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( ... ) enclose readings no longer legible but derived from Madden's edition (1847) 1200-1250 LayCal An preost wes on leoden; La&y;amon wes ihoten. he wes Leouena&d;es sone; li&d;e him beo Drihten. He wonede at Ernle&y;e; at &a;&d;elen are chirechen. vppen Seuarne sta&t;e; sel &t;ar him &t;uhte. on-fest Radestone; &t;er he bock radde. Hit com him on mode; & on his mern &t;onke. &t;et he wolde of Engle; &t;a &a;&d;el&a;n tellen. wat heo ihoten weoren; & wonene heo comen. &t;a Englene londe; &a;rest ahten. &a;fter &t;an flode; &t;e from Drihtene com. &t;e al her a-quelde; quic &t;at he funde. buten Noe.& Sem; Iaphet & Cham. & heore four wiues; &t;e mid heom weren on archen. La&y;amon gon li&d;en; wide &y;ond &t;as leode. & bi-won &t;a &a;&d;ela boc; &t;a he to bisne nom. He nom &t;a Englisca boc; &t;a makede Seint Beda. An-o&t;er he nom on Latin; &t;e makede Seinte Albin. & &t;e feire Austin; pe fulluht broute hider in. Boc he nom &t;e &t;ridde; leide &t;er amidden. &t;a makede a Frenchis clerc; Wace wes ihoten; &t;e wel cou&t;e writen. & he hoe &y;ef &t;are &a;&d;elen; &A;lienor &t;e wes Henries quene; &t;es he&y;es kinges. La&y;amon leide &t;eos boc; & &t;a leaf wende. he heom leofliche bi-heold. li&t;e him beo Drihten. Fe&t;eren he nom mid fingren; & fiede on boc-felle. & &t;a so&t;ere word; sette to-gadere. & &t;a &t;re boc; &t;rumde to are. Nu bidde[&d;] La&y;amon alcne &a;&d;ele mon; for &t;ene almiten Godd. &t;et &t;eos boc rede; & leornia &t;eos runan. &t;at he &t;eos so&d;feste word; segge to-sumne. for his fader saule; &t;a hine for[&d;] brouhte. & for his moder saule; &t;a hine to monne iber. & for his awene saule; &t;at hire &t;e selre beo. Amen. Nv sei&d; mid loft-songe &t;e wes on leoden preost. al swa &t;e boc speke&d;; &t;e he to bisne inom. &t;a Grickes hefden Troye; mid teone bi-wonen. & &t;at lond iwest; & &t;a leoden of-slawen. & for &t;e wrake-dome; of Menelaus quene. Elene was ihoten. al&d;eodisc wif. &t;a Paris Alixandre; mid pret-wrenche. bi-won. for hire weoren on ane da&y;e; hund &t;ousunt deade. Vt of &t;an fehte; &t;e was feondliche stor. Eneas &t;e duc; mid erm[&d;]en at-wond. Nefede he boten anne sune; &t;e was mid him isund. Asscanius was ihoten; nefede he bern no ma. & &t;es duc mid his drihte; to &t;are s&a; him droh. of kunne & of folke; &t;e fulede &t;an duke. of monne & of ahte. &t;e he to &t;are s&a; brouhte. & tuenti gode scipen. he gu&d;liche fulde. & &t;a scipen foren wide; &y;eon &t;are wintrede s&a;. mid wolcnen & mid wedere; heo &t;oleden wen-si&d;es. ant mid muchelure care; heo to londe bicomen. On Itali&y;e heo comen to londe; &t;ar Rome nou on stonde&d;. fele &y;er under sunnan; nas &y;et Rome bi-wonnen. & heuede Eneas &t;e duc; mid his driht-folcke. widen iwalken. &y;end &t;at wide water. moni lond umbe-rowen; redes him trokeden. On Itali&y;e he com on lond; &t;at him was iqueme. A &t;on londe he fund mete; & he hine mid monscipe biwon. & mid golde and mid gersume; & he gri&d;liche spac. I &t;ere Tyure he eode alond; &t;er &t;a sea wasce&d; &t;at sond. ful neh &t;an ilke stude; &t;ar Rome nou stonde&d;. &T;e king was ihoten Latin; &t;e on &t;an londe wes. hey wes and riche; & he wes redesful. mid wintre he wes bi-weaued. swo hit wolde Godd. &T;ar com Eneas; & grette &t;en alde king. & he hine feire on-feng; mid allen his folke. Muche lond he him &y;ef; & mare him biheyte. an-long &t;are sea; siden & widen. &T;are quene hit of-&t;ouhte; no&t;eles heo hit &t;olede. &T;e king heuede ane douter; &t;e him was swi&t;e deore. Eneam he heo biheyte; to habben to wife. & after his daye; al his drihliche lond. for he nefde nenne sune; &t;e sarure was his heorte. &T;at maiden wes ihoten Lauine; se&t;en heo wes leodena quene. feier wes &t;e wimmon; & wunsum hire monnen. Ah Turnus was ihoten &t;at wes of Tuskanne duc; &t;et lufede &t;et maiden; & hire monscipe bed. &t;at he heo wolde habben; to hei&y;en are quene. &T;a com &t;at word to him; &t;at was widene cu&d;. &t;at &t;e king Latin; &y;ef Lauine his douter. Eneam to are brude; for heo wes his deore bearn; &T;a wes Turnus sari; & soruful on his mode. for he heo heuede swi&t;e ilofe[d]; & luf-&t;ing hire biheite. Weorre makede Turnus; mid teonen he wes idrefe[d]. wi&d; Eneam he nom an feiht; &t;at wes feondliche strong. hond wi&d; honde; fuhten &t;a he&y;e men. Teone wes on compe; &t;ar Turnus feol. mid mechen to-heawen; his monscipe wes &t;e lasse. Eneas nom Lauine; leofliche to wife. he wes king & heo quen; & kine-lond heo welden. inne gri&d;e & inne fri&d;e; & freoliche loueden. Seo&t;en Eneas Lauine heuede inomen; & &t;a leodene bi-wnnen. he makede enne stronge castel; mid starke ston walle. Lauine hehte his leuemon; &t;ene castel he clepede Lauinion. &t;at wes for hire wor&d;scipe; wel &t;at he hire u&t;e. Feour winter he heuede &t;at wif; mid wr&d;scipe to welden. after &t;a feour&d;e &y;ere he was dead; his freonden hit of-&t;uhten. Heuede Lauine &t;a quene; kinebearn on wombe. &t;a quen &t;er-efter sone; &a;nne sune hefde to froure. Siluius Eneas; for &a;[&d;]elen he wes ihoten. Ascanius his bro&t;er; &t;e mid his fader com from Troie. mid muchele worscipe; &t;is kine-bearn bi-wiste. Asscanius wes &t;es childes bro&t;er; ah heo nefden noht ane moder. His moder wes ihoten Creusa; Priames kinges dohter. &t;e Eneas his fader in Troie for-leas. inne &t;ane fehte; his feon heo him binomen. Asscanius heold &t;is drihliche lond; dai&y;es & &y;eres. & he makede ane he&y;e burh; Albe Lingoe wes ihaten. &T;a burh wes wel i&y;arwed; binnen lut &y;earen. he &y;ef heo his stepmoder; for &t;on lofe of his bro&t;er. & Lauinion &t;ene castel; & muchel lond &t;ar-to. &t;e his fader hefde imaked; &t;e wile &t;e he on liue wes. &t;is lond he hire lende; &t;at come hir lifes ende. Ah heo nom &t;ene mahum; &t;e heo tolden for godd. &t;e Eneas mid his ferde; brohte from Troie. In Albe Lingue he hine sette; ah sone he &t;onene iuatte. for&d; a&y;ein mid &t;an winde; &t;e Feond hine ferede. Asscanius &t;e kene; &t;e wes i kinges stude. four & &t;ritti winter he heold &t;at lond; & &t;a leoden mid blissen. &T;a com his lifes ende; la&d; &t;ah him were. Siluium his bro&t;er; &t;e wes Lauine sune. he bitahte al &t;at lond; &t;at Eneas heore fader hefde on hond. &A;nne sune heuede Asscanius. &t;e wes ihaten Siluius &t;is child hefde his eames nome; ah lut &y;er he leouede. for his ahne sune seo&t;en; hine sceat to dea&t;e. &T;a &t;is child was feir muche; &t;a luuede he a maide. &t;eo was Lauine mawe; mid darnscipe he heo luuede. Hit iwer&d; &t;ere; swa hit de&d; wel iwere. &t;at &t;eos &y;unge wiman; iwerd hire mid childe. &t;e &y;et leouede Asscanius; &t;e on &t;an londe was duc. Vnder-&y;etene weren &t;e &t;inges. &t;at &t;eo wimon was mid childe. &T;a sende Asscanius; &t;e wes lauerd & dux. after heom &y;end &t;at lond; &t;e cu&t;en dweomerlakes song. witen he wolde; &t;urh &t;a wi&t;er-craftes. wat &t;ing hit were; &t;at &t;eo wimon hefde on wombe. Heo wrpen heore leoten; &t;e Scucke wes bi-tweonen. heo funden on &t;en crefte; carefule leo&d;es. &t;et &t;eo wimon was mid ane sune; &t;at wes a selcu&d; bearn. &t;at boa sculde fallen; fader & his moder. &t;orh him heo sculden dei&y;en; & &t;ene dea&d; &t;olien. & &t;urh his ealdren de&d;; idreuen out of londe. & umben longne first; mid wr&d;scipe comen li&d;en. &T;o leoten weren iworpen; & swa hit al iwear&d;. &T;a &t;e time com. &t;at &t;e cnaue wes iboren; in &t;ere burhe. &t;a brude dead iwear&d; &t;e child wes iboren isund; to baluen his moder. &T;at child was ihaten Brutus; &t;at bearn nas nowit feie. &T;is child leuede & wel i&t;ei; & &t;eweas hit luuede. He was fiftene &y;er ald; &t;a he to wode ferde. & his fader mid him; & feie-si&d; makede. Heo funden ane heorde; of heorte swi&d;e greate. &t;e fader heo bi-eode; to his a&y;re unneode. To his sune he heo draf; him-seolfue to balewe. Brutus sette on his flo; he wende to sceoten &t;at hea der; & ihitte his a&y;ene fader. &t;urh-ut &t;ere broste. wao wes Brutus &t;er-fore. Wa wes him on liue; &t;a &t;e fader wes on dea&d;e. &T;a &t;at iherde his kun; &t;e he of icumen wes. &t;at he &t;e flo heuede idrawen; & his fader of-slawen. heo hine flemden; out of &t;ane londe. & he iwende sorhful; ouer sea-streames. into Griclonde; &t;er he his cun funde. of &t;an folck of Troye; &t;e mid teonen wes to-drefed. &t;ere quene cun Heleine;&t;es kinges sune Priame. & muchel folc of his &t;eoden; ah al heo weren &t;eowe. & of his a&y;ne kunne; moni kineborene mon. Moni &y;er was agan; seo[&d;]&d;en his cun hider com. &t;a wepmen weren iwexan; &t;a wimen wel i&t;owene. & heore nutene neotsume weren; Nes Brutus i &t;on londe; bute lutel ane wile. &t;at alle monnen he wes leof; & muchele monscipe biwon. for cniht he was swi&t;e god; &t;an folke to queme. he was mete-custi; &t;at is monscipe steor. Alle monnen he was leof; &t;e him lokeden on. heo him &y;euen gersume; & feire hine gretten. heo seiden him mid rede; & mid stilliche runen. &y;if he were swa &t;riste; & he hit don durste. &t;at he heom wolde leaden; out of &t;ane leoden. out of &t;eowedome; freo &t;at heo weoren. heo hine wolden maken duc; & deme ofer his folke. We habbe&d; seoue &t;usun[d]; of gode cnihten. wi&d;-outen wifmen; &t;e noht ne cunnen of wepnen. children & hinen; &t;a ure nete sculen &y;emen. For muchel we wlle&d; dri&y;en; & habben care of ure life. &a;r we nulle&d; mid frescipe; faren from ure feonden. Alle &t;e weren at &t;isse reade; biluuede &t;eos runen. Inne Griclonde was a &y;ung mon; of &t;riti &y;eren. Assaracus ihaten; of swi[&d;]e heie kunne. His fader wes a Gric ikoren; ah his moder wes of Troien iboren. & heo wes a cheuese; hire cheap wes &t;e wrse. No&t;elas hit ilomp; inne lut &y;ere. &t;at &t;e fader wes dead; his du&y;e&d;e he bi-lefde. He &y;ef Assaracum his sune; sele &t;reo castles. & al &t;at ligginde lond; &t;e &t;er-abuten lei. Assaracus heuede enne bro&t;er; &t;e wes under wedlac iboren; after &t;en he&d;ene tidende; &t;e wes in &t;an londe. &T;es cniht hefde his fader lond; & lo&d; him wes his bro&t;er. for he heold &t;e stronge castles; &t;urh sta&d;ele his fader &y;efe. His bro&t;er heo him wolde bi-nimen; ah he ne mihte speden. &t;ar aros wal[e] & win; & wi&d;er-heppes feola. Assaracus wes god cniht; wi&d; Grickes he heold moni fiht. ah he hefde muchele streng&t;e; of meren his cunne. of &t;an Troyscen monnen; &t;e weren his moder isib. for &t;are sibe-la&y;e; luue hem wes bi-tweonen. Assaracus hit redde; mid di&y;enliche runen. &t;at &t;at Troynisce folc; mid his fulle fultume. nomen &t;ene cniht Brutun; & makeden hine to duke. & he heora monredne; mid monscipe on-feng. He sende his sonde; wide &y;end &t;ane londe. he heihte his folc sumunen; & cumen to him-seoluen. wapmen & wifmen; &t;a weole&y;en & &t;a wea&d;len. alle he heom sumunde; & to wode sende. bote seoue &t;usend kempen; &t;a he in-to &t;ane castlen dude. &T;a lette he riden; vnirimed folc. bi-&y;eoten wepnen & mete; muchel wes &t;a neode. & al &t;at smale mon-kun; he dude &y;eond &t;ea muntes. & him-self mid his ferde; bi-foren & bi-hinden. Seo&t;en he nom to rede; & to som-runen. &t;at he an wriht makede; al mid wisdome. Pandrasum &t;ene king he grette; mid grei&d;licre speche. & &t;at wriht he him sende; & &t;eos word seaide. For &t;an weorldes scome; & for &t;an muchele grome. &t;at Dardanisc kun; &t;e we beo&d; of icomene. wone&d; in &t;isse londe; leode to sconde. inne &t;eowe-dome; &t;rel-werkes do&d;. heo beo&d; to-gadere icumene; ku&d;ies m&a;&y;es. al swa &t;at ilke folc; &t;e freoscipe wole bi-winne. Heo habbe[&d;] idemed; &t;at ich am duc ofer heom. Ich abbe i min castlen; seoue &t;usend kempen. ich habbe in &t;ane munten; monie &t;usund. Leouere heom his to libben; bi &t;an wode-roten. al swa &t;at wilde swin; &t;at wrote&d; &y;eond &t;an grouen. &t;ane heo &t;ine &t;eowedomes; lengre i&t;olien. &Y;if heo wlle[&d;] frescipe bi-winnen; ne wndre &t;ou nawiht &t;er-fore. heo bidde&d; &t;e mid freonscipe; &t;at &t;u heom ifreoie. &T;es word he sende&d;; al swa &t;e wriht &t;e sei&d;. &t;at heo moten wonien; wer-swa heo wolle&d;. inne gri&d;e & in fri&d;e; & heo wlle&d; &t;e freonscipe don. &Y;if &t;ou &t;is nul((t)) i&t;olien; &t;e scal beon &t;a wrse. &T;e king nom &t;at writ on hond; & he hit wrodliche bi-heold. seolcu[&d;] him &t;uhte; swulcere speche. &T;a he alles spac; mid &t;r&a;te he spilede. To wro&t;er heore hele; habbe&d; heo such werc i-don. Mine &t;ralles i mire &t;eode; me suluen &t;retia&d;. Wide he sende &y;eond &t;at lond; for he wes leoden king. &t;at come to hirede; riche men & we&d;len. al &t;at wapmon-cun; &t;a mihte beren w&a;pen. vppen lif & uppen leomen; al &t;es londes folc. an horsen & an foten; for&d; heo ifusten. &T;e king &t;r&a;ted Brutun; swa he dude Assaracun. &t;at he heom wolde biliggen; mid la&d;en heora feonden. &Y;if he heom mihte bi-winnen; mid his wored-strenc&d;e. alle heo sculden hongien; on he&y;e treowen. Brutus iherde seggen; al swa hit so&d; w&a;s. &t;at Pandrasus &t;e king; him towardes com. mid muchelere ferde. ah heo weren summe faie. Brutus nom to reade; &t;at him best was. He nom his kene men; &t;a to compe weren gode. he ferde to &t;an wode; to &t;an wilderne. to &t;an ilke weie; &t;e he ful &y;eare wuste. &t;at &t;e king mid his ferde; for&d; sculde iwenden. Brutus hefede gode; cnihtes to neode. &t;re &t;usund mid him; ilead to &t;&a;re &t;ruppe. &T;e king him com riden; mid riche his folke. Brutus heom smat on; mid his grime smite. isowte he &t;e Grickes; mid his grim r&a;sen. &T;a Grickes neoren noht warre; of heore wensi&d;e. wenden him &t;eo rugges; flowen ha&y;e men. Achalon heihte an flum; &t;e nes noht feor from he((o))m. &t;ider in iwenden; moni &t;usunde. Brutus heom com &a;fter; & &a;fer he heom leide on. mid sweord & mid spere; al he to-drof &t;es kinges here. a londe & a watere; he heom adun leaide. & &t;e king him-self fleh; he iseih his frend fallen. Muchel folc &t;er was of-sclawen; on moniare wisen. &T;e king hefde &a;nne bro&d;er; neafde he nenne o&d;er. Antigonus wes ihoaten; inne Gric-londe he wes heh. Iseih his bro&d;er ferden; hu heo iuaren weren. a w&a;tere & a londe; swa heom l&a;&d;est wes. Antigonus mid his weapnen; & mid his w&a;l-kempen; iwenden toward Brutun; to his bale-si&d;e. Heo comen to-gadere; mid greatere heorte. &T;ar he mihte bi-halden; &t;e bi-halues were. moni wensi&d;es; wi&t;er-happes feol[e]. moni heaued moni hond; fallen to foten. monie &t;ar fuhten; monie fl&a;m makeden. monie &t;ar feollen; &t;urh heora feon-&d;ew&a;s. &T;a Troysse men slo&y;en. al &t;a Grickes &t;ea heo neih comen. &T;er Brutus nom Antigonun; &t;es kinges bro&t;er Pandrasum. mid him he hine l&a;dde; for leof he him wes to habben. He hine leatte wel witen; mid wnder stronge benden. & al-swa his iferen; &t;e mid him ifunden weren. &T;at iherde &t;e king Pandrasus; hit neas him noht iqueme. &t;at Antigonus his bro&t;er; wes in armliche benden. &T;e king sende swa wide; swa ileste his riche. & heih((te)) eulne mon; &t;e mihte riden o&t;er gan. &t;at heo comen mid him; to &t;ane castle of Sparatin. Nes castel nan swa strong; i &t;on londe of Griclond. He wende hit to so&t;e; so&d; &t;eh hit neore. &t;at Brutus hefde &t;a men; &t;e he mid fihte biwon. idon into &t;an castle; & &t;ear heom quic heolde. & him-seolf &t;er for&d; mide; for &t;&a;re muchele bi&y;&a;te. Ah Brutus dude betere read; & him &t;a beth ilomp. In &t;on castle he dude hende; six hundred of his cnihten. him-self mid his fenge; he to wode ferde. &T;e king to &t;an castle for&d; mid his ferde; &t;er he lei abuten; &t;ar-inne weren his la&d;e feond. His ferde he sette; on &a;lchere siden. ofte heo r&a;sden; & r&a;mden to-gadere. mid stelene orde; & mid starka biten. mid stocken & mid stanen; stal-fiht heo makeden. mid Grickisce fure; feollen &t;&a; f&a;ie. &t;ar was muchel blod-gute; baluwe &t;er wes riue. &T;a cnihtes of &t;an castle; quic-liche heom wi&d;-stoden. &t;aet ne mihte &t;es kinges folc; of heom fael makien. ah &t;e king of his monnen; monie &t;usund l&a;s. &T;e king wes on mode sar; &t;at wes for his monne lure. He t&a;h hine a&y;ein ane &t;rowe; & &t;reate&d; &t;ene castel. & &t;at folc &t;er-inne; &t;enne he hit hefde bi-wnnen. &t;at he heom wolde quellen; o&t;er quic al for-brennen. He lette makien enne dic; &t;e wes wnderliche deop. abouten his ferde; & feiede heo mid &t;ornen. & leai &t;er-abuten; & abat his bale-si&d;es. &T;e king wes swi&d;e wra&d;; & swar muchelne oa&d;. &t;at nolde he &t;onne faren; ar his feo[n]den feie weore. I &t;on castle weoren monie men; & muchel mete &t;er bihofede. &t;e mete for&d; iwat; for &t;er fengen feole to. Heo nomen &a;nne &a;rendrake; &t;e &a;&d;ele wes to neode. heo sende to heore l&a;uerde; &t;a leof heom wes on heorten. Heo hine gretten; mid godene heore worden. heo beden hine come to helpe; mid allen his streng&d;e. &t;e wile &t;e heo weren isunde; &t;e weren his sele men. Brutus hine bi-&t;ohte; of swlchere neode. & &t;as word seide; mid so&t;ere heorte. He de&d; him-selua freoma; &t;a helpe&d; his freondene. swa ich wlle mine; bi mine quicke liue. &T;a wes &t;ere a wel-ibore mon; Anacletus wes ihaten. mid &t;es kinges bro&d;er he was itaken; & &t;er l&a;i inne benden. Brutus him r&a;mde to; mid grimmen his rasen. bi &t;one toppe he hine nom; al-swa he hine walde of-slean. & his nakede sweord; leide on his necke. & &t;as word saide; Brutus &t;e sele. Ni&d;ing &t;ou &a;rt al dead; buten &t;ou do mine read. & &t;i l&a;uerd al-swa; bote &t;u min lare do. ah &y;if &t;u wlt &t;u miht wel; helpen inc seluen. Lauerd qua&d; Anacletus; don ic wille &t;ine lare. help mine lauerd & me; mid alle mire mihten. Do swa quad Brutus; & &t;e scal beon &t;e bet. &y;e sculen habben lif & leomen; & beon mine leofe freond. Brutus him swar an &a;&d;; breken &t;at he hit n&a;lde. &T;us seide Brutus; &t;e wes cniht mid &t;ane beste. Anacletus leofe freond; to-niht &t;u scalt faren. a &t;eon time bi&d; best; &t;onne men ga&d; to bedde. &t;u scalt for&d; wenden; to &t;as kinges ferde. Wonne &t;u comest to &t;on cnihten; &t;at &t;ene king bi-wite&d;. &t;&a;r &t;u findest seouen houndred; &t;a h&a;le&d;es beo&d; kene. & &t;u heom clepe to; & cu&d;liche wi&d; heom spec. Ich am Anacletus; ich am mid &a;rm&d;en abroken. vt of &t;on benden; &t;e Brutus me heuede on idon. & &y;et ich ou sigge on o&t;er; ibrout ich habbe &t;es kinges bro&t;er. vt of &t;on quarcerne; of &t;an quale-huse. &t;&a;r Brutus hin hefde idon; for to-marewene he hine wolde an-hon. & ich hine habbe idon; i &t;isse [w]ude derne. Cnihtes fuse&d; me mid; lete&d; sl&a;pen &t;ene king. & fare we on sele; riht al swo stille. stelen swa we wolden; & ich eou wlle leden; for&d; to mine lauerde. i &t;on wode-rime; &t;er he vnder rise li&d;. &Y;if &y;e hine mawen bringen; bi-foren ure kinge. wel bi&d; him &t;ere bringe; oeu bi&d; &t;e be&d; &t;er-fore. & for he is his bro&d;er; for naf&d; he nenne o&t;er. Cu&d; he wes &t;en cnihten; & heo hine i-cneowen. heo wenden &t;at his sawen; so&d;e weren. ah alle heo weren lease; for he wes his leodene swike. Nis nawer nan so wis mon; &t;at me ne mai bi-swiken. Anacletus ferde bi-foren; &t;e cnihtes him fuleden. ferde &a;fter ane bache; al-swa Brutus him hefde itaiht. Brutus h&a;fde his folc; bi-foren & bi-hinden. Wes &t;e wei holh & long; &t;a [c]lude weren stronge. Brutus heom r&a;sde to; mid richere streng&d;e. alle to-gadere he heom nom; nane he ne lafde. summe he sloh summe he bond; &t;a beste quike he at-heold. & alle he heom bi-wuste; swa him best &t;uhte. Brutus nom his ferde; on feowre he heo to-d&a;lde. & he hehte alle his men; monscipe biwinnen. [&t;]a &y;unge & &t;a alde; &a;&d;ela iwur&d;en. wihte wal-kempen; on heora wi&d;er-winnan. & an hihinga; faren to &t;an kinge. & ich for-beode; heolde mine &t;einen. vppe &t;ere muchele lufe; &t;e us bi-tuei&y;en. &t;at nan ne beo so wilde; nan swa unwitti. &t;at word talie; ne talkie mid speche. &a;r he ihere minne horn; mid gr&a;te hiue blowen. For mi-self ich wlle teo to-foren; to telde &t;as kinges. anan swa ich lihte of blonken; swa ich wlle blawen. anan swa &y;e hi[t] i-here&d;; hende mine kempen. oht-liche heom sl&a;&d; on; & wecche&d; heom of slepa. lete&d; &t;a Grickisca gliden to grunde; fallen &t;a feie; for heo be&d; vre fulle fan. Duden alle &t;a cnihtes; swa Brutus heom taute. & he him-seolf teih bi-foren; to telde &t;&a;s kinges. Of his horse he &t;reou; his horn he vastliche bleu. Iherden hit Troynisce; & tuhten to &t;on Gricken. heo heom aweihten; mid heora w&a;les igrure. &T;ar fluwen haueden on felde; f&a;i&d;e &t;er feollen. moni hond moni fot; &t;e h&a;p w&a;s &t;e wrse. Moni &t;usend &t;er flowen; &t;&a;rmes heo dro&y;en. & Brutus mid his cnihten; &t;ene king ifeng. al ihal & al isund; heihliche he cleopede. Ich habbe &t;isses folkes king; f&a;lle&d; his leoden. Ne lete &y;e nenne quick; quecchen to holte. & ich wlle &t;esne king; l&a;den mid me seolfan. &T;ar Brutus bi-feng; al &t;at him bi-foren wes. Sparatin he aredde; heh an his castel. A-marewen &t;a hit dai wes; & &t;a niht to-d&a;lde. Brutus sumunde his folc; heo weren his fulle freonde. he heih((te)) for his lufe; al his leode-ferde. &t;at heo nomen &t;at [w]&a;[l]; & wel hit biburiede. inne deope sea&d;en; setten &t;a deade. & hit wes sone idon; for monie &t;usend &t;er-to fengen. Al &t;a bi&y;etene &a;hte; he delde his cnihten. & alle his leoue men; he mid monscipe grette. &T;a al &t;is wes i-don; &t;a dude he on o&t;er. he lette an heh climben; & lude clepian. &t;at on &t;ane da&y;e amarwen; come his drihtliche folc. & alle his he&y;e men; comen to hustinge. & heo swa duden; blisse wes on daie. &T;at folc com to-gadere; gu&d;liche cnihtes. & heora lauerd spac; & &t;us heom wi&d; spelede. Luste&d; mine cnihtes; luste&d; mine leofe men. Sugge&d; me to runun. r&a;d &t;at eou &t;unche; Ich habbe &t;esne leod-king; ileid in mine benden. & his bro&d;er al-swa; hit is &t;e bet mid us. & his leoden of-slawen; ihc am him &t;a la&d;ere. & alle his ahte; i&y;euen mine &a;&d;elinge. &Y;if &y;e hit r&a;de&d;; &y;e beo[&d;] mine riche men. ich wulle mid swerde; his heue[d] of swippen. & &y;if &y;e hit wille[&d;] ich hine wlle spillen. & &y;if &y;e me reade&d;; ich hine wille freoien. &y;if he me &y;efe&d; gersume; gold & seoluer. alle his ma&d;mas; wi&d; &t;on &t;a he mote libben. &T;a ansuereden; &a;&d;ela cnihtes. Summen hit weora iqueme; &t;at heo hine sculden quellen. him-seolf habben &t;at lond; & beon &t;ere leodene king. Summe que&d;en &a;lles; & &t;us &t;a quides eoden. &Y;eue us &t;e king & al his gold; & &t;a ma&d;mes of his lond. &y;ef us peal &y;eue us hors; &y;eue us haihe scrud. &y;eue us &a;nne ende; of his kine-londe. &y;eue us &y;isl&a;s &t;er-to; & &t;is mei beon wel idon. &T;er wes moni riche mon; &t;e cu&d;e lutel reden. we&d;er heom weore wnsumre; to faren &t;e to wonien. &T;a wile &t;e heo tweoneden &t;us; clepede Membricius. &t;et wes a riche mon; &t;e wes swi&d;e wel idon. wys & witful; wel he hit cudde. Wet speke &y;e cnihtes; wet speke &y;e kempen. Vn[d]er eou alle; nis &t;ar nan swa god. &t;a &y;et habbe is&a;id; &t;at us is selest to don. &Y;if &y;e hit lusten wlle; Brutus mi lauard. & &y;e alle biluuien; gode mine lare. ich eou wlle seggen; selast r&a;den. & &t;a ansuerede al &t;at folc; Faihn we wllen hit iheren. &T;a qua&d; Membricius; ludere stefne. &Y;irne we to &t;ane kinge; &y;euen sui&d;e gode; &t;at is alreforwarde; &t;at he us ifreoie. Sone &t;ar-after; &y;urne we his dohter. &t;at he heo &y;eue ure lauerde; Brutun to his bedde. of his corne he us &y;eue swa muchel; &t;at we beon iquemed. gold & garsume; & his gode hors. & al his beste m&a;te-cun; &t;e his men habbe&d;. & alle &t;a li&d;inde scipen; &t;e on his londe beo&d;. & alle &t;at bi-houe&d;; &t;a scipen to driuen. of monnen & of wapnen; &t;at we mawen wel faren. fare uor&d; ouer s&a;; sel &t;at we wr&d;en. & li&d;en swa longe; &t;at we to londe comen. varen wide &y;eond &t;at lond; & fondia &t;eo leoden. wer us beo iqueme; king &t;at we makien. of Brute ure lauerde; &t;e is best of us. and Igno((i))en to quen; &t;e is &t;is kinges dohter. For &y;if we hit &y;eorne&d;; to wonien her mid Gricken. heo beo&d; ure fulle feond; for we beo&d; ifead wi[&d;] heom. for heora kun we habbet isla&y;en; in eor&d;e heo sleope&d;. we beo&d; heom loa&d;e; for heora muchele lure. heo wlle&d; us biwi&y;elien; &t;urh heora wi&d;ere-craftes. a swa heom beo&d; iwr&d;; swa us wrse bi&d;. for mid ure wepnen heora kun; we aqueald habbe&d;. mid ure honden; monie &t;usunde. &Y;if we sceote&d; to heora m&a;&d;e; &t;at bi&d; ure imone dea&d;. &y;if we heom ilefe&d;; &t;at bi&d; ure muchele lure. &y;if heo wel wexit; heo wlle&d; wonien us. Wel ich hit mai suggen; to so&t;e ich hit wene. nis &t;ar nan swa heih; nis &t;ar nan swa laih. &t;at we nabbet his freond; ifelled to grunde. For &t;on &y;if hit eow bi-loue&d;; &t;e wise beo&d; on &t;onke. fare we from &t;isse londe; &t;a leodene us beo&d; la&t;e. Al heora god we sculen nimen; & lutel hem l&a;uen. wonien heo sculen un-balde; for hora muchela bursten. & we m&a;wen faren riche; &y;if we r&a;d luuie&d;. for al &t;at god of &t;isse londe; we sculen leden mid us. & heo bi-l&a;uen wrecches; & w&a;lde heom scal fulien. for &t;e riche haue&d; muchel rum; to r&a;sen biforen &t;an wrecchan. &T;as word weoren ique&d;ene; &t;eo quides weoren leoue. &T;a he mihte ihere; &t;e bihalues were. muchel dom muchel dune; muchel folkes dream. & alle heo clepeden &t;us; So&d; sei&d; Membricius. & alle hit bi-luueden; gode weren his l&a;re. &T;a letten bringen &t;ene king; vt of quarcerne. & his bro[&d;]er mid him; beine to-gadere. mid yrene benden; bi-foren Brutone. Heo him to clepeden; & la[&d;] spel him cudden. heo seiden &t;at he sculde beon anhongen; an one he&y;e treowe. o&t;er mid horsen to-drawen; mid droflicen vitan. buten heo heom lette freo; ta faren of his londe. &y;eue heom al his a&y;te; &t;e he bi&y;eten mahte. & alle his scipen gode; &t;a floten bi s&a;-flode. & his dohter Ignogen; heore duc to quene. &T;e king hine bi-&t;oute; wat he don mahte. Sari he was on liue; &t;&a;s ti&d;ende him weren l&a;&d;e. Of dea&d; he hefde care; drof he wes on mode. Pandrasus answerede; mid seorhfulle worden; &Y;e bidde&d; mine dohter swa hende; & halde&d; me inne bende. & Antigonun mine bro&d;er; mid &a;rmliche witen. & mine men &y;e habbe&d; isclawen; & &y;eorne&d; mine ma&d;mas. & mine leoue dohter; to swa la&d;e mannes bihoue. Ah heo mot nede beien; &t;e mon &t;e ibunden bi&d;. Eouer axe ich eow leue; la&d; &t;eh hit me were. & &y;if &y;e bi-l&a;uen wolden; inne mire &t;eoden. al &t;ridden dale mi lond; ich wolde setten Brutan on hond. & freoien al his folc; & freonscipe makien. & Ignogen mine dohter; &y;euen eowre duke. & swa we sculden bi-leauen; leoue m&a;&y;es. vre lif l&a;den; li&t;en to-sumne. &T;a &a;nswerede Brutus; &t;e wes borene duke. Nulle we noht &t;is on-fon; ah we faren wlle[&d;]. & &t;u swi&d;e hiendliche; scild &t;e wi&d; d&a;&d;e. &Y;ef us &t;at we wilnia&d;; &y;if &t;ou libben wlt. &T;e king sende his sonde. &y;eond al Gric-londe. &t;at me hit him to brohte; alle his aihte. & grei&d;ede his scipen gode; bi &t;an s&a;-flode. & al &t;at &t;&a;r-to bi-houede; hahliche i-funden. al-swa heo wolden heora lauerd; from lo&d;en alesen. Al his men duden; swa &t;e king hehte. &T;a scipen weoren igre&t;ede; mid gode grund-fulled. &T;e king &y;ef Brutun his dohter; &t;e wes his bearn deora. & al &t;at fo((r))ward wes ilest; &T;a fusden &t;a ferde. wenden riht to &t;are s&a;; sela &t;a &t;eines. Muchel w&a;s &t;a blisse; &t;a Brutus hafde mid him. Brutus nom Ignogen; & into scipe l&a;dde. Heo rihten heora rapes; heo r&a;rden heora mastes. heo wunden up seiles; wind sto[d] an willen. Sixtene si&d;e tuenti scipen; tuhten from hauene. & feower scipen greate; &t;e weren grund-ladene. mid &t;at beste wepnen; &t;a Brutus hauede. Heo fusde[n] from stronde; vt of Griclonde. heo wenden vt i wide s&a;; &t;a wilde wur&d;en item((e))de. Twei&y;e dawes & tua niht; inne s&a; weren. &t;en o&d;er dai heo comen li&d;en; on &a;uen to londe. Logice hatte &t;at eit-lond. leode nere &t;ar nane. ne wapmen ne wifmen; buten westi&y;e p&a;[&d;]es. Vtla&y;en hefden i-r&a;ued &t;at lond; & alle &t;a leoden of-sla&y;en. & swa hit wes al west; & wnnen bi-r&a;ued. Ah swa monie &t;ar waren wilde deor; &t;at wnder heom &t;uhte. & &t;a Troinisce men; tuhten to &t;on deoren. & duden of &t;an wilden; al heora iwilla. to &t;an scipen [l&a;dden swa muche swa heo] w&a;lden; Heo funden i &t;on eit-londe; ane burh swi&d;e stronge; To-h&a;lde weoren &t;e walles; weste weren hallen. Temple heo funden &t;ar ane; imaked of marme st&a;ne. muchel & m&a;re; &t;e Wrse hit hafde to welden. &T;er-inne was an onlicnesse; a wifmonnes liche. feier hit wes & swi&d;e heih; an are h&a;itnesse nome. Diana wes ihaten; &t;e Deouel heo luuede. Heo dude wnder craftes; &t;e Scucke hire fulste. Heo wes quen of alle wodes; &t;e weoxen on eor&d;en. a &t;on he&d;ene lawen; me heold heo for hehne godd. To hire weoren iwoned; &t;a wnder-creftie men. of &t;a [&t;]ingen &t;a weren to kumen; heo heom wolde cu&d;en. mid tacnen & mid swefnen; &t;onne heo weren on sl&a;pe. &T;e wile &t;eo on &t;an eit-londe; wes folc woniende. heo wur&d;eden &t;at anlicnes; &t;e Scucke hit on-feng. Brutus hit herde siggen; &t;urh his s&a;-monnen. &t;e &a;r weoren on &t;an londe; & &t;a lawen wusten. Brutus nam twelf witi&y;en; &t;e weren his wiseste men. & enne preost of his lawen. &t;a weren on &t;an he&d;en dawen. Gerion hehte &t;e preost; he was an hirede h&a;h. he ferde to &t;ere stowe. &t;ar Diane inne stod. Brutus ferde in-to &t;ere temple; & &t;a twelfe mid him. & lette al his folc; bil&a;uen &t;er-vte. Ana scale he bear an honde; al of reade golde. milc wes i &t;ere scale; & win sume dale. &t;a milc w&a;s of are wite hinde; &t;e Brutus sceat mid his honde. He makede bi &t;on weofede; a swi&d;e wunsum fur. Ni&y;en si&d;en he bi-eode; &t;at weofed for his neode. He clepede to &t;ere leuedi; heo wes him on heorten leof. mid milden his worden; he &y;irnde hire mihten. Ofte he custe &t;at weofed; mid wnsume lates. he halde &t;a milc in &t;at fur; mid milden his worden. Leafdi Diana; leoue Diana; he&y;e Diana. help me to neode. Wise m[e] & wite [m]e; &t;urh &t;ine wihtful craft. whuder ich m&a;i li&d;an; & ledan mine leoden. to ane wnsume londe; &t;er ich mihte wunien. & &y;if ich &t;at lond mai bi-&y;eten; & mi folc hit &t;urh-gengen. makian ich wlle on &t;ine nome; m&a;ren ane stowe. & ich &t;e wulle huren; mid wrhscipe h&a;&y;an. &T;us spec Brutus; Seo[&d;]&d;en he nam &t;e hude. &t;a w&a;s of &t;are hinde. Bi-foren &t;an wefede he heo spradde; swlc he leie on bedde. He cnelede &t;ar-ufenan; & seo[&d;]&d;en he adun l&a;i. Swa he gon slomnen; & &t;er-&a;fter to slepen. &T;a &t;uhte him on his swefne; &t;ar he on slepe l&a;i. &t;at his lauedi Diana; hine leofliche biheolde. mid wn-sume leahtren; wel heo him bi-hihte. & hendiliche hire hond; on his heued leide; & &t;us him to seide; &t;er he on slepe lai. Bi-&y;ende France i &t;et west; &t;u scalt finden a wunsum lond. &t;at lond is bi-urnan mid &t;&a;re s&a;; &t;ar-on &t;u scalt wr&t;an s&a;l. &T;ar is fu&y;el &t;ar is fisc; &t;er wunia&d; feire deor. &t;ar is wode &t;ar is water; &t;ar is wilderne muchel. &t;et lond is swi&t;e wunsum; weallen &t;er beo&d; feire. wunia&d; in &t;on londe; eotantes swi&d;e stronge. Albion hatte &t;at lond; ah leode ((ne)) beo&d; &t;ar nane. &T;er-to &t;u scalt teman; & ane neowe Troye &t;ar makian. &t;er scal of &t;ine cunne; kine-bearn arisen. & scal &t;in m&a;re kun; w&a;lden &t;[a]s londes. &y;eond &t;a weorld beon ih&a;&y;ed; & &t;u beo h&a;l & isund. &T;&a; awoc Brutus; wel wes him on life. He &t;oute of his swefne; & hou &t;e l&a;fdi him s&a;ide. mid muchelere lufe; he seide hit his leoden. hu him imette; & &t;a l&a;fdi hine igrette. He &t;onkede hire &y;eorne; mid li&d;fulle worden. he bi-heite hire biheste; & he hit wel laste. &t;at to hire he wolde teman; & wrchen hire ane temple. & on licnesse of r&a;de golde; whenne he come to londe. & &a; to his liue; hire willen idri&y;en. At hire heo nomen l&a;ue; & to scipe li[&d;d]en. Heo hefden wind heo hefden water; &t;e heom wel ferede. &t;ritti dawes & &t;ritti niht; heo ferden efer for&d;-riht. Bi-fore Affrike heo ferden for&d;; & eeuer heo drowen west & nor&d;. ouer &t;en lac of Siluius; & ouer &t;en lac of Philisteus. bi Ruscikadan heo nomen &t;a s&a;; & bi &t;e montaine of Azare. In &t;&a;re s&a; heo funden vtlawen; &t;a kenneste &t;a weoren o &t;on dawen. fifti scipen fulle; &t;er weore feondes to feole. Wi&d; Bruten heo fuhten; & fealden of his monnen. ah Brutus hefde &t;a ouere hond; &t;a f&a;ie he sloh &t;e quike he bond. &t;ar bi-won Brutus; feole kunnan wunnan. muchel garsum & mete; his monscipe wes &t;a m&a;re. Nefde Brutus nenne swa wreche man; &t;at gold & pal ne dude him on. &T;eonene he ferden for&d;; wel feole dawen &y;ong. ouer Maluan &a;ne flum sui&d;e long; i Mauritane heo comen a lond; Heo li[&d;d]en &y;eond &t;at ilke lond; & &t;a leoden heo slowen. &t;ene drinc & &t;ene mete; &t;e heo &t;ar funden. to heora scipe heo hit fusden; feirest &t;at heom &t;ohte. heo nomen of &t;an londe; al &t;at heo wolden. &T;a ferden heo for&d;; heora f&a;r&d; wes on s&a;le. muchel ahte heo h&a;fden bi-wunnen; &T;a comen heo to &t;an bunnen. &t;a Hercules makede; mid muchelen his streng&d;e. &t;at weoren postes longe; of marmon stane stronge. &T;at taken makede H&a;rcules; &t;at lond &t;e &t;er-abuten wes. swi&d;e brod & swi&d;e long; al hit stod an his hond. &T;er heo funden &t;e merminnen; &t;at beo&d; deor of muchele ginnen. wifmen hit &t;unchet fuliwis; bi-neo&d;e &t;on gurdle hit &t;unche&d; fisc. &T;eos habbe&d; swa murie song; ne beo &t;a dai na swa long. ne bi&d; na man weri; heora songes to her&a;n. Hit is half mon & half fisc; hit haf&d; &t;es wurse taken fuliwis. for his werkes beo[&d;] swa swete; &t;at feolan men heo ne ma&y;en for-leten. Brutus iherde siggen; &t;urh his s&a;-monnen. of &t;an ufele ginnen; &t;e cu&d;en &t;a mereminnen. He hihte hondlien kablen; teon seiles to toppa. leten laden &t;ene wind; li&d;e[n] mid &t;an u&d;en. &T;a mereminnen heom to svommen; on alchare sidan. swi&d;a heo heom l&a;tten; mid lu&d;ere heora craften. Ne&d;elas Brutus at-br&a;c; al buten burstan. & ferde riht on his wei; his scipen runden swi&d;e. A steores-man ham talde wil-spel; &t;at he Spaine is&a;ih. Heo drowen toward hauene; hale&d;es weoren bli&d;e. To &t;an londe heo ferden; &t;er heo leof folc funden. fouwer &t;rum ferden; &t;er weoren feola &t;usend. gode knihtes; &t;a gode weoren to fihten. &T;eos weoren heora sibbe-men; hit wes &t;a beth mid heom. &T;eos feower ferden; from Troye weoren iflemed. Atenor heom ledde; &t;e wes leode &a;lder. & he mid &t;an folke; fleh ut of Troye. &t;a Grickes hit bi-wnnan; mid heora w&a;l-slahte. Corineus wes heora duc; se[&d;]&d;en Atenor was dea[d]. Corineus wes a strong mon; & he heuede muchele ban. he wes swa kene he wes swa strong; swilc hit weore an eotand. &T;a ti&d;ind com to Corineum; &t;at Brutus wes &t;ider icomen. wel wes him on liue; nes he neuer &a;r swa bli&d;e. Heo comen to-gadere; & ofte heo custen. Brutus him seide ti&d;inde; &t;at an lond he ferde sechinde. &t;er he mihte &t;urh-wunian; mid his wnfolke. Corineus him answerede; & ich &t;e wulle mid fare. mid mine driht-folke; & habben dale mid &t;e. & halden &t;e for herre; & here &t;e for lauerd. &T;is feoreward was imaked; heo ferden to-somne. Heo ferden from Spaine; riht toward Brutaine. Armoriche heihte &t;at lond; &t;er Brutaines noma nu on stond. Peytou heo letten on riht hond; swa heo comen a &t;et lond. in are swi&d;e feire &a;; &t;er L&a;ire falle&d; i &t;a s&a;. Seoue niht & enne d&a;i; Brutus i &t;are hauene l&a;i. & he sende &y;eond &t;at lond; & scawede &t;a leoden. Goffar &t;an king of Peyters; nes