Wy[th] armyre & vytelle,
And strenghthed hym on eche syde
W_y_t_h_ Men of cou_n_treys ferre & wyde: 552
how the traitor He toke [th]e qwene, Arthoure[gh] wyff,
had seized the A[gh]enst goddes lawe & gode lyff,
queen, his And putte heore to soiourne [th]o
(Arthur's) wife, At Euerwyk: god [gh]yf hym wo. 556
and put her at Yhork ys Euerwyk:
York. & so me calle[th] hyt.
Arthur then comes Artho_ur_ aryved at Whytsond
home, W_y_t_h_ gret Myght & strong hond, 560
fights Mordred, And Mordred sainz fayl
[Gh]af hym [th]o a strong batayl;
Many a man, as y rede,
[Th]at day was [th]ere dede; 564
Arthoures nevew Waweyn
and Gawain is [Th]at day was [th]ere y-sclayn,
slain. And o[th]er kny[gh]tes Many moo:
[Th]an Arthour was heuy & woo. 568
Mordred flies Mordred fly toward Londou_n_;
to London, He most not come in [th]e tou_n_:
[Th]an fled he to wy_n_chester
And w_y_t_h_ hys Mayn_e_e kep [?] hym [th]er_e_; 572
And Arthour on gret haste
Pursywed after hym faste.
Mordred w_y_t_h_oute fayle
and then to Fled in-to Cornewayle. 576
Cornwall. The qwene wy[th]oute lesyng

[Arthur's Last Battle with Mordred.]

Hurde of [th]is tydyng,
And how Mordred was flow,
And how to Cornewale he hym drow. 580
Heo of Mercy hadde noon hoope,
The Queen Ther-for he dude on a Russet cote,
turns nun at And to Carlyou_n_ ys preuyly Rou_n_ne,
Carlyon. And made heore self [th]o a Nou_n_ne; 584
Fro [th]at place neuer heo wende,
But of heore lyf [th]ere made an ende.
Gawain Waweynes body, as y reede,
And other lordes [th]at weere deede, 588
is buried in Arthour sente in-to skotlonde,
Scotland. And buryed ham [th]_er_e, y vnd_er_stonde.
Muche folke [th]_er_henne he toke [th]o,
Northern men Of Northu_m_ber-lond also 592
and others come