28
Whan vther Pendragon_e_ was deed,
Arthur is Arthour anon was y-crowned;
crowned, He was courteys, large, & Gent
to alle puple verrament; 32
Beaute, My[gh]t, amyable chere
To alle Men ferre and neere;
Hys port (;) hys [gh]yftes gentyll_e_
is loved of all, Maked hym y-loved wyll_e_; 36
Ech mon was glad of hys p_re_sence,
And drade to do hym dysplesau_n_ce;
is strong A stronger Man of hys honde
was neuer founde on any londe, 40
and courteous. As courteys as any Mayde:--
[Th]us wryte[th] of hym [th]_a_t
hym a-sayde. [Fol. 42_b_,
At Cayrlyon_e_, wyt_h_oute fable, col. 2.]
He makes the he let make [th]e Rou_n_de table: 44
Round Table, And why [th]_a_t he maked hyt [th]us,
[Th]is was [th]e resou_n_ y-wyss,--
that all at it [Th]at no man schulde sytt aboue other,
might be equal. ne haue indignaciou_n_ of hys bro[th]_er_; 48
And alle hadde (.)oo(.) seruyse,
For no pryde scholde aryse
For any degree of syttynge,
O[th]er for any seruynge:-- 52
[Th]us he kept [th]e table Rou_n_de
Whyle he leuyd on [th]e grou_n_de.
After his first After he hadde conquered skotlond
conquests yrland & Gotland, 56

[He Fights Frollo for France.]

he lives twelve _[Th]an_ leuyd he at [th]e best
years in peace, twelf [gh]eeris on all_e_ reste
Wy[th]oute werre (:) tyll_e_ at [th]e laste
he [th]ou[gh]t to make (.)a(.) nywe _con_queste. 60
and then invades Into Frau_n_ce wy[th] gode cou_n_ceyle
France. he wolde weende (:) & hyt assayle,
[Th]at Rome [th]o kept vnder Myght,
Vnder Frollo (:) a worthy knyght 64
[Th]_a_t frau_n_ce hadde [th]o to kepe,
To rywle, defende, & to lede.
He beats Frollo Arthour and Frollo fou[gh]t in feld;
back to Paris, [Th]ere deyde many vnder scheld.