hit noht iqueme. &t;at he iseh swlche sonden; faren &y;eond his londe. &T;e king heihte his wise men; &t;e wel cu&d;en a speche. &t;at heo to &t;are s&a; ferden; &t;ar &t;a ferde l&a;i. & iwusten at &t;on cnihten; wet heo &t;er sohten. whe&t;er heo walden h&a;lden gri&d;; & greten &t;es londes king. &t;e heo wolden mid wi&d;ere; &t;an kinge wi&d;-stonden. Numbert hehte &t;e alder-mon; &t;e sculde &t;as ernde don. Corineus wes ifaren to wode; & draf &t;er &t;a wilde deor. mid hornen & mid hunden; & mid fif hundred cnihten. Imetten heo faren Numbert; &t;es kinges sonde of &t;at eard. Numbert heom to clepede; mid ludere stefne. Whonene beo &y;e cnihtes; &Y;e fare[&d;] mid unrihte. &Y;e huntie&d; i &t;es kinges fri&d;e; &t;er-fore &y;e sculen beon f&a;ie. &Y;e do&d; &t;an kinge muchel scome; &t;er-fore &y;e sculen han grome. Forboden he haue&d; his deor-fri&d;; &t;er-fore &y;e sculen liggen stif. Corineus i-wer&d; him wro&d;; & wende him to-&y;eines. & saide &t;as ilke word; mid muchelure wre[&d;]&d;e. Cniht &t;u &a;rt muchel sot; &t;at &t;u swa motest. &Y;if &t;e king hit haue&d; forboden; ne scal him neuer beo &t;a bet. ne nawit for his forbode; nulle ich hit bileuen. to nimen his heortes & his hindes; & al &t;a deor &t;at ich finde. &T;a iwre[&d;]&d;ede Numbert; &t;a kinges stiward of &t;at eard. he leadde an his honde; enne bowe stronge. & he &t;ene streng up braid; balu com on ueste. On he sette ane fla; & he feondliche droh. & &t;a fla lette gliden; bi Corineus siden. Corineus bleinte; & &t;ene scute bi-berh. & towardes Numbert he leop; swilc hit an leon weora. & &t;ene bowe igreap; mid muchele streng&d;e. He smot Numbert mid &t;on bowe; &t;at his h&a;fd-bon to-brec. &t;at his blod & his brain; ba weoren to-dascte. Flu&y;en his i-feren; feondliche swi[&d;]e. to &t;on kinge Goffar; & saiden hine ti&d;ende s&a;re. &t;et islawen wes Numbert; &t;e wes his awene stiward. &T;e king wes swi&d;e s&a;ri; & seorhful on mode. & sende his sonde; &y;eond his kine-londe. gaderede his ferde; &t;er weoren men f&a;ie. &T;a ferde wes isumned; & heo for&d; fusden. toward sele Brutun; &t;er he bi s&a; wonede. Brutus wes swi&t;e war; for wisdome him fulede. haures he sende; to hirede &t;es kinges. to witen of his farcost; wher he wolde feihten. &T;a hawres ferden; & sone a&y;ein comen. & comen to heora l&a;uarda; &t;er he lai bi hauene. & &t;eos word him seiden; al swa hit s[o&d;] iwar&d;. Hal beo &t;u Brutus; &T;u ert &t;e hexste of us. Nu haf&d; Goffar &t;e king; igadered his ferde. muchel ferd & riche; & he&y;e word he speke&d;. &t;at alle heo wullet quellen; quic &t;at heo finde&d;. & &t;a scipen to-dra&y;en; & &t;a wif drenchen. Nulle&d; heo leaue; nenne of ous a-liue. Brutus nom al his &y;unge folc; & hem to scipe fusede. & alle his &a;hte; his folc bitahte. & to heom seide; Brutus &t;e sele. &Y;e beo&d; mine leofe men; Hercnia&d; mine lare. Ne cume &y;e neauer wi[&d;]-vten scipes bord; &a;r ich ou sende sutel.word. whe&d;er ich ma&y;e &t;e ufere hond; habben of &t;an kinge. Brutus nom his cnihtes; & iwende for&d;-rihtes. to &t;on ilke weie; &t;er him iwised wes. &t;er &t;e king walde for&d;; mid muchelere his ferde. To-gadere heo comen; hardliche heo on-slo&y;en. &t;er wes swi&d;e strong feht; feollen &t;e feie. &t;er wes moni steap mon; mid stele to-swngen. Longe a dai leste &t;at feht; &t;er feol moni god cniht. Corineus com quecchen; & to him-seolfe que&d;. A-w&a;i Corineus; Nere &t;u icoren kempa. Cu&d; nu &t;ine streng&d;a; & &t;ina stepa main. & &t;isse Peytisce folc; fal to &t;e grunde. Corineus heom rasde to; swa &t;e rimie wulf. &t;ane he wule on scheapen; sca&d;e-werc wrchen. Breid he mid swi&d;eren hond; a sweord muchel & swi[&d;]e strong. al &t;at he &t;er-mid hitte; al hit a-dun healde. Neora &t;a bearn nea swa strong; &t;ah he hefde brunie on. &y;if he hine mid sweorde at-ran; nea ras he neuer-mare. &T;a he hefde twa hundred; mid sweorde to-hewen. &t;a brac &t;at sweord in his hond; riht be &t;ere hilte. &T;a wes wro&d; Corineus; & &t;as word cleopede. ((Wa)) wr&d;e auer &t;ene smi&d;; &t;a &t;e mid honden smeo[&d;]&d;ede. Corineus abuten bi-heold; for &t;e bearn was abol&y;en. & igrap of onnes monnes honde; ana wi&a;x swi&d;e stronge. al &t;at he neh com; &t;er-mid he hit aquelde. &T;e king sette to fleonne; & al &t;a ferde eafter. & Corineus heom eafter com; kenliche swi&d;e. & heom to clepede; &t;e unimete kempa. Goffar mid &t;ire ferde; wi wolt &t;u fleam makian. Ne miht &t;u na-wiht so fleon; &y;if &t;u us wlt heonne fleman. &t;u most swi&t;er fehten; er we heonne iwenden. Ne ganninde ne ridinde; ne du((r))ste him nan abiden. &T;e king hefde enne &t;ein swi&t;e heard; he was i-haten Suard. he bi-heold Corineum; &t;e heom after com. Suard hefde to i-feren; &t;reo hundred ridearen. he wende on-&y;ean sone; & he ohtliche feaht. Nes hit noht longe; &t;at Suard mihte stonde. for Corineus him geinde to; mid his gu&d;-strenc&d;e. he gurde Suard on &t;at h&a;fd; &t;at he grund sohte. & he hine for-smat a-midden; a twa riht bi &t;on ribben. Nes &t;er nan swa st&a;&d;eli; &t;at lengore mihte stonden. Corineus heom to-brutte; ban & heora ribbes. & [&y;]eond &t;at lond he heom to-draf; moni &t;usend &t;ar abad. &T;at folc &t;at flei Corineum; &t;at com to Brutun. & alle heo slowen; &t;at heo neih comen. &T;e king Goffar iseih his burst; & un-&a;&d;e him-seolf at-breac. he fleih ut of his londe; & bi-l&a;fde his leode. In-to France he ferde; &t;er he freond funde. to &t;on kaisere; & to his tueolf iferen. and tolde heom of &t;an balwe; &t;e Brutus him hefde idon. Inne Franse weren italde twelfe iferan. &t;a Freinsce heo cleopeden dusze pers; &t;a weren drihtliche men. kinges heo weoren icleopede; &t;at heo ofte cu[&d;d]en. Heo bi-h&a;ihten Goffaren &t;en kinge; &t;at heo hine wreken wolden. wreken hine of his unwines; &t;at him &t;e [e&d;ere] weorra. Heo senden &y;eond al France; & buden heora ferda. fulle seouen nihte; heo somenede cnihtes. & Brutus ladde his ferde; in Armorichen earde. & he wes swi&d;e bli&d;e; for his muchele bi&y;ate. &Y;eond &t;at lond he gon ernen; & &t;a tunes for-bearnen. & her&y;ede &t;at lond; & t&a;h hit to his a&y;re hond. Al &t;at lond he wiste; & al he hit awalde. Swa he ferde mid his here; &t;at he on &a;nne hul bi-com. He wes feir & heih; & he hine swi&d;e bi-heold. He nom r&a;d &a;t his monnen; &t;at he wolde &t;ar castel makian. &T;a &t;e castel vp stod; he wes strong & swi&d;e god. Nes hit buten lutel wile; &t;at Goffar king com him li&d;en. mid vnimete ferde; of Frenchisce folke. & of alle &t;on londen; &t;a le&y;en into France. &T;a Goffar &t;e king; &t;ene castel kennede; swa swi&d;e wa him was; &t;at al his wit he for-l&a;s. Swi&d;e he fusde &t;ider-ward; kene his ferde. heo to-d&a;lden heom atweolfa; & t[u&y;en] on alc((h))ere halue. & &t;a Troynisce men; heom comen a&y;ein. & anan leiden to &t;an grunden; of &t;ane Freinsce &t;reo &t;usende. &T;a Freinsce weoren isturmede; & no&d;elas heo stal makeden. & heo bi ni&d;inges beard; driuen heom on-&y;einw&a;rd. Brutun & his kempan; heo driuen into &t;an castle. & in &t;era ilke uore; heo f&a;lden of his i-ueren. & &a;l dai heo r&a;mden; & resden to &t;an castle. &t;at com to &t;ere nihte; &t;at lengre heo ne mihten. I &t;on castle wes muchel dred; a &t;a mid-niht heo nomen read. &t;at heo wolden Corineum; to &t;on wode senden. mid alle &t;on folke; &t;at he hefde on his ferde. & ferden vt swa stille; swa heo stelen wolden. in-to ane &t;icke wode; &t;a &t;er on uest wes. Brutus wes i &t;on castle; & hine wel wuste. A-marwen &t;o hit dawede; & dai com to folke. Brutus wes on-bol&y;en; swa bi&d; &t;a wilde b&a;r. wenne hundes hine bistonde&d;; i &t;on wode-londe. Brutus heh((te)) his beornes; don on heora burnan. & heora w&a;pne gode; for heo to feht sculden. Vp heo duden heora castles &y;&a;ten; & cofliche vt wenden. fusden to &t;an Freinscan; & heo hem to-&y;an fengen. &T;&a;r wes feiht swi&d;e strong; on alche halue hit wes stor. &t;er wes monies kunnes folc; & moni cniht feie. &T;er hefde Brutus; enne m&a;i haihte Turnus. swa wod he was to fehte; &t;at he feie iwer&d;. He feolde &t;a Frensca; on feole kunne wisen. mid his a&y;ene honden; he falde monie hundred. ah he ferde to feor; ut from his iueren. & heo him to li&d;den; on elchere siden. mid wepnen hine wundeden; & seo&d;&d;en hine slowen. Brutus hine funde dead; & into &t;ane castle dude. & &t;er-inne bi-buri&y;ede; bi ane stan walle. &T;uru &t;an ilka Turnus; Turs wes ihaten. Turuine al &t;at lond; &t;urh Turnus dea&d;e. Brutus ferde ut; & fusde to fihte. wreken he wolde his teonen; & Turnus his wine leoue. To-gadere heo comen; & grundliche on-slowen. &t;er wes bil ibeat; &t;er wes balu muchel. & feht unimete; f&a;ie &t;er feollen. &T;at feht wes wnder strong; &t;a Corineus of wode com. mid michelene ferde; Brutun to fulste. Brutus wes on ane half; Corineus an o&d;er. Heo letten to-gliden; gares swi&t;e scarpe. heo qualden &t;a Frensce; alle &t;a heo funden. &t;us heo westen &t;at lond; & slowen &t;a leoden. Nes n&a;uer &t;a mon iboren; ne swa wis mon icoren. &t;e cu&d;e i &t;on da&y;e; tellen of &t;an deade. hu monie &t;usende; &t;er weoren ileid to grunde. &T;a bleou Brutus; & bonnede his ferde. & speken to-gadere; of feole wisdomes. & funden on r&a;de; &t;at heo faren wolden. Heo letten lude clepian; & cu&d;en &y;eond &t;at ferde. &t;at Brutus &t;e sele; to &t;are s&a; wolde. Swa heo ferden to heora scipa; mid allen heora uenge. & mid seoluere & mid golde; &t;a wes Goffares kinges. & &t;ere Freinsce monnen; &t;e i &t;on feht for-wor&d;en. Heo ferden ut of hauene; &t;a hele&d;es weren bli&d;e. wind stod on willen; &t;lo&y;ede &t;e wil((d))e fisc. &t;et water wes swi&d;e god; gumen weoren bli&d;e. Li&d;[d]en &t;a leoden; &t;at heo on londe comen. &a;t Dertemu&d;e i Totenes; wel wes Brutus &t;es. &T;a scipen biten on &t;at sond; & al &t;at folc eode an lond. &T;a hefde Brutus &t;a &y;eue; &t;at Diana him bi-heihte. i Logice &t;an eit-londe; &t;er heo weoren at-stonden. Muchel wes &t;a mur&d;e; &t;e &t;at folc makode. & heo Godd &t;onkeden; mid &t;eu-fulle worden. &t;at heo heora wil-da&y;es; w&a;lden weoren. Heo funden i &t;on londe; twenti eotandes stronge. Heora nomen ne herdi neuer tellen a leoda ne a spella. boten &t;es anes name; &t;a heore alre lauerd wes. Geomagog ihaten; &t;at was &t;e heihste. Godes wi&d;er-saka; &t;e Wrse hine luuede. Brutus & his gode folc; under-&y;eten &t;eos feondes. & heora stelane flon; fusden to &t;on feonden. &T;a flan heom weoren la&d;e; & heo li&d;den to &t;on munten. & i &t;on wilderne; an hudlese wuneden. Hit ilomp on ane da&y;e; &t;at Brutus & his du&y;e&d;e. makeden halinesse; mid wrscipen he&y;en. mid mete & mid drinchen; & mid murie gleo-dreme. mid seoluer & mid golde; &t;e elche bar an honde. mid horsen & mid scruden; blisse wes on hirede. wes al &t;at folc swa bli&d;e; swa heo neoren nauer er on liue. &T;a comen &t;&a;re twenti; teon of &t;an munten. eotendes longe; muchele & stronge. Heo tu&y;en alle to-gadere; treon swi&d;e muchele, heo leopen to Brutus folke; &t;er heo hurtes duden. In are lutle stunde; heo slowen fif hundred. mid stocken & mid stanen; stal-feht heo makeden. & &t;a Troynisce men; mid streng&d;e wenden a&y;ein. heo letten gliden heora flan; & &t;a eotendes flu&y;en. & heo letten heom to; g&a;res li&d;en. &T;a heo best wende to fleonne; &t;a weoren heo faie. &T;a ni&y;entene heo slowen; Geomagog heo nomen. & he quic wes ibroht; bi-foren Brutone. Brutus hine lette witen; wel mid &t;an beste. for to leten fondien; of his main stronge. to wreastlene bi-foren Brutus; Geomagog & Corineus. Brutus hit demd&a;; uppen &a;re dune. vppen &t;&a;re s&a;-cliua; &t;at folc com to-some. For&d; com Corineus; & fusde hine sulfne. & &t;e eotend al-swa; &t;at alle hit bi-heolden. &T;er wes moni wepmon; &t;er wes moni wifmon. &t;er wes muchel folc; at &t;ere wrastlinge. Heo &y;eokeden heora earmes; & &y;arweden heom-seoluan. breoste wi&d; breoste; banes &t;er crakeden. Heo scuten heora sconken; &t;a scalkas weoren stronge. Heo hurten heora hafden; h&a;le&d;es bi-heolden. Ofte heo luten a-dun; alse heo wolden liggen. ofte heo up lupan; alse heo fleon wolden. la&d;liche l&a;ches; heo leite[d]en mid e&y;an. Al was heora gristbatinge; al swa wilde bares e&y;e. Whil heo weoren blake; & ladliche ibu((r))ste; whil heo weoren r&a;de; & hehliche wenden. heora ei&t;er wilnada; o&d;er to w&a;lden. mid wi&y;eleden mid wrenchen; mid wunderliche streng&d;en. Geomagog hine bi-&t;ouhte; & &t;udde Corineum. frommard his breoste; & breid eft on-&y;ein. brac him bi &t;on rugge; feower of his ribben. vfele he hine m&a;rde; ah na-wiht he hit ne mende. Ful lutel &t;er w&a;s wone; &t;at Corineus nas ouer-come. Neo&t;elas he hine bi-&t;oute; wat he don mahte. Nom him heorte to; & streahte his &a;rmes. & breid Geomagog &t;at him &t;e rug for-berst. igrap hine bi &t;on gurdle; & him grimliche heaf. Wes &t;a clude swi&d;e heh; &t;er heo acliue fuhten. Corineus hine f&a;lde; & hine fusde mid m&a;ine. aduneward &t;a clude; &t;at his ban to-cluuen. &t;at al &t;e feond to-barst; &a;r he to folde come. & &t;us &t;e h&a;&y;e sca&d;e; ferde to helle. Nu & &a;uer-mare; haue&d; &t;at clif &t;are. nome on &a;lche leode; &t;at &t;at weos Geomagoges lupe. & mid swilce r&a;de; &t;as eotentes weoren deade. Nu wes al &t;is lond; i-ahned a Brutus hond. &T;a h&a;fde &t;a Troinisce men; ouer-comen heora teonen. &t;a weoren heo bli&d;e; on heora breost-&t;onke. &t;a makeden heo hus; & h&a;le[&d;]es sikere. Heo makeden tunes; heo tileden on eor&d;en. cornes heo seowen. medewen heo meowen. al heo tileden; ase heo to &t;ohten. for al hit wes heora a&y;en; &t;at heo ouer se&y;en. &T;is lond was ihaten Albion; &t;a Brutus cum her-on. &t;a nolde Brutus na-mare; &t;at hit swa ihaten weore. ah scupte him nome; &a;fter him-seluan. He wes ihaten Brutus; &t;is lond he clepede Brutaine. & &t;a Troinisce men; &t;a temden hine to h&a;rre. &a;fter Brutone; Brutuns heom cleopede. & &y;ed &t;e nome l&a;ste&d;; & a summe stude cleouie[&d;] faste. Brutus &y;ef Corineum; &t;e wes his kempa de[or]a. ana dala of his londa; & sette hit him an honda. &T;e lauerd hehte Corineus; & &t;at lond Corinee. Seo[&d;]&d;en &t;urh &t;a leoden; &t;e i &t;on londa weoren. heo clepeden hit Cornwaile; &t;urh heora sotliche cure. Heora a&y;ene speke Troinisce; & seo&d;&d;en heo hit cleopeden Brutunisc. ah Englisce men hit habbe[&d;] awend; seo&d;&d;en Gurmund com in &t;is lond. Gurmund draf out &t;e Brutuns; & his folc wes ihaten Sexuns. of ane ende of Alemaine; Angles wes ihaten. of Angles comen Englisce men; and Engle-lond heo hit clepeden. &T;a Englisce ouer-comen &t;e Brutuns; & brouhten heom &t;er neo&d;ere. &t;at neofer seo&d;&d;en heo ne arisen; ne her r&a;den funden. Brutaine hefde Brutus; & Cornwaile Corineus. Brutus nom alle his freond; &t;e comen in his ferde. neh him he heom l&a;nde; for heo him leofe weoren. Corineus him cleopede to; alle his icorene. alle he heom l&a;nde; &t;er heom wes alre leofest. Weox &t;et folk & wel i-&t;aih; for &a;lc hefde his iwillen. Inne lut &y;eren firste; wes &t;at folc swa muchel. &t;at &t;er nas nan ende; of folke swi&t;e hende. Brutus hine bi-&t;ohte; & &t;is folc bi-heold. bi-heold he &t;a muntes; feire & muchele. bi-heold he &t;a medewan; &t;at weoren swi&d;e m&a;re. bi-heold he &t;a wateres; & &t;a wilde deor. bi-heold he &t;a fisches; bi-heold he &t;a fu&y;eles. bi-heold he &t;a leswa; & &t;ene leofliche wode. bi-heold he &t;ene wode hu he bleou; bi-heold he &t;at corn hu hit greu. al he iseih on leoden; &t;at him leof was on heorten. &T;a bi-&t;ohte he on Troy&y;en; &t;er his cun teone &t;oleden. and he li[&d;d]e &y;eond &t;is lond; & sc&a;wede &t;ea leoden. He funde wunsum ane stude; vppen ane watere. &t;&a;r he gon ar&a;ren; riche ane burhe. mid bouren & mid hallen; mid h&a;&y;e stan walle. &T;a &t;e burh wes i-maked; &t;a wes he swi&d;e mare. &t;a burh wes swi&d;e wel idon; & he hire sette name on. he &y;ef hire to hire ((tir))fulne name; Troye &t;e Newe. to munien his ikunde; whone he icomen weore. So&d;&d;en &t;a leodene; longe &t;er-after. leiden adun &t;ene noma; & Trinouant heo nemneden. Binnen feola wintre; hit iwer&d; seo[&d;]&d;en. &t;at ar&a;s of Brutus kunne; &t;at was an heh king. Lud wes i-haten; &t;as burh he luuede swi&d;e. &T;e king i &t;ere burh wonede; swi&d;e feola wintre. he lette heo lude clepian; &y;ond his leod-folke. hehte heo nemnen Kaerlud; &a;fter &t;one kinge. Seo[&d;]&d;en com o&t;er tir; & neowe tidinde. &t;at men heo clepeden Lundin; ouer al &t;as leode. Seo&d;&d;en comen Englisce men; & cleopeden heo Lundene. Se[&d;]&d;en comen &t;a Frensca; &t;a mid fehte heo bi-wonnen. mid heora leod&d;eawe; & Lundres heo hehten. &T;us is &t;as burh i-uaren; se[&d;]&d;en heo &a;rest wes a-rer&a;d. &t;us is &t;is eit-lond; i-gon from honde to hond. &t;et alle &t;a burh&y;es; &t;e Brutus iwrohte. & heora noma gode; &t;a on Brutus d&a;i stode. beo&d; swi&d;e afelled; &t;urh warf of &t;on folke. &T;a Brutus hefde imaked &t;a heh&y;e burh; &t;a Neowe ((Troie)) was ihaten. & he lette fusen &t;ar-to; muchel of his folke. He heom bi-tahte &t;a burh; & i&y;earwed mid &t;an beste. & he heom onleide; &t;at weoren lawen gode. He hehte &t;at luue scolde; li&d;en heom bi-tweonen. &a;lc halden o&d;ren riht. ba bi daie & bi nith. & wea-swa nolde; he sculde beon iwite. & swa vfele he mihte don; &t;at he sculde beon ihon. For swulchen ei&y;e gode; heo hefden muchele drede. & bi-comen riht-wise men; & r&a;des heo luueden. H&a;fde [Brutus] &t;is lond; fower and twenti winter. on his hond & of Ignogen his quene; he hefde &t;reo sunen scene. &T;a heora fader wes dead; alle heo nomen enne read. & hine bi-burien in Newe Troye &t;ere burh&y;e. &t;at heora fader hefde i-maked; mid muchelure blisse. Se&d;&d;en &t;a &t;reo bro&d;eren; hi to-gadere comen. &a;l mid seahte & al mid luue; &t;as leode to-d&a;lden. &T;e &a;ldeste bro&d;er; Locrin wes ihaten. &t;e wes &t;e wiseste; &t;e wes &t;e warreste. &t;e wes &t;e strengeste; stif he wes on &t;onke. He h&a;fde to d&a;le &t;at su&d; lond; &t;at &a;fter him Locres wes icleped. & Cambert hehte &t;e o&d;er; &t;at wes &t;e midleste bro&d;er. him &t;at lond to dale com; &t;at Cambrie wes ihaten. &t;at is &t;at wilde lond; &t;at Welsce men luuie&d;. Se[&d;]&d;en hit is icleped Wales; for &t;ere quen Galoes. & for &t;an duke Gualun; W&a;lsce men me heom hate&d;. &T;e &t;ridde bro&d;er hehte Albanac; seo&d;&d;en Humber hine bi-swac. Albanac nom his lond; i &t;on nor&d; ende. &t;at nu ure leodene; Scot-lond clepia&d;. ah Albanac on his da&y;e; Albanie hit clepede. Locrines m&a;r eode su&d; & east for&d;; Albanac hefde al &t;at nor&d;. Camber hefde al him-sulf; bi westen S&a;uarne. &T;o &t;a &t;re bre&d;eren hefden &t;is lond; &t;a luueden heom &t;eos leoden. mid sibben & mid sahten; seouentene winter. &A;fter seouentene &y;ere; sone &t;er-&a;fter cum li&d;en to londe. &t;at wes an leodisc king; Humber was ihaten. king of Hunuze; vuele weoren his &t;ewes. his &t;eines weoren kene; He hefde moni lond a-west. & leodene bi-swikene. & moni hundred eit-londe; &t;a weoren bi s&a;-stronde. mesten-dal alle; heonne to Alamaine. Humber king & al his fleote; & his muchele scip-ferde. comen on Albanac[k]es londe. & fuhten wi&d; his leodene. mid fure & mid here; mid feole kunne h&a;rme. Albanac him fusde to; mid muclan his ferde. & heo to-gadere comen; kempen &t;er feollen. Al Albanakes folc; folden i-seohten. buten whilc &t;at &t;er at-wond; &t;urh wode bur&y;e. & &t;er was Albanac him-seolf; i-slawen in &t;on fehte. & swlcne h&a;rm in &t;on londe; dude Humber &t;e stronge. &T;at folc &t;e on &t;an fehte at-wond; flu&y;en of &t;an londe. in-to B((r))ut-londe; to Locrine &t;on stronge. Heo seiden him to so&d;e; sorhfulle spelles. &t;at dead wes his bro&d;er Albanac; & hu Humber hine bi-swac. To-g&a;dere comen mid so&d;e; &t;at weoren &t;a tweiene bro&d;eren. Locrin & Camber; & al heora leoden. mid alle &t;on kniten; &t;e heo bi&y;eten mihten. Heo ferden toward Humber; mid h&a;&y;ere streng&d;e. & Humber wes swa swi&d;e wod. for al &t;at lond on him stod. he ferde ouer Scotte water; mid alle his w&a;lkempan. & mid bisie i-fihte; Brut-lond heo wolden iwinnen. Locrin & Camber; comen heom to-&y;eines. heo stureden heora wepnan; wane wes on folke. &T;er Humber ferde to balu&a;; & Bruttus weoren bli&d;e. Al his folc he losede &t;er; &t;urh Locri[n] & Camber. & him-seolf mid w&a;ne; ferde into ane watere. &T;er-inne he adronc; & mid him muchel folc. For Humber kinges dea&d;e; Humbre was ihaten. Humber wi[&d;] swi&d;e mucle an here; in Alemaine hefde iher&y;ed. & hefde &t;at lond swi&d;e awest; & &t;at folc swi&d;e awemmed. He nom of &t;an mon-kunne; &t;reo swi&d;e feire m&a;idene. &T;eo an wes ihaten Astrild; anes hah&y;es kinges dohter. &t;a alre feireste wifmon; &t;e &t;a wunede on folke. &T;as m&a;idenes weoran i &t;an scipen; mid Humbres monnen. &t;e wuste Humberes f&a;i; &t;e whilen he wende to fehten. &T;a Humber was dead; in Humbre adrunken. Locrin & Camber to &t;on scipen comen. for to habben al &t;a &a;hte; &t;e Humber king aute. Imong &t;on scipmonnen; i funden &t;a &t;reo maidenes. Locrin iseh &t;er &A;strild; & he heo leofliche bi-heold. & he heo mid armen inom; e&d; him wes on heorten. & he hire to seide; Sel &t;e scal iwur&d;en. wifmon &t;u eart hende; & ic &t;e wlle habben. mid wur&d;scipen h&a;&y;e; to richen are quene. &t;a while &t;e ic libbe; o&d;er nulle ic habben. for &t;e ic am swa bli&d;e; swa n&a;s I n&a;uer &a;r on liue. &T;a &y;et leouede Corineus; &t;e in Cornwaile wes dux. nefde he bute &a;ne dohter; ah heo wes him swi&d;e deore. Locrin him hefde on foreward; habben &t;at he heo wolde. & he heo h&a;fde i hond-f&a;st; at-foren his hired-monnen. ah for &A;strilde luue; he heo wolde bi-l&a;uen. &T;is iherde Corineus; &t;e wes in Cornwaile dux. &t;et his leoue dohter; wes Locrin at-la&d;ed. Corineus wes un-e&d;e; & wa on his mode. He ferde to &t;isse londe; &t;at he com to Locrine. He l&a;dde on his exle; ane muchele wi-eax. He stod bi-foren Locrine; & la&d;elich him lokede on. & &t;as word him ique&d;; Corineus &t;e kempa. Seie me Locrin; saie me l&a;&d;e mon. saie me &t;u ebare sot; seorwe &t;e beo&d; &y;eue&d;e. ne scal &t;e nan man scilden; wi&d; scondliche dea&d;e. &T;u hauest mine dohter; &t;at is mi bearn deore; & me seolfan iscend; &t;er-fore &t;u scalt scrinkin. Ic li&d;de mid &t;ine fader; & ledde his ferde. moni swinc moni sw&a;t; monine seorhfulne plei&y;e. moni grimne reas; moni greatne dunt. moni ane wnde; moni wnderlich feht. &t;olede ich on folde; bi-foren Brutone. &t;e wes mi deore wine; mi drihliche lauerd; &T;er-fore &t;u scalt beon feie. for nes he neuer &t;i fader; for &y;if &t;u were Brutus sune; ne deodest &t;u me nane sceome. For his luue moni eotend; ic leide dead a &t;ene grund. an &t;u mi muchele swinc; mid sare for&y;eldest. bi-leafest feier & sceone; mine dohter Guendoleine. for al-&t;eodisc meiden; &A;strild ihate. &T;u nast of whulche londe; heo com heder li&d;en. ne whulc king is hire fader; ne whulc quen hire moder. Ah &t;u scalt habben for hire luue; &t;at &t;e is alre la&d;est. &t;at al &t;u scalt to-sc&a;ne; mid scearpe mire eaxe. Corineus up ahof; & his eax adun sloh. and smat in enne muchele stane; &t;er Locrin stod vuenan. &T;e stan al to-sceande; & Locrin at-sturte. Alle heo hi&y;eden to; an elcher halfe. & to-deleden heom atwa; teona wes on hirde. &t;er wes moni hah word. & &t;a alre seleste eoden to-sumne; hulden muchel husting. &t;a hehste of &t;an hirde. &t;at heo nolden i&t;olian; for al-&t;eodene gold. &t;at &t;eos la&d;&d;e weore; bi-tuxe Corineo & Locrine. Ah we wlle&d; r&a;den; & we wlle&d; runan. &t;at weo nimen W&a;ndoleine; Locrine to are quene. & halden alle vre a&d;es; bi-twux Corineo & Locrine. & halden hiredes luue; mid so&d;-fasten hui&y;e. & senden &A;strilde; vt of &t;issen londe. & Locrin &t;is biluuede; for hit wes his leodene read. He nom Guendoleine; & hefde heo to wiue; & he hit seide; so&d; &t;eih hit nere. &t;at he wolde &A;strilde; senden vt of londe. Ah ne dude he nawiht swo; for swiken he &t;ohte. ah he nom his enne hired-mon; &t;e he wel trowede on. & hehte hine swi&d;e stille steolen vt of hirede. & hehte hine faren to &t;on tune; &t;e Trinouant wes ihaten. &t;e wes on vre leoden; Lundene ihaten. & &t;ar an hi&y;inge; &t;urh-ut alle &t;inges. makian an eor&d;-hus. eadi & feier. &t;e walles of stone; &t;e duren of whales bone. & &t;at inne swi&d;e feire stude; from socne &t;es folkes. & dude &t;er-inne muchel col; & cla&d;es i-nowe. p&a;lles & purpras; & guldene ponew&a;s. muchel win muchel wex; muchel wunsum &t;ing. & seo&d;&d;en for&d;-rihtes; wende al bi nihte. & mid stilliche ginne; brohte &A;strild &t;er-inne. &T;us dude &t;es riche mon. swa Locrin hine hefde ihaten. for euer-ulc god mon; ah his lauerdes heste to don. Seouen &y;er wes Astrild; i &t;issen eor&d;-huse. &t;at neuer ne ferde heo wi&d;-uten dore; ne na mon heo &t;er nuste. buten &t;e king Locrin; & his iueren mid him. &T;onne he to Trinouant wende; &t;enne seide he to Wendoleine. &t;at he wolde beon seoueniht &t;&a;re; & his godd hure. inne di&y;elnesse; & elles he ne durste. &t;at ei mon wuste; whet he &t;er sohte. Guendoleine him ilefede; lu&d;ere weren his craftes. &T;us ferde Locrin &t;e wilde; &t;at Astrild wes mid childe. & Guendoleine al-swa; mid childe heo weren ba twa. Ane dohter hefde &A;strild; inne &t;on eor&d;-huse. &t;e king heo lette fulwen &a;fter &t;on lawen; &t;e stoden a &t;on ilke dawen. heo wes ihaten Abren; nes feirure child nan. & Guendoleine hefde enne sune; an heorte hire wes &t;a bet. Madan he was ihaten; heh sune &t;es kinges. &T;is child weox & wel i&t;ei; & al folk hit wes leof. &T;a he cu&d;e gan; & speken wi&d; folke. &t;e king Locrin hine nom; his feire sune Madan. & to Corinee hine sende; in-to his londe. &t;at he hine sculde wel i-teon; & tuhlen him teachen. & swa he dude mid m&a;ine; &t;a while &t;e he mihte. &T;a com &t;e time gliden; &t;a &a;lc monne abide&d;. &t;at Corineus &t;e stronge; makede his liues ende. &T;et iherde &t;e king; hit wes him swi&d;e queme. &T;a he wuste to so&d;e; &t;at Corineus was dead. he nom of his hirde; tweolf hende men. & Guendoleine he sende; into hire fader londe. in-to Cornwaile; in-to h((i))re cu&d;&d;e. &T;a w&a;s Guendoleine at hame; & hire sune Madan. & swi&d;e heo hit m&a;nde; to alle monnen. &t;e hire fader wolde; &t;e while he wes on liue. Heo g&a;derede to-sumne; alle hire sibbe. freond & alle &t;a knites; &t;e heo bi&y;eten mihte. & alle &t;at cu&d;e folk; &t;at hire freond weoren. & alle &t;a vncu&d;e; to hire comen. of wel feola londe; for seoluere & for golde. & heo rumliche hit &y;ef; gode &t;on kempan. & b&a;d heom for heora wur&d;scipe; wreken hire teonan. H&a;fde Locrin &t;e king; inomen to him &A;strild. heo wes him iqueme; & he heo h&a;fde to quene. Vnder &t;issere blisse; &t;er comen muchele burstes. Me cudde Locrine; &t;e wes &t;isse leodene king. &t;at Guendoleine mid ferde; fusde to &t;isse londe. to wreken hire teona; of &t;on kinge & of &t;er quene. &T;e king mid his folke; fusde hire to-&y;eines. & heo to-gadere comen; vppen ane watere. &t;at water hatte Stoure; &t;at feiht was swi&d;e sturne. inne Deorsete; Locrin dea&d; &t;olede. on arwe him com to heorte; &t;at he adun halde. &t;er he wes feie; & muchel of his ferde. & &t;a quike men at-flowen; & muchel fleam makeden. Guendoleine h&a;fde &t;a vfere hond; & iahnede hire al &t;is lond. & heo ferde to &t;an castle; &t;er &A;strild wes inne. heo nom &A;strild & Abren; & lette heom ibinden. & lette heom worpen in ane deope watere. &t;er heo adronken; & &t;er heo dea&d; &t;oleden. &T;a wes Guendoleine; leodene l&a;fdi. &T;a hehte heo ane heste; mid hai&y;ere witte. &t;at me sculde &t;at ilke water; &t;er Abren wes adrunken. clepian hit Auren; for &t;ane m&a;idene Abren. & for Locrines lufe; &t;e wes hire kine-louerd. &t;e streonede Abren; vppen Astrild. &T;a hefde heo isclawen &t;ene king; & &t;a neowe quene & heora child. & Auren hatte &y;et &t;as &a;; at Cristes-chirche heo falle&d; i &t;are s&a;. Guendoleine wes swi&d;e strong; for al Brutenne wes on hire hond. & heo was swa swi&d;e wel bi-&t;ouht; &t;at &a;lche monne heo dude riht. &A;lch mon mihte faren &y;end hire lond; &t;aih he bere r&a;d gold. Ten &y;er heo wes mid Locrine; often heo h&a;fde seorwe & pine. Fiftene &y;er and ni&y;en daw&a;s; seo&d;&d;en Locrin wes dead. al Brutaine heo wuste. wel mid &t;on beste. inne gri&d;e & in fri&d;e; wun wes on folke. Seo&d;&d;en heo &y;ef Madan an hond; al his fader kine-lond. To Cornwaile he ferde a&y;ein; &t;e hire fader ahte. & &t;er heo wonede in &t;on londe; &t;a leoden weoren &t;e bli&d;re. Madan hire sune nom a wif; &t;e wes swi&d;e hende. Bi hire he h&a;fde twein sunen; ah beine heo weoren unseli. Menbriz haihte &t;e aldre; Malin &t;e &y;ungre. Ah fourti wintre heore fader Madan; mid mensca heold his riche. & &t;a his liues ende com; he wende swi&d;e wel to don. his tu&a;in sunan he sette on hond; al his riche kine-lond. Ah &t;a heora fader wes d&a;d; &t;e sunen duden vuelne r&a;d. Bi-tweonen heom ar&a;s wal[e] & win; wi&d;er heo weoren beien. sle&y;ht & muchel seorwa; al for heora unisel&d;e. Ah Menbriz dude vnwreste; he wes swike mid &t;an meste. wi&d; Malin his bro&d;er he nom gri&d;; & bi-hahte to halden fri&d;. & swa he nom enne dai; &t;at come heore drihtliche folc. to makian saht & some; bi-tuxen him & his bro[&d;]er. A &t;on daie &t;at wes iset; &t;a comen heo to-sumne. Membriz hefde inomen &t;at gri&d;; ah sone he makede unfri&d;. he dude &t;er serwe inoh; for &t;er he his bro&d;er of-sloh. & &t;us he iwon al &t;is lond; &t;at hit stod on his awene hond. Membriz hatede al his cun; for non nes him iqueme. &t;a riche he makede wrecchas; &t;a h&a;ne hine awarieden. &Y;if &t;ar was swa hah mon; &t;at he ne durste fordon. mid attere he hine adrengte; &t;at he sone d&a;d wes. A wif he nom swi&d;e hende; enne sune on hire he streonede. Ebrauc he wes i-cleped; &y;eond al he wes cu&d;. Menbriz dude an vuel weorc; & him ec &t;a wrse ilomp. vuel &t;ing him wes iqueme; he for-heowede al his quene. His hired-men he nom to bedde; & wifmen he al bilafde. Twenti &y;er he heold &t;is lond; &t;a leoden al to h&a;rme. & seo&d;&d;en him a time com; mid teonen he wes i-funden. &t;at he to wode wende. to wundre him-seoluan. to huntien after deoren; werfore he de&d; &t;olede. In &t;on wode he funde; feier ane hinde &t;a hunten wenden &a;fter; mid muchelen heora lude. Swa swi&d;e heo li&d;&d;eden for&d;; &t;at &t;e king heom for-leas. &t;at nefde he n&a;fer enne; of alle his monnen. He bi-com in a b&a;ch; &t;er he bale funde. vppen ane weorede; of wlfan awedde. Heo him to lupen; on alchere halue. & to-luken &t;ene king; & his leomen to-drowen. & his hors al-swa. &t;at deade heo weoren bo twa. & &t;us ferde Membriz; &t;e his bro&d;er bi-swac Malin. Enne sune he hafde; bi seoluan his quene. &t;e was ihaten Ebrauc; &a;&d;elest alre kingen. &t;e &a;uer sculde halden lond; o&t;er bi-witen leode. Al his cun he wur&d;ede; richen & wrecchen. &t;a richen he lette beon stille. &t;a wrecchen hefden heore wille. &t;at lond heo lette tilien; him tuwen hired-men to. blisse wes on londe; a feole kunne &t;inge. Heo heold swi&d;e god gri&d;; ne breac na man his fri&d;. Cnihtes he h&a;fde gode; stronge & wode. heo wilneden after worre; for heom wes heora Drihten wro&d;. &T;e king hit wel wuste; &t;eh he hit suggen ne durste. He l&a;tte bi s&a;-flode; &y;earkien scipen gode. vmben ane stunde; &t;a scipen &y;aru weoren. & he dude &t;er-inne; his drihtliche cnites. & sende heom in-to France; mid muchelere ferde. & heo her&y;eden France; & feor &t;er bi-&y;eonden. & alle &t;a londes &t;a &t;er-to le&y;en. Muchel wes &t;a gersume; &t;e heo h&a;fden inome. & comen eft hider ham; al isund & ihal. &T;es wes &t;e &a;reste king; &t;e ferde vt to r&a;uing. &t;at ouer s&a; wende; vt of &t;isse londe. Swi&d;e longe &t;er-after; wes al &t;is leodisc folc. vnimete riche; of &t;ere r&a;uinge. &T;a com hit to mode; Ebrauc &t;on gode. &t;at he wolde bulden; twa burh stronge. He nom his folc & ferde for&d;; & droh him rites nor&d;. a &d;as half Scotlonde; &t;er he wolde at-stonde. &A;rest he makede ane burh; & Kaer Ebrauc heo clepede. &t;a o&d;er on are dune; Adud he heo hahte. &T;a heo wes icleped Kaer Ebrauc; se&d;&d;en wes icleped Eborac. Seo&d;&d;en comen vncu&d;e men; & Eoverwic heo hahten. & &t;a nor&t;erne men; nis hit nawiht &y;eare. &t;urh ane un&t;ewe; &Y;eorc heo ih&a;hten. &T;a ferde &t;e king nor&d;ur ma; & ane neowe burh makede. vppen Angnetes munte; m&a;rliche feier. Maidene Castel he wes icleoped; nat ich for wan hit was swa idon. Ebrauc leofede swi&d;e longe. & lond heold mid mensce. Sixti winter he wes king; i gri&d;e he heold his kine-lond. Ah he h&a;fde moni wif; &t;e his cun of a-wachede. he hefde on liue tuenti sunen. and alc hefde sundri moder. he wes &t;ritti dohtren%ne fader. &t;eo wifmen weoren feire. Of his sunen hercne &t;a nomen; & ich heo &t;e wulle nemnen. Brutus U&a;rt Escut. Margadud; Sisiluius. Regin; Bladud. Moruit. Lagon. Ebedloan; Ricar. Spaden. Gaul. Pardan. &A;ldad. Gangu. Kerin. Luor; Ruc. Assarac. Buel. Hector. &T;eos weoren Ebraukes sunen; &t;es a&d;eles kinges. His dohter nomen hercna nu; &t;a h&a;&y;e weoren iborene. &T;a eldeste was ihaten Gloigin; Ocidas. Ourar; Ignogen. Guardid; Radan. Guendlian. Angarad. Guenboden; Me&d;elan. Malure. Ecub. Zangustel. Scadud. Kambreda; Methahel. Gaz. Echem. Nest. Gorgon. Wladus. Ebr&a;n; Blangru. Egron; Bedra. Aballac. Eangnes; Andor. Scadiald. Galoes. Efter &t;issere Galoes; Wales wes inemned. Galoes wes feirest; of alle &t;an o&d;ren. leouest &t;one kinge; of &t;an sustren & of &t;on breo&d;[er]en. & Ano&t;er wes alre best itowen; hire tuhtlen weren gode; Gloigin hehte &t;a alre elduste; &t;eo wes &t;urh alle &t;ing &t;a &a;&d;eleste. alle heo weoren wel bi-hedda. &T;e king of Lumbardie Siluius; he wes heora nexta cunnes-mon. richeliche he nom his sonde; & sende to Ebrauke kinge of &t;isse londe. He bad hine senden him; alle his dohtren. & he heom wolde &y;euen; richen his monnen. swi&d;e riche cnihten; of Troinisce cunne. &t;a weoren in Lumbardie of heore strund; &t;ah str&a;mes he((o))m to-d&a;leden. & &t;a wifmen of Lumbardie; weoren heom swi&d;e la&d;e. for &t;i &t;e king sende after &t;isse maidenen; to &y;euen his riche monnen. swa he dude & &t;us hit wes; wa wes Lumbardisce folc &t;es. &T;a hefde &t;e king Siluius his wille; & Lumbardie he walde. & al his Troinisce cun; tuhten to him-seoluan. Summe &t;a breo[&d;]eren Ebraukes sunen; comen &t;ider mid heora sustren. Heo bi&y;eten wepnen heo bi&y;eten scipen; heo bi&y;eten men &t;e heom cu&d;en witen. heo senden ouer al &t;an &a;rde; to bi&y;eten muchele ferde. &T;a comen &t;as cnihtes ut of Brutaine; ferden of Lumbardie to Alamaigne. Assarac &t;e com ut of &t;issen eard; his bro&d;ren hine cleopeden heora lauerd. Heo f&a;rden mid &y;eapscipe & mid wisdome; swa longe &t;at heo to Alamaine comen. Muchele castles heo bigunnen; heo slowen heo barnden; & &t;&a;t lond bi-wunnen. Ebrauc heora fader heold &t;is lond; sixti winter he wes heore king. He h&a;fde her his eldeste sune; iholden mid him-seoluan. his nome wes wel wide cu&d;; he hehte Brutus U&a;rt Escud. Tueolf &y;er he heold &t;is kine-lond; seo&d;&d;en his fader hit bilefde. &A;nne sune he hefde ihaten Lei[l]; he heold &t;is kine-lond after him. fulle fif & twenti &y;er; &a;fter his fader daie He makede ane he&y;e burh; feier & hende to imonien Lei[l] &t;ene king; & Kaer Leil heo clepede. In alle &t;on nor&d; ende; nes nan burh swa hende. Lei[l] &t;e king heold wel &t;is lond; & lawen he hafde stronge. ah toward his lifes ende; him ilomp wel lu&d;ere. &t;at alle his riche eorles; & alle his he&y;e beornes. makeden muchel unfri&d;; & for &t;on kinge heo nolden holden gri&d;. Nefden heo of heore kinge; buten heora