore him of þoȝte
Þe contasse made somdel del for no soþnesse ȝe nuste
Þe king vor to gladye hire biclupte hire & kuste
Dame he sede ne sikstou wel þat les it is al þis
Ne sixtou wel icham aliue icholle segge hou it is
Out of þe castel stilleliche ich wende in priuete
Þat none of mine men it nuste vor to speke wiþ þe
& þo hii myste me to day & nuste war ich was
Hii verde ichot as gydie men mid wan no red nas
& foȝte wiþ þe folc wiþoute & abbeþ in þisse manere
Ilore þen castel & hom sulue ac wel þou wost icham here
Ac vor mi castel þat is ylore sori ich am ynou
& for mine men þat þe king & is poer slou
Ac oure poer is nou to lute þer fore ich drede sore
Leste þe king vs nime here & sorwe þat were more
Þerfore icholle hou so it be wende aȝen þe kinge
& make my pays wiþ him ar he to ssame vs bringe
Forþ he wende & het þe men ȝif þat þe king come
Þat hii ssolde him þe castel ȝelde ar he wiþ strengþe him nome
Þe tyding to þe contasse sone was ycome
Þat here louerd was aslawe & þe castel ynome
Ac þo þe messager ysey þan erl as him þoȝte
Þat he adde so foule ilowe wel sore him of þoȝte
Þe contasse made somdel del for no soþnesse ȝe nuste
Þe king vor to gladye hire biclupte hire & kuste
Dame he sede ne sikstou wel þat les it is al þis
Ne sixtou wel icham aliue icholle segge hou it is
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Þat none of mine men it nuste vor to speke wiþ þe
& þo hii myste me to day & nuste war ich was
Hii verde ichot as gydie men mid wan no red nas
& foȝte wiþ þe folc wiþoute & abbeþ in þisse manere
Ilore þen castel & hom sulue ac wel þou wost icham here
Ac vor mi castel þat is ylore sori ich am ynou
& for mine men þat þe king & is poer slou
Ac oure poer is nou to lute þer fore ich drede sore
Leste þe king vs nime here & sorwe þat were more
Þerfore icholle hou so it be wende aȝen þe kinge
& make my pays wiþ him ar he to ssame vs bringe
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Þat hii ssolde him þe castel ȝelde ar he wiþ strengþe him nome
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