l Maxymyan co[_n_]queryd hyt w_y_t_h_ honde, 512
And called hyt lyte bretayne [th]an,
So hy[gh]t [th]is lond [th]at he coom fram;
Little Britain For p_er_petuell_e_ Mynde of grete Bretayne
is called after He called hyt lyte Bretayne, 516
Great Britain. [Th]at Men schulde kepe in Mynde & wytt
How [th]is lond conqueryd hytt;
For Walsch_e_ Men be[th] Bretou_n_s of kynde--
Know [th]at well_e_ fast on Mynde-- 520
Englisch_e_ men be[th] Saxoynes,
[Th]at be[th] of Engistes Soones;
There-fore [th]e walsch man Bretou_n_
Sey[th] & clepe[th] vs "Sayson" * 524
[* [Th]at ys to seye vpon a reess,
"Stynking Saxou_n_, be on pees." ]
How the Welshmen And sey[th] (.) "taw or (.) peyd Sayson
call the English brou_n_t"[8]
"stinking Whan he ys wroth (;) or ellys drou_n_ke;
Saxons." Hauyng Mynde of Engystis Men
[Th]at w_y_t_h_ gyle sclow [th]eyre kyn: 528
At [th]e place of [th]e Stonehenge
[Gh]ut [th]ey [th]enke[th] for to venge:
And [th]at hyt neuere be so,
Sey[th] a Pater noster more to. 532

Pater noster.

Arthur is Now turne we to oure labo_ur_
preparing to And lat vs speke of Arthour:
cross the He cast on herte sone
mountains to After [th]at to go to Rome, 536
Rome, And spak of Passage & hys wey
Forth ouer Mou_n_t Ioye.
when he hears And sone after vpon an owr
of Mordred's He horde of Mordred the treto_ur_ 540
treachery; That hadde all_e_ [th]is loud on warde--

[Of Mordred's Treachery and Arthur's Return.]

Euyll_e_ moot such_e_ fare, and harde.
Who may best bygyle a man
But such_e_ as he tryst vpon? 544
[Th]er ys no man wel nye, y tryste,
[Th]at can be waar of hadde wyste.--
Mordred [th]is falss Man
Much_e_ sorw [th]o bygan; 548
He stuffed alle castelle