sc&a;rninge. & euer-&a;lc wilde mon; hefde al his wil to don. &T;a iwer&d; &t;e king sec; &t;urh hefe&y;ere seorwe. & sone &t;er-after com &t;e dai. &t;at &t;e king dead lai. &T;es king hefde enne sune; &t;e wes swi&d;e god mon. he wes swi&d;e god knit; Ruhhudibras ihaten. &T;e cniht nom &t;&a;s riche; & &t;ene kinedom &a;ke. & ni&y;en & &t;ritti winter; he heold &t;&a;s leoden. &a;fter leuen his fader; &t;e Leil was ihaten. He sette &t;is lond; he sahtnesse wrohte. he sette stronge lawen; he wes sturne &t;on dusien. he luuede &t;eo leoden; &t;e his lawen heolden. &A;uer-alcne godne mon; he a&d;elede mid gode. he hehte h&a;lden gri&d; & fri&d;; vppe leome & vppe lif. He makede ane riche burh; & hehte heo Winchestre. swlc werc him &t;uhte swi&d;e muri; & seo&d;&d;en he makede Cantwareburi. & Cestesburi castel; an Waladunes dune. Ne com nauer seo&d;&d;en; nan swa seolcu&d; &t;ing. &t;at an muchel &a;rn spec; a &t;on castle &t;er he set. &t;et Ruhhudibras &t;e king; him-seolf hit iherde. & alle his cnihtes; &t;e mide him weoren. &T;es fu&y;el tacnede; faie-si&d; &t;es kinges. Ruhhudibras was sone dead; wa wes his duh&t;en. His sune hehte Bladud; he wes a swi&d;e bisi mon. he wes strong & swi&d;e muchel; riche he wes & m&a;hti. he cu&d;e &t;ene vuele craft; &t;at he wi&d; &t;ene Wurse sp&a;c. & al &t;at euer he wolde; &t;e Wurse him talde. &T;es ilke king Bladud; Ba&d;en iwrohte. &t;urh swi&d;e muchele ginne; mid ane st&a;n-cunne. al swa great swa a beam; &t;e he leide in ane walle-stream. &T;e ilke make&d; &t;at water hot; & &t;an folc halwende. He makede an temple onfest &t;e ba&d;e; an &a;re h&a;htnesse nome. &t;e hire nome wul ihere[n]; Minerue heo was ihaten. To hire he hefde loue. & l&a;fdi heo hehte. In &t;ere temple he lette beornen; enne blase of fure. &t;e neuer ne a&t;eostrede; wintres ne sumeres. ah euer me &t;at fur bette; swa &t;e king haihte. to wr&d;scipe his l&a;fdi &t;e leof him wes on heorten. &T;us dude Bladud &t;e king; &t;at him wes wide cu&d;. &T;a he hefde &t;us idon. &t;&a; &t;ohte he on o&d;er. He &y;ealp &t;at he wolde fleon; on fu&y;eles l&a;che. &t;at al his folc mihte iseon; & his fluhtes bi-halden. He makede his fe&d;erhome; & &t;aruore he h&a;fde muchel scome. To Lunden he ferde; mid muchelen his folke. his fe&d;er-home he dude him on; & he his f[l]uht &t;er bigon. Mid wi&y;eful his fluhte. t&a;ih him to &t;on lufte he ferde swi&d;e heh&y;e; &t;ere weolcne he wes swi&d;e nih. &T;e wind him com on wi&d;ere; weo&d;eleden his fluhtes. brecon &t;a strenges; &t;e he mid strahte. & he feol to folde; &t;e king wes feie. vppen are stouwe; &t;e i Lundene stod. Appollones temple; &t;e wes &t;e tir-fulle Feond. &t;e king feol on &t;ene rof; &t;at he al to-draf. &T;us wes &t;as kineriche; of heora kinge bi-r&a;ued. Tuenti winter hafde Bladud; &t;as kine-lond an hond. &a;fter his fader Ruhhudibras; &t;e Leil sune &t;es riche kinges wes. Bladud hafde enne sune. Leir wes ihaten. Efter his fader daie; he heold &t;is drihliche lond. somed an his liue; sixti winter. He makede ane riche burh; &t;urh radfulle his crafte. & he heo lette nemnen; efter him-seoluan. Kaer Leir hehte &t;e burh; leof heo wes &t;an kinge. &t;a we an ure leod-quide; Leirchestre clepia&d;. &Y;eare a &t;an holde dawen; heo wes swi&d;e a&d;el burh. & seo&d;&d;en &t;er seh toward; swi&d;e muchel seorwe. &t;at heo wes al for-faren; &t;urh &t;ere leodene u&a;l. Sixti winter hefde Leir; &t;is lond al to welden. &T;e king hefde &t;reo dohtren; bi his drih-liche quen. nefde he nenne sune; &t;er-fore he war&d; sari. his manscipe to halden; buten &t;a &t;reo dohtren. &T;a &a;ldeste dohter haihte Gornoille; &t;a o&d;er Ragau. &t;a &t;ridde Cordoille. Heo wes &t;a &y;ungeste suster. a wliten alre va[i]rest. heo wes hire fader al swa leof; swa his a&y;ene lif. &T;a &a;ldede &t;e king; & wakede an a&d;elan. & he hine bi-&t;ohte; wet he don mahte. of his kineriche; &a;fter his deie. He seide to himsuluen. &t;at &t;at vuel wes; Ic wlle mine riche to-don; allen minen dohtren; & &y;euen hem mine kine-&t;eode; & twemen mine bearnen. Ac &a;rst ic wille fondien; whulchere beo mi beste freond. and heo scal habbe &t;at beste del; of mine drih-lichen lon[d]. &T;us &t;e king &t;ohte; & &t;er-&a;fter he worhte. He clepede Gornoille; hes gu&d;fulle dohter. vt of hire bure; to hire fader deore; & &t;eus spac &t;e alde king. &t;er he on &a;&d;elen seat. Sei me Go((r))noille; so&d;ere worden. swi&t;e dure &t;eo eart me; hu leof &a;m ich &t;e. Hu mochel wor&y; leste &t;u me; to walden kineriche. Gornoille was swi&d;e w&a;r; swa beo&d; wif-men wel ihw&a;r. & sei((de)) ane ((le))singe; heore f&a;dere &t;on king. Leofe f&a;der dure; swa bide ich Godes are. swa helpe me Apollin; for min i-l&a;fe is al on him. &t;at leuere &t;eo &a;rt me &a;ne; &t;ane &t;is world al clane. & &y;et ic &t;e wlle speken wit; &t;eou &a;rt leouere &t;ene mi lif. & &t;is ich sucge &t;e to seo&d;e; &t;u mith me wel ileue. Leir &t;e king ilefde his doster l&a;isinge; & &t;as &a;nsware &y;ef. &t;at waes &t;e olde king. Ich &t;e Gornoille seuge; leoue ((dohter)) dure. god scal beon &t;i meda; for &t;ira gretinge. Ic eam for mire &a;lde; sw&t;e vnbalded. & &t;ou me leuoste sw&t;e; mare &t;an is on liue. Ich wille mi dirhliche lond; a &t;roe al to-dalen. &t;in is &t;at beste deal; &t;u &a;rt mi dohter ((deore)). & scalt habben to lauerd. min alre beste &t;ein. &t;eo ich mai uinden; in mine kinne-londe. &A;fter spac &t;e olde kinge; wit his [o&d;er] dohter. Leoue dohter Regau; waet seist tu me to r&a;ide; Seie &t;u bi-fore mire du&y;[&d;]en; heo dure ich am &t;e an herten. &T;a answ&a;rde mid r&a;tfulle worden; Al &t;at is on liue nis [me] swa dure. swa me is &t;in an lime for&d;e min ah&y;ene lif. Ah heo ne seide na&t;ing s[o]&d;; no more &t;enne hiire suste[r]. Alle hire lesinge; hire uader ilefe((de)). &T;a answarede &t;e king; hiis do&y;ter him icwemde. &T;ea &t;ridde del of mine londe; ich bi-take &t;e an honde. &t;u scalt nime louerd; &t;er &t;e is alre leowost. &T;a &y;et nolde &t;e leod-king; his sothscipe bi-l&a;uen; he hehte cumen him bi-foren. his dohter Gordoille. Heo was alre &y;ungest; of so&d;e &y;&a;r-witelest. & &t;e king heo louede more; &t;anne ba tueie &t;e o&d;re. Cordoille iherde &t;a lasinge. &t;e hire sustren seiden &t;on kinge; nom hire leaf-fulne huie; &t;at heo li&y;en nolden. hire fader heo wolde suge seo&d;; were him lef were him la&d;. &T;eo que&d; &t;e alde king; vnra[d] him fulede. Iheren ich wlle; of &t;e Cordoille. sua &t;e helpe Appollin; hu deore &t;e beo lif min. &T;a answarede Cordoille; lude & no-wiht stille. mid gomene & mid lehtre; to hire fader leue. &T;eo art me leof al-so mi f&a;der; & ich &t;e al-so &t;i dohter. Ich habbe to &t;e sohfaste loue; for we buo&d; swi&t;e isibbe. & swa ich ibide are; ich wille &t;e suge mare. Al swa muchel &t;u bist woruh; swa &t;u velden &a;rt. & al swa muchel swa &t;u hauest; men &t;e wllet luuien. for sone heo bi&d; ila&y;e[d]; &t;e mon &t;e lutel ah. &T;us seide &t;e m&a;iden Cordoille; & seo&d;&d;en ((set)) sw&t;e stille. &T;a iwar&d;e &t;e king w&a;r&d;; for he nes &t;eo noht iquemed. & wende on is &t;onke; &t;at hit weren for vn&d;eawe. &t;at he hire weore swa unwour&d;; &t;at heo hine nold iwur&d;i swa hire twa sustren; &t;e ba somed l&a;singe speken. &T;e king Leir iwer&d;e swa blac; swlch hit a blac clo&d; weoren. iw&a;r&d; his hude & his heowe; for he was su&t;e ih&a;rmed. mid &t;ere wr&a;&d;&d;e he wes isweued. &t;at he feol iswowen. Late &t;eo he up fusde; &t;at m&a;iden wes afeared. &T;a hit alles up brac; hit wes vuel &t;at he spac. H&a;rne Cordoille; ich &t;e telle wlle mine wille. Of mine dohtren &t;u were me durest; nu &t;u e&a;rt me arle l&a;&d;es[t]. Ne scalt &t;u halden; dale of mine lande. ah mine dohtren ich wlle delen mine riche; & &t;u scalt wor&d;en warchen. & wonien in wansi&d;e; for nauere ich ne wende. &t;at &t;u me woldes &t;us scanden; &T;ar-fore &t;u scalt beon d&a;d ich wene; fli&y; ut of min e&a;h-sene. &T;ine sustren scullen habben mi kine-lond; & &t;is me is iqueme. &T;e Duc of Cornwaile; scal habbe Gornoille. & &t;e Scottene king; Regau &t;at scone. & ic hem &y;eue al &t;a winne; &t;e ich &a;m waldinge ouer. & al &t;e alde king dude; swa he hafuede idemed. Of[te] wes &t;en m&a;idene wa; & n&a;ure wors &t;enne &t;a. [w]a hire wes on mode; for hire fader w&a;r&t;e. Heo uende into hire boure; &t;ar heo ofte s&a;tte sare. for heo nolde li&y;en; hire fad%der leoue. &T;at maide wes sw&d;en swomefest; for hire fader heo scunede. & dude &t;ene beste red. in hire bure heo abed. & &t;olede &t;ene mod-kare; & mornede sw&t;e. & &t;us ane stonde hit stod &a; &d;on ilka. In France wes a king; riche & swi&d;e kene. Aganippes wes ihaten; h&a;le&d;en he wes &a;ldere. He wes a &y;enge king. ah quene nauede he nane; He sende hiis sande. into &t;isse lande; to Leir &t;an king. & leofliche hine gret. He b&a;d hine don is iwille; &y;euen him Cordoille. & he heo wolde habben; h&a;&y;e to are quene. & &a;fter hire don &a;rest; &t;at hire were alre leofust. Feor haueden li&d;ende men; ispeken of &t;an m&a;idene. fei&y;ernesse & freo-scipe; at-foren &t;an Frensce kinge. of hire mucla f&a;ira wlita; of hire muchela monschipe. hu heo wes &t;olemod; of f&a;ire hire &t;e&a;wen. &t;at nes on Leir kinges lond; nan wifman al swa hende. & &t;e king Aganippus; igrette Leir kin &t;us. Leir kin hine bi&t;ohte; wat he don mohte. he letten writen a writ; & wel hit lette dihten. & sende hit bi his sonde; in Frauncene londe. &T;us spec &t;es kinges writ; hit wes widen icu&d;. &T;e kinge of Bruttaine. &t;e Leir is haten. grete&d; Aganippus. &t;ene aldere of Fraunce. Wor&d;schepe haue &t;u; &t;ire wel-deda. & &t;ire feire sonde; &t;at grete &t;u me woldest. Ac ich do &t;e wel to witene; h&a;r bi mine writ rith. &t;at mi drihliche lond atwa ich habbe ideled. i&y;euen hit mine twam dohtren &t;e me beoh swi&d;e deore. Dohter ich habbe &t;a &t;ridda; ac ne r&a;cche ich w&a;r heo libbe. for heo me for-huste; & heo hold me for h&a;ne; & for mire halde. heo me un&a;le[de]. heo make[de] me swa swi&t;e wra&d;; &t;e worse hire scal i-wur&d;en; of alle mine londe. ne of alle mine leode; &t;e ich auere bi&y;eat;. o&d;er bi-&y;ete m&a;ie; ich &t;e sucge so&d;-riht; na scal heo habbe nawiht. Ac &y;ef &t;u heo wult habben; for m&a;ide heo is hende. ich heo wulle &t;e biwiten; & senden ha &t;e in ane scipe. mid seoluen hire cla&d;en; of me naf&d; heo na more. &Y;if &t;u heo wult underfon; al &t;is ilka ich wulle don. Iseid ich habbe &t;ene grund; & &t;u seolf wur&d; al hisund. &T;is writ com to Fraunce; to &t;an freo kinge. He hit lette raden; leof him weren &t;a runen. &T;a wende ((&t;e)) kinge; &t;at hit were for vuele. &t;at Leir kin((ge)) hire f&a;der; heo him wolde atleden. & he mochul a &t;a wode((lo))ker; wilnede &t;eos m&a;idenes. & seide to is bornen; &t;at wes &t;a bisie king. Ich eam riche mon i-noh; &t;at na mare ich ne rec[c]he. ne scal neuere Leir king; &t;at m&a;iden me attlede ac ich heo wulle habben; to h&a;[h]&y;e[r]e are quene. Habben heore fader al is lond; al hiis seoluer and is gold. Ne bidde ich nanne ma&d;mes; me seolf ich habben ino&y;e. bute &t;at m&a;iden Cordoille. &t;enne h&a;bbe ich mine wille; Mid writ & mid worde. he sende eft to &t;isse londe; & bad Leir king him sende his dohter &t;e w&a;s hende. & he wolde wel don; mid muchele wor&d;e-scipe heo u[n]der-fon. &T;a nom &t;a olde king; &a;&d;ele his meiden. mid seoluen hire cla&d;es; & lette heo fo[r]&d;e li&d;en. ofer &t;a stremes; hire fader hire wes sturne. Aganippus &t;e Frennsce king; vnder-feng &t;is meiden child. al hiis folc hit wes iqueme; & makeden heo to quene. & &t;us heo &t;er bi-lefde; leof heo wes &t;on leoden. & Leir king hire f&a;der; luuede i &d;isse londe. & hadde i&y;euen is twain dohtren; al his drihliche leand. He &y;ef Gornoille; Scotlondes kinge. he h&a;hte Maglaunus; his m&a;hte weren store. Cornwailles duke; Regau is dohter. &T;a i-lomp hit seo&d;&d;e; sone &t;ar-&a;fter. &t;at &t;e Scottene king; & &t;e duk; speken to-ga&d;ere. mid heore stil rune; nome hem to reda. &t;at heo wolden al &t;is lond; habben on heora hond. & feden Leir &t;ane king; &t;e while &t;e he leouede. d&a;ies & nihtes mid feowerti hired-cnihtes; & heo him wolden finden. hauekes & hundes; &t;at he mihte riden; &y;eond alle &t;anne &t;eoden. & libben on lisse; &t;e while &t;e he leouede. &T;us heo &t;a ispeken; & eft hit to-breken. & Leir king hit iherde; & eft him wes &t;e worsse. & Leir gan li&d;e; to Scotten&a; leoda. Mid Maglaune his a&d;ume; & mid &t;ere eldre dohtre. Me vnder-fenge &t;ene king; mid mochele feirnusse. & wel me him dihte; mid feowerti hire[d]-cnihtes. mid horsen & mid hundes; mid al &t;et him bi-heovede. &T;a hi-lomp hit seo&d;&d;en; seone &t;er-after. &t;e Gornoille bi-&t;ohte. whet heo don mihte; Heore &t;uhte swi&t;e eille. of &a;&d;elene hire f&a;dere; & heo hit bi-gan to mainen. to Maglaune hire louerde; and seide him ibedde. &t;er heo leiin iueore; Seie me mi lauerd. monne &t;u ert me leouest; me &t;unche&d; &t;at mi f&a;der. nis nowhit felle. no he wurh-scipe ne can; his wit he hauet bileued. Me &t;unche[&d;] &t;e alde mon; wole dotie nou nan. He [h]alt here fauwerti cnihtes; daies and nihtes. he haueht her &t;as &t;eines; and alle heore swaines. hundes and hauekes; &t;er-uore we habbet harmes. and nowher heo ne spedet; and auere heo spenet. & al &t;at goud &t;at we hem do&d;; heo hit blu&d;eliche vnder-fo&d;. and cunnen us vn[&d;]onc; for ure wel-dede. Heo do&d; muchel bisem&a;re; ure men hi to-betet. mi fader hauet to monie; of idele manne. Ale &t;a feor&d;e dale; lete we for[&d;] fuse. inoh he hauet on &t;irti; to &t;irngen to borde. Vs selve we habbet cokes; to quecchen to cuchene. vs sulue we habbet bermen; & birles inowe. Lete we sum &t;is mochele folc; fare wher ha wulle&d;. swa ich &a;uere ibiden are; i&d;olien nulle ich hit mare. &T;is iherde Maglaunus; &t;at is quene spilede &t;us. & he hire andswarede; mid a&d;elere spiche. Leiuedi &t;u haues mochel wouh; nauest &t;u rich-dom inoh. Ah hald &t;ine f&a;der on lisse; ne luue&d;e he no-wiht longe. For &y;ef ferrene kinges; hiherde &t;a tidinde. &t;e we swa takede him on; heo us wolden t&a;len. Ah late we hine welden; his folc on his willen. and &t;is min a&y;e r&a;d is; for sone her-&a;fter he be&d; dead. & ac we habben in ure hond; al half is kine-lond. &T;a seide Gornoille; Lauerd beo &t;eu stille. let me al iwur&t;en; & ich ham wulle atwailden. Heo sende mid hire ginne; to &t;are cnihtene inne heo hahte hem faren here w&a;i; for heo nolden hem no more feden; moni of &t;en &t;einen. monie of &t;en swe[i]nen; &t;e &t;ider weren icumene. mid Leir &t;anne kinge; &T;is iherde Leir king. &t;ar-fore he wes swu&t;e wrah; &t;a i&y;edede &t;e king. mid &y;emeliche worden; and &t;us seide &t;e kinge. sorhful on mode; Wa wor&d;e &t;an monne. &t;e lond haue&d;e mid menske; and bi-tachet hit is childe. &t;e while &t;e he mai hit walden; for ofte hit ilimp&d;. &t;at eft hit him of-pinche&d;; Nu ich wulle hunne faren; for&d;-rihte to Cornwalen. &y;ernen ich wulle r&a;des; to Regau mire dohter. &t;e hauede Hemeri &t;e duc; & mi drihliche lond. Fo((r))hd &t;e king wende; in-to &t;an su&d; ende. to Regau is dochter; for r&a;des him trukeden. &T;a he to Cornwale com; he wes feire &t;er vnder-fon. swa al &t;et halue &y;er; mid al his hirede he wes &t;er. &T;a saide Regau to hire duc H[e]meri. Lauerd herne &t;u me; to fulle so&t;e ich sucge hit &t;e. We habbet idon unwisdom. &t;at we mine fader habbet vnde[r]-fon; mid [&t;]irtti cnihten hit nis me noht iqueme. Do we awai &t;ane twenti; a tene beo&d; inoh&y;e for al heo dringket and ete&d;; & na god heo ne bi-&y;ete&d;. &T;a seide Hemeri &t;e duc; &t;e his alde fader bi-swake. Swa ich e&a;uere beo on liue; ne scal he habben beote fiue. for &t;e((r)) he hauet h((i))rde hinoh; for he nauyt no do&d;. & &y;ef he wille henne faren; fuse we hine sone. Al heo ispedden; ase heo ((i))speken hafden. binomen him is do&y;e&d;e; and al his drihliche folc. nolden heo him bi-leafuen; cnihtes beoten fiue; &T;is iseh Leir &t;e king; wa wes him on liue. His mod him gon mengen; he mor&y;nede swi&d;e. and &t;as worde seide; mid seorhfulle laichen Wela weolla. wella. hu &t;u bi-swikest monine mon. &T;enne he &t;e treowe&d;e alre best on; &t;enne bi-swikes tu heom Nis hit nowit &y;are; noht fulle twa &y;ere. &t;at ((ich)) was a riche king; and held mine cnihtes. Nu ich habben ibiden &t;at ich bare sitte; wunnen bir&a;ue[d]; wa is me on liue. Ich wes at Gornoille; mire god-fulle dohter. wu[ne]den on hire leoden; mid &t;ritti cnihtes. &t;e &y;et ich mihte libben; ah &t;enne igonne li&d;en. Ich wende swi&d;e wel to don; ac wurse ich habbe vnder-fon; A&y;en ich wulle to Scotte; to scone mire docter. &y;ernen hira milcea; &t;at heo me nele wurdea. bidden heo me vnder-fon; mid mine fif cnihten. &T;er ich wulle wunie; and &t;olie &t;eos w&a;nen; ane lutele stunde. for ne libbe ich no-wiht longe; Leir &t;e king wende forh. to is dohter wunede nor&d;; Fulle &t;re nihtes; heo h&a;rabarewude hine. and is cnihtes heo swor a &t;ane fer&t;e d&a;i; bi al heuenliche main. &t;at ne sculde he habben mare; bute enne kincte &t;ere. and &y;ef he &t;et nolde; ferde wuder he wolde. Wel oft wes Leir wa and neuere wurs &t;anne &t;a. &T;a seide &t;e alde king; &a;ruu e was on herten. Wallan d&a;&d; wela dea&d;. &t;at &t;u me nelt for-demen; Seo&d; seide Cordoille. for cu&d; hit is me nou&t;e. mi &y;engest%te dohter; heo was me wel dure. seo&d;&d;en heo me wes lea[&d;]est; for heo me seiden alre sohust. &t;at me bi&d; vnwor&d; & lah. &t;e mon &t;e litul ah; and ihc nas na wurdra. &t;enne ich ((nes)) weldinde. Ouer soh seiden &t;at &y;unge vifmon; hire folwe&d; mochel wisdom. &T;a wile &t;e ich h&a;uede mi kinelond; luueden me mine leoden. for mine londe & for mine feo; mine eorles fulle to mine cneo; Nu ich &a;m a wrecche mon. ne leouet me no mon for &t;an; Ah mi dohter me seide seoh for nou ich hire ileue i-noh. & ba twa hire susteren; lasinge me seiden. &t;at ich ham wes swa leof; leuere &t;enne hire a&y;e lif. & Cordoille mi dohter; doh&y;e&t;e me seide. &t;at heo me leouede swa feire; swa monnes fader scolde. Wet wold ich bidde mare; of mire dohter dure. Nu ich wullen faren feor&d;. & ouer s&a; fusen. ihiren of Cordoille. wat beon hire wille; Hire seoh&d;e word ich nam to grame. &t;ar-fore ich habbe nu muchele scame; for nu ich mot bi-secchen; &t;at &t;ing &t;at ich &a;r for-howede. Nule heo me do na wurse; &t;anne hire lond forwurnen. Leir ferde to &t;ere s&a;; mid ane alpie swein. in-to ane schipe he bi-com; ne icnwo hine no mon ouer sea icomen; hauene sone. anomen. For&d; wende &t;e king Leir; nauede he bute enne swein. Hi axeden &t;a quene; &t;at heo comen hire a neweste. tahten heom leode; wer wes &t;es londes quene. Leir king wende on anne feld; & reste hine on folden. and is sw[ei]n he for&d; sende; &t;e wes irad-mon hende. to &t;ere quene Cordoille; and seide hire wel stille. Hail wur&d; &t;u feire quene; Ich eam &t;ines fader sweine. and &t;i uader is hider ((i))kimen for al is lond is him bi-nomen. Beo&d; ba &t;ine sustren; touward him for-sworene He cume&d; for neode; in-to &t;isse leode. and help him nu for &t;u miht; he is &t;i fader alse hit is riht. &T;e quene Cordoille; se&a;t longe sw&t;e stille. Heo iward reode on hire benche; swilche hit were of wine-scenche. and &t;e swain s&a;t at hire f&a;it; sone &t;er-after him wes &t;e bet. &T;a alles vppe abr&a;c; hit wes god &t;et heo sp&a;c. Appollin mi lauer[d]. ich &t;ankie &t;e; &t;at mi f&a;der is icumme to me. Tidinge ic ihire leoue; &t;at mi fader on liue is. Of me he habben scal goudne re&a;d; bute ich beo &t;e ra&d;er ded. Seie me nu&t;e leo[f] swein. & harne mine lare Ich &t;e wulle bi-tache a male riche peni&y;es &t;er buo[&d;] an sunda; to iwisse an hundrad punda Ich bi-t&a;che &t;e anne h&a;ngest; godna & strongna. to l&a;den &t;is garisume to leuene mine fadere; and seie him &t;at ich hine gret; godere gretinge. & hatine fare swi&t;e; to hare feire bur&y;e. and rumen him herberia; i summe riche burie. & bugge him alre errust; &t;at him wes alre leouust metes & drinches. & hende cla&d;es; hundes & hauekes; & durewur&d;e horses. hal[d]e in is heose. feuwerti hired-cnihtes. he&y;e and riche; bi-hongen mid r&a;ue. makie him god baid. & ofte hine ba&d;ie; & him blod lete lutlen and ofte. Wenne &t;u wult more suluer; s&a;che hit at me suluen. & ich him wulle senden; inoh of &t;isse ende. swa neuer he ne cu&d;e; of his alde cu&d;&d;e. cnihte ne sweine; ne nauer nanne &t;eine. &T;enne feowerti dawes beo&d; agan. &t;enne cu&d;e he anan; to leue mine lauerd. &t;at Leir is an is londe. icume ouer s&a;-streme; to isen is eastresse. & ich hit wulle swa nimen; alse ich hine nusten. li&d;en him to-&y;&a;nes. mid mine lauerde. fainen mines lauerdes & is f&a;irliche cume. Nute hit neuere nane gume; buten he beo neowene icume. & &t;us hit writen sende; to mine lauerd kinge. & &t;u &t;as &a;hte on-fo; and loca &t;at &t;u wel do. and &y;ef &t;u heo &t;us dalest; to godere &t;ire h&a;le. & &t;e swein on-feng &t;as ahte; & to is louer[d] ferde. to Leir &t;on kinge. & seide &t;as tidinge; &t;er he l&a;i on felde; and reste hine on folde. Sone wer&d; &t;e alde king; wunliche i&a;&d;eled. & &t;as wuord seide; mid so&d;ere stefuene. After vuele cume&d; god; wel is him &t;e hit habbe mot. Heo ferden to hare &a;&y;ene burh; ase &t;e quene h&a;hte. & al heo iduden; efter hire lare. &T;[a] for&d; wuren agan; feuwerti da&y;ene. &t;on nom Leir &t;e king; is leouste cnihtes. & gret Aganippum; &t;at was his leue a&d;um. & seide him bi his sond; &t;et icume he wes to is londe. to speken wit his dohter; &t;e wes him swu&d;e dure. Aganippus wes bli&t;e; &t;et Leir wes cumen li&d;en. ferde him to-&y;enes; mid alle his &t;eines. and &t;a quene Cordoille; &t;a hauede Leir is wille. Heo comen to-gadere; & ofte heo custen. heo uenden to bu((r))&y;e; blisse wes an hirede. &T;er wes bemene song. &t;ere [&y;]eden pipen among. al weren &t;e h&a;llen; bi-hongen mid pellen. alle &t;a mete-burdes; ibrusted mid golde; [Ringes of golde] &a;lc mon hafte on honde. mid fi&t;elen and mid harpen; h&a;le&d;es &t;er sungen. Lette &t;e king gan awal; & lude clepien ouer-al. and seide &t;at Leir kin; icume wes to londen. Nu hate&d; Aganippus; &t;e is &t;e he&y;est ouer us. &t;at &y;e Leir king; alle wur&d;e li&d;e. & scal beon eouwer lauerd; inne &t;issere leoden. al swa fele &y;ere; swa he wonien wulle here; & Aganippus ure king; s[c]al beon is vnder-ling. Wha-swa wulle libba; alde &t;as sibba; & &y;ef o man hit wille breken; on ueste it bi[&d;] iwreken. & wite he alle is mon; &t;at he here haldet. on. &T;a answareda &t;a du&y;e&t;a; Don we hit wullet lude and stille; al &t;es kinges wille. &T;ur&d;-out al &t;at ulke &y;er; heo duden al &t;us &t;er. mid muchelere sibba; mid mochele&a;re seahte. &T;a &t;eos &y;er wes a-gon; &t;a wold Leir king fare ham. to &t;isse londe li&d;en; and &y;er((n))de &t;eos kinges leue. &T;e king Aganippus answerede him &t;us; Ne scalt &t;u neuere &t;ider faren bute mochelure ferde. ah ich &t;e wulle lanen; of mine leode-folc fif hundred schipes. ifulled mid cnihten; & al &t;at heom bihoue&d;; to habben on fore. And &t;ine dohter Cordoille; &t;a is &t;isse londes quene. heo scall mid mochelure ferde faren mid &t;e; an li&t;en to &t;en londen; &t;er &t;u were leode((ne)) king. and &y;ef &t;u miht &a;ine finden &t;e &t;e wulle a&y;en-stonde; binimen &t;e &t;ine rihte & &t;ine kine-riche. &t;u ahliche ueht. & fel heo to grunde; & irum al &t;at lond. and sete hit Cordoille an hond; &t;at heo hit al habbe. efter &t;i[ne] daie; &T;as wordes seide Aganippus. & Leir king dude &t;us; and al he iworhte. swa his freond him tahte. To &t;isse lon[d]en he com li&d;en. mih leoue his dohter; He higre&d;e[d]e mid &t;ane beste; &t;e him buwen wolden. & alle he ham fulde; &t;e him wit feohten. and he al &t;is kine-lond; biwon to his a&y;ere hande. & &y;ef hit Cordoille; &t;e wes Francene quene. and hit ane stunde; stod a &t;issene ilke. Leir king one leoden; &t;reo &y;er leouede. &t;&a; com his ende-d&a;i; &t;at &t;e king ded l&a;i. Inne Leirchestre; his dohter hine leide. inne Ianies temple; al swa &t;e b[o]c tellet. and Cordoille heold &t;is lond; mid h&a;&y;ere stren&d;e. fulle fif &y;ere; quene wes here. &t;a while Francene king; f&a;isi&d;e makede. and Cordoille com &t;at wourd; &t;at heo was iwor&d;en widewe. &T;a come &t;a tidende; to Scottlondes kinge. &t;at Aganippus was dead; Leir king id&a;ied. He sende &t;urh Brittaine; into Cornwaile. & hehte &t;ane duc stronge; heri&y;en in su&d; londe. and he wolde bi nor&d;en. iahnien &t;a londa. For hit was swu&t;e mouchel scome; & ec swi&t;e muchel grame. &t;at scholde a quene; beon king in &t;isse londe. & heora sunen beon buten; &t;a weren hire beteren. of &t;an aldre sustren; &t;a &t;a &a;&d;elen sulden habben. Nulle we hit na-more i&t;olien; al &t;at lond we wulle&d; habben. Heo bi-gunnen werre; [w]anne com on west. & &t;ere quene suster sunen; sumneden ferde. Heo[re] nomen weren ihaten &t;us; Morgan & Cunedagius. Ofte heo ledden ferde; ofte heo fuhten; ofte heo weren buuenne; and ofte bi-no&d;en. &T;at com at &t;an laste; &t;at heo wes alre leofust. &t;e Bruttes heo slo&y;en; Cordoille heo nomen. Heo duden heo in quarterne; in ane quale-huse. heo wer&d;ede heore moddri; mare &t;ene heo sulden;. &t;at &t;e wimman was swa wro&d;; &t;at hire sculuen heo was la&d;. Heo nom enne longne cnif; & bi-nom seoluen &t;at lif. &T;at wes an uuel r&a;d; &t;at hire suluen makede dead. &T;eo wes al &t;is kine-lond; an Morgan & Cunedagies heond. heo fengen to &t;issen lond; and mid fuhten hit bi-wunnen. &T;a d&a;lden &t;a bro&t;eran al &t;is driht-liche lond. Cunedagius bi &t;are Humbre. hauede al &t;e[t] west; Morgan hauede nor&d; & est. & swa heo heolden. al &t;is lond; ale &t;e twa &y;ere. on heore heond. &T;a &t;e twa &y;er weren agon; &t;a twineden here &t;onkes. Morgan wes in Scottlond; &t;ene nor&d; ende he hauede ane honde. inne Cornwale. Cunedagies he hauede moni god hus; Morgan hafte on hirede. swi&d;e monie cnihtes. &t;eo ne luuede noht &t;as leoden. ah lai&d; heo hem weoren; He taleden wi&d; Morgan; & is cnihtscipe t&a;lden and &t;us him to seiden; &t;a vnselie mon. Lauer[d] Morgan whi nult &t;u faren; & fusen &t;ine ferden. and faren &y;end al Brutlond; & nimen hit to &t;ire heonde. &T;er-of we habbe&d; sceome; & at oure herte muche grame. &t;at &t;u dalest &t;is lond; &t;e sculde beon o &t;ire hond. &T;u e&a;rt a swa hende gome; and &t;ere e&a;ldre suster sone. Delest &t;ine lond wi&d; &t;ine m&a;i; &t;i monscipe is &t;a lasse. &T;us speken &t;eos swiken; and spileden mid worde; swa long heo hine l&a;rde. &t;at he heom ileuede; He gadere[de] ferde; &t;e wes feondliche stor. he ferde ouer &t;e Humbre; and hermes he worhte. he her&y;ede he brande; folc he am&a;rde. Heo slo&y;en heo nomen; al &t;at heo aneh comen. &T;at word com sone su&d;; for hit ((wes)) widen cu&d;. &t;et Morgan ledde muchele here; & h&a;rmes dude &t;as leoden. &T;a ihurde Cunedagius; &t;at Morgan is m&a;i ferde &t;us. &t;a iwer&d; he swi&t;e wra&d;; & &t;as word seide. &Y;ets[in]ge a wur&t;e &t;e wa; monie mon &t;u bi-cherrest. &t;urh &t;e haue&d; Morgan mi m&a;i; is monschipe afallet. ah he scall hit abuggen; &y;if ich mot libben. &T;a nom Kunedagius; & send &y;eond his cu&d;&d;e. & gadere[de] muchel folc; and &y;e&a;rwede his ferde. He fusede mid monschipe; to-ward Margane his m&a;ie. &T;a heo sculden fehten; &t;a fleh Morgan awaie. fro[m] londe to londe; & he him after li&d;de; In-to Wales he fl&a;h; he him after f[er]de. &t;er he of-toc Morgan; mid muchele streng&d;e. & sloh he him of &t;at h&a;ued; his hap wes &t;a wurse. & al his men slowen; &t;at heo neh comen. buten wuhlc wr&a;cche swa cwic; cuahte to holde. Heo nomen Morganus liche. & leide hit on vr&t;en wel heo hine buriden; &t;e wes &t;es Wales lauerd. Wes &t;et lond. &t;urh Morgan. Margan ih&a;ten; Cunedagius heuede al &t;is lond; &t;er-of he wes lauerd. &t;ro and &t;ritti wintere; he welde &t;as riche. inne gri&d;e & in fri&t;e; his frenden to blisse. A Cunedagius dawe; &t;e king wes on leode Remus & Romulus; Rome iwrohten. beine iweren ibro&d;eren; ah &t;e an sloh &t;ene o&d;ren. After &t;ritti wintere com &t;e d&a;i; &t;at Cunedagius de&a;d l&a;i. He hefte anne sune r&a;hne; Riwald wes ihaten. he wes wis he wes f&a;ir he welde &t;at riche h&a;r. al hit hine luuede; &t;at liuede in londe. An &t;an ilke time; h&a;r com a selke&d; taken. sulche hare nere e&a;r ne com; ne neuer seo&d;[&d;]en hider-to. From heouene her com a sulcu&d; flod; &t;re d&a;&y;es hit rinde blod. &t;reo d&a;ies and &t;reo ni&y;t; &t;at w&a;s swu&t;e mochel pliht. &T;a &t;e rein wes agan; her com hider taken a-[n]an. Her comen blake fle&y;en; and flu&y;en in mone e&y;ene. in here mu&d; in heore neose; heore lif heom eode al to leose. swulc. fare of fleo&y;en her was. &t;at heo freten &t;et corn & &t;at gr&a;s wo wes al &t;en folke &t;e wu((ne))den an folden. &T;&a;r-after com swulke mon-qualm; &t;at lute h&a;r cwike l&a;fden. Seo&d;[&d;]((en)) her com a strong r&a;d; &t;at Riwald kinge iwer&d; dea[d]. Riwald king hafuede; anne sune. Gurgustius ihaten; his lond he huld half &y;er; and su&d;&d;en he adun halde. &T;er-efter com Sisillius; he wes sone her de&a;d. Su&d;[&d;]en com Lago; &t;a &a;hte wike liuede. Suo&d;en. com king Marke. he wes &t;ritti wiken king. &T;eo com Gorbodiago; he wes fif &y;ere god king. &T;e king hauede tweie sunen; beiene vniselie. &t;e eldere he&y;te F[e]reus; &t;e &y;engere hehte Poreus. &T;as bre&t;ren weren swa wode; and swa wi&t;er-warde. &t;at al heo weren vn-sahte. & a[l] heo weren vn-some; & ei&t;er hateden o&t;er. swa ne sulde na-wiht breo&t;er; and beien mid onde. heo weoren in &t;isse londe. &t;at Gorbidiagus heore fader; of his sunen wes a-fered. for ofte bi-foren him-suluen; heo bi-gunnen to fuhten. &T;e aldre seide &t;at al &t;is lond; he wolde halden on is a&y;ere hond. &t;e &y;engere him &y;ef swuh enswere; &A;r ich &t;e sl&a; mid mine spere. ar &t;u hit sule a&y;en; &t;a while ich beon on liue. Poreus hauede &t;e heorte swa lu&t;er; and swa lo&d; him wes his bro&t;er &t;at swiken he him wolde; a summes kinnes wisen. Fereus hit iherde suggen. &t;orh so&d;faste worden; &t;at ((his)) br[o]&d;er hine wolde sl&a;n. &t;er-fore he wes ful sari. He ferde aw[&a;]i ouer s&a;; &t;at him &t;uhte selest. he funde inne Fr((a))ncene e&a;rd; &t;ene king &t;e hehte Sward. he bad him herd-sum-nesse; heren &t;at he him wolde. beon him for hold cniht; ba bi d&a;ie and bi niht. &T;e king wes gled for his kime; & for &t;en cnihtes &t;et come mid hine. & heold hine on erde; & h&a;hliche hine clepede. Ful soue &y;ere; mid &t;on kinge he wunede &t;ere. &t;at king he hauede iquemed; & al-swa &t;ere quene. &T;a seoue &y;er weoren ali&d;ene; &t;a bad he leue. f&a;r%ren &t;at he wolde; into &t;isse lond. &T;e king him lende ane ferd; of his kennest folke; him-seolf he sende sonde. wide &y;en &t;at londe; after alle &t;en cnihten. &t;e he bi-&y;ete mihte; and he to-clipede. muchelen his ferde; & al mid isunde. come to &t;isse londe; A-nan heo bigunne fuhte. & falde &t;as leoden; & is bro&d;er [Po]reus. ferde him to-&y;enes. mid &t;on stronge f&a;hte [Fe]reus he felden. and alle his ferde; he leiden to folde. Iudon h&a;hte here moder; &t;e riche was and on-m&a;re. swi&d;e heo was sari; for sorehfulle &t;an slehte. &t;at heore sune &y;eo[n]gere; sloh &t;ene eldere. &T;e de&a;de heore w&a;s leouere; &t;e quike here wes leo&d;ere. &T;e quike hire wes swa swi&t;e leo&d;; &t;at bi-nimen heo him &t;ohte his lif. Poreus lai on bure; &t;er him muchel plihte ilomp. &t;er he l&a;i softe; & he siker slepte. Com is moder li&d;en; mid leo&d;-lichen cre&a;ften. mid o&t;er s[ix] wiuen; mid six longe cniuen. &T;eo uniseli moder; &t;us hire sune mur&d;de. heo c&a;rf him &t;ene swure a-twa; a wur&t;e hire wa &t;e uniselie moder mid sexe hine to sn&a;de. & al to-d&a;lde lim from o&t;ere. &T;a wes &t;e muchele speche; &y;end &t;at kineriche. of Iudon &t;ere quene; &t;a heore sone acualde. & of &t;are seore&y;e; &t;e isi&y;e wes to londe. &T;a weas d&a;d Fereus; al-swa wes Poreus. bi-numen wes &t;ere moder; monschipe on leode. &t;a nes &t;er noht of &t;en kunne; &t;e mihte &t;is kine-lond walden wep-mon ne wif-mon; bute &t;a seo[rh]-fulle iudon. Gumen heom igader[ed]en; & wurpen heo to sa-grunde. &T;a ar&a;ste here vnfri&d;e; ouer-al me brac &t;ene gri&d;; sterce weren &t;e re&a;mes; mid stronge raflake. elc mon r&a;uede o&d;er. &t;eah hit weren his bro&d;er. wrake wes on londe; wa wes &t;one vnstronge. Her wes hunger & hete; her wes alre h&a;r((me))ne mest. her wes muchel mon-qualm; &t;at lut her quike bi-lefden. Feowere here weren riche; &t;e haueden ferden muchele. &t;eo nedden al &t;&a; o&d;ere; & heom ne[&d;]&d;er s&a;tten. & speken heom to-gadere; & speleden &t;a h&a;&y;e. &t;at heo wuolden; al &t;is lond; d&a;len heom bi-twenen. &T;us heo hit idemden; & &t;e((r))-&a;fter swa duden. In Scot-lond wes king Stater; i Logres wes king Piner. Cloten hafte Cornwale; Rud&a;uc hauede Norh Wales. Ah Cloten h&a;fde mest riht; to a&y;en &t;as riche. ah &t;a o&d;ere weoren r&a;here; & eke heo weoren richere. of golde & of garisume; and of gode londe. Cloten heo o-scuneden; & his f&a;r((e))dene for-howede. Cloten hauede Cornwale; &t;at he heold wel one gri&d;e. Cloten hauede enne sune; &t;e sel wes on eor&d;e. he wes feir he wes muchel; to feahten he wes m&a;re. cniht he wes kene. & he wes &y;eua custi; monie &t;ewes gode; he haueda on his moda. His no[m]e wes ihote &t;us; Donwallo Molinus. &T;is wes &t;e feiruste mon; &t;e &a;uere &a;hte &a;r &t;[i]sne kinedom. &t;a he mihte beren wepnen; & his hors wel awilden. he li&d;[d]e &y;eon &t;eos leoden; sulch hit an liun were. he sloh Piner &t;ene king; his folc he al aqualde. &t;a him wih-stoden; he felde heom to his foten. & al Logres &t;at lond; he &a;&y;enede to his &a;&y;ere hond. Su&d;&d;en he turnde his fare; & ferd feorh-riht to Wales. &t;er he funde Rudac king. &t;e reh wes to fehte. to-&y;eines him he funde &t;er; Scot-londes king Stater. Heo speken &t;er to s&a;hte; to sibbe and to some. ai&d;es heo sworen; swiken &t;at heo nolden. &T;us heo makeden heore f&a;re; A-&y;en ferde Dunwale. & his mochele ferde; to Cornwale his e&a;rde. &T;a iherde Stater; &t;at Dunwale wes swi&d;e fer. Mid muchele Scot-ferde; he scra&d; to &t;isse londe. Rudauc mid his Welscen; &t;at w&a;l wes &t;e more. In-to &t;isse londe heo comen; &t;is floc heo h&a;r slowe. wide heo &a;rnde; tuones heo for-barnden. mochel dal heo iwesten; mid harmen &t;an mesten. &T;at word com to Dunwale; &t;er he wes i Cornwale. wet Ruwak king dude her; and &t;e king Stater. &T;a seide Dunwale; &t;at was &t;e du&y;ende mon. Nu heo be&d; for-sworne; mid heore swike-dome. Bi Appollines &a;re; ne ileue ich hem neuere-mare. Nu [w]e sculle r&a;men; and r&a;isen to-gadere. Vnde((r)) &t;issen luften; leten riht scuften. S((e))n[de&d;] mine sonden; &y;end alle mine londe. and biddeh alne godne mon; &t;e gri&d; wulle halden. & alle &t;e me of haldeh; cumen &a;r sone. & s((e))nd[e&d;] li&t;inde men; &a;fter o&t;ere leoden. to folien me in mine londe; for seoluer & for golde. & ich wulle mine rihte; faren to stal-fehte. to-&y;ene &t;ene swerd bro&t;eren; &t;e beiene beoh for-sworene. For wel often he beo&d; awald; &t;e stonde[&d;] o &t;en wo&y;e. ne mai neuere mon-sware mon-scipe longe a&y;en. &T;e Dunwale hauede is&a;d; al his folc luuede &t;ene r&a;d. He somenede f&a;rd; swulc nes n&a;uere e&a;r on erde. swo&d;&d;en wes &t;a time &t;e Bruttes come h&a;r li&d;en. Heo fulde his ferde; & for a mucla costa. to-&y;enes &t;an twam kingen; &t;er he hem funde on walde. Heo heolden to-g&a;dere; & hardeliche fuhten. feollen &t;a f&a;ie; falewede nebbes. Weoren al &t;a feldes; ifayed mid blode. &t;er wes moni har[d] gume; mid sworde to-hewen. Dunwal i &t;an f&a;hte; wes feondliche kene. &t;at f&a;ht wes swu&d;e strong; & swu&d;e st&a;r[c] & swu&t;e longe. Dunwal i &t;an fahte. hauede swu&d;e gode cnihtes; wise and w&a;re. monie heo afelden; Dunwale him bi-&t;ohte. wat he don mihte; He nom of his ferde; six hundred cnihtes. of &t;an aldre hexten; to wi[&y;]e alre hardest. & &t;us heo heom seide; on his som-runan. Nime we &t;is wepnen; &t;e bi &t;isse walle ligge[&d;]. & halden bi-foren bresten; sceldes &t;a brade. & fare we bi-halues; alse we of heoren weoren. &t;e wille sullen ore ferden; f&a;hten biliue. &T;enne Stateres floc; iseo&d; ore f&a;ire sculdes. [c]umen on feste; hit buh heom wel iqueme. for &t;an wepnen heo wullet wenen; &t;at &t;eo beon heore i-feren. We scullen ous bi-redien; and slen Rudauc &t;ane king. and feorh-rihtes &t;&a;re; slen &t;ane king Statere. Mid streng&d;e we sullen wenden; &t;urh ure wi&t;er-iwinnen. & fellen ure feondes; for alle heo buh f&a;i. &T;us spac Dunwale; &t;at was &t;e du&y;enede mon. & al he iworhte; swa his word tahte. Heo nomen &t;a seeldes; &t;a leien in &t;an feldes. brade and gode; ihelede mid golde. heo wenden to &t;an kingen; &t;er heo weren on kompen. &T;e kingges weren bli&d;e; heo wenden bi &t;an bord%den. heo wenden bi &t;en scelden; &t;at hit heore scalkes weoren. Sone so Dunwale heom n&a;h com; swa he h&a;hte sl&a;n heom. Sl&a;&d; heom mid sweorde; for alle heo beo&d; for-sworne. Rudac heo slowen; & Stater heo nomen. & al hene to-li&d;eden; lim from &t;en o&d;ere. heor&a; sceaftes weoren strake. of his fl&a;sces heo makeden here marce; Anan heo ferden; tow&a;rd heore iueren. &t;a heo to-gaderen comen; somed heo on-slo&y;en. &T;a kingges weoren de&a;dde; heore du&y;e&d;e to-dealde. twinseden cnihtes; here tir wes at-fallen. Dunwales men slo&y;en; al &t;at heo aneh comen. al &t;a ferde; heo falden to grunde. buten swulc for-wonde man; &t;e mid sorwe at-wand. &T;a hauede Dunwale &t;is lond; al bi-&y;eten to his hond. su&d;&d;en he wes heh king. co&d; hit wes wide of him beo&d; on beoken; feole-feld bisnen. &T;et wes &t;a e&a;raste mon; &t;e guldene crune dude him on. here inne Bruttaine; seo&d;&d;en Bruttes hit ieode. He makede swulc gri&d;. he makede swulc fri&d;; monien la&y;en gode; &t;e lon[g] s((o))u&d;&d;en stode. Heo makeden ane s&a;t-nesse; and mid a&y;e heo semde. &t;e &a;lc cheorl e&a;t. his sulche; h&a;fde gri&d; al-swa &t;e king sulf. alken farinde mon; &y;ef slaht o&t;er &t;eof&d;e h&a;fde i-don; and he &a;t-sturte in-to are burie. &t;at heo weren ibor&y;en. &t;enne and auere-mare; heo swulden habben are. to [f]use into hame; & habben his &a;hte; and &y;ef &a;i mon him li&d;ere dude; he sculde dom &t;olien. & &t;us &a;lkene forme gult; &t;e king su[l]f hine for-&y;ef. &T;e king makede monie la&y;en; &t;a &y;et beo&d; on londe. & alle la&y;en gode; bi his da&y;en stode. Feowerti wintre he walde &t;es leode; a blisse hit stod on his hand. Seo&d;&d;en d&a;ide &t;e king; [wa] wes his du&y;e&d;e. To-gadere come his eorles; & brohten hine to eor&d;e. inne Lundene burh; feire hine leiden. in are riche temple; mid golde heo hine bi-tunden. &T;e king hauede bi his wiue; twene sonen on liue. &t;e &a;ldre h&a;hte. Belin &t;e &y;eong%gere Brenne; &T;as bre&d;ren iwur&d;en heom swahte. &t;ur[h] sele monne rede; Belin &y;ef his leue bro&t;er. anne dal of his londe; bi-&y;ende &t;ere Humbre. mid mon-scipe to halden; nor&d; in-to &t;are s&a;; sel &t;at heo iwor&d;e. &T;er-fore his mon he bicom; & h&a;rd-sumnesse him solde don. Belin heol[d] &t;is su&d;lond; & Cornwale on his hond. & Wales &t;er for&d; mid; and faire hit dihte. Fif &y;er heo heolden &t;us &t;is lond. & leoue heom wes bi-twune; &t;et &a;uere ei&t;er o&d;er. luuede alse is bro&t;er. Ah Brennes hauede vuele men; his &a;&d;elene heo a-merden. &t;eo &a;lche d&a;ie hine larden; lu&d;ere craftes. &t;at he sculde wih his bro&d;er; forewa[r]de breken. Anne hird-cniht he. hauede. &t;e &a;ht wes on &t;en weorede; &t;e &t;ane balew m&a;inde; and &t;us spec wih Brenne. Seie me mi lauerd; leouest alre monne. whi &t;olest &t;u &t;at Belin; &t;e is &t;in a&y;ene bro&d;er. hauet swa mochel of &t;isse lande; & &t;u hauest swa lutel. Nefde &y;e ba enne fader; and beie enne moder. beiene of ane cunne; cu&d; hit is on folke. Nu stond al &t;is muchele lond; a Bailenes a&y;ere hond. & &t;u e&a;rt his mon and is cniht; &t;at is woh & na-wiht riht. E&a;rt &t;u &t;enne cheues-boren; &t;at &t;u wult beon for-loren. O&t;er &t;u eart swa e&a;r&y;h cniht; &t;at of londe ne reh%chest na-wiht. o&t;er &t;u &t;enchest beo ra&d;e dead; & &t;ine du&y;e&d;en al bi-laiuen. Bi-le&a;f &t;e treuwe&t;e bi-lef &t;ene &a;&d;; for al &t;is folc is swi&d;e wra&d;. Hercne &t;ine herdes r&a;d; & heo &t;e wullet helpen. Hit us &t;inchet wunder; &y;ef &t;u hine nelt a-walden. &T;u e&a;rt muchele betere cniht; to halden comp & ifiht. & &t;u e&a;r[t] muchele ahtere; & ec mare h&a;rdere. Cheflon &t;u ouer-come; and Scot-lond him bi-nome. of Muraine he wes king; and he wiht &t;e othliche f&a;ht. e&a;rst &t;u hine ouer-come; and seo&d;&d;en &t;u hine slowe. and al his ferde &t;e he brohte to &t;an e&a;rde; Ah wel ich hit ileuen. &t;at we &t;e sunden l[o]&d;e; &t;at &t;u &t;i &t;anc al for-hele. wih &t;ine hired-monnen; Ah for nauer nare teonen. nulle we &t;e trukien; neuer ane si&d;en. bi ure quike liuen. And f&a;r bi ure r&a;den; & mid &t;e &t;u l&a;den. tweolue of &t;ine witi&y;en; of &t;ine wisuste monnen. & f&a;r forh nu to-niht; in-to Norewaie&y;e forh-riht. to Alfinge kinge; &t;u bist him cume deore; & gret &t;u londes king. and al his leode. &T;e king haue&d; ane dohter; &t;e him is swu&t;e dure. Bide heo to &t;ire bi-houe; to habben to are quene. &T;enne he si&d; &t;e swa hende cniht he &t;e &y;eue&d; [heo] for&d;-riht. Seo&d;&d;en &y;ern to &t;an kinge; &t;at he &t;e l&a;ne ferde. to lede to &t;ine londe to balden &t;ine leoden; Bide auer-&a;lcne cniht. &t;et &t;u &t;er bi-&y;eten miht for seluere and for gold; cume mid &t;e to &t;isse londe. & we sullen &t;e wile; bi-witen &t;ine riche. Derneliche &t;u scalt don &t;eos ilka deda; &t;at hit nute Belin &t;e is &t;in a&y;ene bro&d;er. Ah f&a;r swi&d;e & cum ra&d;e; for &t;us we &t;e rade[&d;]. &T;enne &t;u cumes faren ham; we swulle[&d;] beon al fuse. mid mochelen ure ferde; to f&a;ren &y;eon &t;an e&a;rde. to o-wreken &t;e uppon Beline; &t;e &t;e bismar haue[&d;] idon. &T;us spec Malgod swike he wes ful god; &T;e o&d;ere him radden al swa. &t;er-fore hem wro&t;e wide wa. &T;a Brennes hauede ihirde; his hirde-manne lare. &t;a gladede is mod; &t;e rad him &t;uhte swi&d;e god. & seide hem &t;is answare; After eore rade ich wulle f&a;ren. He grei&d;ede his cnihtes; & feorh f&a;rde bi niht%tes. swa longe &t;at he bi-com; to &A;lfinge kinge. &T;onne king heo igrette; & his gumen alle. and &t;e king him answerede; swi&d;eliche f&a;ire. &T;a spec Brennes; & his &a;rnde a-bed. he &y;irnde &t;eos kinges dohter; to habben to are quene. & &t;e king him &y;ette; al &t;at he &y;irnde. gold & g&a;rsume. feoh & f&a;rde. &T;a wes Brennes swi&d;e bald; on heorte he wes bli&d;e. &t;at m&a;iden he weddede; & nom heo to his bedde. Seoueniht he wes &t;&a;re; hit &t;utte him seoue &y;ere. &a;r he a&y;en come; to f&a;hten wih his bro&d;er. Of witten heo weoren amadde; [&t;]e him swa r&a;dden. Brennes wes in Norw&a;ye; Belin in &t;isse londe. Belin ih&a;rde sugge; &t;urh summe s&a;g treowe. of his bro&d;er wif&d;inge; and for wulche &t;inge. & for wulchere neode; he to Norw&a;i&y;e f&a;rde. Belin hine bi-&t;ohte; of swulchere dede. & &t;as worde seide; &t;e s&a;g wes itreouwe. Wa wur&d;e a &t;on bro&d;er; &t;e bi-swike&d; &t;ene o&d;er. Wh&a;r beo &y;e mine cnihtes; whar beo &y;e mine kempen. whar beo &y;e mine leoue men; nu we scullen li&d;en. Heo ferden to Humber-londe; &t;er weoren castles stronge. &T;e castles heo nomen alle; & strangede &t;e walles. He lette blauwen bemen; and nam al &t;a burhwes. &t;a weoren on his bro&d;er londe; &t;e he hafde an heonde. He dude &t;er-inne m&a;te inoh; & wepmen unifoh. &t;at me mihte heom walden; wih Brennes an-walde. His cnihtes mid ((him))-seoluen; to &t;are s&a; f&a;rden. &t;ar laien bi &t;an brimme; and bisilichen hit wisten. Brennes wes in Norwe&y;e; and noht her-of nuste. he wende &t;at his bro&d;er; nuste noht of his f&a;re. Leaf he nom at &A;lfing. &t;e wes Norweine king. & he him &y;ef answere; A mote &t;u wel f&a;ren. & Delgan mi dohter; &t;e me is sw&t;e deore. &T;is under-stod &t;e &y;eonge quene; faren &t;at heo scolde. heo hauede enne leoue-mon; &t;a heo swu&t;e ileoued h&a;fde. &t;ene king of Denemark; &t;e leof hire weis on mode. He wes swi&d;e god cniht; Godl&a;c he hahte; &T;a sende Dalgan. &t;a quene in-to Denemarke; & gu&d;de Godlacke; &t;a wes hire gome deore; stille boc-runen. heo senden him to r&a;den; & seiden him &t;at Brennes. a king of Britaine; hauede heo biwedded. & ihaued heo to bedde; al hire vn&d;onkes. &t;erfore hire wes une&d;e; and heo he wolden l&a;iden; to-ward his leoden. n&a;uede heo bute &t;reo nihte feorst; faren &t;at heo scolde. Sone hit m&a;i ilimpen; &t;anne ihc hunnen li&d;e. &t;ah &t;u habben blisse; and gri&d;; ne speke ich &t;e nauere-more wi&d;. and ihc sende &t;e gretinge; of mine gold ringe. &T;((a)) Godlac is&a;h &t;is; wa him wes ful iwis. Stille he wes iswo&y;en; on his kine-stole. Me warp on his nebbe. cold welle-watere. &T;a &t;e king wes a-waht; he wes swu&t;e idraht. he seide for&d;-rihtes; Whar beo&d; mine cnihtes. Fare we swi&d;e to &t;are s&a;; sele mine dranches. Godlac king on ueste; mid gud-fulle folke. to &t;ere s&a; wenden; scipen &t;er heo funden. makede muchul s&a;-flot; and ferden mid streme. to-&y;enes &t;are hauene; &t;er Brennes from halde. &T;a Brennes com i wide s&a;; he i-mette his wi&d;er-iwinne. scip &a;rne to-&y;en scip; &t;a hit al towonde to scifren. horn a-&y;en horne; halde &t;e wacre. &T;er wes moni breoste; mid brade spere i-&t;urlud. helmes &t;e[r] gullen; beornes &t;er fullen. balluw &t;er wes riue; Brennes fl&a;h bliue. & Godlac h&a;ld &a;fter; monie scipen he &t;er cahte. He i-seh a scip &t;ar hit la&d;; sulkene wes &t;at seil-cl&a;&d;; he clupede to his dringes: Nu forh nu ni&d;inges. &T;et is &t;ere quene scip: &t;e us bi-foren quecche&d;. Halde[&d;] alle &t;er-to; and &y;if &y;e hit mawen ifon; &a;uere-mare ich &a;u leouie. &t;a wile &t;a ich l((i))ouie; Mid streng&d;e heo halden to schipen; & &t;a quene heo igripen. Godlac sloh &t;a scip-gumen; & alle heo nom &t;at garsume. and ladde &t;a quene Delgan; toward Denemarke anan. He &t;o&d;te heo to habben; to his awere bihoue. & o&d;er weis hit s&a;ht; Godlac forh geinde; glad he wes on heorte. he &t;ohte to habben Delgan; to quene of Dene-marke. ah him com muchel l&a;tting; swa him wes alre la&d;est. &A;ft aras a ladlich weder; &t;eostrede &t;a wolcne. &t;e wind com on we&d;ere; and &t;a s&a; he wra&d;ede. v&d;en &t;er urnen; al-se [t]unes &t;er burnen. rapes &t;er braken; b[a]lu wes fulle riue. Scipen &t;er sunken; &t;er &t;reo & fifti scipen. feollen to grunde; in &t;a teonfulle s&a;. torneden s&a;iles; Godlac hauede a god scip. ne gomede him to-wiht; he hine bi-&d;ohte; weht he don mihten. He igrap ane wi-&a;xe; muchele and swi&d;e sc&a;rpe. he for-heow &t;&a;nne m&a;st; a-two riht amidden. he lette seil and &t;ane me&a;st; li&d;en mid v&d;en. &T;us seide Go&d;lac; s&a;re him gromede. &A;uer-&a;lc &a;hte mon: help &t;at we libben. &T;at we comen to londe; ne recche we on wulche leoden. Heo ferden mid &t;on wedere; nusten heo nauere whudere. vnder fif dawene &y;eong; heo comen to &t;isse londe. Comen &t;es kinges cnihtes; &t;e &t;&a; s&a; wusten. and nomen Godlac &t;ene king; & Delgan &t;&a; quene. Heo seiden heom enne strongne r&a;d; Nu &y;e beon alle dead. ah &y;ef &y;e wullen us seuggen; &y;et &y;e mawen libben. whonene &y;e be&d; icumene; & whet &y;e her sohten. Godlac answerede; mid godlichen worden. We beoh s&a;-werie men; and we wullet so&d; sucgen. ah nuten n&a;uere &t;&a;s gumen; in-to whuche londe heo beo&d; icume. ne &t;as strond we ne cnowe&d;; &t;e we isoht habbe&d;. &t;is lon ne &t;as leoden; ne wha her lauerd is. ne we nuten na &t;e ma; &t;at we ne speken wit ure if&a;n. Ah ich eow bidde leoue men; ledde&d; us to &t;&a;n kinge. & ich him wulle suggen; of blissen and of sorwen. And &t;a cnihtes heom l&a;dden; to heore leod-kinge. Godlac & [&t;a] quene; heore &a;hte & his iferen. & seiden him &t;at he wes i Brutaine; i Belin kinges londe. Sone swa he to &t;an king com; wisliche he clupede him an. Hail wurh &t;u Belin king; Brennes is &t;i bro&d;er. & ich hatte Godlac; gumenen ich wes lauerd. Denemarkene king; &t;eos wif-man hatte Delcan. Brennes com to Norhweie; to &A;lfinge kinge. &T;e king him &y;ef Delcan; &t;e &y;are wes mi leoue-mon. Sonden com%men bi-twenen; &t;e so&d;e word me seiden. whennen Bre[n]nes wolde li&d;en; & mine leoue-mon leden. To-&y;enes ich him ferde; mid feowerti scipen gode. and mid al swa fele cnihtes; swa &t;a scipen beren mihten. & ich wulle suggen &t;e an wunder; he haueden scipen seouen hundred. And ich bigon strong f&a;ht; and Brennes to flenne. his men ich awelde; & monie ich aquelde. and &t;er ich nom Delga[n]; &t;e &a;r wes mi leoue-mon. & ich sugge &t;e to so&d;e; &t;at &y;et leoue&d; &t;i bro&d;er. for he hald to &t;en londe; & wel com to hauene. And ich is&a;h &t;are quene scip; quecchen mid v&d;en. & ich ferden &t;er-&a;fter; and bi-wan hit mid f&a;hte. &T;a wes ich bli&d;e; on mine quike liue. &T;a ich wes i wide s&a;; wi&d;er com to-&y;enes. &t;et weder wes swa wilde; & &t;a s&a; wr&a;dde. and draf me to &t;isse londe; in-to &t;ire leode. A[nd] me do &t;ine milce; for &t;u eart mihti ouer me. &T;e king heom lette halden; in swi&d;e feire benden. in ane stronge castle; &t;er he heom wel bi-wiste. Nes hit buten feower wiken; &t;at &t;as [&t;]inge ifaren weoren. cam Brennes riden; in-to Scotte-londe. mid feower hundred schipen; folc &t;er wes f&a;ie. He sende his boden: to Belin his bro&d;er. & bad hine quic-liche; a&y;euen him his quene. & &t;ane kinge Gudlac: &t;e his gumen hauede a-falled. & &y;ef he hit nolle him sal beon &t;a wurse; In his londen ich wulle gon; & sl&a;n al &t;at ich finde; mid fehte & mid fure; &t;is feoreward ich him halde. bute he me wullen &y;euen. &t;at ich him to-&y;eurne; & mi londe rume; & fare to his riche. and a&y;eue me mine bur&y;es; & mine buri gode. castles and toures; &t;e he me halt a teonen. For&d; ferde &t;as sonde; to Belin king; & seide him &t;eos ibeod. from Brenne his bro&d;er; & Belin him warde al &t;at he &y;ernde &t;at ne sulde he nauere ibiden. &t;e while &t;e he mihte riden; &T;e [sonde] a&y;an ferde. & seide hit Brenne; Brenne wes swi&d;e wra&d;. & bannede is ferde; scheldede his scalken. al-se heo to wi&y;e solden; folkede his cnihtes; al-sa heo scolden fehten. Belin an halue; h&a;i&y;ede him to-&y;eines. Muchel &a;ie wes &t;&a;re; vnder &t;an wude of Kalatere. &t;er heo heom imetten; & vuele hem igretten. To-g&a;dere heo comen; heo graneden sone. feondliche heo feohten; bi &t;eosende heo fellen. Swi&d;e faht Belin king; swa duden his B((r))uttes. heo weoren swi&d;e ohte men; &t;at &a;&d;el heo bi-wunnen. Brennes heom from b&a;h; and mid his folke he fleh. al to-ward &t;are s&a;; mid muchele vn-s&a;l&d;e. & Belin heom &a;fter; & heo adun leide. sixti &t;usende; he leide to &t;en gronde. A schip funde Brennes; bi &t;on brimme stonden. he bicom &t;er-inne; mid his twelf monnen. ne le&a;dde he na ma isunde; of alle his monnen. Ouer s&a; he ferden; in toward France. and &t;eo for-wundede men; wende into holte. &T;a al &t;is wes ifarren; & Brennes wes aw&a;i i-flo&y;en. Belin in Euerewic; huld eorlene husting. he bed &t;at his riche men; rihtne read radden. whet him weore to donne; bi &t;on ilke monne. & bi Godlac kinge; &t;e [he] huold i bende. For Gudlac him sende word. bi ane wise monne; &t;at if he him wold leo&d;ien. of la&d;e his benden; &t;at he wolde his mon beon. mid alle his mon-ueorde; & he him wolde &y;euen al &t;at gold. &t;e he haueden i Denemark lond. & &a;lcche &y;ere him senden; &t;reo &t;usund punden. her-to him wolden finden. &y;isel of his gilde; wih &t;on &t;e he lette. sckere. hine & his ifere; & his leoue-men swa deore. to Denemark leoden; Belin king him &y;ette. &t;at forward &t;at he &y;erde; and freoliche hine lette faren. and alle his iueren; Belin hauede &t;eo &y;eseles. & &t;a &y;euen gode; & his mon-r&a;idene. mid monschipe biw[u]nnen; & Gudlac ledde forh. &t;a wif-mon swi&d;e f&a;ire; & he heo bohte swi&d;e deore. bruken he heo &t;ohte Belin huld &t;as riche; wel feole &y;ere. & he swi&d;e freolic; al his folc he ladde. he makede swi&d;e god gri&d;; his gumen hit wel heolden. &T;a weoren i &t;issere leode; la&y;en swi&d;e gode. & al leouede &t;eone king; &t;e quic wes an londe. &T;a hauede Belin an heond; al Brutteines lond. he ferde &y;eond al. & lawen sette; he scawede &t;a wuodes. & &t;a wildernes; meduwen. and mores; & &t;a h&a;&y;e muntes. burwes and tunes; & al hit &y;eorne bi-hold. &T;e king hine bi-&d;ohte; whet he don mihte. He bi-gon ane str&a;te; muchele & swi&d;e gr&a;te. fei&y;er & swi&d;e long; &t;urhut al &t;is kinelond. & &t;e king and his folc; Fosse heo clupeden. Heo li&d; hut of Toteneis. a &t;et cume to Catenes; Toteneis is in Cornwale. Cateneis in Scot-dale; An-o&d;er stret. he makede swi&d;e hendi; from Su&d;-hamtone to Seint Deuwi. Seo[&d;]&d;e he makede &t;e &t;ridde; &t;e k&a;rf &t;is lond amidde. &T;a &t;eos str&a;t weoren idon; &t;a leide &t;a king heom la&y;en on; &t;at wha-swa i &t;en str&a;ten breken gri&d;; &t;e king him wolde bi-nimen his lif. ah wha-swa o&d;erne imette &t;er; f&a;ire hine igr&a;tte. &T;is weoren &t;eos kinges str&a;tte; &t;e ich i-kenned habbe. I Fr&a;nce wes Brennes; &t;e wes &t;eos kinges bro&d;er; on his heorte he hauede grome. on his mode muchele scome; &t;at he h&a;uede iloren his kinelond. and his quene &t;e he leouede; & him swi&d;e scomede. &t;at he swa i-scend wes; He wunede inne France. mid his tweolfe i-feren; he herde &t;on king; & wel him iquemde. & al &t;a Frensce leoden; swi&d;e heo ((loueden)) Brenne. for Brennes bi-&y;et muchel feoh; & feire hit d&a;lde. Nes he noht. &y;&a;lpinde. ah he wes &y;eue-custi; he wes &t;er swi&d;e oht mon. & &a;&d;ele weore hid deden; & him &t;er ofte wel ilomp. &t;er-fore he wes &t;e leofere; &t;a he wes &t;ere. wel cu&d;; & ouer-al i-cnawen. & &t;e king hine leouede; & al his leoden. &T;a nom he his iferen; & bi-sohte &t;eos folkes king; &t;at he him sculde fulste. mid his gode folke; his lond to bi&y;etene. of Belin his breo&d;er; &T;e king him bi-hette. and wel hit him &y;ette; &T;a bead he leaue. & he fur&d;er la&d;; to Seguine Duc. &t;e lauerd wes of Burguine; & of &t;en Brutlonde; &t;e is bi-&y;eonde s&a;-stronde. Feire he igrette &t;eone duc; &t;a he his gri&d; sohte. he seide &t;at he him wolden h&a;ren; and halden hine for herra. leofliche him buwen. & halden hine for lauerd; &T;e duc &t;er-fore fain wes. & hine f&a;ire on-feng. Brennes wes swi&d;e hende; his hap wes &t;e betere. Brennes cu&d;e on hundes; Brennes cu&d;e an hauekes. he cu&d;e mid his honden; hanlie &t;a harpe. &t;urh his h&a;nde-craftes; hired-men hine leouede. & his lauerd alse wilcume; swa he weoren his a&y;ene sune. &T;e duc hauede &a;ne dohter; &t;e him wes swi&t;e deore. ah he neuede nenne sune; &t;er-fore he wes sari. &T;e duc bi-s&a;h a Brenne; &t;e hauede bodi hende. & him to seide; mid sohfeste hu&y;e; Brennes &t;u &a;rt hende. & &t;u &a;rt h&a;h iboren; & &t;u e&a;rt cniht swi&d;e god; & &t;u e&a;rt me iqueme. &T;u come ouer streme. &t;u eart kinges istreon%ne; &t;u e&a;rt me swi&d;e ili&d;e. & ich &t;e leouie swi&d;e; Al &t;at ich &t;e bi-hate. ich hit &t;e wulle halden; ich wulle &y;euen &t;e mine dohter. &t;a me is swi&d;e deore; & &a;fter mine d&a;ie. al mi drihliche lond; for wel hit luuie&d;. alle mine burnes; &t;at hit &t;us beo idon. and &t;at &t;u &t;is vnder-fon; &T;a answerede Brennes. mid beienliche worden; Ich hit &t;ankie &t;e. & alle &t;ine &t;eode; for eouwer muchele wurhchipe. wel &t;at &y;e me vnnen; Al &t;is wes idon. alse &t;e duc demde; Blisse was on hirede. &t;eo Brennes &t;is m&a;ide nom. mid muchelere wurhschipe; he wunede mid &t;an ducke. &T;a &t;at forme &y;er; whar&d; for&d; igan. &t;a wes &t;e duc dead; and Brennes hauede his duwe&d;e. al &t;on folk he wes leof; ase heore a&y;ene lif. for he heold swi&d;e god gri&d;; & gl&a;d wes wi&d; his monnen. He hauede swi&d;e muc%chel lond; &t;at al stod an his hond. and he h&a;fde a swi&d;e god wif; & he heo leouede alse his lif. Wi&d;-innen a lut &y;eren; Brennes hine bi-&d;ohte. an his bro&d;er Belin; &t;e his lond bi-nom him. He sende his sonde; &y;eond Burguine londe. &T;e ferde wes swa muchel; &t;at heo wes vnimete. In-to Normandie he com; and &t;er he &t;a s&a; nom. & he ferde mid sunde; in-to &t;isse londe. Brennes b&a;h a &t;at lond; mid his leode-ferde. Sonde com to Belin; &t;a him so&d; s&a;ide. &t;at Brennes his bro&d;er; hefde isoht his riche. mid vnimete ferde; icom%men to his e&a;rde. Belin lette beoden; &y;eond al his londe. and b&a;d al &t;a kempen; &t;e wi&d;-inne s&a; wuneden; &t;at heo comen to his neode. to driuen vt &t;a vnleoden; &Y;e&a;rwe wes &t;at ferde; & for&d;-war[d] ifusede. heo comen swa n&a;h; &t;ere twam ferden. &T;a &y;et leouede &t;a &a;lde quene; a wifmon wis and kene. heo wes ihaten Tonuenne; ho iber Belin. and &t;at heo wel cudde. Heo nom hire on anne curtel. &t;e wes swi&d;e to-toren; hire hem heo up i-t&a;h. hire cneon he wes swi&d;e neh; Heo eode on hire bare foten. al heo hit dude for gode; Heo com to &t;ere ferde; &t;e icumen wes to &t;issere e&a;rde; heo axede &a;fter Brenne; &t;er he wes bi ferde. &t;er he hine wepnede; alse he to fihte &t;eohte. & alle his burnes; duden on heore burnen. Swa leonge me hi[r]e tahte; &t;at heo him to com. Vfenen heo him orn; bi-twixen hire &a;rmes heo hine nom. ofte heo hine clupte. & ofte heo hine custe; A whet wult &t;u Brenne. Whet wult &t;u balwe menge. &Y;if &t;u s[lea]st &t;ine bro&d;er; ne bistz &t;u neuer o&d;er. Ne beon &y;it bute tweien; mine sunen &y;it be beien. Bi&d;enc o &d;ire mon-schipe; bi-&d;[e]nc o &d;ire moder. bi-&d;enc a mire lare; &T;u e&a;rt mi b&a;rn deore. Loka her &t;a tittes; &t;at &t;u suke mid &t;ine lippes. Lou war hire &t;a wifmon; &t;a &t;e a &d;as weoreld i-b&a;r. Leo w&a;r here &t;a wombe; &t;e &t;u l&a;ie inne swa longe. Leo war here &t;a ilke likame; Ne do &t;u me neuere &t;ane scome. &t;at ich for &t;ine &t;inge; mid s&a;xe me of-stinge. Nu hit is vmbe seoue &y;ere; &t;at &t;u weren here. and al forewarde &t;u breke; toward &t;ine breo&d;er; &T;u weore his mon bi-cumen; and he &t;e leouede also his sone. A&d;es &t;u him swore; swiken &t;at &t;u noldest. &T;u hauest woh & [he] haue[&d;] riht; &t;at is &t;e swi&t;e muchel pliht. & ouer s&a; &t;u li&d;e; al buten l&a;ue. to Alfinge kinge; & nome his dohter &y;eonge. Swa &t;u woldest mid ferde; faren to &t;issen e&a;rde. and don &t;e seoluen bisemar; fehten wit &t;ine bro&d;er. &y;if Denemarkene king idrecched &t;e neuede; & su&d;&d;en &t;u come. and herm her iuore; & &a;f[t] wendest ouer s&a;. & nu &t;u &a;rt sel icumen; Nu &t;u e&a;rt londes weldent. & us scal beon &t;e wurse; Mid uncu&d;e mannen. &t;u wlt &t;i cun quelle; Ne sculde na cniht. h&a;r&y;ien; &t;&a;r he hauede ha[m]es iwald; no e&a;f[t] on his cuh&d;e. qued-schipe wurchen; Ah leoue sune Brennes. bei &t;i starke &t;onc. leie a-dun &t;in h&a;re-scrud; & &t;inne rede sceld. and &t;i sper longe; & &t;i swerd stronge. and ilef &t;ire moder; & leoue &t;inne bro&d;er. Vrnen ire teares; ouer hire leores. Brennes &t;at is&a;h; & sor&y;eden on his heorte. let cliden hi((s)) gare; &t;at hit grund sohte. He sc&a;t his riche sceld; feor ut in &t;ene feld. awei he warp his gode breond; & of mid &t;ere burne. Brennes and his moder. mildelichen ferden. in &a;nne bradne feld; and Belin him to-&y;en%nes. &T;a weop &t;e breo&d;er; al swa ((dede)) &t;e o&d;er. &T;a spec &t;e moder; milde mid mu&d;e. &Y;it bu&d; mine leoue; sunen; li&d;e&d; to-somne. & iwur&d;e&d; s&a;hte; and euer on blisse. Cusse[&d;] and cluppe[&d;] cu&d;ie meies; Cnihtes &y;it beo&d; bo&d;e kene. while ich wes quene; Nis hit noht un-huhtlic. incker moder inc hate&d;; &T;er heo hom custen. &t;e weren kinges bearn; bi-feoren &t;a twam ferden. freond-scipe makeden; Bemen &t;er bleowen. blisse wes on folke; &t;er weore segge songe. &t;er were pipen i-magge; &t;er wes swa muchel mureh&d;e. &t;at ne mihte heo beon na-mare; &T;us iwera&d; Brennes. s&a;ht whit his bro&d;er; &T;a makeden heo ane la&d;unge. of heore leoue folke; &t;at al comen to Lundene. uppe wite of feowerti punden; to &t;an husting%ge. bi-foren Belin kinge; &T;a weoren al &t;as leoden. at Lundene isomed; &T;er wes Belin &t;e king. and al his kine-riche. Bruttes & Scottes; & moni scone. &t;ein &T;er wes &t;e Duc of Burgoine; Brennes ihaten. Weoren &t;a bro&d;erne; bli&d;e on here mode. & al &t;a twa ferden; of moni ane e&a;rde. &T;e king%ges nomen to r&a;de; at riche heore monnen. &t;at heo wolden mid ferde; faren in-to France. In France weore l&a;wen; sulku&d;e a &t;an dawen. & selcu&d;e tidende; for &t;er were feower kinges. Belin seide to Brenne; Fare we bliue. in tou-warde France; & mid fehte hit biwinnen. Heo bleuwen heore bemen; & buden here ferde. and to &t;ere s&a; wenden; & wel ouer com%men. Mid nihen hundred scipene; heo commen in-to hauene. heo commen in-to &t;en lond; [an]d neo&d;er[ed]en &t;a leoden. Com &t;a ti&d;ende; to &t;an feouwer king%gen. &t;at Belin king wes icumen; & &t;e duc Brenne. mid unimete ferde; to bi-winne France; To-gadere &t;e kinges come; & &a;&d;es heo sweoren &t;at heo wolde libben to-gadere. o&d;er liggen; & euer-&a;lc o&d;er. halden for bro&d;er; Mid a&d;en heo hit bi-h&a;ten. and ful wel hit heolden; Heo som%meneden heore ferde. &t;e wes feond-liche stor; & heo ferden bliue. towar[d] Beline; Brennes mid his ferde. wes bi-foren Beline; To-g&a;dere come &t;eos kinges. mid heore here-&d;ringes; Ferde whit ferde. feon-liche; feu[&d;]ten; Scottes & Bruttes. bei[ene] to-gaderes; Belin here l&a;uerd. heom biforen wende; Brennes bisides. mid his folke of Burguine; Heo smiten to-g&a;dere. helmes &t;ere gullen. breken brade sperren; bordes &t;er sc&a;nden. redde blod scede; rinkas feollen. &t;er wes muchel gristbat; &t;er wes cumene f&a;l. weoren &t;a hulles and &t;a d&a;les iwri&y;en mid &t;e d&a;den; Belin ibr&a;id up his helm; & clipede to Brennes. Ne isihst &t;u leoue bro[&d;]er; heou breo&d;e&d; &t;a Frensce. & &t;a ferde of unker londe; isund &y;et stondet. Grei&d;e we us seoluen; mid grimme oure r&a;sen. & heom on ileggen; mid orde and mid egge. Brennes wes swi&d;e bald; & &t;is wel bi-leouede. Al heo heom slowen; &t;e heo aneh comen. and &t;as feower kinges; heo leiden to &t;an grunde. Whulc riche mon &t;er at-fleh; in-to castle he abeh. & heo him after ferden; mid spere. & mi[d] swerde. Nes &t;er nan o&d;er li&d;; &y;if heo nalden &y;ernen gri&d;. &t;ene castel heo nomen; hine seulfne and his folke slo&y;en. &T;us heo &t;urh-eoden; Francene &t;eode. In &t;an ilca((n)) &y;ere; wes Belin kaisere. and Brennes his bro&d;er; beiene togaderes. for heo hauede France; mid fehte bi-wunnen. and alle &t;a fre londes; &t;e leien in-to France. &T;a hauede heo muche riche; irumed to honde. &t;eo speken heo to-gadere; &t;a sele ibro&d;eren. and seide &t;at heo wolden; halden hustinge. of allen &t;at l[eo]den &t;e heore l&a;wen leoueden; & of al &t;an londen; &t;e stoden on heore heonden. and &t;urh heore alre dome; heo wolden f&a;re to Rome. to wreken o &t;on folke; Remus &t;ene feire. &t;e Romulus his bro&d;er; in Rome of-sloh. &t;er bi-foren fele &y;ere; for al &t;at mon-kun wes &t;a &y;et &t;ere. Al &t;a kinges &t;us duden; swa heom-self demmeden. heo gadere[de] heore ferde; in Francene e&a;rde. &T;a &t;at folc wes icumen; sone heo fusden. for &t;er wes swa mochel folc; & swa vnimete. &t;at a neuere nane walde; ne mihte hit al halde. Heo ferden ouer Mungiu; mid muchelen here ferden. seo[&d;]&d;en heo ferden; ful iwis; &t;er me clip&d; Munt Senis. heo nomen al Taurins and Iuorie; & alle &t;e bur&y;ewes of Lu[m]bardie. Vers&a;us and Pauie; & Cremuinne; Melan. Pl&a;ucence & Buluine. &t;et w&a;ter heo ouer-ferden of Taurim; & seo[&d;]&d;en heo ferden ouer Bardun. Tuscan heo habbe[&d;] al bi-wunnen; i Salome heo slowe monie &t;usend monnen. Swa heo nehlehte toward Rome; to late heom &t;uste are heo &t;er comen & &t;at Romeanisce floc; swi&d;e wes of-fered. for heom comen stronge tidinge; from Belin &t;on kinge. Haueden al &t;a reuen; &t;e [w]unede in Rome. and alle &t;a riche gumen; &t;a Rome burwe walden. iloked tweiene eorles; i &t;on ilka &y;e&a;re. &t;e sculden witen &t;at lond; & wissien &t;a leoden. & l&a;den here ferde; wher hit neod weore. for heore beire nome; ich &t;e wulle telle. &t;e an hehte Gabius; &t;e o&d;er Prosenna. &T;eos ilke eorles weren kene; ohte men and wel idone. and al &t;at Romanisce folc; ferde bi heore r&a;de. &T;eos eorles comen to Rome; to &t;an red-fulle monen. axeden heom r&a;ddes; of swulchere neode. whe&d;er heo boden ferde; whit Belinne to fehten. &t;e heo speken him wit; & seo&d;&d;e axeden his gri&d;. &T;a weoren in Rome; wise men on dome. and &d;ohten bi-pechen Belin; mid heore pr&a;t-wrenchen. Heo nomen heom to r&a;de; and to som-rune. &t;at noht heo nolden fehten; no heore ferd lea[d]e. Ah we wullet gan a leo&d;e; and leoue we wulle[&d;] wurchen. we wulle[&d;] setten heom an hond; al &t;is Romanisce lond. & wur[&d;]ien heom in leoden; al swa mon lauerd scal. &y;euen heom seluer and gold; and bi-techen heom al &t;is lond. &y;euen heom garisum; swa heo wulle[&d;] kepe. vre childre to &y;isle; &y;ef heo swa wulle&d;; &a;lc%ches barunes sune; &t;e i &t;issere burh wune&d;. &t;eo scullen beon icorne. and swi&d;e wel iborne. childre swi&d;e hendi; &y;isles feor and twenti. & &a;lche &y;er of golde; ten hundred punde; &T;a king%ges buh stronge; and of ferrene lond. Heo habbe&d; swa muche folc; swa nes n&a;uer e&a;r on ferde. &T;e kinges beo&d; &y;unge; of &a;hte &y;issinge. Sone swa heo ihurden swulch worde; don heo hit wulle&d;. for heo ne mawen bidde mare; buten &t;at we &y;ernen heore &a;re. & &y;if we mawen swa wel don; &t;at heo &t;is wullen vnder-fon. & bi-leuen oure leoden; and faren to heore londe. seo&d;&d;en we sculle&d; bi-g[i]nnen; to don ure wille. for betere is &t;at we leosen; leoue oure children. &t;anne we nimen swulne r&a;d; &t;at we allen beo deade. and al Rome burh; mid fure for-berne[d]. & al &t;at liggende lond; &t;at li&d; in-to Rome. beo al bi-r&a;iued; &t;e nu stonde[&d;] riche. For &y;if hit wulle[&d;] Teruagant; &t;e [i]s oure god of &t;isse lond. her-mid we sculle[&d;] heom bi-charren; & seo[&d;]&d;en heom amarren. &t;at ne sculle[&d;] heo nauere isunde; cumen to heore londe. &T;a seiden heo in halle &T;isne read halde we alle. &T;eos eorles heom gereden; mid godliche scruden. & nomen mid heo[m] cnihtes; swa feole swa heom &t;uhte. ha leopen an heore feire hors; bi-wri&y;en mid f&a;ire palle. &A;lc mon nom an honde; ane scale of rede golde. Feouwer daies fulle; for&d;-ward heo wenden. &t;at heo comen to &t;on e&a;rde; &t;er Belin wes mid his ferde. & Brennes his bro[&d;]er; beiene to-somne. Heo axeden a&d;elinges; wer leye &t;a kinges. Me heo[m] tahte &t;a feldes; &t;er weoren &t;are kingene t&a;ld%des. Heo ferden bi-liue; &t;at &t;ider heo comen li&d;e. Heom &t;uhte muchel ferlich; of al &t;eon folke; wher hit al i-numen weore; &t;at heo isei&y;en &t;ere. Heo isei&y;en Belin king; bu&y;en ut of telde. & heo lihten adun; & leofliche on [cneow]en forn at &t;an kinge. heo fullen to folde; L&a;uerd &t;ine &a;re. for &t;u &a;rt leodene king; We &t;e a&y;eue&d; Rome; & al &t;a riche. & al &t;a londes; &t;e ligge[&d;] in-to Rome. & alle &t;e madmes; &t;at we on horde habbe[&d;]. & swa muchel garsum%me; swa &t;ine gumen kepe&d;. & &a;&d;es we sulle[&d;] &t;e swerien; &t;at we &t;e nulle[&d;] swiken. uppen ure godd wel idon. &t;e is icliped Dagon; We swullen &t;ine men bi-comen. & &t;ine mon-scipe heien; mid allen oure mihten. daies and nihtes; and we &t;e wulle[&d;] bi-techen. ut of &t;issere riche; feur and twenti &y;unge. riche monne childere; &t;e scullen beon alle icorne. and swi&d;e hei&y;e iborne; We scullen of &t;issere &t;eode. cumen to &t;ire neode. and whuder &t;u hatest; for &t;u &a;rt ure h&a;rre. & to swulche forward; we beo&d; hidere isende. & we bidde&d; &t;ine &a;re; nu & auere-mare. &T;e king wes stille; & &t;a swiken speken ille. he weonden &t;at hit weoren so&d;; &t;at heo iseid haueden. ah al heo &t;ohten o&d;er; to sl&a;n Belin king & his bro&d;er. &T;eo hit up br&a;c; hit wes god &t;at he spec. Wel &y;e me bi-hatet; halde &y;eif &y;e wulle&d;. eow swal beon &t;e betere; To swuche forewarde. fon ich hit wulle & &y;e scullen of me halden; and habben me for harre. & habben freoliche eoure lond; & we freond iwur&d;en. To-daie a seouen-nihte; bringe&d; me her rihtte. gold & gersume; &y;eoue and eower &y;isles. & cumen her on fore; &t;e h&a;xete of Rome. & swerie me &a;&d;es; &t;at &a;&d; heom scel iwur&d;en. & bi-cumen nu mine men; & mine monscipe h&a;ien. & &y;if &y;e &t;is nulle&d;; alle ich &y;eow aquelle. Ah swi&d;e ham ride&d;; leou wer here ich eow abide. &Y;if &y;e speke&d; mid rihte; come&d; to-d&a;i a seouen-nihte. and &y;if &y;e speke&d; wowe. bi-l&a;uet inne Rome; & ((ich)) eou wullen to faren. & bringen eou sorwen an kare. &T;eos swiken gunnen ride; ham into Rome. & &y;arekeden heore &y;eouen; & alle heore &y;isles. & to heore d&a;ie brohten; to Beline kinge. & he heom faire vnder-feng; and freond-scipe bi-hehte. &Y;isles heo him &y;eouen sone; & his men bicome. and he mid &t;an ilke foreward; fusde eft a&y;enward. & &t;a swiken sone ferden to Rome; Belin & Brenne beie to-so[m]ne. nomen heom to r&a;de; & to som-rune. &t;at heo wolden li&d;en; &t;urh-out Lumbardie. and faren to Alemainne; & &t;a a&d;elene bi-winnen. &T;a Almainnisce men weoren; of here cume warre. & heo gadere[den] heom to-&y;eines; strongliche ferden. of alle &t;eon londe; &t;on keiser h&a;fde an honde. & &t;a Romanisce men; ful &y;&a;re hit ise&y;en. &t;at Belin & Brennes. beiene weoren ifarenne. Heo &y;&a;rkeden r&a;h&d;en. twa &t;usend rideres. and swi&d;e an hi&y;ende; senden heom efter. Heo letten for&d; bi-siden; an-o&t;er folc riden. ten &t;usend kempen; alle icudde. &t;at heo bi-foren comen; &t;an kaiser to helpe. &t;e wolde a&y;en king Belin; feht ihalden. & &t;at Romanisce floc; riden heom bihinden. Heo &t;ohten heom beon on-fest; &t;er &t;e hulles weore mest. & senden heom arewen; i &t;on weie narewe. s[lea]n heore lauerd Belin; & his bro&d;er mid him. Heo for&y;eten here &y;isles; & &t;at gri&d; &t;at heo &y;urden. &a;&d;es and &t;a treu&t;en; &t;er-fore heo hauede teonen. Belin & his bro&d;er; beien weoren warre. of &t;on swike-dome; &t;e heom com of Rome. &t;a haueden heo &t;a m&a;re &a;ie; of &t;an Alemainnisce kaisere. &T;a speken heo mid r&a;de; for heo haueden neode. &t;at Brennes & his fer((de)) a&y;en faren sculde. fehten wih &t;at Romanisce folc; & fellen &y;ef heo mihten. & Belin b&a;h ouer mu[n]t; mid muclen his streng&d;e. to feahten wi&d; &t;on keisere; & wih &t;on Alemainisce here. fondien on fehte; &y;if he hine ouer-cumen m&a;hte; & whe&d;er heore of &t;en bro&d;eren. &t;e &a;rht his f&a;ht ouer-come; come on-&y;ean sonen. to helpen &t;on o&d;er; &T;e folc of Burguine. ferde a&y;an mid Brenne; of France and Peitou. sworen him & plicten; of &t;an Maine & of &t;an Turuine. treuliche him h&a;rden; of Normandie & of Flaundres. freoliche him fulsten; & of Loh&a;renne; heo li&d;e to mid streng&d;e. & &t;at folc of Ca[s]cuine; &t;e noht n&a;lden gri&d;ien. & folc of fele leode; &t;e li&d;e for&d; mid Brennen. to &t;an Romanisce men; &t;e heom &a;fter uoren. Brenne and his folc; heom to comen. Anan swa heo isei&y;en; Brennes; bu&y;e heo[m] to-&y;ennes. swa &t;at Romainnisce folc; sohte to fl&a;inde. & heo heom &a;fter foren; and monie &t;er fullen. & swi&d;e monie &t;er fluwen; & ferden to Rome. & Brennes &t;e riche; softe heom beh &a;fter. mid starkere fore; ferde to-ward Rome. and Belin &t;e a&d;el king; wes in Alemainne. Ferde he hauede inoh; muchel and vni-feie. Bruttes & Wailsce; Scottes & Densce. &t;er wes Godlac; &t;e king; &t;e god wes to neode. &T;a iherden tellen; &t;e ten &t;usend cnihtes. &t;e weoren icumen; of Rome; &t;an keisere to fulsten. &t;at Brennes &t;e riche; ferde touward Rome. and summe heore men i-sl&a;&y;ene; & summe to-driuene; nomen heom r&a;de. &t;at &t;eonenen heo wolden riden; riht touward Rome. e&a;re Brennes &t;ider come. &T;at word com to Belinne; of Brennes his bro&d;er. heo he hauede itaken on; & al whet he haueden idon. And o&d;er sonde &t;er com; &t;e sone him talde. &t;at tweie &t;usend cnihtes; &t;e werren i &d;on Alemainnesce fehte. wolden a&y;en sone; faren in-to Rome. & al makeden heore faren; alse ha wolden a &t;are niht faren. Belin wes swi&d;e wis; & warscipe him folweden. he hauede monie Alemains; mid agge to-heowen. and monie he ledde isunde; mid him ibunden. He hauede tweine wisse men; i &t;on fuhte bi-wunnen. &t;eo cu&d;e &t;es londen lawen; and speken whit &t;on leoden. Belin king heom to sp&a;c; & &t;us heom wi&d; spilede. Ihere &y;e cnihtes; whet ich eow wulle cu&d;en. Ic inc habbe beiene; an inne mine benden. &Y;if &y;et wulle[&d;] after r&a;de faren; ich [inc] wulle freoi&y;en. mid gode r&a;ue bi-hon; and makien inc riche. faren mid me suluen; & ich inckere freond wur&d;e. &y;if &y;it me wulle&d; laden; &t;e cunne &t;as leoden. riht to &t;an weie. &t;e &y;it witen ful wel &t;ar &t;is Romanisce folc; for&d; wulle&d; riden. and we heom sculle&d; fon on; & heom wi[&d;] fahten; feollen oure feondes. & faren after Brenne. & li&d;en mid r&a;de; and Rome bi-liggen. and &t;is [ich] inc bi-seche; &t;at al we wur&d;en sele. &T;a cnihtes weoren wise; & ful &y;ere-witele. & al ham iwurden; &t;e Belin heom to-&y;ernde. and heom ma((r))kede for&d;; touward Munt-giu heo ferden. in-to ane mucele b&a;che; &t;a munte bi-halues. &t;er heo for&d; sculden cumen; &t;a weoren &t;a gumen feie. Belin wes bi hullen; swi&d;e-liche stille. &t;a comen li&d;en; &t;a weore Rom-leoden. Belin heom to leop; bi-foren & bi-hinden. &T;eo cnihtes weoren vnwepned; &t;a &t;e w&a;ne heom wes &y;eue&d;e. heo wenden to beon sikere; &t;eo Belin heom on sohte. Ne nomen heo nonne cniht quic; ah alle heo heom aqualden. for nauede Belin nan cnihte; &t;et he n&a;s &t;ere god kimp%pe. ne neauere nenne herd-swein; &t;at he ne fahte alse &t;ein. ne n&a;uer n&a;nne hird-cnaue; &t;at he nas wod on his la&y;e. &T;at faht bi-gon at mid-niht; & [laste] &t;at hit wes d&a;iliht. & swa &t;ene d&a;i longe; heo wenden seo[&d;]&d;en &t;a muntes. and qualden alle &t;a ilke; &t;e aniht weoren atcropene. Belin a &d;ene m&a;r&y;en; letten blawen his bemen. & beonnede his ferde; hahte for&d;-rihtes. riden &t;en%ne ilke w&a;i; &t;e for&d; into Rome l&a;i. &a;fter Brenne his bro[&d;]er; &t;e heom bi-foren wes. Brennes hit hirde suggen; & his bro&d;er a-bad. For&d; heo b[u]&y;en beiene; &t;at heo come to Rome buri. &T;a burh heo bileien; mid heore leod-ferden. &T;et folc. &t;er wi&d;-innen; heom ohtliche wi&d; fehten. Belin & Brenne; heo bileien al abeoten. and &t;a o&d;ere hem scuten to; sc&a;rpe gares. Ofte heo letten grund-hat l&a;d; gliden heom an heore h&a;fd. stockes & stanes; & strales hate. and swi&d;e wel heo wereden. &t;a walles of Rome; &T;er fore alle &t;an cr&a;ften; &t;e heo uten cu&d;%&d;en. ne for alle &t;en fuhte; &t;e heore ferde makede. ne mihten heo Rome-wal; nawiht onwalden. ah heo loseden monie &t;usend; godere monnen. & tuwen heom fram &t;an walle; wa wes heore herten. &T;e king him bi-&d;ohten; whet heo don mihten. and seiden heom bi-twenen; Lete&d; comen sonen. &t;a feouwer and twenti children; &t;e we habbe&d; to &y;islen. and do&d; up an waritreo; &t;er-on heo scullen winden. & wreken &t;an si&d;es; and ure wi&d;er-i-winnen. for &y;et we scullen heom to li&d;en; swa heom bi&d; &a;lre l&a;[&d;]est. &T;e furken. weoren ar&a;red; heo teuwen up &t;a &y;isles. and heom &t;er hengen; bi-foren heore eldren. Wa wes heore faderen; &t;eo heo i-sei&y;en heore be&a;rn. hangen. Mid mu&d;en heo seiden; mid a&d;en heo hit sworen. &t;er-fore hit sculden iwur&d;en; muchele &t;a wurse. swa &t;at for dea&d;e ne for lif; nalden heo nauere makien gri&d;. for &t;at weoren &t;a richcheste; & &t;a alre h&a;h&y;este & &t;a rad-fulleste. &t;e wuneden in Rome; &t;at bi-foren heore e&y;enen. bi-hu((l))den and i-se&y;en; &t;at heore bern me on-heng. on he&y;e trouwen; &T;a orles weorne iwende; swi&d;e for &t;eonne. &t;e heom wite solden; Gabius and Prosenna into Lumbardie. in-to &t;on leode efter monkunne; &t;e heom sculden [fulsten]. to helpene heore monne; a&y;en Belinne and Brenne. &T;a com &t;er a mon irnen; from &t;an twam eorlen. &t;e brohte writ-runen; in-to &t;ere burh of Rome. &t;at seide heom to so&d;e; &t;at &t;a eorles comen. in &t;er ilke nihte; mid ten &t;usend cnihten. & mid ferde vnimete; of monnen on foten. &t;e sculden cumen bi-halues; & Belin king aquellen. and Brennes his bro&d;er; beiene to-gadere. &Y;if &y;e me wulle[&d;] ileuen; a-nan swa hit beo&d; auen. sende&d; ut cnihtes; & bi-ginne&d; to fihten. &a;r hit beo mid-niht; ich sugge eow hit so&d;-riht. come[&d;] mid heore mannen; Gabius and Prosenna. &t;e sculle&d; eow wur&d;liche wreken; on eower [wi]((&t;er-i))winnen. A-nan swa &t;e d&a;i wes a-gan; swa heo &y;eten openeden letten ut cnihtes; bigunnnen muchele fihtes. swa heo fehten al niht; &t;at hit wes d&a;i-liht. &T;a com &t;er fusen; vnimete ferde. Gabius an Prosenna; mid muchele mon-kinne. ut of Lumbardie; and li&d;en touward Brenne. & [he] heom faht wi&d;; feondliche swi&d;e. & Belin him resde to. to &t;an Romanisce folke; & heo fusden swi&d;e. &T;e faht wes unimete; &t;er wes ballu riue. Bruttes &t;er fullen; Belin and Brennes. burstes &t;are h&a;fden; & &t;a Romanisce men. remden heom uuenen; Whet wolde &y;e her ni&d;inges. mid &t;e Bruttisce kinge; wende &y;e mid ginnen. Romen bi-winnen; wenden &y;e mid fehten. to fellen uren leoden; & beon eow seluen riche. and welden al Rome; &Y;e scullen drinken eowre blod; balu eow is &y;eue&d;e. &Y;e beo&d; ure bernenne bone; &t;er-fore &y;e sculle&d; breo&d;en. fallen and ure leoden; swa eow bi&d; alre l&a;&d;ust. Belin & Brennes; bu&y;en heom fram &t;an fuhte. wih-innen are muchele dic; &t;e heo h&a;fden ilet d&a;lfen. &t;at heore folc mihten swi&d;e wel; wunien wi&d;-innen. &T;er-innen heo speken; &t;er-inne heo runden. ane lutle while; ne leaste hit na-wiht ane mile. and &t;us heo seiden heom bi-twune; &Y;if we hennen fare&d; &t;us. alle heo wulle&d; &a;fter us; and &y;if hit swa il[i]mppe&d;; &t;at we ham cumen li&d;en. heorten we haueden sare; and ure cun &a;d-wit auere-mare. Ah ga we heom on mid sweorde; for al heo beo&d; ((for[lorn]e)) ((& ureke ue)) ure wine-m&a;ies. for leouere us is here mid manscipe to fallen; &t;anne we heonne i-sunde far%ren. ure frenden to scare; &T;e while &t;e heo &t;us speken. and spileden mid worden; wende &t;a &t;eodisce men. &t;at Belin wolden &t;enne; and seiden heom bi-twenen. in &t;ere burh of Rome; Nu heo wulle&d; heonnen. nulle&d; heo na-mare fehten; ah Belin and his bro&d;er. al heo &d;o[&d;]ten o&d;er; Heo senden ut of Rome. cnihtes wel idone; feowerti hundred. to h&a;&y;en ane castele; to kepen Belin king and his bro&d;er Brennes. and baldeliche whi[&d;] fehten; and &t;a o&d;ere of Rome; riden heom bi-hinden. and sl&a;n heom bi-twenen; and wreken ore tounen. &T;e cnihtes weoren on fore; fer ut of Rome. &T;a hehte Belin. & Brennes his bro&d;er; Lihte&d; of eowre blanken. and stonde&d; on eowre sconken; and kerue&d; eowre spere longe. & makiet heom scorte; & stronge; scradie&d; eower sceldes. al of &t;e smal enden; and we eow wulle&d; bi-foren. libben o&d;er liggen; & auer-alc god mon; harde hine sulue. for her scullen &t;e w&a;dlen; alle i-wur&d;en riche. Blawen ore bemen; and banne&d; ore ferde. and maken we of ure u&a;ren; fihtie ferden; and on auer-alche h&a;pe. herto&y;e st&a;pne. &t;a heom makie balde; and to-gadere halde. & wenden to &t;en walle; on &a;uer-&a;lchere halue. hi&y;e[n]d-liche fo we on; for alle we scullen wel don. &T;eo blewen heo here bemen; &t;at heo of Rome hit sculden iheren. and heo ut iwenden; ohte kempen. &T;a i-se&y;en heo of Rome; Belin & his bro[&d;]ere. &t;a clupeden heo lude; &y;eond &t;are leoden. Nu fle&d; ure ifan; nu we sculle&d; heom to gan. Mid &t;e forwarde monnen; ut wenden Prosenna. Gabius him com &a;fter; mid fifti hundred cnihtes. mid alle heore wepnen; &t;e weoren vniw&a;lde. &T;a o&d;ere weoren swifte; heore wepnen weoren lihte. heo leiden to-gadere; & feon-liche fuhten. Weoren heo of Rome; alle ridinde. &t;a o[&d;]ere a-foten; and fengen heom to-&y;&a;ines. and slowen alle heore hors; here h&a;p wes &t;e l&a;ttere. Gabius heo slowe; Prosenna heo nomen. heo duden heore wille; of &t;an Rom-monen. alle heo slowen; &t;at heom a&y;en stoden. Heo breken &t;a Rom-walles; on auer-ache halue. and binnen heo i-wenden; and &t;a burh awelden. Biwunnen heo Rome; &t;e riche burh wel idone. &t;er heo funden michel gold; & g&a;rsume uni-mete. Heo unbunde &t;a locun; drowen ut &t;a bai&y;es. &t;a palles & &t;a purpres; &t;e iworht weore in Puill alle &t;a ma&d;emes; &t;e weoren monie kunnes. &T;er wes moni wrehche; sone iwor&d;en riche. al &t;a seouen nihte; his iwil &t;ar hefde &a;lc cniht. of seoluere and of golde; inoh of &t;on londe. Letten &t;a kinges; don f&a;ire &t;inges. timbrien &t;a hallen; b&a;ten &t;a walles. &t;e &t;er weoren to-brokene; mid &t;eon balu fehte. Letten heo climben on h&a;h; cleopien to &t;on folke &t;at &t;e kinges heom speken wi&d;. & &t;er setten heore gri&d;. &t;at ne wur&d;e na man swa wod; &t;at of o&t;ere falle his blod. ne of his &a;hte &y;erne; buten he hit &y;euen him wulle. And alle &t;e fl&a;men; &t;e iflowe bu&d; of Rome. &t;e a&y;an wulle&d; cumen; &t;es kinges gri&d; wilni&a;n. a[nd] bi-cumen &t;es kinges mon; alse we hit &a;r cu&d;den. cumen al mid sibben; and her heore lif libben. and habben &t;a ilke l&a;&y;en; &t;e stoden bi heore &a;ldre d&a;wen. And Belin ure h&a;&y;e king; hit bi-t&a;che&d; Brenne. &t;e sc&a;l bi-l&a;uen here; and beon eower k&a;isere. and him-seolf wule li&d;en; and eower l&a;ue habben. nen he wule bu&y;en; in-to Brutt&a;ine. W&a;lle muchel wes &t;a wop; &t;&a; Belin &t;eonne wende. ah heo weoren ifrouuer[d] sone; for &t;an riche-dom of Rome. Brennes &t;er bo&y;ede; king of Lumbardie. and Belin gon wenden; in-to &t;isse londe. Lette he &y;eond his castles; makie kine-wur&d;e werkes. rihten alle &t;&a; hallen; & stronginen &t;&a; walles. bulden &t;a bures; h&a;ien &t;a toures. and swa &t;is wunliche lond; mid wur&d;-scipe w&a;lden. & Brennes walde Rome; fulle fiftene &y;ere. &t;a endede Brennes; wel wes Romanisce folc &t;&a;s. Heo seolf nomen heore lond; and heolden on heore hond. burh. & heore bliss&a;; seo&d;&d;en Brennes wes de&a;d. & Belin i &d;isse londe; makede l&a;&y;en stronge. & la&y;en swi&d;e gode; &t;e bi his liue stoden. Belin ferde to Wales; & anne burh makede. he heo makeda &a;[&d;]&d;ele; uppen Uske &t;an w&a;tere. Of &t;on ilke flode. &t;e king hire nome funde; &t;an king heo wes deore. K&a;ir Usch. heo n&a;mde; and seo&d;&d;en heo wes ih&a;ten. Kair Lion; ich wullen seggen &t;e for wan. Vmbe feole &y;ere; &a;fter Belinnes for&d;-fare. [herden &t;e men of Rome of Belinnes dea&t;e] * and seiden heom bi-twenen; While he dude us tuone. Nu is &t;e king iburied; Wrake we us on Bruttes. & in-to &t;an londen we sullen faren; bringen &t;er sorwen & kare. Hider heo gunnen senden; of Romanisce ende. feower fer-r&a;dene; &t;a we clipie&d; ferden. &t;e weoren on &t;an ilke d&a;&y;en; legiuns ihaten. werren on alche legiun; &t;us feole leod-kempen. six &t;usend; & six hundred & sixti iferen. &T;eos comen bi wateren; of weorren heo weoren wise. heo duden i &t;isse londe; alle leode sorwen. and auer o &t;on ende; heom-seoluen weoren isunde. & auer-alche wintre; inne Wales heo wuneden. Heo iwunne &t;e burh Kair Uske; and &t;er-inne heo wuneden. a &t;at her com li&d;en; ma of heore leoden. For ilke legiuns; heo clupeden Kair Usc. Kaer Liun; Seo[&d;]&d;en her com o&d;er mon-cun; &t;e heo cleopeden Kaerliun. Nu ich &t;e habben iseid; hu hit is igan. of Kaerliun bi Glom-margan; Fo we &y;et to Beline to &t;an blisfulle kinge. &t;a he h&a;uede imaked &t;as burh; & heo inemned Kaer Usc. &T;a &t;e burh wes strong and hende; &t;eo gon he &t;onnen wenden. he wende riht to Lundene; &t;e burh he leoue[de] swi&d;e. He bigon &t;er ane ture; &t;e strengeste of al &t;e tune. and mid muchele ginne; a &y;&a;t &t;er-vnder makede. &t;eo clupede men hit Bel&y;&a;s-&y;ate; nu and auere-mare. &t;e nome stonde[&d;] &t;are; Leouede Belin &t;e king; in alre blisse. and alle his leoden; leoueden hine swi&d;e. An his d&a;ies wes swa mochel m&a;te; &t;at hit wes vnimete. &t;at folc &t;urh heore. drunken; moni &t;usend swulten. &T;e king leouede longe; &t;at hit com touward his ende. &t;at i Lundene he wes d&a;d; sari wes his du[&y;]e&d;e. wa wes heom on liue; for &t;&a;s kinges d&a;&d;e. Heo ferden to his horde. and nome &t;er muche deal goldes; heo makeden ane tunne of golde. and of &y;imme. &t;ene king heo duden &t;er-inne; &t;at wes here louer[d] Belin. vp heo hine duden he&y;e; an ufen-meste &t;an turre. &t;at me mihte hine bi-halden; wide &y;eon &t;eon londe. &T;at heo duden for muchelere luue; for he wes here dure l&a;uerd. &T;us iuor al Belin king; seo[&d;]&d;en com his sune Gurguint. Gurguint Ber[t]ruc. heh[te] his sune; wellen &a;&d;ele wes &t;e gume. welle wi[t]er wes &t;er a mon; and wisliche heold his cune-dom. S&a;hte and sibbe he luuede; unstronge monnen he leo&d;ede. gri&d; he heolde al-se his f&a;der; god mid &t;on bezste. bute &t;at &t;a Densce men; dunrih[t] at-soken. &t;at heo to Brut-londe nolden maren senden. gold ne garsume; ne gauel of &t;on londe. Gurguint hine bi-&t;ohte. what he don m&a;hte; he seonde his sonde. wide &y;en his londe; he beonnede his folc; & &y;&a;reke((de)) ferde. muchele and grete; mid monnen vnimete. He to scipe wende; & fram &t;an londe h&a;lde. ofer &t;ane saltne strem; sel hit him &t;uhte. A &t;ene o&d;erne d&a;i; he com to Denemarke. he iwende uppe &t;at lond; &a;fter his iwille. he axede gauel of &t;an londe; &t;e his fader hauede an honde. &t;e Gudlac king him &y;af. mid godene iwille; &T;a seide Gudlakes sune. mid gromiende speche. &Y;if mi f&a;der dude his wille nulle ich hit naht iwur&d;en. ah fare he ut of mine londe. &y;if he wulle libbe; &T;at word com to Gurguint. &t;e wes Brut-londes king; W[he]r beo&d; mine &t;eines. wher beo&d; mine sweines; wher beo&d; mine kempes. and mine kene men; Eorne&d; and e&a;rne. and al &t;is lond bearne&d;; and alle &t;a men sl&a;&d;. &t;e &y;e cume&d; neh. and heore children and heore wif. werpe&d; in-to &t;e w&a;teren; and breke&d; heore walles. & berne[&d;] heore halles; se&a;lle[&d;] heore tures. & swale&d; heore bures. & swa heo sculden under-stonden. &t;at ich am king of Brut-londe; and &t;at heo a&y;en me to &y;elden. alse heo duden Belin kinge; For&d; iwende &t;at hired. swa &t;&a; king h&a;hte; heo dude &t;er muchele hermes. mid h&a;h&y;ere streng&d;e; &T;e king of &t;an londe; mid muchelere genge. com to-&y;e((i))nes Gurguint; mid godliche streng&d;e. Heo fuhten wunderliche i-noh. and Gurguint Denemarkene king of-sloh. & his Densce ferde; he felden to &t;an grunde. He ferden to &t;an bur&y;en; and him alle on-bu&y;en. and alle he aw&a;lde; betere and wurse. His men heo bi-comen; and &a;&d;es him sworen & &a;fter cure heo him &y;euen; &t;reo hundred &y;isles. and al swa muchel g&a;rsume; swa Gudlac king bihehte. &t;a Belin inne freode; and alle his iueren. And Gurguint &t;a iuende; a&y;&a;n in-to &t;isse londe. Ase he ferden on his w&a;i; bi &t;an ende of Orcanai. &t;a fonde he i s&a;-flod; &t;ritti scipe gode. of wapmen and of wif-men. &t;e schipe wel a-fulle[d]; mid fele cunne wepnen. swi&d;e ibone; &T;uhte Gurguint &t;on kinge. h&a;r-of swi&d;e s&a;llic &t;ing; whet &t;at scipen weoren. &t;e he ifunde &t;ere; He sende ane sonde him to. and h&a;hte heom suggen; wannen heo weoren. and whet heo &t;er sohten; and &y;if heo wolden speken him wih; and &y;ernen &t;es kinges gri&d;. &T;a enswerede; heore alre lauerd. We wulle&d; speken him wi&d;; and &y;eornen his gri&d;. Heo to-gaderen come; and gri&d; heo nomen sone. &T;a que&d; Pantolaus; wi&d; Gurguint he speke &t;us. We beo[&d;] s&a;-werie men; mid wedere bi-driuene. Ich h&a;hte Pantolaus; and &t;u art l&a;uerd oue[r] us. we beo&d; a &t;ine londe bi-cumen; &t;ine la&y;en we bi-luuie[&d;]. and us alle &t;u miht walden; &a;ftere &t;ine iwille. Of Spaine ich wes ut idriuen; and al mi driht-liche folc. swi&d;e muchel we habbeo&d; i-soht; bi &t;isse s&a;-rime. a lond &t;e us were li&d;e; &t;e we mihten on libben. ne ma&y;e we hit ifinden; for n&a;uer n&a;ne &t;inge. lond to ure leoden; &t;er we ma&y;en to li&d;en. We habbe&d; ihaued moni burst; moni hunger & moni &t;urst. moni walc moni wind; bi wilde &t;isse watere. Nu we bidde&d; &t;in &a;re; ne ma&y;e we drien hit na-mare. and &y;if hit weoren &t;in i-wille; and &t;u hit don woldest. to &y;ifuen us an ende; i &t;ine kin%ne-londe. we wulle&d; &t;ine men beon; &t;ine mon-scipe herien. & &t;e leofuen wi&d;; a to ure liue. &T;a ensw&a;rde Gurguint; &t;at wes Brut-londes king. Nulle ich na so don; ah eower monradene ic wulle fon. and ich eow wulle senden. in-to ane londe; for ich nat whet &y;e beo&d;. ne whannen &y;e icume beo&d;; Ah &y;e scullen habben l&a;des-men. and for&d; &y;e scullen li&d;en; & ich eow wullen lanen. of mine leod-folke fouwerti hundred cnihtes; &t;e gode beo&d; on fihte. Heo sculle&d; eow &t;at lond bi-taken; &t;er &y;e sculle&d; libben. and eower la&y;en setten; to rihten eore leoden. Gurguint heom sende; in-to Irlonde; &t;ar nas nauer nan man. seo&d;&d;en Noes flod hit hauede ouer-gan; & Gurguint for&d; wende. into &t;isse londe; and Pantolaus &t;er &y;eonde wunde; wel mid &t;on beste. and lette hine clepie king; & his wif quene. And he sette st[r]onge lawen; to steowien his folke. for heo haueden inne s&a;; seorwen ibidene. fulle seouen &y;ere; heo misliche foren. Heore cla&d;es weoren iwerede; and vuele heo weoren ig&a;rede. nakede heo weoren; and na&d;ing ne rohten. wha heore le((o))me s&a;&y;e; alle &t;e on heom weoren. & &t;us heo ladden heore la&y;en; and longe heo il&a;sten. & Gurguint i &t;isse londe; leouede mid blisse. & he huld god gri&d;; &t;e while &t;e i-laste his lif. in Kaer Liun he wes dea[d]; seorhful wes his du&y;e&d;e. Anne sune he hauede; aht mon; Gu[e]ncelin ihaten. he walde &t;is lond and &t;as du[&y;e]&d;e; &a;fter his fader d&a;ie. &T;es wes &t;ur&d;-ut alle &t;ing; cl&a;ne mon and god king. he ledde swi&d;e feir lif; & he h&a;fde a god wif. Marcie men heo clupede; &t;at is &y;et widene cu&d;. nu and auere-mare; is taken of here heare. &T;eo quene leornede anne craft; heo wes a boken wel itaht. heo leornede hire l&a;re; leofliche on heorten. of hire wisdome; sprong &t;at word wide. &t;at heo wes swi&d;e wis of wordliche dome. &T;a makede heo ane l&a;&y;e; and l&a;ide &y;eon &t;at leode. &t;eos la&y;e wes al iworhte; Bruttes nemneden &t;a la&y;en. &a;fter &t;are lafuedi; to so&d;en wihuten wene. &t;e la&y;e hehte Marciane; Seo[&d;]&d;en &t;er-&a;fter. monie hundred wintre; com Alfred &t;e king. Englelondes deorling; and wrat &t;a la&y;en on Englis. ase heo wes &a;r on Bruttisc; and wh&a;rfde hire nome on his d&a;&y;e. and cleopede heo M&a;rcene la&y;e; Ah &t;et I &t;e sugge. &t;urh alle &t;ing; ne makede heo noh[t] &a;rst &A;lured king. ah heo makede &t;a quene; &t;e me M&a;rcie cleopede. and &A;lured heo seide on Englisc; &t;is is seo&d; ful iwis. H&a;fde &t;as wise quene; bi hire weoreld-kinge. &a;nne lutelne sune; Sillius ihaten. nefde heo children na ma; &t;er-foren wes &t;ere quene wa. Nefde &t;is child Sillius; buten seouen &y;e&a;ra. &t;a his fader wes d&a;d. and his du&y;e&d;e bi-le&a;fde; His moder nom &t;as riche; and mid r&a;de heo walde. & wiste wel hire sone; a mid hire-seolue. &T;a &t;e sune wes swa ald; &t;at he wes an horse bald. &t;a makede heo hine king; his folke hit wes iqueme. He wes a god mon; & softe he wolde libben. ne leouede he noht half his lif; &t;at him ne com his d&a;d-sih. He bi-lefde tweie sunen; &t;a tuwen &t;es fader &t;&a;uwes. &T;e aldre h&a;hte Rummarus; &t;e &y;ungere h&a;hte Damus. Rummarus wes ane while king; and seo&d;&d;en Damus hit onfenge. &T;es Damus on his deie; ane chiuese him ich&a;s. he hauede bi &t;are wimman; enne swi&d;e wandliche sune. Morpidus ihaten; monnene strengest. of maine and of &t;eauwe; of alle &t;issere &t;eode. &T;es b((i))&y;et &t;esne kinedom; &t;urh kenschipe muchele. cniht he wes swi&d;e strong; kene and custi muchel and long. of alle &t;ingen heo weore god; &y;i[f] heo neore to-wamed. A-nan se he wes wra&d; wi[&d;] eni mon; i &t;an stude he hine wolde sl&a;n. nere he na swa riche cniht; &t;at he hine ne sloh for&d;-riht. weore hit rih[t] hit woh; i &t;on stude he hine sloh. & sone swa he iwra&d; glad; he dude al &t;at me hine bad. Ah hit wes muchel h&a;rme. of ane mon swa hende; &t;at &t;urh his wra&d;&d;e. his wi[t] wes awemmed; A &d;on ilke time; com &t;e duc of Moraine. in-to &t;isse londe; leode to h&a;rme. ferde bi &t;ere s&a;-brimme; and monie burstes dude. he makede muchel r&a;flac; r&a;h he wes on fihte. &A;fter s&a; he forh la&d;; to Nor&d;humberlonde. &t;er he gon bulde castel swi&d;e strongne. al abuten hi[m] &t;at londe; he nom to his a&y;ere hond. Morpidus &t;e balde; iw&a;r&d; him abolwen. and sende &y;eond &t;&a;s &a;rde; & sommnede ferde. and com to &t;on duke; al bi lihte d&a;ie. &T;er wes moni god Brut and moni bisi kempen. &t;eo fihten wi&d; &t;one duke; al &t;ene d&a;i longe. &T;a hit wes muchel uppe non; &t;e king &t;ene duc ouer-com. he turnde to fleme; and he &a;fter him ferde. &T;er he sloh &t;ene duc; and al his du&y;e&d;e. &a;r &t;e d&a;i weoren agon; d&a;d heo weoren alle. mid swi&d;e stronge fih[te]; &t;et wes mid rihte. and alle &t;a he funde; a-marwe in &t;on londe. o&d;er mid fure he lette hom sl&a;n; o&d;er he heom lette quic flan. Mid mu&d;e heo hit seiden; &t;eo &t;at hit ise&y;en. &t;at Morpidus mid his honden; &t;urh h&a;h&y;ere streng&d;e. seouen hundred of-sloh; and swende mid wepnen. He lette makien ane dich; &t;e wes long and swi&d;e deop. and he lette al &t;at wel; weorpen &t;er an innen. &T;a huld he ane stunde; his lond mid isunde. inn gri&d;e and inne fri&d;e; and freo-liche on folke. Wnder &t;on h&a;r com tidinde; salcu&d; to londe. and hit wes sone icu&d;; Morpidun &t;an king &t;at wes icumen of &t;are s&a;. a deor swi&d;e sellich; frommard Irlonde. com hider li&d;en; and bi &t;on s&a;-rime. rasde to &t;on folke; Oft an one d&a;ie. hit makede an hundred f&a;ie; and &a;ft to &t;are s&a; wende. &t;e w&a;ld-sc&a;&d;e lu&d;ere; &t;enne hit &a;ft wende a&y;an. w&a;r&d;e hit heom gr&a;tte; &T;us hit to londe b&a;h. and werede &t;eos leoden; &t;at folc hit agaste; tunes hit aweste. &t;at folc a-w[a]i hald; an aulchere halue. &T;e king hit harde seggen; and s&a;ri wes an hurten. &t;i&d;erward wende &t;e king; him-seolue to w&a;ine. to-ward &t;on deore; &t;er he d&a;&d; f&a;hte. &T;a he com su&d; swa feor; &t;er &t;e feond wunede. &t;a hahte he al his hird-folc; faren to are bur&y;e. and h&a;hte heom &t;er abiden; and ane he gon riden. &T;a he for&d; wende; wapnen he ladde. &t;at wes a kene sweord; and enne koker fulne flan. enne bo&y;e swi&d;e strong; and a spere swi&d;e long. &a;t his sadele an &a;x; and &a;t &t;e o&d;er h&a;lue an hond-s&a;x. and for&d; he gon wenden; to-warde &t;an ende. &t;er he herde suggen; &t;at &t;e feond wonede. Swa longe he ferde; &t;at he hit ifunde. and he lette fuse him to; flan swu&d;e kene. and alle him to sende; and seo[&d;]&d;en him neor wende. he ferde on his stede; sulc he walde awede. &T;a his fl&a;n weoren iscoten; &t;&a; iw&a;rd his bo&y;e to-broken. he igrap his spere. stronge; &t;er he pihte hit o &t;on londe. and he &a;rde to &t;on deore; and s[m]at hit a &t;an sweore. &t;at &t;e deor feol abac; and &t;e sc&a;ft al to-brac. And &t;at deor up astod; and r&a;sde o &t;ene stede. and for-bat him &t;a breste; ban and &t;a senuwen. &t;at &t;a lihte and &t;a liuere; feollen on eor&d;en. And &t;e king droh his sweord; &t;e him wes itase. and &t;et deor he smat a-nan; uppe &t;at h&a;ued-b&a;n. &t;at &t;et sweord in de&a;f; and &t;a hilt on his hand br&a;c. And &t;at deor to-dede his ch&a;fles; and to &t;an kinge weo&d;ede. and for-bat hine amidden a twa; &t;at wes &t;at fiht idon. &T;us ferde &t;e king; for he wes to kene. for &t;e mon is muchel sot; &t;e nime&d; to him-seoluen. mare &t;onne he ma&y;en walden; he s&a;l halden &t;e ra&d;er. for vnr&a;d is swi&d;e r&a;h; his lauerd he let reosen. and auer vmbe stunde; felle&d; hine to &t;e grunde. &T;et folc wes swi&d;e s&a;ri; for sorwen &t;es kinges. and hit wes bli&d;e; for d&a;[&d;]&d;en of &t;on deore. &T;e king h&a;fden fif sunen; bi feire his quene. &T;e aldest hehte Gorbo[ni]an; welle &a;&d;el wes &t;ere a mon. Argal h&a;hte &t;e o&d;er; &t;e wes Gorbonianes bro&d;er. &T;e &t;ridde h&a;hte; Elidur; &t;e feor&d;e Ingenes. &t;e fifte Peredur; &T;e &a;ldeste bro&d;er. Gorbo[n]ian; he iw&a;r&d; king in &t;isse londe. he wes swi&d;e so&d;-fest; and swi&d;e wel i&d;&a;wed. rad-ful and rihtwis; and a mete run-hende. He heold &t;is lond stille; al &a;fter his iwille. mid treouscipe gode; &t;e while his tir l&a;ste. and &t;us he hine huld an h&a;fne; &t;at com his liues ende. inne Lundene he li&d;; s&a;ri weoren his leode. &T;er-&a;fter com &t;e o&d;er; Argal his bro&d;er. &t;e wes next him iboren; seo&d;&d;en he wes king icorn. &T;is wes &t;e for-cu&d;&d;este mon; &t;e &a;fre hedde kinedom. vnriht him wes leof; and riht-wis-nesse him wes la&d;. what-se h&a;fde richedom; he hine makede wr&a;cche mon. his gode men he hatede; &t;a uuele he h&a;h&y;ede. al his motinge; was ful of &y;itsinge. He somnede to-g&a;dere; g&a;rsumme muchele. & &a;uere he &t;ohte embe uuel; and swulche weoren his dede. &T;us ladde Argal his lif; fram &y;u&y;e&d;e to his d&a;d-si&d;. To-g&a;dere com%men &t;a riche men; &t;e a&y;e weoren & m&a;hti. & makeden heore hustinge; mid h&a;here wra[&d;]&d;e. Plihten mid honden; &t;at heo wel hulden. &t;urh alle &t;ing flemen Argal heore king; and ut heo hine flemden. feor of &t;issen earde; and nomen &t;ene o&d;er. Elidur his bro&d;er; &T;is wes &t;e &t;ridde. heo afengen hine mid sibbe; & makeden hine to kinge. &t;e cniht wes swi&d;e kene; he wes of his speche. &a;lche monne imete; wi&d; &t;a goden he wes duhti. and sturne wi&d; &t;a dusie; Argal &t;e wes idriuen ut. drof him wes on heorte; he ferde feor &y;eond moni lon[d]. and fondede &t;an leoden; he bi-so&d;te moni-enne king. and monienne keiser; monienne richene &t;ein. monienne baldne swein; he bi-sohte al &t;at folc. &t;er he for[&d;] ferde; &t;at heo him solde helpen. to muchelure neode; mid streng&d;e o&d;er mid ginne. his lond to bi-winne; Ne mihte he neuere finden mon; &t;e him wolde &y;ette beon. &t;e him oht wolde fulsten; &t;at he hider fore. ne na&d;ing him bi-h&a;ten; &t;at heo him wolden helpen. &T;a wes Argal &t;e king; &a;rm on his mode. seorhful on heorte; for his muchele burste. Argal hine bi-&d;ohte; whet he don mihte. &t;at he wolde a&y;en fare; and fondien his bro&d;er. and war he mihte of his monnen; &a;ie milce ifinden. Hit wes vmbe fif winter; seo&d;&d;e he heonne ferde. seo&d;&d;en he &t;as seor&y;e; him-seolfen h&a;fde itimbred. &t;a lette he hine atlichen; and wende to &t;issen londe. wi&d; his a&y;ene kun; he hine vncu&d; makede. ne i-cneow hine nauere na man; &t;e hine &a;r ise&y;en h&a;fden. He fr&a;inede &t;is leod-folc; &a;fter heore kineleouerde. & heo him &t;ene king tahten; &t;er he hun[t]ede on comelan. wi&d; his hird-iferen; i &t;on wude of Kalatere. &T;eone king he i-mette; and mildeliche hine i-gr&a;tte. L&a;uerd king qua&d; Argal; h&a;il wur&d; &t;u an isunde. &T;u &a;rt mi bro[&d;]er Elidur; e&a;di beo &t;u &a;uere. ne der ich noht kennen; for &t;isses londes monnen. &t;at ich her king weore; leste heo me icneowen. ah ich bidde &t;ine &a;re; nu and &a;uere-mare. &T;a qua&d; Elidur &t;e king; &t;i cume me is iqueme. To his bro&d;er he com; and leofliche hine custe. &t;er Elidur &t;e king; weop mid his e&y;enen. and mid muchelen &a;dmeden; &a;&d;elede his bro&d;er. and lette hine l&a;den; leofliche and stille. in-to ane castle; Clud wes ihaten. and lette hine ba&d;ien; and beddien feire. and du&y;eliche hine biwitten; and his namen d&a;rnen. What iherden auere suggen; a s&a;&y;en o&d;er a spelle. &t;at &a;uere &a;ni bro[&d;]er dude &t;us for o&d;er; &t;at Elidur &t;e king; dude for Argale. &T;e king hine braeid s&a;c; alse &t;eah hit seo&d; weore. &t;e king l&a;i on bure; s&a;riliche on beadde. He sende his sonde; &y;eond his kinelonde; lette la&d;ien him to. al his leod-&t;eines; mid wurden and mid writen. &t;e dude heom wel to witen; &t;at ne mihte he no lengere libben on e&a;r&d;e. ah of heom &t;e king wolde. habben read. for hi&y;enliche he weoren d&a;d; and heo him redden. wher his lich mihte bezst leggen; &T;et word wes cu&d; &y;eond &t;is lond. and come &t;eos cnihtes to burh &t;is kinges; to muchelen hustinge. &T;e king and his bro&d;er; weoren in ane bure. &t;e&a;r heo h&a;fden wel i&y;eten; and seo&d;&d;en idrunken. &T;e king eoden to bedde; & his bro&d;er hiine hudde. and mid him his leoueste men; &t;e he wuste on liue. feowerti gode cnihtes; mid burnen wel idihten. mid sweorden & mid schelden; alse heo to fehte sculden. &T;e king l&a;i in his b&a;dde; alse &t;&a;h he ne mihte libben; in &t;&a;re burh he sende word. bi his beste wikeneren and h&a;hten his drihliche folc; stilleluker dremen. for ((his)) h&a;hued oc s&a; swe&d;en; &t;at he ne mihte idri&y;en. to ih&a;ren &t;ene muchele drem; of swa feole mannen. &T;e king lette witen his dur%ren; &t;at ne moste &t;er na mon in cumen. ne wi&d;-inne &t;on castel-buri; na quic mon iboren. bute &t;e king mid his seonden &a;fter him sende; &T;e king aras of bedde. and burne he warp on rigge; and nam onne his honde. ane wi-&a;xe stronge; and clup%pede into bure. Argal his bro&d;er; And nomen heore sonde. and in-to &t;ere burh senden; &a;fter &t;on hehste &t;ringe. &t;at he comen to &t;en kinge. Seone swa he to bure com; &t;e king hine inom. and he him wr&a;&d; to; ase he hine wolde anho. & him abuten urnen; cnihtes swi[&d;]e sturne. alse heo wolden mid heonden; al hine to-heowen. &T;us seiden Elidur &t;e king; Nu ich &t;e wulle quellen. bute &t;u beo stille; and don al mine wille. &T;us andswerde &t;e &t;ein; Ich hit wulle don f&a;in. Bi-cum her mines bro&d;er mon; &y;if &t;u &t;i lif wult habbe. &T;is is Argal &t;e king; &t;e of e&a;rde wes iflemed. &t;e is nu hider icumen; and eower king scal iwur&d;en. &T;e &t;ein swi&d;e stille; dude al &t;es kinges wille. and seo[&d;]&d;en &t;e king hine lette don; in-to ane derne bure. & lette enne cniht; e&a;rne &a;fter an o&d;er. eorle. and swa he &t;er a-gon; ase &t;e o&d;er h&a;fde idon. &T;us dude Elidur &t;e king; bi allen &t;eos eorlen. bi ane and bi ane; &t;at he heom h&a;fde al clane. &T;a dude he an-o&d;er; nom he his bro&d;er. mid muchelere blisse; to Eowrwik hine brohte. &t;er weoren &t;eos leoden; ili&d;enned to-gadere. At-foren al his folke; he his kinehelm on-feng. & sette hit on his bro&d;er h&a;fd; & h&a;f hine to kinge. &A;uer seo[&d;]&d;en iwar&d; Argal; a&d;elest &a;rle kingen. &t;at vuel he al for-lette; &t;at gode he imette. iw&a;r&d; he swi&d;e milde; &t;an &y;unge and &t;an alden. & wi&d; alle monnen ful iwis; iw&a;r&d; &t;e king riht-wis. &T;is lond wes ista&d;eled; & stod i &t;on ilke. fulle ten &y;ere; &t;a iw&a;r&d; &t;e king vn-fere. swa &t;e king seoc l&a;i; &t;reo wiken & enne d&a;i. ne mihte he &t;er-of beon h&a;l; ah d&a;d wes &t;e king Argal. &T;a comen al &t;eos leoden li&d;en to-somne; and nomen eft Elidur. & duden hine to his a[&d;]&d;elen; heuen hine to kinge. mid h&a;&y;ere blisse; and hit ane stunde. stod on him-seolue; & Elidur wes &a;&d;elest; of alle his mon-cunne. Iuienes and Perredur ise&y;en &t;at Elidur. wes eft i-wur&d;en leod-king; ouer &t;isse londe. Heo somneden muchel folke; of feole cunne monnen. and ledden here ferde; wide &y;eond &t;issen &a;rde. To-g&a;dere com Elidur; Ingenes & Peredur. s&a;r-liche heo feohte; & f&a;lden heore cnihtes. &T;a sette i &t;on fuhte. Elidur to fl&a;nne; and his bro&d;eren him &a;fter. mid alle here m&a;hte; Ingenes & Perredur. nomen &t;ene king Elidur; heo hine l&a;dde to Lundene. s&a;ri weoren his leoden; In are swi&d;e stronge tur; heo duden &t;ene king Elidur. moni &y;er and moni d&a;i; &t;e king in &t;&a;re ture l&a;i. and his bro&d;[er]en gunnen li&d;en; wide &y;eond &t;eos leoden. Iuienes h&a;fde half &t;is londe; riht bi &t;ere Humbre. al &t;esne su&d; ende; he heold an his heonde. & Peredur h&a;fde nor&d;; al bi &t;ere Humbre for&d;. & seo&d;&d;en &t;er-&a;fter; al to-g&a;deren he hit ahte. for Ingenes ne leouede; buten seouen &y;eren. &T;a nom Peredur; al &t;is lond. and sette an his a&y;ere hond; & he iwar&d; him swu&d;e lu&d;er. & l&a;h al his folke; &T;&a; com &t;e f&a;r-liche d&a;d. & falde hine to grunde; swa vuele he luuede his lif. &t;at &t;e Scucke hine i-fenge; &T;&a; somnede al &t;is leod-folc. in-to Lundene ferden; & nomen ut Elidur. &t;er he l&a;i in are tur; and duden &t;er a selcu&d; &t;ing. makeden hine &t;ridde ch&a;rre king. &T;a i-war&d; he swa duhti; swa &t;e d&a;i feire. alle folc he dude riht; wel wes &t;isse londe idiht. inne blisse leouede; his leode to murh&d;e. & &t;a he sculde of liue wende; he h&a;fde feiren ende. &T;a com his bro&d;er sune; Gorbonianes. &t;e wes &t;e formeste; of &t;&a;n fif bro&d;eren. &t;e cniht wes ihaten Lador; he wes &t;isse londes king. ah Lador ne luuede; buten ane lutle wile. &A;fter him com Morgan; sune Argales. a &y;er he hulde &t;as leoden; and seo&d;&d;en he dun l&a;i. &A;nmaunus h&a;hte &t;e o&d;er; &t;e wes Morganus bro&d;er. &t;eos weoren mannes sunes; &t;eos &a;r weoren kinges. &T;es ilke Enmaunus; heold his kinelond &t;us. &t;at nas na &t;ein in &t;issen londe; &t;at nalde hine f&a;in sl&a;n mid his honden. and al his folc he hatede; and al he hit h&a;nde. wi&d; al folc he wes wi&d;erward; &t;e Wurse hine leouede. and his a&y;ene heredmen; hine to dea&d;e hateden. Neo&d;eles on ende; &t;at folc of &t;issen londen. fusden hine and fl&a;mden. feor of &t;issen &a;rde. for he wes swa wi&d;erward; heo driuen hine of &t;is &a;r[de]. mid seorwen and mid seore; ne com he her nauer-mare. To-gadere com%men &t;e h&a;hste; eorles of &t;issen londe. and curen heom enne king; of ane cnihte &t;e wes kene. he wes Inienes sune; of Peredures kunne. icume. Iwallo h&a;hte &t;e king; he wes god &t;urh alle &t;ing. wel he braid on deade; efter his alderen. of alre godnesse; &t;e gume wes il&a;red. he h&a;fde gode &t;&a;wes; his &t;eode wes &t;&a; betere. A[c] hit wes ladlich burst; &t;at he ne moste libben. na lengere &t;ene seouen &y;ere; ne mosten he luuien here. d&a;d wes Iwallo &t;e king; his du&y;e&d;e he bil&a;fde. Seo&d;&d;en her rixlede a king; Rime wes ihaten. he wes Peredures b&a;ren; he wes Elidures bro&d;er. Seo&d;&d;en com Goronces; sune Elidures. Seo&d;&d;en wes Catulus; his f&a;der h&a;hte Goroncius. Seo&d;&d;en com Coillus; his bro&d;er h&a;hte Catulus. Seo&d;&d;en com Porex king; he wes of &t;eon kunne. Seo[&d;]&d;en com Cherin; he wes Porexus cun; Ah Cherin leouede longe. inne &t;isse londe; ah &t;a o&d;er six kinges. &t;e &a;r weoren on londe; ne leouede nan here. fulle &a;hte &y;ere; ah longe leouede here. Cherin. muchel he dronk mede and win; weoren al his du&y;e&d;en. bilefed oppe drenche; and al he leas his wur&d;scipe. for &t;on win-scenche; ne dude nauer o&d;er god. ne grei&d;e on his &t;eode; Ah selliche &t;i[n]ges; weoren of &t;issen kinge; swa he leoueden here. wel feole &y;ere; swa n&a;uere vnleoden. &t;is lond ne iseo&d;ten; ah &t;is lond wes on gri&d;e. and ifulled mid gode; &T;a com &t;e ilke d&a;i. &t;at &t;e king de&a;d l&a;i; &t;a h&a;fde he &t;reo sunen. bi h&a;&y;ere his quene; &t;e aldeste h&a;hte Fulgenius. Aldus [&] Andragus; Ah ful lutle wile. liuede &t;as ilke; &a;lc of heom an stunde. wes king in &t;issen londe; a[c] wi&d;-inne feouwer &y;ere. alle heo weoren d&a;de; her &T;e &y;ungeste of &t;an bre&d;eren. &t;e wes &t;e bezste; Andragus he h&a;hte. enne sune he hehde. Ur%rian h&a;hte &t;at childe; &t;e iw&a;r&d; &t;isse leodes king. a &y;er he leouede; and seo[&d;&d;]en he d&a;d &t;olede. &A;fter &t;on kinge Vrian; wes Eliu[d] his kunnes-mon. &T;a com Cledaus; Doten & Gurguincius. &T;eos ilka &t;reo kinges; heolden &t;as &t;eode. an efter ane; &t;&a;t d&a;d heo weoren alle. ah nawiht heo her ne duden; nou&d;er god ne ufel. Seo[&d;]&d;en com Merian; &t;es wes a swi&d;e hende mon. hundes and hauekes; he h&a;uede vnimete. &t;at &a;uere-elche d&a;i; he pleuwede mid his deoren. Ah he wes swa feir mon; &t;at wif-men hine luueden. &t;er-of he nom &y;emen; ah hit nes him noht iqueme. ah he luuede his quene; &a;uere bi his liue. Seo&d;&d;en wes Bledon his sune; and bl&a;&d;-fest king. he h&a;fde inoh god; and hit his gumen d&a;lde. nes neuer seo&d;[&d;]en n&a; king; swa custi &t;urh alle &t;inge. Seo&d;&d;en wes his sune king; Cap wes ih&a;ten. &A;fter Cap Oein; for elchen vuele he wes fein. Seo&d;&d;en com Sillius; &t;e wes O&a;ines sune. Seo&d;&d;e sone &a;fter &t;et; com a king Bl&a;&d;gabreat. Seo&d;&d;en &t;eos worle wes astolled. ne cu&d;e na mon swa muchel of song; of harpe & of salteriun. of fi&d;ele & of coriun; of timpe & of lire. gleomen him weoren deore; he cu&d;en al &t;eos songes. & &t;at gleo of ilc%che londe; Of him wes muchel speche. &y;eond &t;as woruld-riche; swa &t;at al &t;is mon-cun. &t;at of him iherden tellen; seiden &t;at he wes god. of alle gleo-cr&a;ften; &A;uer wes &t;e king glad. & &a;uere he gomen luueden; & &t;us he l&a;dde his lif. &t;e while &t;e hit il&a;ste; Seo&d;&d;en wes his bro&d;er king. Arkinaus ih&a;ten; he hit heolde seouen &y;eore. i gri&d;e he wunede here; Seo&d;&d;en wes his sune king. &t;e vniseliche luuede; &A;ldolf men cleopeden &t;ene king. his deden weoren for-cu&d;e; Nes nan swa god wif i &t;on londe. &t;e he walde. &y;if heo wes a wiht hende; &t;at he ne makede hore. &t;&a;h hit weoren an eorles wif; he bi-nom hire al hire &a;&d;elen. &t;e &y;unge wifmen & &t;e &a;lde; he makeden to sconde. For &t;isse vniw&a;rste la&y;e; his leode hine hateden. in-to &t;an bare d&a;&d;e; nalde he for &t;on hit bile&a;fue. Seo&d;&d;en com Redion; & r&a;dden &t;issen &t;eoden half &y;er & seouen niht; &t;a wes he d&a;d forh-riht. Seo&d;&d;en Red&a;rt his bro&d;er; lasse while &t;enne &t;e o&d;er. Seo&d;&d;en com an &t;e leouede wel; he h&a;hte Famul-penicel. on his liue he wes swa riche; alle &t;on o&d;ere vniliche. Seo&d;&d;en com a king &t;e h&a;hte Pir; his h&a;[d] wes swulc swa beo&d; gold wir. &t;et al folc wundreden on; wheonene com swa feir mon. &A;fter him com Capor; &t;e king wes on &t;eode. &A;fter him com Eligille; &t;e heold &t;is lond ful stille. &t;es wes a swi&d;e wis mon; & of alle &t;inge wel idon. mid blisse he luuede here; fif & twenti &y;ere. Seo&d;&d;en wes king his sune Heli; &y;eres fulle feouwerti. o&d;er wile he heold gri&d;; & o&d;er while me f&a;ht him wi&d;. He wes a swi&d;e &a;ht gume; & he streonde &t;reo snelle sunen. Lu[d] wes ihaten &t;e an; he wes a swi&d;e &a;ht mon. &t;e midlest Casibellaunus; &t;e &y;ungeste hehte Nennius. &A;fter Heli king &a;hte &t;is lond; Lud his sune wel longe. &t;es wes swi&d;e oht king; and vnimete kene. and he wes swi&d;e riche; for r&a;des he luuede. He ferde &y;eond al &t;is kine-lond; and &a;lche burh he makede strong. castles makede Lud &t;e king; & Lundenne he luuede &t;urh alle king. &T;e &y;eht &t;e Lud king ahte &t;is lond; hehte Lundene Trinouant. and of castles ner &t;er na-&t;ing; bute &t;at tur &t;e makede Belin king. al swa &t;es boc her telle&d; bi-uore; a &t;issen spelle; Lud king lette legge &t;ane wal. abuten &t;e burh of Lundene al; &t;e auere &y;et haue&d; ilast; & swa he wule &y;et wel longe; He letten bulden &t;e hallen. swi&d;e muchele mid alle. he hehte ilchene riche mon; &t;at he d&a;lde his &a;hte atwam. & nome &t;a h&a;luen-dale; and h&a;h bold him makede. and alle &t;&a; vnstronge men; &t;ere burh he duden wi&d;-uten. & he&y;ede &t;&a; burh; and makede heo swi&d;e hende. He leide a-dun &t;ere burh&y;e nome; and nemnede hire &a;fter him-seoluen. & hehten heo Kaer Lud; and ouer-al hit let cu&d;en. &T;at he duden al for &t;on; &t;at s[eo&d;]&d;en sculden moni mon. &t;ennen &t;e king weoren d&a;d; demen of his weorken. Seo&d;&d;en her com vncu[&d;] folc; faren in &t;essere &t;eode. & nemneden &t;a burh Lundin; [an] heore leode-wisen. Seo&d;&d;en comen S&a;xisce men; & Lundene heo cleopeden. &t;e nome ileste longe; inne &t;isse londe. Seo&d;&d;en comen Normans; mid heore ni&d;-craften. and nemneden heo Lundres; &t;eos leodes heo am&a;rden; Swa is al &t;is lond iuaren. for uncu&d;e leoden; &t;eo &t;is londe h&a;bbe&d; bi-wunnen. and ef[t] beo&d; idriuen hennene. And eft hit bi-&y;etten o&d;er&a;; &t;e uncu&d;e weoren. & falden &t;ene &a;lden nomen; &a;fter heore wille. of gode &t;e bur&y;en; & wenden heore nomen. swa &t;at nis her burh nan; in &t;issere Bruttene. &t;at habbe hire nome &a;ld; &t;e me arst hire on-stalde. &T;a gon &t;is lond wenden. &t;at com &t;is kinges ende; Lud king iwar&d; d&a;d. in Lundene me hine leide; &t;er weoren eorles swi&d;e wh&a;te. and leiden &t;ene king bi ane &y;ate; &t;at &y;et me cleope[&d;] ful iwis. Port Lud a Bruttisce; Seo&d;&d;en comen &A;nglisce men. wel waht; and cleupeden hit Ludes&y;ate. and swa hit haue&d; wel longe; o &t;on nome istonde. &T;a weoren &t;er twa children; Ludes sunen kinges. &t;e &a;ldre h&a;hte Androgeus; ((&t;e o&t;er Temelcinus)) &T;as children ((uueren)) lutle. &t;a here fader de&y;ede; &T;a com heore fader bro&d;er. Cassibelaunus; and iw&a;r&d; him-sulf to kinge; and biwuste &t;as children. and leof-liche heom fedde; for luue of his bro&d;er. &T;es Cassibellaunus; wes &t;isses londes king. &t;e leodes hine luueden; for his la&y;en weoren gode. he sette feire &t;eauwes; in &t;issen &t;eoden. and he wes swi&d;e god king; & god cniht &t;urh alle &t;ing. &T;eos children weoxen an hond; &t;at heo mihten halden lond. &t;e king heom &y;ef gode; tweien eorl-domes. Androgeus him wes leouere; and he him Lundene &y;&a;f. & &t;er-mid he &y;&a;f him al Kent; for he him wolde iquemen. & he hehte Tennancius to Cornwale temen; and freoliche &t;as twein bro&d;erne. heolden &t;as eorldomes; buten &t;at heo icneowen. &t;ene king for heore herre; for he wes heore lauerd. and al &t;issere leodene; &T;a wile &t;a heo weoren s&a;hte. & heore men on some; &t;is lond ferde swi&d;e wel. mid sibbe heo hulden; ah seo&d;&d;en heo iw&a;r&d;en w&a;r&d;e. & hit iw&a;r&d; &t;a weorse; swa &t;at Romleode. comen to &t;issen &t;eoden; and sette &y;eld a &t;isse londe. &a;i&d;er seluer & gold; &t;e n&a;uer e&a;r on liue. ne dursten hider li&d;en; axien king of &t;issen londe. &t;at he &y;efue &y;eld in-to Rome; &T;a wes hit ilumpen o &t;an da&y;en. ase we so&d; suggen ma&y;en; &t;at Iulius Scezar wes iuaren. mid vnimete ferde; from Rome. into France; &T;e feond wes iwra&d;&d;ed. Al &t;a londes he bi-won; &t;e he mid e&y;ene lokede on. he &t;ohte to bi-winnen; mid streng&d;en & mid ginnen. al middel-e&a;rdes lond; and halde &t;at worlde in his hond. Ah he ne mihte hit don; al &t;as wurlde under fote. ah &t;a &t;reo dale he biwon; of &t;issere wurlde-riche. fif & fifti kine-lond; he bi-won to his a&y;ere hond. wi&d;-uten his riche; &t;e &a;r l&a;i to Rome. Cniht he wes kene; &y;eond al middel-&a;rde cu&d;. he wes &t;e wisseste mon; of al &t;e worulde-riche. he makede &t;ane kalender; &t;e dihte&d; &t;ane mone&d; & &t;e &y;er. he dihte feole domes; &t;e &y;et stonde&d; ine Rome. Wale &t;at e&a;uere ei sucche mon; in-to [helle] sculde gan. Iulius wende of Rome; mid folke wel idone. he ferde ouer Lumbardie; swa he dude ouer Munt-giwe. he bi[w]on Loherne; & Gascunne Peytou. Normandie & Brittaine; & Luueine & Alemaine. Seo&d;&d;en he h&a;fde iwunnen Gascunne; he charde a&y;en in-to Burgunne. into Flandres he ferde; and makede his schip-f&a;rde. Hit wes an ane time; &t;at &t;e d&a;i wes liht. and &t;e sunne wes swi&d;e briht; and Cezar rad &y;eo[n]d Flaundre lond. an scewede &t;&a;re s&a;-strond; &T;at weder wes swi&d;e li&d;e. and he &t;is lon[d] ikende; &T;a freinede Iulius; & wi[&d;] &t;on folke he spec. &t;us. Wat his &t;at ilke &a;it-lond; &t;at ich mid &a;&y;en iseo. feor ouer s&a;-stram. feir hit me &t;unche&d;; A wis mon &t;us qua&d;. and mid &t;&a;ne k&a;isere sp&a;c; &T;&a;t is a muchel &a;it-lond. of alche gode hit is strong; &t;et Bruttes &a;rest ifeng. &t;er beo&d; duhtie men; Brutaine hit hatte. &t;at lond &t;e &t;u bi-haldest; &T;a sp&a;c Iulius Cezar. he wes wis and swi&d;e iwar; Wel ich hit w&a;t what Bruttis w&a;s. for mine b&a;c hit me sugge&d;; alle we comen of ane kunne. alse &t;e b&a;c hit us cu&d;&d;e[&d;]; Vre aldren weoren i Troie. &t;er heo teone &t;oleden; &a;t &t;on muchele f&a;hte. moni &t;eosend &t;er weoren f&a;ie; &T;a heo weoren ouer-cumen. &t;&a; quahten heo wide; and ferde sichinde lond. &t;er heo mihten on libben; &T;er Bruttus bi-com. and to his liue he wunede &t;er-an; &T;eonnenen come &t;a kinges. &t;e weoren wunder kene; Belin and Brennes. &t;e Rome bi-wunnen; Heo for-ferde Rome. &t;a burh wel idone; heo nomen of Romanisce londe. muchel seoluer; & gold; heore &y;isles heo letten an-hon. heore folc heo letten fordon; &T;et dude Belin and his bro&d;er. ah nou &t;er is an-o&d;er; Ich hahte Iulius Cezar. &t;er-fore is min herte s&a;r. &t;et me mine &a;ldre dude scome; &a;r ich weore mon ibore. Ah nu ich wulle sende in-to &t;on lond; to iwiten at &t;on bezste. &y;if heo me wulle&d; bu&y;en and &y;if heo me wulle&d; senden. gauel of heore londe; for &y;if heo wulle&d; &y;irne gri&d;. nulle ich heom noht fehten wi&d;; Finde&d; me tweien wise men. &t;e wel cunnen a speche; He bi-t&a;hten heom for&d;-riht. a writ &t;e wes al idiht; and gr&a;tte Cassibellaune. &t;ene king of Bruttaine; &T;us seide &t;at writ. &t;e wel bar &t;e ernde; Ich &a;m Iulius Scesar. &t;e of Rome em icumen her; &Y;if &t;u wult &y;irne gri&d;. nele ic &t;e noht fehten wi&d;; And hi&y;endliche me sende. gauel of &t;ine londe; &t;u sulf mi mon bicumen. and for kaisere me halden; for al hit is min a&y;en. &t;at ic iseo mid min &a;&y;en; Cassibellane i-seh &t;at writ. &t;er-fore he wes abol&y;en; he wes wunderliche wrah. for &t;es tidinde him wes l&a;&d;; A writ he lette makien. mid muchere wra&d;&d;e; al wi&d;-ute gr&a;tinge. sende hit Cesar &t;on kinge; &T;at writ to &t;on keisere com. &t;eos wordes weoren &t;er-on idon; Sillich us &t;unche&d; Cezar. &t;u &a;rt swa wis and swa war; &t;at &t;u &t;enchest to beon keisere of alle quike monne. &T;u &a;rt icumen of Rome; &t;ine word beo&d; swi&d;e store. Of ure londe &t;u axest &y;eld; and ne scelt &t;u &t;er-fore &y;&a;lpen. &T;u sulf &a;rt swi&d;e gripel; &t;ine gumen sunden &y;efere. &t;u &t;enchest to setten o &t;in hond; al middel-&a;rdes lond. We beo&d; in ane &a;it-londe; at &t;ere worldes ende. at-stonde &t;e Bruttes biwunne; and [w]e wunie&d; &t;er-on. & freoliche we hit halde&d;; wi&d; alle weoruld-kingen. & &t;e nulle we n&a;uere sende; gauel of ure londe. for &y;if &t;u weore al swa wis; swa ich wende &t;at &t;u weore. &t;enne woldest &t;u vnder-stonde [&t;]&a;t we beo&d; in ure londe. freo and swa scone; swa &t;i folc is of Rome. for ure &a;ldere ut of Troye flu&y;en; and of anne kunne we beo&d; icumen. &t;ine aldren and ure; at Troye wuren ifeire. &Y;if &t;u me wult il&a;iuen. boten &t;u us wullen bil&a;iuen; &t;u scalt of Brutten. muchel balu habben; &t;u and &t;ine iferen. &y;if &t;u auere cumest here; For ure aldren weoren kinges. inne &t;isse londe; Belin & Brenne. beiene to-somne. heo bi-&y;eten Rome; mid richere streng&d;e. and hit is ore irihte; &t;at &t;u an rixlest. & for&d;i &t;u ahtest me to &y;ulden; gauel of &t;ine londe. and &t;u hit halst on unriht; &t;er-fore &t;u scalt habben pliht. for &t;u waldest beon min h&a;rre; & &t;u me sculdest bu&y;en. Cezar iseh &t;is writ; and he hit wra&d;liche biheold. abol&y;en he wes on mode; he weorp hit to his foten. W&a;r beo &y;e mine cnihtes; &t;e gode beo&d; to fihte. Lete&d; &y;arkni mine scipen; for nu we scullen wende. and for&d; we scullen bu&y;en; in-to Bruttaine. and ni[m]en &t;er &t;is londes king; and quic hine for-b&a;rnen. & bi-&y;utten al &t;at lond; to ure a&y;ere hond. Sixti scipen heo makeden; vnime((te)) muchele. &t;eos weoren al neowe; stronge & wel itreowe. of lasse scipen &t;ar weoren swa feole; &t;at nuste na man &t;e tale. &T;eo com heom a wedere; wunderliche feire. heo ferden from stronde; touward &t;isse londe. heo turnden to hauene; inne &t;are Temese. &t;er &t;a Temese and &t;a s&a;; heom-seoleuen imette&d;. Sone come &t;a ti&d;ende; to &t;isse londes kinge. & he hit letten cu&d;en wide; &y;eonde &t;issere &t;eode. &t;at Cezar wes hider icomen; and wra&d; he ha[f]de &t;is lon[d] inumen. Cassibellaune &t;e king; wes war &t;urh alle &t;ing. he wuste wel of heore cume; &t;at hauen of Douere he hauede inu[m]en. &T;er lai mid his ferde; &t;e king of &t;issen earde. &t;ider com ti&d;ende &t;at him w&a;s s&a;r; &t;at icumen wes Iulius Cezar. Moni wes &t;e kempe; &t;e wes mid Cassebellaune &t;e king. & he hafde enne stiwarde; &t;ene wisseste mon of al &t;is &a;rde. Belan he wes ihaten; b&a;&y;es he d&a;lde. he wes cniht swi&d;e r&a;h; to r&a;den ane kinge. vnder &t;en kinge he heolde &t;is lond; and &t;as leoden him hereden. &T;e king hehden his bro&d;er sune; beiene to-somne. &t;e aldre h&a;hte Androgeus. &t;e &y;ungere Tennantius &t;eos weoren beien him bi-foren; eorles swi&d;e balde. Nennius wes &t;eos kinges bro&d;er; n&a;fde he nenne o&d;er. He ferde ut of Cantuarie-burie; mid balden his ferden. Androgeus of Lundene; mid Kentisce leoden. Tennantius of Cornwale; his kempen weore kene. &A;ridius &t;e king; his Scottes he l&a;dde. and Britael com to neode; Nor&d; Walene king. & Gu&a;rta&a;t. &t;e mode; mid &t;on Su&d; Walscen. Co[m] of Galw&a;ie; &A;ssel &t;e gode. com of Muriene; moni spere kene. of alle &t;issen &t;eoden; come to &t;&a;re neode. to Cassibellaune; kinge of &t;issen londe. & &t;ene king l&a;rde; al &t;as leod-cnihtes. &t;at he his freo-scipe; mid fehte biwunne. & he heom an hond salde; swa &t;at he wolde. &t;at fehten he wolde wi&d; Cezar; &t;e axede lon-gauel her. For&d;-ward heo wenden; & his folke fusde. to &t;ere s&a; heo wenden; and Cezar &t;er funden. Of heore [cume wes war Iulius Cezar] he cleopede on his cnihtes; &Y;arewie&d; eow to fihte. for nu is mid ferde icumen; Cassibellaunus. Heo li&d;ede to-gadere; mid heore speren longe. mid axen mid sweorden; mid sc&a;rpe speres orde. hard-liche heo heowen; h&a;lmes &t;er gollen. feonliche heo feohten; hafdes &t;er feollen. And Cesar &t;e keisere; wes vnimete kene. his longe sweord he adroh; and moni mon &t;er-mide aslo&d;. he swonc i &t;on fehte; &t;at al he lauede asweote. He sloh &t;a him neh weoren; alle buten iferen. he dude &t;er muchelne wunde((r)); he sloh &t;er an hundred. of ahtere monnen; &t;e feond mid his m&a;che. &T;at iseh Androgeus; and cleopede his fader. Nennius. and beiene &t;a eorles; bu&y;en heom to-gaderes. mid swi&d;e muchele folke; to-g&a;deren stoden faste. Ise&y;en heo Iulius Cesar; f&a;hten al swa a wilde bar. and heo him to fusden; mid ladliche fehte. & monie of heore feonden; heo f&a;lden to &t;on grunde. &T;a iseh Nennius; w&a;r f&a;ht Cesar Iulius. and he him to rasde; mid r&a;h&a;m his sweorde. vppen &t;ene helm he hine smat; &t;at &t;et sweord in bat. Selku&d; hit &t;u&d;te moni cnihte. &t;at he durste cumen him n&a;h; for &t;a &t;e keisere. wes swa h&a;h. Iulius Cesar ne que&d; nan word; ah he br&a;id ut his sweord. and Nennium he smat &t;a; uppen &t;ene helm swa. &t;at &t;e helm to-h&a;lde; & &t;at h&a;fde bledde. ah he ne blakede no; for he wes cniht wel idon. & Iulius [nefde]. na br&a;&d; ah his brond he up ah&a;f; and Nennius h&a;f vp his sceld; scilde hine sulue. Iulius adun smat; & &t;at sweord a &d;ene scelde bat. Iulius hit wraste; & &t;at sweord stike[de] feste. Iulius &t;at sweord heold; and Nennius &t;ene sceld. & &t;us heo hit longe bi-tu&y;en; ne mihte he &t;at sweord ut dra&y;en. &T;at is&a;h Androgeus; hu uerden Cesar & Nennius. & heo hem to fusde; monie to fulste. &T;a is&a;h Cesar; ti&d;end &t;at him wes s&a;r. he for-lette &t;ene brand; &t;a nefde he noht on his hond. &a; he &t;a feond-liche turnde to fl&a;me. Nennius wende i &t;ane felde; and he turnde his sceld. droh ut &t;ene brande &t;a wes &t;e eorl swi&d;e bald. Monie Romanisce men; mid &t;on sweorde he leide adun. he wes moniennes monnes bone; & monianne he dude scome. Ah &t;at he mid &t;an sweorde smat; &t;er-riht hit i-wat. al &t;at he &t;er-mid at-ran; weore hit fl&a;s weore hit ban. &t;urh &t;eos sweordes wunde; heo fullen to &t;on grunde. Alle d&a;i wes &t;at f[i]ht[e]. a &t;et com &t;e &t;estere niht; Iulius &t;e kaisere. mid alle &t;an Romanisce here; dalden from &t;an fihte. al bi &t;ustere nihte; to h&a;rber&y;e heo wenden. uppen &t;are s&a;-stronde; heo bi-lefden bi-&a;ften. twenti hundred cnihten; &t;eo leien under scelden. i-sl&a;&y;en &y;eond &t;on felden; Cesar iwende to his bedde. his men weoren of-dredde; inne biwakeden in &t;ere nihte. &t;ritti hundred cnihten; mid helmen & mid burnen. & mid stelene sweorden; Iulius Cesar. he wes &y;ep and swu&d;e i-w&a;r; he is&a;h his muchele lure. & of m&a;re he h&a;fde kare; he a-ras to &t;an mid-nihte. and bannede his cnihtes; and seide heom &t;at heo wolden faren. and fleon of &t;issen londe; faren into Flandre. and beo &t;er wuniende; a &t;at he ise&y;en his time. &t;at he mihten &a;ft cumen li&d;en; Heo ferden forh-rihte. to scipe al bi nihte; heo h&a;fden swi&d;e fair weder. & wenden into Flandre; A-mar&y;en &t;a hit d&a;i wes. &t;e king mid his du&y;e&d;e; &y;arekede his ferde; & wende to &t;an fihte. &T;eo was Romanisce folc; iuaren from here [l]onde. &t;at ne funden heo nauer enne; of Cesares monnen. &T;a weoren Bruttes; bli&d;e an heore mode. muchel wes &t;a blisse; &t;at heo makeden mid iwisse. and sone &t;er-&a;fter s&a;ri heo wur&d;en; & Cassibellaune &t;e king. iwar&d; s&a;ri &t;urh alle &t;ing; for Nennius his bro&d;er. ne mihte finden bote; of his h&a;fued-wunde. &t;e Iulius smat mid honde; ne &t;urh nenne l&a;che-cr&a;fte. ne mihte he lif habben; Nes &t;er nan o&d;er r&a;d. buten Nennius iwar&d; d&a;[d]; & Nennius was il&a;id. at &t;on nor&d; &y;&a;te i Lundene; &T;e king n&a;m enne marmestan. & lette hine mid golde bi-gon; mid golde and mid &y;imme. his bro&d;er he leide &t;er-inne; mid riche-dome &t;a Bruttes. Nennium bi-burden; Nu &t;u miht iheren sulke[&d;] word &t;e king nom &t;at ilke sweorde. &t;at Nennius his bro&d;er biwan; of Iulius Cesare. and l&a;ide hit bi his bro&d;er; &t;at hit his bone weore. W&a;s &t;e stelene brond; swi&d;e brad & swi&d;e long. &t;er-on weoren igrauen; feole cunne boc-stauen. &a; &d;ere hilte wes igrauen; &t;at &t;a sweord wes i-cleoped. inne Rome Crocia Mors; swa &t;at sweord h&a;hte. for hit hauede muchele mahte; &T;er-mide &t;e keisere. &t;r&a;tede &a;lches londes here; for nas n&a;uere &t;e ilke bern. &t;e auere i-boren weoren; &t;at of &t;en ilke sweorde. enne swipe hefde; &t;at he of his likame. lette &a;nne drope blod; &t;at he nes sone d&a;d. neore he noht swa dohti; Iulius mid his ferde. l&a;i inne Flandre; &T;at word com to France. heou he iuaren h&a;fde; & hu he w&a;s mid his f&a;rde; i-fl&a;mde of &t;issen earde. &T;a weoren &t;a Frensce men; &t;er-fore swi((&t;e)) u&a;ine. for toward Iulius heo h&a;fden grome. & for &t;i weoren f&a;in of his scome; &A;lc Frensc-mon &t;e wes aht. h&a;f&d; hine selfne bi-&t;oht; and seide to his iuere. Ne wur&d;e he nauere is&a;le; &t;e nu and auere-mare. bu&y;e [to] Cesare; &t;e Bruttes habbe&d; ouer-cumen. & of heore londe idriuen; Nulle we him nauere h&a;ren. ne h&a;lde for ure h&a;rre; a[c] wih him we scullen. ure freo-scipe. mid fehte bi-tellen; for ne sunde we na bli&d;ere. &t;enne beo&d; &t;a Bruttes; &t;e hine habbeo&d; ut idriuen. & his cnihtes ((i))sl&a;&y;en; &T;is ih&a;rden segge Iulius. &t;at &t;a Frenscen speken &t;us; & &t;at heo speken of &t;r&a;tte. & of prute ibeote; He wende into France. mid muchelen his ferde; alse heo noht ne cu&d;e. &t;at heo him vuel walden; & sende &y;eond al France. &a;fter his freo monnen; &t;at heo comen him to. alswa heo sculden to heore herre don; Alle heo comen him ((to)). & alle hine custen; & alle hine gr&a;tten. & heore grame d&a;rnden; Iulius wes swi&d;e wis. and war on his &t;onke; he lette bringen muchel gold. and g&a;rsume store; &a;rst he &y;&a;f. &t;&a;n h&a;hste. &t;e eoden him n&a;xte; &y;efuen swi&d;e riche. of r&a;den his golde; auerelcne cnihte; he &y;ef &y;eoue brihte. mid &t;ere &y;eue he heom ouer-com; &t;at wes &t;a &t;at bezste iwan. & freoliche him bi-h&a;hte; habben &t;at heo scolden. &T;a weoren heo his freond; &t;e &a;r weoren his fulle fon. Wh&a;r is &t;e ilke mon; &t;at me ne m&a;i mid mede ouer-gan. &t;urh &t;a luue of &t;an feo; feond-scipe aleggen. makien feolle ifreond; &t;&a;h heo weoren i-u&a;iede. Nu spac Iulius Cesar; he wes wis and swi&d;e iwar. I-here&d; mine Frensce men; mine freo cnihtes. Ich wulle sende to Rome; to mine monnen wel idone. &t;at heo me sende for&d;-rihtes; fif hundred cnihtes. for &y;et ich wulle wenden; in-to Brut-londe. & &y;e me scullen u&a;ren mid; mid muchelere streng&d;e. & &t;at lond ich wulle biwinnen; & &t;a bet eow scel iwur&d;en. for eowre muchele wur&d;-scipe; weole &y;e scullen habben, Alle eowre flemede men; mid mire freondscipen cumen a&y;&a;n; for &y;ifuen ich wulle witen. & &t;e wr&a;cchen makien richen; freo &y;e scullen iwur&d;en; & mine freond-scipe habben. &T;a answare[de] &t;at hired; mid h&a;h&y;ere stefne. Mid &t;e we wulle&d; libben; & mid &t;e we wulle&d; liggen. and wur&d;-scipe &t;e bi-winnen; mid streng&d;e and mid ginnen. & mid &t;e we wulle&d; bu&y;en; mid baldere streng&d;e. ouer s&a; to Brutlonde; to Cassibellaune &t;a kinge. & wi&d; him we scullen fihten; & w&a;rken &t;ine cnihtes. & iwinnen al &t;at lond; and setten hit in &t;ire hond. & &t;er moste mare to; &a;r &t;is weoren al i-don. for al heo weoren s&a;ri; &a;r hit so&d; weore. &T;a Cesar h&a;fde &t;is idon; & his g&a;rsume id&a;le[d]. & &a;c h&a;fde freond-scipe; mid his feo biwunnen. &t;a ferde he into Buluine; &t;er him bezst &t;u&d;te. He hehte wurchen ane tur; wunderliche f&a;ier. &t;e tur wes muchel and h&a;h; & &t;ere s&a; heo stod wel neh. &T;e k&a;isere hire &y;&a;f nome; & O&d;eres heo cleopede. in &t;are tur stronge; k&a;isere wunede longe. &t;reottene mon&d;es; wunede Iulius in O&d;eres. and &t;ider he lette al cumen; gold and his g&a;rsume. N&a;s n&a;uere na tur; &t;e swa weore itimbred. mid crafte swa gode; swa &t;a tur of O&d;[er]es. &T;er mihten sitten in &t;on grunde; cnihtes sixti hundred. & &t;a turres cop mi[h]te w[reo]n a cniht mid his capen. &T;a &t;e tur wes al &y;aru; &t;a h&a;fde Cesar &t;e lasse kare. in-to France he wende; & sette his wike. &y;eond al he sette reuwen; stronge & h&a;&y;en. &t;[e] fengen &t;a lond-gauel; & mid &t;an feo sculden faren. &a;uer-alcne &y;ere; to O&d;res &t;eon ture. &T;a lette he wurchen wunderliche muchele; six hundred scipen. & sette heo to hauene; &T;a &t;at w&a;rc wes i-don. & al &t;at &t;er bihouede to; &t;a seide &t;e keisere. &t;at to Brut-londe he wolde faren; for&d; bi his ((qui))ke liue. nalde he heom swa bi-l&a;uen; Six hundred scipe gode. he fusde i s&a;-flode; & nuste na mon &t;at itel. of &t;an scipen &t;at seileden after; & for&d;-riht heo wenden. in-to &t;ere Temese; Nu &t;ohte Iulius Cezar. ah &t;er he wes to vn-war; he &t;ohte swa for&d; teon. &a;fter &t;ere Temese; rouwen swa longe. &t;at he come to Londen; & &t;&a;r heo wolden up faren. & fehten wi&d; Bruttes; & iwinnen al &t;is lond. to his a&y;ere hond; Ah nas hit noht swa iloten. for lettinge com on ueste; for s&a;-li&d;ende men. seiden &t;on Brutten; &t;at &t;e kaisere Iulius. wolde i Temese cume &t;us; faren for&d; to Lunden. & fehten wi[&d;] &t;an leoden; & &t;a Bruttes iwur&d;en war. & wisdom bi-&t;o&d;ten; & nomen longen r&a;ftres. stronge & rihte; mid stronge irene heo weoren iscod. & setten heom i Temese flod; &T;er weoren fifti hundred. faste i &t;on grunde; & &t;a herre endes; ihodede mid irene bendes. to-&y;&a;nes heom heolden; inne &t;ere hauene. & swa heo &t;er stoden; biwri&y;en mid &t;on flode. &T;a com Iulius Cesar; and h&a;r-&a;f n&a;s na-wiht war. &T;&a;t weder heom strong-liche drof; ster-men &t;er sungen. weder heom stod on wille; heo wenden w[e]l to speden. heo urnen touward hauene; scipen gunnen helden. bosmes &t;er rendden; water in wende. seiles &t;er helfden; a&d;eles adrunken. & &t;a Rom-leoden; rameden &y;eond u&t;en. &T;a scipen wenden to wundre; o&d;er half hundred. &T;er-after com Iulius Cesar; on his hurte him w&a;s s&a;r. heo scuuen ut heore lof; & l&a;iden to &t;on londe. & &t;eo &t;er-&a;fter comen; weoren war sone. and heom s&a;lliche i-lomp; &t;&a;t mesten d&a;l com a lond. Heo slo&y;en heoren teldes; wide &y;eond &t;a feldes. & s&a;re menden heoren wines; &t;e adrunken weoren. &T;a w&a;s &t;e king war; Cassibellaunes. &t;at Iulius &t;e k&a;isere; wes a Lundene mid his h&a;re. &T;a &y;eddede &t;e king Cassibellaune; Welle bro&d;er Nennius. &t;at ich &t;e quic nabbe; & &t;at sweord Crocea Mors. &t;e &t;u biwunne a compe; & &t;e bi mire side. isund se&y;e riden. an o&d;er half Androchius; & his bro&d;er Tennancius. siker-lichen we sculden uaren; & fehten wi&d; &t;on k&a;isere. & for&d; we sculen li&d;en; & fellen his leoden. Cassibellaune Bruttene king; wes god cnih[t] &t;urh alle &t;ing. He somnede vnimete here; & ferde touward &t;on k&a;isere. & pus spec wi&d; his folke; & luueliche spilede. Bi&d;enche&d; eow ohte cnihtes; to bitellen eoweore rihtes. bi-&t;enche&d; a Belin &t;one king; & Brennes his bro&d;er. hu heo bi&y;eten Rome; mid riche here ferde. & biwunnen al &t;a richen; &t;e l&a;ien in-to Rome. & swa heo hit walden; wel feole wintre. & swa heo &t;er bo&y;eden; &t;e wile &t;e heo luueden. & ich hit sugge eow cnihtes; Rome is eowre irihte. nu hit halt Iulius Cesar; &t;e is tweien icumen her. & halt &t;er eower icunde; & her eow wule driuen of londe. & hate&d; eow swa swi&d;e; &t;at awei he wule eow driue. &Y;if &y;e leose&d; &t;is lond; ouer-al &y;e wur&d;e[&d;] la&d;e. Ah heo &y;e swi&d;e bisie; for we beo&d; ohte Bruttes. Cesar is in ure londe; & li&d; her bi s&a;-stronde. Ohliche li&d;e we him to; swa him alre la&d;est beo. & awalde we &t;e keisere; & al his Romanisce here. & aredden ure lond; of &t;an Rom-leodene. &T;a andswereden &t;a ferde. Varen we biliue. for Iulius is f&a;ie; mid al his Rom-folke. For&d; heo ifusden; & ferden biliue. &t;at heo &t;idir comen; &t;er l&a;i &t;at folk of Rome. & heo heom to r&a;sden; mid r&a;here streng&d;e. La&d;liche heo feohten; & Rom-ware feollen. &t;er Cesar folk; folden isohten; noht bi tene no bi t[wenti]; ah bi twenti &t;usende. Swa heo fehten al d&a;i; monie &t;er weoren f&a;ie. &t;et hit com to &t;ere nihte; ne mihte Cesar na-mare fihte. Cesar wes swa swi&d;e wa; & bi-&d;ohte hine &t;a. &t;at he wolde a &t;ere nihte; fleon aw&a;i mid his cnihten. Iulius Cezar; of his lure wes &t;er war. he lette blawen his bemen; & bannen his ferden. & lette leode cleopien; & ouer-al cu&d;en. &t;at heo comen to heore innes; & &y;arekeden heore ginnes. & f&a;&y;eden heoren wepnen; a-marwen heo fusden to fehte. &T;is ih&a;rden &t;a bisie; &t;e weoren &t;er bi-h&a;lues. for&d;-riht heo comen; to Cassibellaune. & seiden him &t;at Cesar; wulde &t;e &y;et wunnien &t;ar. & amarwe he weolde fehten; mid alle his cnihten. & fallen &t;a Bruttes; o&d;er him-sulf beo f&a;ie. for &t;us heo letten cleopien; & cu&d;en &y;eond his ferde. Ah wa la wa; & wala wa. &t;at Cassibellaune n&a;r iwar; &t;a he wende swi&d;e wel don. ah ne dude he hit no; He droh in ane h&a;lue. & toc &t;an herberwe; & alle &t;a nihte. grei&d;eden his cnihtes; heore sc&a;ftes & heore sceldes. &t;a sc&a;lkes weoren bisch&a;rred; For Iulius Cesar. of his h&a;rme w&a;s w&a;r; a-buten mid-nihte. he warnede alle his cnihtes & to scipen ferden; & fusden an veste. Heo hafden swi&d;e god weder; & wenden mid v&d;en. heo ledden in heore scipen; &a;i&d;er deade men and quiken. moni sorh-fulne s&a;g; sare iwunded. monienne deadne cniht; of Cesares duh&y;e&d;e. Swa heo wenden mid &t;on flode; to &t;on tur of O&d;res. &t;er wes Iulius Cezar; an heorte he hafde sor&y;e & sar. Amar&y;en &t;a hit wes d&a;i-liht; hit wes cu&d; for&d;-riht. & &a;c iseid &t;on kinge; Cassibellaune. hu Iulius &t;e k&a;isere; wes from &t;issen londe ifaren. & al hu he fusde; & fl&a;h mid &t;on v&d;en. &t;at n&a;s &t;er bil&a;ued; nan of Rom-leoden. &T;a wes &t;on kinge wa; & &t;us &y;eddede &t;a. Wale wale vn-r&a;d; mani cniht &t;u makest d&a;d. Welle &t;at ich nas &a;r war; &t;at Iulius wolde wenden. Ful soh seide &t;e seg &t;e &t;eos sa&y;e talde. &Y;if &t;u ileuest &a;lcne mon; selde &t;u s&a;lt wel don. Swa ic wende wel &t;at &t;e s&a;&y;e; so&d; weoren. &t;e me wes to-niht itald; [bi] an eorl swic-ful & bald. &t;at Cesar wolde nu to-d&a;i; Brut-lond biwinnen. o&d;er her mid sweorde; liggen to-swungen. and al his iuere; &t;e mid him comen here. Nu wes &t;is ilke iseid; me to bi-swiken. W&a;ila w&a;i w&a;ila w&a;i; &t;at he is &t;us i-faren aw&a;i. & na-&t;eles ich em bli&d;e; for auere to ure liue. we m[a]&y;en ouer-sitten; &t;is lond &a;r he us &a;ft isechen. for &a;uere-more he mai imunnen &t;at he him her imunten; for her ligge&d; to-&y;ere. ten &t;usend of his iferen; wi&d;-uten his driht-liche scipen. &t;e i s&a; idrunken; Ah wel ich &t;onkie mine gode. for wur&d;-scipe ich habbe ibiden; & twien iflemed &t;ene keisere. mid alle his Romanisce leode & ((nu)) ich wulle to Lundene. &t;a burh ich luuie swu&d;e; & &t;er ich wulle halinesse; to mine goden halden. & swi&d;e heom wur&d;en; for heore wel-d&a;de. &T;e king lette blawen; & bonnien his ferden. & hehten heom alle faren heom. & hired-men beon bli&d;e; & f&a;ien heore steden. and gr&a;i&d;en heore iweden; & &t;as d&a;ies &a;n &t;reom wiken. wenden to Lundene; mid wif & mid bernen. blisse to makien; eorles & &t;eines. cnihtes & sweines; & al &t;at freoliche folc. of Brut-londes &a;rde; &t;ene d&a;ie heo vnder-nomen. & to Lundene heo comen; mid swulche riche-dome. [al] swa hit weoren i Rome; &T;e king bi-gon seruise. on &a;lches cunnes wise; &a;fter &t;an he&d;ene la&y;en. &t;e stoden o &d;en ilk&a; da&y;en; &T;er stoden in &t;ere temple. ten &t;usend monnen; &t;et wes &t;e bezste cure. of al Brut-londe; biforen heore mahun. &t;e heom &t;uhte m&a;re; Apolin wes ihaten; heo heolden hine for h&a;he godd. &A;lc beorn h&a;fde on heonde; ane &t;echene b&a;rninde. w&a;s &a;lc bald beorn; iboned mid golde. &t;e king hafde his kine-helm; h&a;hliche on h&a;fde. W&a;s at-foren &t;an w&a;fde; imaked an wunlic fur. &t;e king warp riches &t;er-in; & alle his h&a;hste men mid him. seo&d;&d;en heo &t;er offreden; a&d;&d;eles madmes. & &t;onkede Appollin his gode; &t;e &t;a muchele wur&d;scipe u&d;en him. &T;a &t;e seruuinge wes idon; &t;at hit to &t;e mete com. &t;er-of ich wulle &t;e tellen; selcu&d;e spelles. Weoren in &t;eos kinges cuchene; twa hundred cokes. & ne m&a;i na man tellen; for alle &t;a bermannen. Isla&y;ene weoren to &t;on mele; tw&a;lf &t;usend ru&d;eren sele. & &t;ritti hundred h&a;rtes; & al swa feole hinden. of &t;an foh&y;el-cunne; ne mai hit na mon kennen. & al &t;at w&a;l & al &t;at gold; &t;e wes &y;eond al &t;eos kinges lond. hit wes al isomned; [at] &t;ere sereuunge. Nes hit nauer mid so&d; itald; seo&d;&d;en &t;eos weoruld wes a-stald. &t;at weore on ane stude; swulc &y;ifue&d;e istured. ne of alche &t;inge swulc riche-dom; i&y;iuen & under-fon. Muri wes &t;e d&a;i & liht; & &t;a sonne wes swi&d;e briht. weoren &t;a bernes; i-sc&a;ngte mid beore. & &t;a drihliche gumen; weoren win-drunken. Heo ferden &y;eond &t;a feldes; mid sc&a;ftes & mid sceldes. Summe heo gunnen &a;rnen; & somme heo gunnen eornen. & summe heo gunnen pleien; pliht com on ueste. Summen pleoden on t&a;uelbrede; & summen &a;rnden heore stede. &T;a weoren &t;er tweiene; prute heo weoren beien. Herigal hehte &t;e an; &A;ueling &t;e o&d;er. Herigal wes &t;es kinges m&a;i; &t;et wes h&a;rm a &t;en ilke d&a;i. ahte cniht wes Auelin; Androgeus wes ((is)) hem. &T;eos tweien cnihtes bi-gunnen; mid sceldes to scurmen. &a;rst heo pleoweden; and seo&d;&d;e pliht makeden. &t;er Herigal smat &A;uelin; swi&d;e vuele a &t;ane chin. Heo bigunnen to chiden; cnihtes come riden. Euelin wes swi&d;e wra&d;; & mid &t;an st&a;ue to-draf. and smat Herigal a &t;on ribben; &t;at &t;e st&a;f to-br&a;c amidden. &T;a que&d; &t;e cniht Herigal; Euelin &t;at is swi&d;e sar. &t;u me smite bi &t;on rugge; ah sare &t;u hit slat a-buggen. for nu &t;i st&a;f is to-broken; balu &t;e scal beon &y;ifue&d;e. Euielin wes swi&d;e sari; &t;at him wes swa ilumpen. &t;e o&d;er wolde him habben d&a;d; hit &t;uhte him swi&d;e h&a;rd r&a;d. & he hine bi-&t;ohte; w&a;t he don mihte; nefde he noht on his hond. bute enne luttelne sceld; Is&a;h he enne hendlicne mon. &t;e &t;er stod bi-haluen; &t;e wes &t;udere icumen. for to i-seon &t;are cnihte gomen; &t;e &y;unge mon heold on his hond. enne stelene brond; Euielin &t;ene brond igrap. mid grimliche lechen; & braid hine of &t;ere sc&a;&d;e; &t;a wes his hurte &a;&d;e. He r&a;sde to Herigale; & smat hine swi[&d;]e sare. &t;at his neb & his neose; ni&d;er ba heolden. &a;ft he him to sweinde; & &t;a hond him of-swipte. dunt he him &y;ef &t;ane &t;ridde; & for-smat hine amidde. Swa endede &t;&a; pleowe; &t;at Herigal l&a;i of-slo&y;en. and Euelin &t;onene wende; his sweord he bar on honde. ne funde he nonne swa kene mon; &t;at hond him durste leggen on. al &t;at folc he bi-b&a;h; to Androchies inne he fl&a;h. &T;et iherde &t;e king; icud h[it] wes him sone. hu hit al wes ifaren; & hu Herigal l&a;i of-sl&a;wen. &T;e king nom &t;reo aldere men; and sende to Androgeum. and hehte hine bringen; his m&a;i to &t;on kinge. to &t;olie &t;es kinges dom; for &t;an sl&a;hte &t;e [he] hafde idon. and &y;if he swa nolde; he hine fl&a;me wolde. &T;a answerede Androgeus; and toward &t;an kinge he sp&a;c &t;us. Nulle ich hine bringen; for nauer nane &t;inge. &t;at me Euelin for-do; no&t;er sl&a; ne na a-ho; Ah ich habbe freo lond. &t;at freoliche stont a mire honde; & ich habbe min [hired] heh vnder &t;on kinge. &Y;if her is &a;ni cniht; &t;e of Eueline axe&d; riht. come to mine herede; & &t;er he hit scal habben. & ich sugge eow to so&d;e; nis &t;er r&a;d nan o&d;er; &T;is wes sone icu&d;. to Cassibellaune; &T;e king iwar&d; him swi&d;e wra&d;. swulc he weore of witte; & &t;eos ilk&a; word him seide. Cassibellaune; Ut of min &a;h-senen. Androgeus & his iueren; & &y;if ich hine mai eower ifon. in &t;on stude he be&d; for-don; Androgeus for&d;-rihtes. nom alle his cnihtes; & anan gon li&d;en. ut of Lundenne; & iwenden in-to Kent. to his ane castle; and hine strongede wel. mid mete & mid wepnen; & &t;e king nom Lundene & &t;at lond. to his a&y;ere hond; & seo&d;&d;en fusde in-to Kent. mid muchelere ferde; mid here and mid fure. &t;at lond for-ferde swi&d;e; Androgeus nom tweie cnihtes. & sende to &t;on kinge; & &t;us &t;e cnihtes him sp&a;ken wi&d;. King Androgeus &y;eorn%ne&d; &t;i gri&d;; Androgeus is &t;in a&y;ene. mon. al &t;ine wille he wule don; wi&d; &t;on &t;e &t;u him &y;eue gri&d;. & late hine s&a;htne &t;e wi&d;; and leten bi-leuen &t;ine brune. his lond &t;e &t;u for-b&a;rnest; I-&t;ench &t;at he wes Lu[d]es sune. of &t;ine bro&d;er he is icumen; & his fader ahte al &t;at lond. &t;at nu stonde&d; a &t;ire hond; And al hit &t;unc&d; him wel idon. &y;if &t;u his s&a;htnesse wult vnder-fon bute nele he &t;e nauere Euelin. mid &a;rh&d;e bit&a;chen; &t;at &t;u him sculle o&d;er don. o&d;er sl&a;n o&d;er a-hon; &T;a &t;e king iherde &t;is. &t;a wes he wr&a;&d; ful iwis; and &t;us seide &t;e king Cassebellaune. Whar beo &y;e mine kemp%pen; mine driht-liche men. Wreke&d; me of Androgeum; His lond ich wulle for-b&a;rnen. & his bone iwur&d;en; &T;is iherden suggen Androgeus. & he answerede &t;us; Whilen hit wes iseid; inne so&d; spelle. &t;at moni mon de&d; muchel vuel; al his vn&d;ankes. Swa ich moht nu neode; for muchere neode. &T;e mon &t;e &t;ole&d; &t;at me hine wule for-don; &t;at ich telle vnwis-dom. &t;e while he m&a;i &t;urh &a;ni cr&a;ft; i compe hine werien. &A;lc cniht ah an uuel to don; &a;r he wurse vnder-fon. and swa ich &a;uere bere sceld and spere; sende ich wulle to &t;on k&a;isere. & gr&a;ten Iulius Cesare; & m&a;nen to him mi sar. & bedden &t;at he me r&a;de; for nu ich habbe neode. Androgeus &t;e riche cnihte; makede a writ wel idiht. & nom erendrake godne; & sende him to O&d;res. to Iulius &t;on k&a;isere; mid al his Romanisce here; & &t;us wes &t;at writ idiht. & &t;us hit sp&a;c for&d;-riht; Hail beo &t;u mid &t;ine here. Iulius &t;e keisere; &T;u hattes Iulius Cezar. to &t;e ich m&a;ne mi s&a;r; Androgeus &t;in a&y;ene mon &t;is nis nan swike-dom; for &t;at weord &t;at ich &t;e sende. bi mine liue ich hit halde; & &t;u hit nult ileuen; beoten hit l&a;ssingge beo. ich hit wulle trousien; &t;urh minne tir-fulne godd. &t;urh mine lauerd Appollin; &t;e leof me is on heorte. For ofte hit is ilumpen; inne feole leoden. &t;et &a;fter muchele hatinge; heh&y;e men heom luuede. & &a;fter muchel weorld-scome; wur&d;-scipe wurhten. Twien &t;u hafuest i-beon ouer-cummen; & &t;ine men we habbe&d; isl&a;n. & inome & idriuen &t;e of Brut-londe; mid feht swi&d;e stronge. mid us &t;u h&a;fuest bileued; moni &t;eosend kempen. &T;at nes noht &t;urh ure kinge; Cassibellaune. ah hit wes &t;urh me seolfne; & &t;urh sele mine folke. for ich l&a;dde mid me; Lundene uerde. & [eke] al &t;a Kent-w&a;rre; &t;e kempen weoren gode. & &t;er-wi&d;-ute monienne Brut; &t;e bald wes to fehten. Seo&d;&d;en we &t;e hafden ouer-comen; & &t;i folke i-sla&y;en an i-inomen. Nu is Cassibellaune & his men; swa modi iwur&d;en. &t;et mid fehte heo wulle&d; me sende; ut of Brut-londe. fleme me from leoden; feor from londe. Mi lond heo habbeo&d; me al i-west; & Lundene me bir&a;ued. & me sulfne heo &t;enche&d; quellen; and alle mine kempen. &Y;if &t;u &t;is writ iheren wult; hit wule &t;e suggen minne gult. &T;a &t;u weoren from us ili&d;e; at &t;a latere cherre. &t;a wes &t;a king swa bli&d;e; swa he nas nauer &a;re on his liue. & on o&d;er halue he h&a;fde kare; for he nusten &t;at &t;u woldest faren. No&t;e-les he seide; at-foren al his du&y;e&d;e. Nu is Iulius awei iflo&y;en; tweien he is aflemed. tweien he com to Bruttene; &t;er him wes balu &y;eue&d;e. ne &t;urfe we nu nauer-mare; iseon hine cumen here. for her beo&d; his bezste cnihtes; isl&a;&y;en in ure fehte. & nu we sulle&d; for heore beone; bli&d;e iwur&d;en. Scullen alle mine Bruttes; mid baldere prute. li&d;en to Lundene; & &t;er lof makien. vre lauerde Appollin; & alle ure goden mid him. for &t;ere muchele wur&d;e-scipe; &t;e ich nu walde. &T;us li&d;[d]en to Lundene; alle Brut-leoden. cnihtes & &d;[r]inges; mid wifue & mid children. & mid alle &t;e wur&d;-scipe; &t;e heo weoren w&a;ldinde ouer. &T;a we &t;us comen to Lundene; we gunnen lof makien. ure lauerd Apollin. & alle ure goden mid him; Seo&d;&d;en &t;eos weorld wes astalled. nes hit nowher itald; &t;at weore nowhar swa muchel mete. iuor&d;&d;ed to ane mele; ne swa muchel god dringe. folke ideled; Muchel wes &t;a glad-scipe. &t;a gunnen heo to pleien; summe mid foten. ueire igerede; summe an heorse. hehliche iscrudde; &T;a weoren &t;ar tweien scalkes. & ifengen here sceldes; scri&d;en under. bordes. & skirmden mid m&a;ine; &t;e o&d;er wes mire suster sune. Euelin hehte &t;e gume; &t;e o&d;er Herigal. heh he wes on hirede; of &t;es kinges kunne icomen. he wes his h&a;lue-suster sune; he wes &t;on kinge arle deorest. of alle his driht-folke; Herigal smat Euelin. swi&d;e vfele i &t;ene chin; & Euelin iwar&d; him wra&d;. & werede hine sulue; a &t;ere side he smat Herigal. &t;at &t;e dunt him &t;uhte sar; Herigal &t;a seide. & mid mu&d;e hit sweor; &t;at Euelin i &d;on d&a;i. d&a;d sculde &t;olien; Euelin wes swi&d;e of-dred. for me him dead bi-h&a;hte; & smat on Herigales sceld. &t;at his st&a;f atwaie wond; Ofte wes Euelin wa. & n&a;uere wurs &t;ene &t;a; scilde him mid his scelde. nefde he elles noht an honde; & Herigal him so&d;te on. mid heh&a;re streng&d;e; Euelin i-seh enne gume. &y;ungen him bi-halfues; & bar an his riht hond. &a;nne stelene brond; Euelin him r&a;sde to. & hine r&a;hliche gr&a;p; [an] hi&y;inge he &t;at sweord adroh. & Herigal of-sloh; &T;at iherde &t;e king. Cassibellaune; &t;at Herigal wes of-sla&y;en. and Euelin aw&a;i iflo&y;en; to me he sende his seonde. wi&d;-uten gretinge; hehte me bringe to him. mine m&a;i Euelin; swi&d;e bringe hine him to. to &t;olien his hirdes dom; for an of &t;on he weolden him don. o&d;er slan o&d;er an-hon; & &y;if ich &t;at nalde. ich scolde fleon of his on-walde; & &y;if he mihte me seoluen ifon. he me walden sl&a;n o&d;er an-hon; Ich &y;irnde &t;es kinges g[r]i&d;. & walde s&a;htnen him wi&d;. & riht him don i mine hirde; for ich wes his eorl &t;e hehste. ah nolde ich him neuere Euelin; to &a;rm&d;en him bi-tache. & he me a-flemde; sone from hirede. Lundene he h&a;fue&d; me bi-nome; & mine cnihtes o[f]sla&y;en. Na&d;eles ich habbe an hirede; twa and fifti hundred. & &y;et ich habbe an honde; twenti castles stronge. & mi-seolf ich wunie inne Kent; mid kene mine beorn%nen. & &t;e king me fehte&d; wi&d;; & nule me &y;euen na gri&d;. Nu &t;u hauest iherd mi s&a;r; lauerd Iulius Cesar. al mid so&d;e worden; alse &t;is writ &t;e telle&d;. A &t;isse write ich habbe idon; &t;at ich wulle bi-cumen &t;in mon. & halden &t;e for herre; for hehne mine lauerd. wi&d; &t;an &t;e &t;u me helpe; a[t] he&y;ere neode. & aredde me of &t;on kinge. Cassibellaune; &T;as weord ich wulle &t;e treosien. &t;urh mine tirfulne god; &t;at ich hit wulle so&d;ien. ase ich hit bi write suggen; & cum hi&y;end-liche to Britteine. &t;at lond ich &t;e biteche; &t;urh me &t;u hit bi-l&a;fdes. & &t;urh me &t;u hit scalt habben; &T;is writ iherde Iulius. &t;e him hafde i-send Androgeus; &t;a enswerede. Iulius &t;e keisere; Nulle ich him ileuen. &t;ur[h] alle leodene a&d;; bute he me sende anan. his feire sune Cenan; & &t;ritti o&d;ere &y;isles. to O&d;res me sende; &t;eo beon alle icornne; & h&a;&y;e ibornne. &Y;if he &t;is wule don; his bod ic wulle a-fon. & cumen him to helpe; mid h&a;&y;ere streng&d;e. &T;as word sende Iulius; mid write to Androgeus. Androgeus for&d;-riht anan; sende his sune Cenan. & &t;ritti &y;i[s]les o&d;ere; he sende him to O&d;eres. And Iulius &t;e sele; to &t;ere sa i-wende. mid alle his folke; fusde touward Burttene. anan swa hit da&y;ede; he com up at Douere. &T;at word him herde Androgeus; & sone &t;ider wende. & &t;as wordes seide Androgeus; Wulcume &a;rt &t;u Iulius. swi&d;e leof &t;u &a;rt me; &t;is lond ich &t;e bit&a;che. Heo speken to-somne; & spileden mid sehte. &T;eo while hefede &t;e king; Cassibellaune. &y;eond al his kinelond; isomned ferde stronge. to Lundene he wolde li&d;en; & enne castel biliggen. &t;e Androgeus &t;e stronge; hafde &t;a &y;et an honde. &T;a &t;e ferde wes al igadered; &t;a com an gume &a;rnen. & anan he &t;us cleopede; to Cassibellaune. Hal seo &t;u ure king; Ich &t;e bringe ti&d;ende. of &t;on Rom-leoden; &t;e la&d;e &t;e beo&d; an heorten. Alle heo beo&d; i Doure; &t;ine d&a;d-liche iuan. & &t;er is Androgeus; to speken wi&d; Iulius. &T;eos word beo&d; so&d;e; &t;e ich her sugge. and &t;ench mid wulche deden; &t;u miht werien &t;ine leoden. &T;a wes s&a;ri &t;e king; Cassibellaune. & lette biliue; blawen his beme. cu&d;en his kempen; &t;a ti&d;ende neow-cumene. &t;at Iulius &t;e k&a;isere. mid his Romanisce here; wes &t;er-riht icumen. and &t;a hauene at Doure hafde inomen; &T;a s&a;ide &t;e king. Cassibellaune; Lundene we mote bil&a;uen. & to Doure li&d;en; Bonnie&d; ure ferde. & fare we bi-liue; For&d; ferde &t;e king. mid vnimete folke; riht towarde Doure. to his muchelen vn-bihoue; &T;at iherde Iulius Cesar. he wes wis and swi&d;e iwar; &t;at &t;uderward com on ueste. Cassibellaune; &T;a wes Iulius bli&d;e. for &t;e ti&d;ende leofue; he ferde ut of Doure. bi &t;e s&a;-oure; in-to ane muchele sl&a;de. & slahliche his folc hudde; And Androgeus wende. in-to ane o&d;ere ende; to ane wilderne; in-to ane wude muchele. & &t;us spec Androgeus; & wi&d; his folke spilede &t;us. Ne wur&d;e nan cniht swa wod; ne kempe swa wilde. &t;at he &a;uere speke worde; fur&d;er &t;ene his speres ord. ne from his ifere ride; for to-somnen we scullen gliden faste to-gadere. & ure i-fan f&a;llen; & &y;if here is &a;i heredring. &t;e ma&y;en nimen &t;ene king; nime hine mid i-sunde. & ne &y;efue him nane wunde; for he is mi lauer[d] & mi cu[n]. nulle ich hine quellen; [ah we scullen] al his folk feollen to grunde. & &y;emen &t;es fehtes; & nawiht &t;es fenges. f&a;llen &t;a r&a;&y;e; & l&a;ten &t;a r&a;f liggen. & al swa lerde Iu[lius] leoue his cnihtes; Iulius h&a;fde to iueren. &t;ritti hundred riderne; cnihtes. ((i))corene. kene-wur&d; kempen; & Androgeus h&a;fde to iueren. ten &t;usend rideren; Al-swa heo &t;us leien stille. & bi-diemden heore wille; &t;er com &t;e king riden. Cassibellaune; mid vnimete ferde. mid vnimete folke; & com heom bi-tweonen. &t;er heo &t;oleden teonen; Iulius him wes biforen. Androgeus bihinden; ah Androgeus. &a;r awoc. & ut of wude wende; & al &t;at folc &t;e he l&a;dde; lude hit gr&a;dde. bleowen here bemen; belden heore beornes. & heom toward wenden; on euere-elchen ende. &T;is iherde &t;e king; Cassibelaune. iherde he &t;ene muchelne dr&a;m; & &t;ene dune muchelne. he seide for&d;-rihtes; Wepne&d; eow cnihtes. &T;es kinges heorte wes ful s&a;r; he wende &t;at hit weore Cesar. ah Ces&a;r mid his ginne; bi-uoren wes ful stille. and ih&a;rde &t;ane dr&a;m wel; of Androgeus folke. & Iulius wes al r&a;di; alse he to wolde r&a;sen. & Cassibellaune &t;e king; nuste her-of na-&t;ing. ah he wepnede his cnihtes; and &y;arewede heom to fehten. &A;r heo weoren h&a;lf &y;aru; &t;er com Androgeus faren. and he fusde heom to; mid feondliche streng&d;e. &T;e cnihtes &t;e weoren igarede; bi-gunnen to f&a;hten. & Androgeus heom to; mid a&d;elere stre[n]g&d;e. &a;t &t;on frum-r&a;sen; he feolde of &t;on folke. feowerti hundred; &t;at folke wes &t;&a; l&a;sse. &T;a wolde &t;at folke fleon; &t;er com Iulius teon. forn a&y;&a;ien heore h&a;ued; & heom to heolde. of &t;on folke he sloh; muchel & uni-foh. &T;a fleh Bruttene king; Cassibellaune. wel ofte him wes wa; neuer wurse &t;ene &t;a. Iulius him wes bi-foren; Androgeus him b&a;ften. & on &a;lche side; si&y;en to his h&a;rme. &T;e king hine bi-&t;ohte; Cassibellaune. i-s&a;h him bi-h&a;lues; &a;nne holt h&a;hne. bi &a;nnes wudes ende; &t;ider he gon wenden. and muchel of his folke; flo&y;en mid &t;on kinge. & a-sti&y;en uppe &t;en hul; mid muchele mod-sor&y;e. na&t;eles &t;er up &t;urngen; fiftene &t;usunde. Wes &t;e mu[n]t swi&d;e h&a;h; hasles &t;er greowen. swi&d;e wes &t;e hul bi-clused; mid cludes of stane. Heo bi-gunnen &t;ene wude feollen. & heo bi-foren leggen. mid stocken & mid stanen; & mid stelene orden. heo gunnen heom to werien; wi&d; heore wi&d;er-iwinnen. &T;ene hul makede &t;e king; to strongge enne castle. an are nihte firste; &t;at worc wes ifor&d;ed. for &t;er worhten sweines. &t;er wor&d;ten &t;eines; & &t;e king mid his honden. Cassibellaune; wurhte ful swi&d;e. to bur&y;en his liue; &T;a &t;et work wes up iset. heom wes alles &t;a bet; & Iulius Cesar. bi-lai heom a-bute &t;er; A &t;en hulle wes &t;e king. Cassibellaune; &t;er he &t;olede muchelne burst. nes &t;er neou&t;er win ne must. &t;reo da&y;es & &t;reo niht; ne &a;t &t;er n&a;uer na cniht. Heo weoren swi&d;e uuele il&a;d; for &t;e king heom hauede al for-rad. &t;e nold s&a;ht-nesse afon; at his m&a;ie Androgeum. &t;erfore he l&a;i on hulle; hunger him derfde. Nearew wes &t;e king il&a;d; nuste he nenne r&a;d. for nuste he a nare halue; helpen &t;at him mahte. is&a;h alle d&a;i bi-foren; his fulle iuan alle icoren. Iulium &t;ene k&a;isere; mid alle &t;an Romanisce here. mid alle &t;an Rom-leoden; to &t;es kinges un-neoden. & alle d&a;i &t;us cleopeden; to Cassibellaune. Nu &t;u scalt adreden; for &t;ine &a;r-d&a;den. hit &t;e likede wel; &t;at &t;u us a-dun l&a;idest. mid &t;ine fehte; & ure kun feldest. nu is icumen &t;in wa-d&a;i; for d&a;&d; &t;u scalt &t;olien. mid hungere & mid h&a;te; & mid sceome muchele. &T;a wes wa &t;eon kinge. Cassibellaune; & nom him enne r&a;d. for him wes muchel neod; He nom enne wisne cniht. & sende hine for&d;-riht; vt to &t;on folke. &t;er weoren his iuan; & grette Androgeum. mid gri&d;-fulle worden; bed hine cu&d;en. &t;at he his cun weoren; & &t;a bet &a;t &t;&a;re neode; for he wes his bro[&d;]er sune. For nabbe ich &t;e noht swa uuele idon; &t;at sculde &t;er-foren d&a;d on-fon. for &t;at is muchel un-riht; &y;if &a;uere &a;i god cniht. wule his god-liche cun; bute gulte aquellen. &A;t he&y;ere neode; nu &t;u must me r&a;den. s&a;htnien me wi&d; &t;ene k&a;isere; & wi&d; &t;on Romanisce here. & seo&d;&d;en ich wullen &t;e speken wi[&d;]; & makien &a;fter &t;ine wille gri&d;. to-gaderen wit scullen libben; to-gadere wit scullen liggen. &T;enc of mire neode; & s&a;htne me wi&d; Rom-lede. for &y;if ihc her for-wur[&d;]e; auerst &t;e beo&d; &t;a wurse. for &y;et heo wur&d;%&d;e&d; &t;e la&d;e; &t;e me fulste&d; nu to d&a;&d;e. &T;a answerede Androgeus; & wi&d; &t;ene cnihte he spec &t;us. Heu &y;are wes hit iwur&d;en; inne worlde-riche. &t;at mines &a;mes muchele mod; swa milde is i-wur&d;en. & swa swi&d;e r&a;h mon; rihtes icnawen. &Y;et ne beo&d; fif d&a;i&y;es; allunge iurede; &t;at he me nolde vt driuen. bi-nimen me &a;t &t;an liue; &T;&a;r-to he duden al his mahte. he bi-r&a;uede mine &a;hte; & al &t;at me wes leof. him wes wunder-liche l&a;&d;; &T;e king dude vn-wis-dom. &t;at he swulc mod him droh on; for he f&a;ht wi&d; Cesare. &t;an Romanisce keisere; & he hine twien ouer-com. and his folk sloh and nom; Ne dude hit noht &t;e king ane. ah we alle clane; &t;er ich wes o &t;on fihte. mid alle mine cnihten; h&a;rde bi-&d;rungen. i wel feole stunden. Ah ich mi-seolf neore; & mine gode cnihtes. i-numen weoren ure king; & his Bruttes alle aqualde. ah we bi-foren &t;on kinge; fuhte ful swi&d;e. & driuen ut &t;ene k&a;isere; mid his Romanisce here. Ne dude hit noht &t;e king ane; ah duden we alle cl&a;ne. &T;a we hafden swa idon; & muchele wur-scipe an-fon. &t;a iwar&d; &t;e king on mode prut; ah ne draf he hine noht ane ut. Seo&d;&d;en hit is nu her-to ibroht; nu is min eam wel bi-&d;oht. mid mildliche worden; he &y;erne&d; mine milcne. for itemed is &t;e wode; nu beo&d; his word gode. Nu ich wulle wende; mi mod; a&y;enes uuel. ich wule don god; & lutlien ich wulle his kare. & s&a;htnien him wi&d; Cesare; &a;r cumen &t;e ende of &t;isse d&a;i. helpen him &y;if ich mai; Androgeus wes swa god. sone he dude hine bar-fot; & alle his bezste cnihtes. &t;e mid him weoren an fuhte; & eoden to &t;on kaisere. &t;er he wes i &t;on here; & feollen to his foten. & folden & isohten; mildeliche sp&a;c &t;us. &t;e treowe cniht Androgeus; Lauerd Iulius &t;in are. nu & &a;uer-m&a;re; Lett me speken &t;e wi&d;. ich &y;erne mildce and &t;i gri&d;; &T;u hauest ouer-cumen minne &a;m. inne &t;ine fehte he nam flem; i &t;issen hulle he li&d;. & &y;eorne&d; &t;e lif-gri&d;; for al &t;u hauest ouer-cumen. Cassibellaune; & muchel of his folke. iualled to grunde; & &t;ene kinge & al his lond; bi-&y;iten to &t;ire a&y;ere hond. &Y;if him nu lifues gri&d;; & let hine speken &t;e wi&d;. &A;r he wes freo king. nu &t;u &a;rt iwreken him on; let hine bi-cumen &t;in a&y;ene mon. and &a;lche &y;er &t;e sende; &t;at gauel of Brut-londe. madmes and muchel feoh; &t;e monscipe is &t;in a&y;en. &T;is iherde Cesar; of &t;issere spec%che he wes w&a;r. a-weiward he halde; & nolde hit iheren. makede hine swulc he weore wra&d;; for &t;on wurde &t;e he iherde. Androgeus wes wis and war; &t;&a;ne k&a;isere he eode neor. and gr&a;ten worden; &t;&a;ne keisere igr&a;tte. and &t;us que&d; Androgeus; H&a;rcne hiderward Iulius. Wi&d; me ne beo &t;u noht wi&d;er-ward; Il&a;st ich habbe &t;e min foreward. & al &t;at ich &t;e bi-hehte; bi-foren vnkere cnihte. Ich bi-h&a;hte &t;e al Brut-lond; to setten a &t;ire a&y;ere hond. & swa ich habben nu idon; & &t;u hit hauest al under-fon. ah ne bih&a;hte ich &t;e nauere to sl&a;n; Cassibellaune minne &a;m. mid nane rihte ne mai ich hine for-don; for ich eam his m&a;i and his mon. ne scal he n&a;uere d&a;d &t;olien; &t;e while &t;e ich mai him freoien. Ah &y;if mine eame lifues gri[&d;]; & let hine s&a;htnie &t;e wi&d;. &T;i mon he s&a;l bi-cumen; to &y;isle biteche &t;e his sune. & &a;lche &y;ere senden; &t;reo &t;usend punden. & &t;at ich &t;e wullen swerien; uppen mine sweorden. &Y;if &t;u &t;is nult iwur&d;en; &t;e wurs &t;eo sc&a;lt iwur&d;en. ne scalt &t;u nauere mid &t;ine here. isund of Brutlonde faren; &T;a wes a-drad &t;e keisere. mid his Romanisce here; leouere him weore &t;ane al his lond. &t;ene al his seoluer; &t;&a;ne al his gold. &t;at he weore in O&d;eres; in his castel gode. for &t;a hefde swi&d;e muchel care; Iulius &t;on k&a;isere. &t;e wende &t;at Androgeus; swiken hine wolde. Iulius wes wis and war; &t;at he wel cudde &t;&a;r. &T;us seide &t;a Iulius; to &t;an eorle Androgeus. Androgeus mi leofue mon; al &t;ine wille ic wulle don. don ich wulle &t;in r&a;d; for &t;u me hulpe &t;a me wes neod. for ne funde ich nauere treoure mon; bi-tweonen &t;is & Latran. &T;is wes sone icud; to Cassibellaune. &t;a wes he swa bli&d;e; swa he nes neuere on his liue. Vt wende &t;e king; Cassibellaune. adun of &t;an hulle; bli&d;e on his mode. Ah &t;er Iulius dude wel; & wur&d;-scipen muchele. he hine lette ueden; he hine lette scruden. he hine lette ba&d;ien; &a;r he him bi-uoren come. &T;a hit wes al igrei&t;ed; &t;a comen heo to-g&a;deres. gri&d; &t;er heo astalleden; & wel hit wes ihalden. heo makeden heore foreward; biforen heore du&y;e&d;e. Cassibellaune bi-com; Iulius a&y;ene mon. & &a;lche &y;ere him sende; &t;reo &t;usend punden. &A;&d;es &t;er weoren isworene; & neoren heo nauere forlorne. for treowe men heom a-stalden; & al-swa heo gunnen heom halden. Neo&d;eles Iulius wes &t;&a; &a;rste mon; &t;e dude &t;is lond inne [&t;]eow-dom. seo&d;&d;en Noe & his sunen; of &t;&a;re arche weoren icumen. &T;eo al &t;is wes iuaren; &t;a to-d&a;lde &t;a verden. & &t;e keisere & his iueren; al &t;at winter ((heo)) wu((ne))den here. mid s&a;hte and mid sibbe; mid selcu&d;e mur&y;e&t;e. Touward &t;an sumere; heo ouer s&a; wende. & l&a;dde mid him Androgeum; &t;e wes his deoreste mon. & Androgeus walde; al &t;at he wolde. heonene in-to Rome; hit stod on Androgeus dome. Ne com he nauere-mare here; ne nan of his i-uere. ne leouede he neuer seo&d;&d;en; buten seouen &y;ere. Cassibellaune; &t;e wes &t;isse londes king. &t;a his ende-d&a;ie com; in Eouer-wicke heo d&a;ide [&A;r &t;e king were d&a;d d&a;ide] his quene. &t;e king wes al b&a;rn-les; Bruttes weoren s&a;ri. &T;is iherde Tennancius; &t;e i Cornwale wes dux. &t;at his eam wes id&a;ied; & his a&d;elene &a;t-fallen. and his bro&d;er Androgeus; iuaren uor&d; mid Iulius. & [m]uchel of his cunne; quehten mid him-seolue. Tennancius hine bi-&d;o&d;te; hu he faren mihte. & hu he mihte gan on; &t;at he hafde &t;isne kine-dom. &t;e Lud king his fader; walde wel longe. Tennancius nom his sonde; & sende in-to Brutlonde. bad heom bu&y;en him to; &t;a bet heom sculde iwur&d;en. hebben hine to kinge; al buten compe; bitachen him al &t;at lond. &t;e Lud his fader hafde an hond; & he heom wolde luuien. &t;a while &t;at he luuede; & &y;if heo &t;is wolde. habben he hit wolde; o&d;er he wolde mid fehte. fallen heom to grunde; Bruttes ferden heom to Lundene. to muchele hustinge; &t;at heom &t;uhte &t;e bezste r&a;d. to don &t;at Tennantius heom b&a;d; &A;fter him heo senden. & heouen hine to kinge; &t;a weoren inne Bruttene. blissen inouwe; Tou and twenti wintre. &t;is lond he iwalde; seo&d;&d;en com &t;e ilke d&a;i. &t;at &t;e king d&a;d l&a;i; inne Lundene he li&d;. s&a;ri weoren his leoden; &T;eos kinge h&a;fde enne sune. Kinbelin ihaten; he wes iuaren mid his &a;me. for&d; into Rome; Augustus Cesar hine makede cniht. &t;at wes swi&d;e muchel riht; for seo&d;&d;en Iulius wes d&a;d. & du&y;e&d;en bi-l&a;fden; ne bil&a;fde he n&a;uer n&a;nne. of Androgeus cunne; &t;at heold feht & iwin. swa dude Kinbelin; & weorede Rome-&t;eode. wi&d; vncu&d;e leode; &T;is iherde Bruttes. &t;e weoren swi[&d;]e bisie; &t;at Kinbelin &t;e kene. wunede inne Rome; &t;e wes Tennantiusses sone. & of Lud kinge icume; Tweien cnihtes heo nomen sone. & senden to Rome; & &t;eo cudden Kinbeline. &t;at his fader wes of liue; & beden hine stilleliche. iuaren of &t;ere riche; Nes hit noht longe; &t;at he ne com hider sone; and Bruttes hine on-fengen. & heouen hine to kinge; On Kinbelines d&a;ie; &t;e king wes inne Bruttene. com a &t;issen middel-&a;rde; anes maidenes sune. iboren wes in Be&d;leem; of bezste alre burden. He is ihaten Iesu Crist; &t;urh &t;ene Halie Gost. alre worulde wunne; walden englenne. F&a;der he is on heuenen; froure moncunnes. Sune he is on eor&d;en; of sele &t;on m&a;idene. & &t;ene Halie Gost; halde&d; mid him-seoluen; &t;ene gast he wel dale&d;. to &t;an &t;e him beo&d; leoue; al-swa he dude Peture. &t;e wes a wr&a;che fisc&a;re; &t;e makede hine an mancunne. hehst of alre manne; Kinbelin Bruttene king; wes god mon &t;urh alle &t;ing. & he luuede here; twa & twenti &y;ere. An his d&a;ie her luuede a mon; inne &t;isse leoden. feorliche &t;ing fuleden him; he wes ihaten Teilesin. heo heolten hine for witie. &t;urh his wit-fulne cr&a;fte; & al heo hit il&a;fden. &t;at Teilesin heom seide; he seide heom seolku&d; i-noh. & al heo hit funden so&d;; he seide heom &a;lche &y;ere. w&a;t heom to cumen weore; &T;e king him sende &a;fter. wise twalf cnihtes; ba[d] hine comen him to. &t;at he nan o&d;er seolden don; & heo hine bro&d;ten sone. bi-foren &t;en folke-kinge. A-nan swa &t;e king hine imette; f&a;ire he hine igrette. Swa me helpen min hefde & mi chin; welcume &a;rt &t;u Teilesin. & leouere me is &t;ine isunden; &t;enne a &t;usend punden. &T;a andswerede Teilesin; and &t;us seide to Kinbelin. Swa ich mote gode i&t;eon; al &t;u hit s&a;lt wel biteon. &T;a wes glad Kinbelin; & &t;us seide to Teilesin. Her beo&d; to &t;isse londe icumen; seolcu&d;e leod-ronen. & from-war[d] &t;eon londe of Ierusalem; iwur&d;en heo beo&d; in Be&d;leem. &T;er is iboren an luttel child; inne &t;ere leoden. Muchele is & stor &t;e ei&y;e; tacnen &t;er beo&d; on sterren. an monen & on seonnen; eie is on mon-cunnen. &T;is is widen icu&d;; & &t;a writen me beo&d; to icume. & ic wolde iwiten &a;t &t;e; &t;u &a;rt mi wine deore. to whan &t;is tocne wule ten; to wulche &t;inge temen. for her-fore is alches londes folc; l&a;d-liche afered. &T;a answerede Teilesin; & &t;us seide to Kinbelin. Hit wes &y;are ique&d;en; &t;a quides beo&d; nu so&d;e. &t;at scolden beon a child iboren; of alle folke icoren. & &t;at scolde beon ihaten H&a;lend; & helpen his freondes. alesen his leofue wines; of l&a;&d;e heore bendes. of helle bringen Adam; Noe & Abraham. Sadoc & Samiel; & Symeon &t;ene alde. Iosep an Beniamin; & alle his bro&d;eres mid him. Iohel & Eliseon; Asor & Naason. Ysaac & his bro&d;er; & monienne o&d;er. moni hundred &t;usend; &t;e i&t;ud beo&d; to hellen. & for swulchere neode; he is icumen to &t;ere &t;eoden. &T;eos word seide Teilesin; & alle heo weoren so&d;e. &T;a &t;an kinge wes icudde; &t;as quides &t;a weoren so&d;e. &t;a weoren &t;a ti&d;inde cu&d;e; &y;eond his kineriche. Bruttes her-of &y;emden; & noht hit ne for&y;eten. Kinbelin wes god king; & gri&d;ful &t;urh alle &t;ing. & &t;a Rom-leoden; swi&d;e hine luueden. & &y;if &t;e king wolde; wi&d; heom wi&d;er-heolden. he mi&d;te &a;t-halden heore feoh; &t;e Iulius her f&a;tte. ah &a;uere-m&a;re bi his liue; he hit heom leofliche &y;eaf. Seo&d;&d;e him comen &t;&a; ti&d;inde; of Crist Godes childe. ne leouede &t;e king m&a;re; buten ten &y;ere. Seo&d;&d;en &t;e king bil&a;fden his lif; inne Eowuerwike he &y;et li&d;. Her he bil&a;fden tweien sunen; Wi&d;er & Aruiragune. Wi&d;er wes &t;a &a;ldere. Aruiragun &t;e &y;ungere; ah &t;e king bique&d; Wi&d;er. al his kineriche; & he dihte and delde. &a;fter his fader d&a;ie. He wes swi[&d;]e god cniht; & h&a;fde ih&a;lden moni fiht. ah he wes swi&d;e sturne. & st&a;rc wi&d; &t;eon folke. He nalde for nane dome; mare heren to Rome. ne na gauel heo[m] senden; vt of &t;issen londe. ah wh&a;re-swa he fonde enne gume; &t;e of Rome weore hider icumen. he lette smiten him of &t;at h&a;fde; bir&a;iuie hine at liue. & &t;us he heom gr&a;i&d;eden; mid grimme his gomene. [An] k&a;isere wes in Rome; Claudius ihaten. iherden &t;a ti&d;ende; of Wi&d;er &t;on kinge. whulcne scome he him h&a;fden idon; & mare him bi-hehte. &T;e k&a;isere hine wr&a;dden; &t;e Wurs him wes on heorte. & swor bi his rigge; &t;at Wi&d;er hit scolde a-biggen. He bigon. to senden; &y;eond al &t;an Romleoden. he h&a;tte al &t;a r&a;i&y;e; and alle &t;a rad-fulle. alle his h&a;&y;e men; his hustigge isechen. & heo to-g&a;dere comen; i &t;ere burh of Rome. Heo buden heore ferden. wide &y;eond &t;on &a;rde; Mid unimete dome. heo ferden vt of Rome; heo ferden swa longe. &t;at heo comen to &t;isse londe; Claudius &t;e k&a;isere. & al his Romanisce here; At Port-ch&a;stre heo comen alond. & stepen up a s&a;-strond; & bi-l&a;ien anan Port-ch&a;stre. mid heore folke swi&d;e faste; Heo letten deluen diches. vnimete deope; & al a-buten ouer-al. he makede st&a;nene wal. &T;a wes Port-chestre; burh mid &t;an bezste. ah mid &t;an wind-r&a;sen; al heo gunnen to-reosen. mid fure and mid fehte for-uaren; &t;urh Glaudius &t;an k&a;isere. &T;is iherde Wi&d;er; &t;e wes Bruttene king her. &t;at icumen wes i &t;isse lond; Claudius &t;at wes swa strong. &T;e king g&a;dere[de] uerde; wide &y;eond his e&a;rde. & Aruiragus his bro&d;er; g&a;derede an-o&d;er. & ferden to-ward &t;&a;re s&a;; mid selku&d;e folke. &t;at heo comen mid heore here; to Claudiene &t;an k&a;ise[re]. Feondliche heo feohten; fullen &t;a f&a;ie. and &t;e eorl Aruiragus; mid &a;&d;ele help his bro&d;er. Claudius h&a;fde enne richene mon; &t;e wes icleoped Haumund. he redde &t;&a;n k&a;isere; & al &t;an Romanisce here. Hamund bi-heold Wi&d;er; & his wi&d;er-happes. & heu ladliche i &t;on fihten; he sloh &t;a Rom-cnihtes. & al &t;at him bi-foren stod; he falden to his foten. Hamun hine bi-&t;ohte; whet he don mihte. hv he mihte &t;ene king; Wi&d;er aquelle. Hamun ferde &y;eon &t;at w&a;l; & wende &t;a deden. funde &t;er enne cniht; &t;e isl&a;&y;en wes &t;er-riht. nom he his burne; & his gold-ileired bord. leoup he an his stede; & bih&a;lues he gon riden. &t;er he is&a;h Wi&d;e[r] king; &t;e wi&d;er wes an compe. Hamun &t;e ridere; smat his a&y;ene ifere. & war&d; him swi&d;e bisi; swulc he Brut weore. Wende &t;e king Wi&d;er; &t;at he weore his iuere. ah &t;er he na ne come; &y;if hit nere for swike-dome. Hamun arnde upwar[d]; & o&d;er while adunward. &t;enne he is&a;h Romanisce mon; he rasden him ouen-an. his speche wes al Brutisc; Brut swulc he weoren. Swa longe he gon riden; &t;at he wes bi &t;&a;s kinges side. & f&a;ht &t;an kinge bi-foren; swulc he weoren his mon iboren. & sloh ((is)) ha&y;en iueren; muchel swike-dom wes &t;ere. &T;e king him treousede on; for he wes swa &a;ht mon. & wende for so&d; riht; &t;at he weore his a&y;en cniht. &T;e king wende for&d;-rihtes; bi-h&a;lues &t;an fihte. he wes swi&d;e of-h&a;t; &t;at al his burne wes bi-sw&a;t. he lette his burne of his rugge eorne. & Hamun him to strac; mid to&y;en his m&a;ine. mid his spere he wes w&a;ht; &t;es kinges breosten he to-br&a;c. &t;ane king Wi&d;er he of-sloh; &t;er wes swike-dom inoh. & seo&d;&d;en rehliche fleh; to his Rom-leode. kudde hit his k&a;isere; whet he dude mid his spere. &T;is is&a;h Aruiragus; &t;at his bro&d;er isl&a;&y;e wes &t;us. mid muchelen hi&y;inge; he leup to &t;an d&a;de kinge. igrap his stede; & alle his iwede. & sturede i &t;on compe; al-se hit &t;e king weore. Mest alle &t;a Bruttes &t;e weoren &t;ere; wenden &t;at hit weoren Wi&d;er. heo r&a;sden to Romleoden; & heo remden to flonne. heo slo&y;en for&d;-rihtes; Claudienes cnihtes. ni&y;en &t;usende; heo l&a;iden to &t;on grunde. Claudien &t;e k&a;isere; sa[d] wes of &t;on compe. his folc flah into scipen; & from &t;&a;n londe iwenden. for&d; mid &t;on v&t;en; feondes heom uereden. Fif &t;usend heo lefden; uppen &t;on londe. &t;at ne ((mithte)) no to scipe cumen; &t;at heo neoren isl&a;&y;en o&t;er inomen. Wunderliche a-wei heo riden; touward ane muchele wude. Aruir((a))gus heom &a;fter; mid twenti &t;usend cnihtes. heo slo&y;en heo nomen; mid honden heo to-drowen. Hamun &t;urh &t;ene wude fl&a;h; riht touward &t;ere s&a;. he &a;rnde to are h&a;uene; he wenden scipen habben. &T;e s&a; wes i&y;eonge[d] &t;e scipen stoden a londe. &T;&a; wile &t;e he &t;a scipen vt sc&a;f; Aruiragus him to draf. Nefde Hamun to iueren; bute &t;ritti rideren. Aruiragus heom alle sloh; & Hamun mid heorsen to-droh. for his bro&d;er d&a;&d;e; him wes swi[&d;]e unne&d;e. & an o&d;er halue he wes gl&a;d; &t;at his ifon weoren d&a;d. for Hamundes d&a;&d;e; Hamton heo hit h&a;hte. nu and auere-mare; &t;e nome stonde&d; &t;ere. Nu &t;u iherest of wuche gomen; aras &t;er &t;e to-nome. swa do&d; a feole wise; to-nome arise&d;; & ofte of lutle &t;inge. &t;e longe ilaste[&d;]. for his nauere nan o&d;er gomen; &t;at cleouie&d; alswa ueste. &T;a Hamun & is iueren weoren d&a;d; Aruiragus wes swi&d;e glad. ah sone &t;er-&a;fter. him com s&a;rinesse; He & his cnihtes. &t;eonene for&d;-rihtes; tuo Winchestre wenden. w&a;ne com on ueste; heo wende to so&d;e. &t;at heo siker weoren; Claudius &t;e keisere. mid alle his Romanisce here; ouer s&a; wende. al mid isunde; Nes he &t;er buten enne niht. &t;e wind wende for&d;-riht; fromward &t;an stronde. in-to &t;issen londe; Claudius wenden a&y;an. weder him stod an wille; hi&y;enliche sone. to Port-chestre heo comen; Up iwende &t;e k&a;isere. mid al his Romanisce here; iwepned wel alle. heo wenden to &t;an walle; to heo eoden alle afoten. & swi&d;e freche weoren; ouer &t;ene wal heo clumben. & binnen heo &t;rungen; &t;at folc heo al slowen. &t;a &a;hte heo nomen; al &t;a wunliche burh. heo barnden to duste; &T;us Port-ch&a;stre to-r&a;s; & nauere seo[&d;&d;]en heo ne aras. &t;at heo swulc weore; swa heo wes eare. Claudius &t;e keisere; mid wunderliche here. ferde to Winch&a;stre; & bi-l&a;i &t;a burh swi[&d;]e feste. &T;er binnen wes Aruiragus; &a;rmliche bi&t;rungen. and muchel d&a;l of his cunne; of Bruttisce monnen. Wa wes &t;on kinge Aruiragus; & to his cnihtes seide &t;us. Sugge&d; me gode men; godfulle kempen. wulle &y;e me helpen; mid h&a;h&y;ere streng&d;e. her to biwinne; wur&d;-scipe minne. &T;a answereden; a&d;ele cnihtes. Nulle we &t;e bil&a;uen; for liue ne for d&a;&d;en. On heo duden heore iweden; & leopen on heore steden. cnihtes &t;er weoren swi&d;e iwh&a;te; heo dude[n] up &t;ere burh-&y;&a;ten. heo makeden heore sceld-trome; &t;a scalkes weoren gode. Weoren alle &t;a cnihtes; &y;&a;rewe to &t;on fihte. &T;a somnede alle &t;a alde; &t;e to fehte heom scolde halden. bi are halue heo riden; & spileden of r&a;de. & nomen tweien cnihtes; & senden to &t;on k&a;isere. & axeden whe&d;er he wolde gri&d;; &t;e he wolde vnfrih. &A;r &t;er come mare lure; hefde he &t;ene cure. &T;a andswerede Claudius; & wi&d; &t;an cnihten he spec &t;us. Wel is &t;e man nut; &t;e s&a;ht-nesse wurche&d;. Ich &a;m r&a;h mon i-noh; Rome is min riche. & alle &t;a londes; stonde&d; a mire honde. &t;a bi&y;et me bi-uoren; Iulius &t;e k&a;isere. & &a;fter mine dome; h&a;re&d; in-to Rome. buten &t;es ilke kinedom; nulle me noht icnawen. na &t;issere leodes folke; for lauerd me halden. & me pugche&d; muche scome; at mire heorte ic habbe grome. &y;if Rome sc&a;l for-leosen; &t;a while &t;e ich leouie. heore muchele wurhscipe; &t;at mine &a;ldere hire biwunnen. For nare &y;itsunge; for nare &y;iuernesse. ne com ich to &t;issen londe; to halden fiht stronge. ne for nane plihte; buten to bi&y;iten mine rihte. & ic heo wulle bi-winnen; o&d;er an w&a;le liggen. &A;[c] cnihtes &y;it beo&d; hider icumen; from &t;on kinge Aruiragune. Fare&d; swi[&d;]e a&y;en; to &t;an folc-kinge. sugge&d; him to so&d;e; for hit cume&d; him to cu&d;e. &t;at &y;if he wule a leo&d; gan; & halden me for lauerde. & he me wulle bu&y;en; &t;a bet him scal iwur&d;en. &y;if he me wule sende; mine rihten of his londe. ic hine wulle wur&d;ien; mid wurhscipe muclen. & sugge&d; him ful iwis; ich &y;ifuen mine dohter Genuis. to sibben & to some; &t;e bet wit mawen libben. & &y;if he &t;is nule don; he scal wurs vnderfon. faren wit swullen to-somne; & mid fehten hit to-d&a;len. makien w&a;n-sl&a;htes; &t;&a;nne beo&d; &t;e wurse. &T;a cnihtes wenden for&d;-riht; to &t;an folc-kinge. cudden him so&d; quides; from Claudien &t;&a;n k&a;isere. &T;e king is&a;h &t;e neode; & droh to his r&a;de. and he mid wur&d;-scipe; &t;as cnihtes awur&d;ede. &t;at he of his kinedome; wulde heren in-to Rome. and seo&d;&d;e wur&d;scipe him don; his dohter to quene vnder-fon. To-g&a;dere heo comen; and s&a;hten heo weoren sone. & seo&d;&d;en heo alle iwenden; i[n]-to Winch&a;stren. &t;a weoren in &t;issen londe; blisfulle songes. Heo wuneden inne Winch&a;stre; an and twenti wikene. & senden to Rome ful iwis; &a;fter &t;an maidene Genuis. &T;at maiden mid isunde; com to &t;isse londe. & Claudien &t;e k&a;isere; &y;&a;f heo &t;isse kinge. &y;et hit is isene; &t;at heo wes her quene. &t;at &t;e king [Aruiragus]; to quene h&a;fde Genuis. &T;es &t;inges weoren idone; and Claudien h&a;uede isend to Rome. &t;a while iwende Claudius; & &t;e king Aruiragus. into Orcanei&y;e; & &t;at lond al bi-l&a;ien. ah muchel lond &t;er-abuten; al heo hit bi&y;eten. two & &t;ritti &a;it-lond; heo setten on heore a&y;ere heond. heore gri&d; heo setten f&a;ste; and wenden to Winch&a;stre. From Rome wes icumen ful i-wis; &t;at f&a;ire maide Genuis. isund & hire iu&a;ren. sixti rideren; &t;at maiden wes iwedded. &t;e king heo hafde to bedde; Muchel wes &t;a blisse. &t;e wes &t;anne ((i)) Bruttene; mid &t;an kinge Aruiragus. and &t;&a;n k&a;isere Claudius; &t;a wes &t;is folk. swa bli&d;e. heo n&a;re nauer &a;r on liue; for &t;ere muchele blisse. heo ar&a;rden enne bur&y;e; an enne swi&d;e feire stude. uppe S&a;uerne; &T;a &t;e burh wes al imaked. mid muchelere streng&d;e; &t;a burh &y;&a;f Aruiragus. &t;&a;n kaisere Claudius; and &t;at lond &t;er-abuten. muchel & noht lutel. He h&a;hte setten hire on nome; &t;e hire mihte isemen. hu &t;e king Aruiragus; nam to quene Genuis. & &t;er &t;e king heo &y;ef Claudiene; &t;an Romanisce k&a;isere. Claudien &t;e he&y;e. Kairclou heo hehte. a[c] nas hit noht longe; &t;at &t;e nome moste stonden. a[c] for Claudiusses wur&d;-scipe; swa wes &t;e nome ique&d;%&d;en. Ah &t;a Claudius &a;rest in &t;issen londe com; he funde enne feire wimman. heo wes witer heo wes wis; heo wes maiden ful iwis. Claudienes cnihtes; heo bi-wunnen i &t;on fihte. inne Port-ch&a;stre; & heolden heo wel f&a;ste. & &y;euen heo Claudiene; hit wes him swi&d;e iqueme. & he hire r&a;dde; & for&d; mid him ladde. & leouede &t;e wimman; leofliche swi&d;e. &T;e wifman i-war&d; mid childe; bi Claudiene &t;an balde. &t;a &t;et child wes iboren. wel wes Claudiene &t;er-foren; &T;a &t;e time wes ifulled. &t;at hit fulleht. sculde habben; &a;fter &t;an [ha&d;]ene la&y;en. &t;at stoden o &t;en ilke d&a;&y;en; nome heo him ar&a;hten. and Gloi &t;at child hahten; &T;is child w&a;x and wel i&t;&a;h. & muchel folc him to bah; & Claudien him bit&a;hte. &t;a burh &t;e he ahte; & sette heo mid cnihten. &t;e gode weoren to fehten; and h&a;hte heo wite wel faste. & heoten heo Gloichestre; al for his sune luuen. &t;e leof him wes an heorten; &t;e seo&d;[&d;]e bi&y;&a;t al Walisc lond. to his a&y;ere hond; and &t;erof he wes deme. & duc feole &y;ere; &T;is child me biwuste. inne Gloich&a;stre; & &t;a &t;eos &t;inges weoren idone. Claudius ferde to Rome; & ladde &t;es childes moder. for quene nauede he o&d;er; &T;a Claudius com to Rome. ti&d;ende him com sone; &t;at &t;er wes cumen li&d;ende. into &t;ere leode; an swi&d;e selcu&d; gume. of Antioge he wes icome; Petrus he wes ihaten. he dude &t;er feole teonen; he uerde &y;eond al &t;at lond. & turnde hit to Godes hond; Heonene wes iuaren Claudius. &t;is lond heold Aruiragus; & Genuis his quene. &t;e wifmon wel idone; &t;a is&a;h &t;isses ledes king. &t;at him ne derede na&d;ing; &t;us he wunede here. mid blisse twenti &y;ere; Vnder &t;an comen ti&d;ende. to Aruiragus &t;an kinge; n&a;s &t;er nan o&d;er r&a;d. bute Claudius inne Rome wes d&a;d; Wa wes &t;isse kinge. swa wes &t;ere quene; swa wes alle &t;on bezsten. &t;e wuneden an Bruttene; An &t;an timen hit wes. &t;at Gloi wes swi&d;e god cniht; &T;a &t;eo ti&d;ende. weoren comen to londe; of Claudius &t;en k&a;isere. & hu hit wes al iuaren; &t;a seide &t;e king. Aruiragus. & wi&d; his du&y;e&d;e he spac &t;us; Swa ich auere ibiden are. nulle ich nauere-mare; &t;urh nane dome. heren into Rome; n&a; nauere-mare heom senden. gauel of mine londe; Ah &y;if heo hider cume&d; li&d;en. leoden to biwinnen; her heo scule&d; ibiden. bitterest alre baluwen; n&a; bi&y;eten nan o&d;er god. buten here &y;eoten heore blod; scullen alle heore wif. widewen iwur&d;en; &T;us seide &t;e king. &t;eh hit so&d; ((n))eore; &t;er he s&a;t mid his scenche. an his kine-benche; Ah al o&d;er hit iwar&d;. inne &t;an twam wintren; for &t;a Rom-leoden. sende to &t;issere &t;eoden; h&a;hte heom senden. here gauel of &t;issen londe; And &t;e king Aruiragus. wradliche heom answerede; hehten heom mucle ei&y;e. ut of his &a;h-seone; fleon of &t;issen londe. &a;r heo f&a;i&y;e iwur&d;en; for&d; heo iwenden, into Rom-londe; &T;a wes i &t;on &y;ere. Vaspasien k&a;isere; &t;es ti&d;ende him wes l&a;&d;. & her-fore he was wra&d;; He clupede to r&a;de. alle Rom-leode; & seide bi his liue. &t;at he wolde to Brutt-londe; bi-telen his irihten. &t;at Claudius &a;r ahte; & &y;if heo nolden gan an gri&d;. he wolden fehten heom wi&d;. and al Rom-leoden. &t;is him gon r&a;den; Vaspasien him for&d; wende. &t;at he com to France; &t;a &y;et hit wes al his a&y;en. &t;at he is&a;h mid his a&y;ene; ladde he &t;ere leodene king. &t;e hine for lauer[d] icneou; vor&d; mid ((im))-seoluen. touward &t;issen londen; To &t;ere s&a; he wende. scipen he &t;er funde; &t;at to-&y;enes him weoren ibonned. &t;e &y;et &t;e he wes i Rome; He ibad &t;es wederes. wind com on oueste; in he wende at Wit-sond. & &a;t Doure he &t;ohte nimen lond; Aruiragus &t;er-of wes war. & atliche him biuore uerde; & draf hine ut mid stre[n]g&d;e. for&d; mid s&a;-strame; Mid him hafde Vaspasien. swi&d;e gode s&a;-men; s[t]rahten vt here lof. & leiden &a;fter v&d;en; for&d; bi s&a;-side. seileden swi&d;e. An hi&y;ende ful sone; to Tottenas heo come. strahten scipen to &t;an londe; & eoden uppen stranden. Heo nomen heore wepnen; & for&d; gunnen wenden. to-somnen heo riden uaste; &t;at heo comen to &A;xech&a;stre. he wen[den] wel to bi-stelene; in-to &t;are burh&y;e. Ah &t;et burh-folc wes war; & wel hine wusten. wel heo closden heore &y;eten; & &y;areweden heom to fehten. & &t;a burh bi-wusten; wel mid &t;an bezsten. Seouen da&y;es fulle; Vaspasien mid his monnen. l&a;i&y;e at Exch&a;stre; & bilaie heom swi&d;e ueste. &T;at iherde Aruiragus; &t;at he wes icume &t;us. he nom al &t;a ferde; of Brut-londes &a;rde. & sone he gon faren. in toward Cornwalen; in-to Ex-ch&a;stre. &t;a burh wes &t;a f&a;stre; Aruiragus wes &t;er-innen. mid Bruttisce mennen; Vaspasien &t;er-vte. &t;a burh bi-l&a;i abute; A-mar&y;en &t;a hit d&a;i wes. duren heo vntunden; cnihtes heom gereden. grundliche feire; blewen &t;a bemen. heornes gunnen dremen; heondleden sc&a;ftes. & gold-fa&y;e sceldes; riden ut to-some. r&a;&y;e Brutes. &t;ritti &t;usend; &t;e &t;r&a;t wes &t;a mare. &T;er-ute wes heom to-&y;&a;n; &t;e k&a;isere Uaspasien. to-gadere heo tuhten; & la&d;liche fuhten. hardeliche heuwen; helmes &t;er gullen. stercliche to-stopen; mid steles egge. Alle d&a;i &t;er il&a;ste; f&a;ht mid &t;an m&a;ste. a &t;et &t;at &t;ustere niht; to-d&a;lde heore muchele fiht. l&a;ien a ba halue; cnihtes to-heouwen. &t;&a;r wes h&a;rm mid &t;on meste; bi-uoren Ex-ch&a;stre; &T;at bi-heold &t;a quene. Genuis i-haten; s&a;ri wes hire heorte. mid hermen a-fulled; cleopede to hire lauerde. &t;e leof hire wes on heorte; to &t;on kinge Aruiragus. &t;&a; quene spac wi&d; him &t;us; Lauer[d] bi-&t;enc &t;e. &T;ine &t;eowes beo&d; gode; &t;u hauest mucle treow-scipe. treow&d;e sta&d;elu&a;ste; &t;at beo&d; &t;a &t;ingges. &t;e bi-rise&d; to &a;lche kinge; riche men & h&a;ne; &y;if wi&d; seoumen he wule beon cl&a;nen. Bi-&t;enc &t;u a &t;ine quides; &t;e &t;u sulf quiddest. wi&d; Claudien minne fader; &t;e wes &t;i cudliche freond. &t;e dude &t;e &t;a wurhscipe; bi-tahte me &t;e to wiue. & &t;u &a;rt me swa leof; swa mi kine-lauerd. Mi cun is her wi&d;-vten; & &t;i kun her wi&d;-innen. &Y;if &t;u brekest &t;ine quides; & mi cun quellest. so&d; ich &t;e habbe iseid; wi&d; &t;ine sune &t;u beost iu&a;id. & &y;if mi cun clembe&d;. & bi-neo&d;en &t;e ibringe&d;; & &t;e seoluen & &t;in folc. falle&d; to grunde; &y;if &t;u and &t;ine &t;er wur&d;e&d; d&a;d. &t;eonne beo ich wi&d; mine sune iued. betere weore s&a;hte; &t;ene swulc vnisibbe. & bi-&t;enc &t;e of &t;an fore. hu &t;u mine fader swore. to lasten alche &y;ere; al to &t;ine liue. gauel in-to Rome; of &t;ine kine-dome. & &y;et il&a;ste&d; &t;i lif; swa hit do longe. for &t;i &t;u most holden; &t;at &t;u &a;r bih&a;htest. Al &t;a hered-cnihtes; heolden mid &t;ere quene. &T;e king and alle his cnihtes; wakeden alle nihte. al niht heo runden; wh&a;t heom weoren to r&a;de. Ne mihte heo finde n&a;nne r&a;d; &t;e heom &t;uhte al swa god. swa heom &t;uhte &t;e so&d;e quides; of &t;ere quene. A-marwe &t;a hit d&a;i wes. du&y;e&t;en heom gereden; to-g&a;dere-ward heo uusden. alswa heo wolden fehten; For&d; com &t;a quene. & rad heom bi-tweonen; &a;rst heo nom gri&d;. & seo&d;&d;en heo heom spac wi&d;; sette s&a;htnesse. somnede cnihtes; &t;a &a;r weoren ifeonde. makede heom to fronde And &t;e king heom bi-hehten; his foreward to haldene. & swa he hit il&a;ste; &t;e while &t;e he luuede. &T;us heo weoren sahte; & &t;us heo weoren some. &T;a wes &t;eos Bruttene; swi&d;e iblissed. & Vaspasi&a;n and his iueren; al &t;at winter wuneden here. from burie to burie; ferden mid blisse. Anan swa seomer come; &t;a ferden heo to Rome. Brut-lond wes bli&d;e; a to &t;eos kinges liue. Nu hauede &t;e king Aruiragus; enne sune &t;e hehte Maurus. he wes isende to Rome; to leornien in scole. &t;er him wes swa wel idiht; he wes cl&a;rc & god cniht. &T;ider him com sonde; ut of &t;issen londe. &t;&a;t her nes nan rad; for &t;e king his fader wes d&a;d. & he mosten cume sone; to his kine-dome. Swa wes &t;at writ idiht; & he hit dude for&d;-riht. to &t;isse londe he com; & under-feng &t;ene kine-dom. Wel riche wes Aruiragus; and mucle ricchere Maurius. a &t;isse londe he heold gri&d;; a &t;isse londe he hulde fri&d;. her wes blisse her wes mete; & alre godene mast. A &t;issen ilken hit stod; &t;et com ouer s&a;-flod. an king &t;e h&a;hte Rodric; elche o&d;er unilic. he com ut of Scice; elches londes vniliche. he brohte mid him &t;e Peohtes; folc of muchele mahte. Seo&d;&d;en Rod[r]ic wes &a;rst mon; & he mihte uuel don. a he ferde bi s&a;-flod; & dude he uuel & n&a;uere god. monie hundre&d; buri&y;e; he h&a;fde imakede bl&a;&d;e. He ferde bi s&a;-stronde; into Scotlonde. &t;at lond he al w&a;ste; mid hermen &t;an meste. &t;urh &t;at lond he &a;rnde; & h&a;[r]&y;ede and h&a;rmde. Comen &t;a ti&d;ende; to Maurius &t;on kinge. hu &t;e king Rodric; his r&a;flac makede. Sone he sende sonde; &y;eond alle &t;isse kine-londe; h&a;hte &a;uer&a;lcne mon; &t;a his monscipe u&d;e. &t;at he wel iwepned comen to hirede; &T;is folc wes isomned. and &t;e king fusde; ferde into Scotlonde. &t;ere he Rodric king fond; Heo fuhten swi&d;e feondliche. & feollen &t;a Peohtes; & Rodric &t;er wes of-sla&y;en. & seo&d;&d;en mid heorsen to-dra&y;en; &T;er dude Maurius &t;e king. a wel swu&d;e s&a;llech &t;ing; uppen &t;en ilke stude. &t;er he Rodric uor-dude; he lette a-r&a;ren anan. enne swu&d;e s&a;lcu&d; stan; he lette &t;er-on grauen. s&a;lcu&d;e run-stauen; hu he Rodric. of-sloh. & hine mid horsen to-droh; & hu he &t;a Peohtes. ouer-com mid his f&a;htes; Vp he sette &t;&a;ne stan. &y;et he &t;er stonde&d;; swa he de&d; al swa longe. swa &t;a woreld stonde&d;. Nome him scupte &t;e king; & hehte &t;ene stan West-mering. a muchel d&a;l londes; &t;e &t;er li&d; abuten. nom &t;e king to his hond; & h&a;hte hit West-merelinge lond. Nu &t;u hafuest so&d; iherd; for wham hit swa hatte. &T;a &t;e &t;eo Peohtes; weoren ouer-cumne i &t;on fehte. and Rodric wes d&a;d; & his iueren for-demed. &t;a flu&y;en &t;er bih&a;lues; fiftene hundred. &t;at weoren &t;a feirest men; &t;e weoren i &t;on fehte. h&a;fden he to here-to&y;e; enne h&a;h-iborene mon. &T;eos weolden heom ibur&y;en; & bi-halues fleon. & bu&y;en vt of londe; to helpen heore liue. &T;at i-seh&y;en &t;reo eorles; &t;e i &t;eon fehte weoren ohte. whudere-ward &t;a ferde; heore fl&a;m makeden. &T;e eorles heom si&y;en to; mid selen heore cnihtes. driuen heom in-to &a;nne h&a;hne wude; &t;er heo he&a;rm &t;oleden. Stod &t;e wund-liche wude; amidden ane w&a;lde. biuoren na bihinden; ne mihten &t;&a;r nan at-winden. ah alle hi heom nomen; & nane heo ne a-slo&y;en. f&a;ste heom heo bunden; & brohten to &t;en kinge. &t;at &t;e king heom sculden; don; o&d;er slan o&d;er hon. Anan swa &t;e king heom spec wi&d;; swa heo &y;eornden his gri&d;. &y;eorne heo hine beden; &t;urh his &a;d-meden. &t;at he nomen heom to &t;rallen; & heo him wolden &t;iwien. & heo him wolden beon li&d;e; a to heore liue. Al &t;e king weorhte; also heo bi-sohten. & heom an heond s&a;lde; muchel d&a;l of londe. al abuten Catenes; &t;er heo ca&d;el wrohten. &T;at lond wes swi&d;e god; ah seo&d;&d;en wes &t;e muchel flod. nes hit neuere itiled; &t;urh n&a;nne eor&d;e-itilie. no nauere &t;er ne wuneden on; nanes cunnes quic mon. Sonen heo gunnen to &a;rien; &t;at lond wes swi&d;e &a;&d;ele. heo tileden heo seowen; heo repen heo meowen. wi&d;-innen &t;an &t;rom &y;eren; &t;a nomen heo tw&a;lf iueren. & heo uerden sone; &t;at heo to &t;isse londe comen. Bruttes heo gretten; mid gr&a;i[&d;]lichen worden. beden heom beon on sele; & alle isunde. We eow to-&y;erne&d;; &y;eue swi&d;e deore. &t;et &y;e us &y;iuen wifmen; to habben to wiue. &t;enne ma&y;e we heolden luue; to &t;issen leod-folke. &T;a &t;is iherden Bruttes; heokerliche heom &t;uhte. & hehten heom faren aw&a;i; & fleon of heore londe. for nolde heo heom &y;etten; &t;a &t;inges &t;e heo &y;ernden. Peohtes weoren i-scende; & heore w&a;i for&d; wende. ham to heore cunne; & cudden heom heore erende. Heo nomen heore sonde; & sende to Irlonde. to &t;es londes kinge; Gille Caor ihaten. & biden hine heom senden; wifmen of his londe. & &t;e king heom &y;ette; al &t;at heo &y;eorenden. &T;urh &t;a ilke wifmen; &t;a &t;er wuneden longe. &t;at folc gan to spelien; Irlondes speche. & auer seo&d;&d;en &t;a la&y;en; wunie&d; a &t;an londe. swa heo beo&d; &t;ere nu and &a;uere-mare. H&a;fde Maurius &t;e king; god gri&d; &y;eo[n]d his lond. a to his liue; his leoden weoren bli&d;e. &T;a com &t;e ilke d&a;i; &t;at &t;e king d&a;d l&a;i. for&d; com &t;es kinges sune; Coil wes ihaten. &T;es wes r&a;h &t;es wes strong; &t;es wes sti&d; an &t;onke. &t;es cu&d;e alle &t;a domes; &t;e stoden inne Rome. ah he ne luuede noht longe; &t;at wes his leodene h&a;rm. ah &t;a while &t;e he luuede; his lond he huld a blisse. H&a;fde Coil &t;e king; &t;e wes Bruttene a&d;el. enne leofue sune; Luces ihaten. &t;es wes &t;e bezste mon; &t;e auere h&a;fde kinedom. seo&d;&d;en to Brutlonde com; Bruttes &t;e hit biwan. Luces wes kineboren; Luces wes wel ito&y;en. & he wes swi&d;e bl&a;&d;-f&a;st; Bruttes hine luueden. Moni wes &t;at gode &t;ing; &t;at cu&d;e Luces &t;e king. nes &t;a na man vnder lufte; &t;e cu&d;e betere cr&a;ftes. &T;urh &t;isne ilke &a;&d;ele mon; vnder-fe[n]g &t;is lond Cristin-dom. &t;e mon &t;e wule lusten; hu hit &a;rest ilomp. &t;eos boc him wulle suggen; so&d;&d;ere wordes. hu Luces &t;e king; &a;rst Crist luuede. Men wel i-done; comen ut of Rome. comen to &t;an kinge; & talden him ti&d;ende. of alle &t;ere fore; &t;e Petrus dude in Rome. and whulcne martirdom; hauede vnder-fon. & &t;a o&d;ere hal&y;en; &t;e mid Godde hah weoren. &T;a longede swu&d;e; Luces &t;on kinge. &a;re he mare wuste; of &t;an Lauerd Criste. &T;a weoren inne Rome; men wel idone. & an hali mon &t;er wes Pape; El&a;udarius wes ihaten. Nom Luces &t;e king; of his leofuste monnen. sende to &t;a Papen; & feire hine gon greten. & be[d] hine on Godes nomen; &t;at him god u&d;e. &t;et he senden him anan; sumne god-cunde mon. for &t;e king wolde wel don; & Cristes la&y;en vnder-fon. libben mid rihte; & luuien his Drihte. he an alle his leoden; &t;e wuneden inne &t;issere &t;eoden. &T;a &t;uhte El&a;u&d;erie; &t;at ti&d;ende swi&d;e murie; nes na mon on liue. &t;at weore al-swa bli&d;e; alse wes &t;e hali man. &t;a he &t;is iheren gon; &T;e Pape hafden tweien biscopes. &t;e luueden Godes rihten; hider-wardes he heom senden. &t;a biscopes for&d; wenden; &t;at comen &t;a Godes sonden. in-to &t;issen londe. to Luces &t;on kingen; & to al his here-&d;ringen. &T;a spac Dunian; & &t;e o&d;er biscop Fagan. seiden &t;an kinge lar-spel; & he hit h&a;rcnede wel. &a;r &t;at l&a;r-spel weoren idon; &t;e king &y;eornde Cristin-dom. & alle his du&y;e&t;e-cnihtes. hit &y;eorde for&d;-rihtes. &T;e king fulluht vnder-fe[ng]. & alle his gode men mid him; & alle his Bruttes. &t;e him bu&y;en wolden; & &t;a fulluht nulden vnder-fon. &t;e king heom letten fordon; &T;a &t;is wes al idon. &t;a token heo o&d;er weise on; beiene &t;a biscopes. ferden &y;eond &t;as Bruttene; alle &t;a templen. &t;e &t;a he&d;ene hafden itimbrid; Heo letten alle &t;a scrud at &t;ere dure werpen vt; wascen &t;a wa&y;es. wel mid &t;an bezsten; &t;a nomen anlicnes. &t;e Mahun weoren ihatene; heo letten heom dra&y;en vt. o&d;er bi hondes o&d;er bi fot; heo heom letten swalen. inne sw&a;rte fure; &T;a &t;is wes al idon. &t;a token heo o&d;er weiis on; heo ferde for&d;-rihtes. &t;urh Godes mihten; from stouwe to stouwe; & stureden heom-seoluen. h&a;l&y;eden alle &t;a templen; a &t;es Helindes nomen. &T;a &t;et wes all i-don; &t;o token heo o&d;er weis on. &t;a setten heo biscopes; &t;an folken to dihten. &t;er-ouer &a;rchebiscopes &t;at cl&a;rcscipe to rihten; chirchen he letten areren. monie & wel iwhare. preostes heo &t;er setten; ase &t;er-to mihte semen. &T;a &t;is wes al idon; &t;a token heo o&d;er weis on. &t;a com Luces &t;e king; & lond &t;er-to leide. & sette &t;er-on Godes fri&d;; & freoden alle &t;e chirchen. & &t;a la&y;en beo&d; a monie studen; al-swa Luces heom on dude. Na&t;eles heo weoren so&d;&d;en; swi&d;e aw&a;mmed. ladliche ini&t;ered; &t;urh ni&d;fulne craft. & eft heo weoren irihte; swa hit weolde Drihten. &T;a alle &t;as &t;inges weoren idone; &t;a ferden &t;a biscopes to Rome. & bi-le&a;fden in &t;isse londe; &t;at folc a Godes heonde. & Luces heore lauerd; &t;e leof heom was an heorte. &t;us hit ferde here; wel feole &y;ere. Luces &t;e leod-king; leouuede wel longe. twa and feowerti wintre; mid muchere winne. her wes mete her wes dr&a;nc; men &t;er-of dr&a;mden. her wes unimete fare; a &t;issere folc riche. &T;[u]s heo gunnen driuen; & for&y;eten to swi&d;e. &t;at heom t&a;hte &t;e heh&y;e mon; &t;e gode biscop Dunian. & Fagan his i-u&a;re; &t;e while &t;e heo weoren here. Inne gri&d;e &t;urh alle &t;ing; wunede Luces &t;e king. &t;at com &t;e ilke d&a;i; &t;at &t;e king d&a;d l&a;i. leof him wes gri&d; and r&a;d; inne Gleoch&a;stre he wes d&a;d. &t;&a;r heh&y;e Bruttes; &t;ene king bureden. &T;a wes &t;e weorlde swa uor&d; iuaren; seo&d;&d;en ure Drihte wes iboren. an hundred &y;ere and sixti; &t;a &t;e king sah to grunde. Seo&d;&d;en Luces king wes d&a;d; her wunede a swi&d;e strong red. ne bi-l&a;fde he her neou&d;er; suster ne bro&d;e[r]. ne quene ne n&a;h cun; &t;e his ca&d;el mihte heolden. To Rome comen ti&d;ende; of Luces &t;on kinge. hu &t;e king w&a;s h&a;re d&a;d. & i &t;isse londe nas na r&a;d; Heo makeden heore uerde. and senden to &t;issen &a;rde; Seuarus wes heore h&a;re-to&y;e; inne Rome he wes ibore. &T;e ferde wes swi&d;e strong; &t;eo comen heo to &t;isse lond. Seuerius wende anan; to h&a;bbene &t;isne kinedom. ah Bruttes weoren bisie; & ofte hine a-b&a;ileden. ofte heo him wi&d; fuhten; a feole cunne wisen. Seuarus hine bi&d;o[&d;]te; whet he don mi&d;te. in his herede he makede gri&d;; & lette aw&a;i &t;at vniriht. &t;at na man ne wur&d;e swa wod. ne witte bi-d&a;led; &t;at in his hirede breke gri&d;. uppe leome & uppe lif; of nauere nane &t;inge. &t;at come to his cleopinge; &T;is ise&y;en Bruttes. &t;e weoren swi&d;e bisie; &t;at Seuarus in his hirede; h&a;fde hehliche gri&d;. & mong heom-seoluen; vnimete seor&y;en. Bruttes si&y;en to-g&a;deres; fulle seoue &t;usend. & speken Seuarium wi&d;; & &y;irden his hiredes gri&d;. & he heom &y;ette; & &y;ef &y;iues swi&d;e gode. &T;a wes Seuarus hired; selcu&d;liche istronged. alle &t;e &a;r weoren buuen; he heom sette bi-neo&d;en. & muchele luue heold wi&d;. alle &t;at &y;irnden his gri&d;; He u&a;rde to Lunden. & heo hine vnder-fengen he uerde &t;urh &t;is kinelond. & sette hit in his a&y;ere hond; & &a;uere heo flu&y;en him bi-uoren. &t;e his feond weoren; Swa swi[&d;]e he heom h&a;nde. &t;at heo fluwen ouer Hu[m]bre; heo flu&y;en for&d;-rihtes. &t;at heo comen to &t;an Peohtes; & heo heom vnder-fengen. & nomen heom to iuaren; Heo makeden enne hehne cniht; heore here-to&y;e for&d;-riht f&a;ier cniht and hende. Fulgenes wes ihaten; he heom scolde l&a;den. & he heo[m] sculde r&a;den; Enne ende of Scot-londe. nom Fulgenes to his honde; &t;e ende him wes deore. he h&a;hte D&a;ire; S&a;uarus from Scotte-w&a;r[d]. seo&d;&d;e a&y;&a;n wende; & his folc l&a;dde; in-to Lundene. & Fulgenes vt of Scot-len; muchel sca&d;e makede. He leop in-to Brutlond; mid muchele balu-r&a;ssen. &a;hte he nom men he sloh; he duden seor&y;en inoh. & &t;us he uerde longe; inne Scot-londe. &T;is iherde Seuarus; &t;e inne Rome wes k&a;isere. and seo&d;&d;en hider al &t;a lond. stod an his a&y;ere heond; &t;e k&a;isere sende his seonde; &y;eond feole londe. lette him to beoden; swa monie of weorcmonnen. &t;at he lette makien &a;nne dic; &t;e w&a;s wunderliche deop. muche and swi&d;e stronge; bisides Scotlonde. from s&a; to s&a; eode &t;&a; dich. &a;lche o&d;ere vnilich. &T;e[r]-vfenen he makede scid wal; wunder ane cr&a;ftie. seo&d;&d;en he sette cnihtes; to witen hit d&a;ies & nihtes. &t;at neuere Poht &t;er-ouer ne com; ne n&a;uere nan o&d;er mon. bute wha-swa walden &y;ernen gri&d;; & speken &t;an k&a;isere wi&d;. & wunien for&d; here; mid Seuare &t;an k&a;isere. &T;at iherde Fulgenes; &t;at &t;is weorc iuor&d;ed wes. &t;at he into &t;isse londe ne mihte; ne d&a;ies ne nihtes. Nuste he &t;a n&a;nne r&a;d; &t;e him &a;uere &t;uhte god. he cleopede alle his dringches; &t;at heo comen to hustinge. heore kinge to r&a;den; of his muchele neode. Heo him r&a;dden to faren; riht into Cise. f&a;r-liche he &t;ider com; & f&a;ire wes under-fon. He spac wi&d; &t;an Peohtes; & swa muchel heom bi-h&a;hte. &t;at heo g&a;dereden in &t;an &a;rde; mucle scip-ferde. & ferden bi s&a;-stronde; into &t;issen londe. He uerde riht to Euerwicke; Brutten &t;utte sellic. &t;a burh he anan bil&a;i; mid baldere streng&d;e. Seo&d;&d;en he dude to witen; &t;urh worde & &t;urh writen. alle his freonden; &t;e weoren in &t;issen londe. &t;at heo scolden wel don; & alle comen him to. he heom wolden mucle wele; & wur&d;-scipe it&a;chen. & &a;uere to his liue; heo sculden beon him leoue. &T;is iherden Bruttes; &t;er-fore heo weoren balde. & wenden from Seuere; &t;an Rom&a;nisce k&a;isere. moni &t;usend; Bruttes to Fulgenes. & he heom faire on-feng; & muche feoh bih&a;hte; &T;at iherde S&a;uarus; &t;at Fu[l]genes dude &t;us. he somnede uerde; of folke of &t;issen &a;rde. he uu[s]de touw&a;rd Euerwic; to his f&a;i-si&d;e. &T;a he to Euerwic com; Fulgenes him wes a-foren on. heo bigunnen fehten; feondliche swi&t;e. a ba h&a;lue &t;er ful; folc unimete. S&a;uare &t;er wes of-sl&a;&y;en; & feole his Romw&a;ren. Fulgenes wes iwunde; wunderliche s&a;re. &t;at i &t;an &t;ridden d&a;ie; he sarne d&a;d &t;olede. Of S&a;ueres d&a;&d;e; Bruttus &t;er demden. s&a;iden heom bi-tweonen; &t;a &t;at tir ahten. Seuarus wes god cniht; & he heold us swi&d;e riht. &t;&a; while &t;e we him walden heren; &a;r we turnden to Fulgene. &t;urh heore vuele r&a;de; beien heo beo&d; d&a;dde Nime we S&a;uarusses lic; & lede we hit into Eouuerwic. & &t;&a;r we hit sculle&d; bi-burien; mid muchelere blisse. & for&d; &y;elden &t;a du&y;e&d;e; &t;e he us dude whilen. Al weoren &t;a d&a;den; al-se heo idemden. S&a;uarus bi-lefde here; tweien sunen. &t;us h&a;hten heore nomen; &t;e &a;ldere hehte Basian. &t;e &y;ungere hahte Gezan; &T;e beiene heo weoren ibro&d;eren. ah noht of are moder; Basianes moder. wes of Brut-londes &a;rd; & Gezanes moder. of Romanisce monnen; Bruttes nomen Basian. & bitahten him &t;isne kinedom; & &t;a Romanisce men. to kinge makede Gezan; Bruttes weoren bisie. & Basian heo luueden; & &t;a Romanisce men. luueden swi&d;e Gezan; &T;&a;r aras muchel bal%lu. bi-twenen &t;issen bro&d;eren; heo nomen here uerden. & comen to stal-fehte; and &t;er &t;e king Basian. sloh his bro&d;er Gezan; & &t;at Romanisce folc. fleh of &t;issen londe; a[c] monie &t;er weoren ifalled. i &t;an muchele fehte; I &t;isse londe wes a &y;ung mon. vnder &t;on kinge Basian; Carrais wes ihaten. his nome. &t;es wes a sellich gume; His fader wes an un-strong cniht. ah &t;e sune wes swi&d;e sturne; &t;at wes &t;e biseg&a;ste mon. &t;e wunede inne Bruttene; Of nane quike monne. n&a;uede he care n&a;nne; wa wes him &t;urh alle &t;ing. &t;at Basian wes Bruttene king; Basian wes gri&d;ful king. & Carrais ne likede hit na&t;ing; &T;a a &t;an ilke time. verden bi s&a;-rime; vt-la&y;en to iwiten. fulle sixti scipen; Carrais hine bi&d;ohte. of ane hindere cr&a;fte; &t;at he wolde sone. faren in-to Rome; For&d; he i-uusde. & in-to Rome ferde; & spac wi&d; &t;ane k&a;isere. & wi&d; &t;an Romanisce here; & &t;us seide Carrais. he wes swike fuli-wis; H&a;il seo &t;u Cyrian. &t;e king &t;e gr&a;te&d; Basian; and d&a;&d; &t;e ful wel to witen. ba bi worden & bi writen; &t;at ne m&a;i he &t;e no mare senden. &t;at gauel of Bruttlonde; for twien haue&d; bigunnen. to senden hit bi his monnen; i s&a; heo funden vt-la&y;en. & habbeo&d; alle his men isla&y;en. & ir&a;ued al &t;at g&a;rsume. &t;e scolde &t;e to cume; &T;a vt-la&y;es beo&d; swa stronge. bi watere & bi londe; &t;at ne m&a;i na man ouer s&a; uaren. bute mid swi&d;e mucle care; Ah &y;if &t;i wille weore. &t;at &t;u woldest me ihere; & bi-tachen me &t;ine writen. & senden me tw&a;lf scipen; & h&a;lden me to munde. a &t;ire a&y;ere hond; into s&a; ic wolde faren. & sl&a;n alle &t;a ut-la&y;en; & &t;i gauel &t;e sende. ut of Brutlonde; For ich &a;m ennes cnihtes sune. & cun ich habbe iwide; haue&d; mi fader bi &t;&a;re s&a;. castel swi&d;e s&a;le; & cnihtes inowe. & men unifo&y;e; alle heo wulle&d; to me dra&y;en. to quellen &t;a ut-la&y;en; & &t;us ich wulle &t;urh mire hond. witen &t;i feh & &t;i lond; &T;is ih&a;rde Cyrian. speken &t;ene swike-ful mon; & al he &y;ette him. &t;at he him to &y;irde; writen he him bi-tehten. & wapnen him ar&a;hte; & for&d; hine senden. touward &t;issen londe; For&d; he ferde Carrais. &t;at he com to France; &a;uere his writen he vnfeold. &t;er he for&d; ferde; & seiden al &t;an monnen. what he i Rome h&a;hde biwunnen; & folc him wende. an &a;uer&a;lche ende; Carrais com to s&a;. mid selcu&d;e uolke; he hafde to iueren. fif hundred rideren; & folc he hafde a foten. muchel and vn%nimete; Al &t;a scipen bi s&a;-stronde. he nom to his honde; he uerde for&d; in s&a;. uerden hine v&d;en; & he sone bi-com in-to Brutlonde. & anan bigon r&a;uinge; uppen Basian &t;ene kinge. Carrais nom his sonde; & sende &y;eond &t;isse londe. bad &a;lcne &y;ungne mon; &t;e weorces nalde &y;eomen. & &a;uere-&a;lcne ut-la&y;e; &t;e his lond hadde bi-bo&y;en. & auer&a;lcne cnihtes sune; &t;at his main wolde cu&d;en. and &a;lcne wi&d;erfulne mon; &t;e god wolde biwinnnen. &t;at him to scolden comen; for golde and g&a;irsume. &T;as weoren cu&d;e; wunder ane wide. & &t;a wi&d;erwarde; sumnede uerde. heo comen to Carrais; &t;ritti &t;usend fuliwis. & heo uor&d; iwenden; bi &t;an s&a;-stronde. Heo rupten heo r&a;fden; noht heo ne bi-l&a;fden. castles heo [nomen] Bruttes heo slo&y;en. monie heo forbarnden; a&d;ele Bruttus. heo uerden norh heo uerden &a;st; al &t;at lond heo makeden west. heo ferden into Scot-lon; &t;er heo sca&d;e worhten. & a&y;an to &t;isse londe. &t;as leoden heo for-uerden; He nom &a;nne bisine mon. & sende to Brutten; & &t;as word heom s&a;de. &t;e Carrais heom sende; Carrais &t;e stronge. wunie&d; inne comela; & send he[r] bi-halues. & gr&a;tet wel Bruttes; &Y;e bu&d; godliche gumen. & ich eow wulle gri&d;ien; & freoscipe eow &y;iuen. & freond-scipe halden; &y;if &y;e on eowre cu&d;&d;e. king me wulle&d; makien; & Bruttus andswereden. for heo weoren a&d;ele men; & seiden &t;urh alle &t;ing. &t;at heo nalden swiken heore king; for n&a;uere quicne mon. swiken &t;ene king Basian; & &t;is word a&y;&a;n com. to Carrais &t;on stronge; Carrais hine bi&t;ohte. wh&a;t he don m&a;hte; bi twam wittre cnihten. he sende to &t;an Pohtes; &t;a Pohtes weoren on londe. next Basiane &t;an kinge; To heom com &t;a so[n]de. from Carrais &t;on stronge; & muchel heom bih&a;hte. of worliche &a;hte; &T;a Pohtes weoren uuele. he leoseden heore a&d;ele; heo sworen for&d;-rihtes. & treo&d;en heo plihten; &t;at heo wolden Basian. inne fehte biswiken; &T;is word com to Carrais. &t;a wes he glad ful iwis; for&d;-riht he nom his sonde. & sende to &t;an kinge; & seide him for&d;-rihtes. &t;at wi&d; him he wolde fehte; buten he him wolde rumen. & bil&a;uen &t;&a;s riche; &T;a seide &t;e king Basian. &A;r ih wulle d&a;d beon; Wi&d;-innen seouen nihte. heo comen to &t;an fihte; biforen &t;ere burh Eouerwic. &t;at feht wes swi&d;e storlic; &T;a heo scolden bezst fehten. &t;a flu&y;en al &t;a Pohtes; & heo Basian &t;e king mid alle bil&a;fden. & Carrais him on &t;rong; and mid spere him of-stong. Bruttes heo slo&y;en; & moni hundred &t;er nomen. &T;a stod al &t;is lond; a Carrais a&y;ere hond. &t;a nom he al &t;a Peohtes; & sende in-to Scotte. & &y;[a]f heom &t;ere muchel lond; inne Scot-londen. & heore cun wunede &t;&a;re; seo&d;&d;en auere-mare. &T;is word com to Rome; her-&a;fter ful sone. hu Carrais h&a;fde iuaren; & Basian &t;ene king of-sl&a;&y;en. Heo somneden twa ferden; of Romanisce &a;rden. & nomen tweien eorles; &t;e weoren swi&d;e a&d;ele. Allec h&a;hte &t;e an; we((s)) wis & strong mon. &t;e o&d;er wes icleoped &t;us; Liuius Gallus. Heo ferden of Rome; & to &t;isse londe comen. &t;at heo bicomen to Carrais &t;an kinge; Carrais heo of-slo&y;en. his cnihtes heo nomen; &T;us &t;a Romanisce men. r&a;sden to leo[d]en; & Allec nom to his honde. muchel of &t;isse londe; &T;a &y;et &t;er weoren Bruttus. monie bi-h&a;lues; &t;e castles heolden stronge. burh&y;es brade & longe; Heo l&a;tten hi&y;endliche varen. seo&d; into Cornwalen; &a;fter Asclepidiot. &t;e wes i Cornwale duc; He com an hi&y;enge. & heo hine heouen to kinge; &T;a somneden Bruttus. sele &t;eines; hehte alle &t;a cnihtes. cumen to &t;an kinge; and &a;uer&a;lcne ohte mon. biwinnen his a&d;elen; heo buden heore uerde. uppe ni&d;inges b&a;rde; &T;a wes Allec &t;e king. ili&d;en in-to Lunden; & Bruttene king. sone him b&a;h &a;fter; Hit wes an anne h&a;h&y;e d&a;ie. hal&y;eden leoden; wes Allec &t;e king. in are temple; in Lundenne; mid his Rom-leoden. &T;a iherde &t;e king; mucle ludinge. in Lundene stureden &t;a leoden; Allec him ut leop. & his wepnen he igrap; & al his Rom-leoden. &t;a i Lun[d]ene weoren; & comen ut of &t;ere burh. & ise&y;en heom bi-h&a;luen; ise&y;en heom bi-siden. sillic heom &t;uhte; wha h&a;fde al &t;a mon-uerede. &t;idere isende; Bruttes heom bu&y;en to. mid bittere r&a;sen; Allec heo slo&y;en. muche folc heo nomen; & sum on u&a;ste b&a;h. in-to &t;ere burh; & &t;e eorl Liuius. in-to Lunden%ne fl&a;h; lette luken &t;a &y;eten. & him-seolf l&a;&d; to walle; and Bruttes &t;a bur&y;en. gunnen bi-riden; & bi-leien &t;a burh. wel mid ((&t;e)) bezsten; &T;e king Asclepediot. &t;e wes cniht swi&d;e god; sende his sonde. in-to Scotlonde; in-to Muriane; &a;fter mon-weore[de]. & &a;c in-to Wes[t] Wales; &a;fter W&a;l-Brutten. & swa he lette sone uaren; so&d; in-to Cornwalen. h&a;hte &a;lcne mon of &t;an &a;rd; &t;e h&a;fde on his chinne b&a;rd. uppe leome & vppen lif; to Lundene li&d;en. Inne seouen nihte; isomned heo weoren. heo heolden to walle; mid wunderliche streng&d;e. & Liuius Gallus; go[d]liche werede. Bruttes a &t;an ende; breken &t;a walles. & iwenden binnen; &t;a wes &t;a burh bi-wunnen. & Liuius Gallus; g&a;inde to anne castle. & &t;er binen him r&a;sde; mid his Romanisce uolke. & Bruttene king; b&a;h to &t;&a;n castle. & l&a;tte to l&a;pen; alle &t;a Brut-leoden. &T;a is&a;h Liuius Gallus; &t;at his help wes swi&d;e wac. &t;a leonede he ouer wal; & lude gon cleopien. Asclepidiot &t;ene king; &T;u &a;rt swi&d;e kene. ich wullen &t;e speken wi&d;; & &y;irne &t;e liues gri&d;. &t;at &t;u mid gri&d;e me leten uaren; for&d; touward Rome. & mid me mine leoden; &t;e &y;et beo&d; an liue. & ich &t;e wulle swerien; vppen mine sweorde. &t;at nulle ic nauere-mare; a&y;en cumen here. Asclepidiot iherde &t;at; &t;eos word him &t;uhte god. & al him i&y;ette; &t;at Gallus &t;er &y;erde. Of &t;an castle heo ut foren; & a&d;es heo sworen. & swa heo gunnen wenden; uor&d; ut of londen. &T;a com Scottene king; scri&d;en to hirede. & im&a;tte Gallus; & his gumen alle. Sone cleopede Columban; &t;e wes Scottene king. Whar beo &y;e mine gumen; vt of Galw&a;i&d;a. Whar beo &y;e mine men; ut of Mureine. Whar beo &y;e mine Scottes; Scri&d;e&d; me biside. Her we sculle&d; wel whreken; ure wines deore. & ure uulle iuan; fallen to &t;an grunde. &Y;if &t;e king Asclipidiot; &t;e is cniht swi&d;e god. haue&d; heom speken wi&d;; & i&y;efuen heom liues gri&d;. nes ich noht &t;ere; ne nan of mine iuaren. ne we hit nulle&d; halden; for ure freond heo habbeo&d; aqualde. Heo leiden heom bi-tweonen; heore speren longe. & ladlichen swi&d;e; feolen Rom-leoden. & Gallus heo nomen; & &t;at hafd him of slo&y;en. & wurpen hine in &a;nne broc; &t;e &t;er heom bi stod. & al &t;&a;t wal heo brohten; in-to &t;an broke. &t;er Gallus i &t;an broke; at grunde was bi-buried. &T;a wes &t;as &t;eode; iclansed of Rom-leode. and Bruttes &t;an broke; nome bi-t&a;hten. for Gallus wes isla&y;en &t;er-bi; h&a;hte hine nemni Galli. & a &t;ere &A;nglisce boc; he is ihaten Wale-broc. Nu ich habbe &t;e i-raht; hu he hauede &t;ene nome icaht. for nu and auere-mare; is &t;e nome &t;ere. &T;a wes king Asclepidiot; &t;e wes cniht swi&d;e god. fulle ten &y;ere; mid Brutten heo luuede here. seo&d;&d;en his ende bicom; &t;at was uuele idon. &t;at he sculden swa ra&d;e. uaren of &t;issen lif-da&y;en; for he wes swi&d;e l&a;fful; alle Brut luueden. I Glouch&a;stre wes an eorl; of a&d;elene mon-cunne. &t;e alre h&a;heste iborne mon; &t;e wunede inne Bruttene. Coel wes ihaten; h&a;hst of &t;an Brutten. he w&a;s of Glo((i))es cunne; &t;e Gloch&a;stre ahte. swa &t;at mid alle heore mihte; heo comen to ane fihte. Coel eorl i &t;an fihte stod; & sloh &t;ene king Asclepidiot. I-mong &t;issen imonge; com reou&d;e to &t;isse londe. swa &t;at &t;e k&a;isere Dioclician; sende to &t;isse londe Maximi&a;n. hider he com faren mid muchelere ferde; &T;a he com to londe. Coel he uunde; mid compe h&a;fde biuunnen. &t;at he king was him-seolue; Coel and Maxim[i]en. cu&d;liche speken. & freondscipe makeden; i-uastened mid treo&d;en. &T;a seide Maximien; Mi bro&d;er Dioclician. haue&d; me al &t;a londes; bitaht a mire honde. bi-twixe Mu[n]tgiu & Scot-londe; &t;at ic heo scal &t;urh-scri&d;en. & alle &t;a ilke men for-don; &t;at luuie&d; &t;ene Cristindom. &T;a wes wa Coel; &t;e king w&a;s on Bruttene. &t;at is&a;htnesse; mid treo&d;e hafde isemed. Coel heold hine stille; & Maxi[m]ien dude his wille. elcne Cristine mon; at &t;an hefde he binom. & &t;a wi&d;-saken wolde Cristindom; he dude his marken him on. &T;us ferde Maximien; he martrede Seint Alban. & Seint Iulien and Seint Aaron; & tweien ancr[es] of K&a;rlion. N&a;s nan biscop n&a;s nan cl&a;rk; ne cniht neore he swa sterc. bute he wi[&d;]-soke Cristindom; &t;at he nes anan fordon. &T;a &t;is wes al idon; &t;a uerde for&d; Maximian. & Coel bil&a;fde; king inne Bruttene. &T;es king h&a;fuede enne dohter; &t;e wes him swi&d;e deore. & he al kinelond; bitahte &t;an maidene an hond. for n&a;fde he nan o&d;er child; &t;e mihte i &t;issen londe beon king. &T;at m&a;ide hehte Elene; seo&d;&d;en heo wes quene. i &t;an londe of Ierusalem; leoden to blissen. &T;is maiden wes wel it&a;ht; on bocken heo cu&d;e godne cr&a;ft. & wunede in &t;isse londe; mid hire fader stronge. Her-&a;fter sone; &t;at word com to Rome. &T;at Coel h&a;fden iquald Asclepidiot &t;ene king; &T;a weoren Rom-leoden. bli&d;e on heore mode; for he h&a;fde an his da&y;en. muchel of heore cunne isla&y;en &Y;et ne com Maximien; neuere to Rome a&y;en. &T;a nom Dioclicien; &a;nne eorl wel idon. &t;at wes &t;e r&a;h&y;este mon; &t;e wu[ne]den inne Rome. & h&a;fde moni lond; il&a;id under his hond; nas na man in his d&a;&y;en. &t;at dursten him derf makien; &T;e k&a;isere hine sende. into &t;issen londe; in-to &t;issen &a;rde. mid vnimete u&a;rde; [C]ustance hehte &t;e eorl. &a;&d;elest alre cnihten; &T;is iherde Coel. &t;at icumen w&a;s Custance; a-dr&a;d he wes swi&d;e. of his ah&y;ene liue; he nom for&d;-rihtes. six wise cnihtes; to Custance heom sende. & wilcumede hine to londe; & he seolf him wolden spec%ken wi&d;. &y;ef he him wolden &y;ifuen gri&d;; & Custance him sende &a;fter. &t;at he come mid twalf cnihten; to-somne heo comen. to-g&a;dere heo speken sone; &T;a que&d; &t;e kin Coel. Custance lust me nu wel; Ich sugge &t;e &t;urh alle &t;ing. ich sloh Asclepidiot &t;ene king; &t;e h&a;fde &t;urh his wi&d;er-la&y;en. muchel of &t;ine cunne. of-sla&y;en; & mid streng&d;e eow at-holden wolde. &t;at gauel of &t;issen londe; & muchelne scome he eow dude. &t;e r&a;&d;er he d&a;d &t;olede; For ich wes an of &t;an h&a;hste. &t;at swore eow hersumnesce; to Romen &t;at we sculden senden. &t;at gauel of &t;issen londe. &T;as a&d;%&d;es &t;e king br&a;c; &t;er-fore he is nu d&a;d. Ah a-swike wit vnker fihtes; & lokien we to &t;an rihten. & ich wullen halden to; & halden &t;e for h&a;rre. & beon &t;e ful li&d;e; & halden &t;e for lauerd. & &a;lche &y;ere &t;e senden; &t;at gauel of Brutlonde. &T;a answere[de] Custance; riche mon & swi&d;e bald. Coel &t;u &a;rt wis mon; & wisdom &t;e follewe&d;. Beo nu godful king; & gumene &t;u beo lauerd & al ich &t;e &y;ette; swa hit &y;irnest. & ich wulle mid monscipe; &t;ine monradene on-fon. for &t;u us dedest monscipe and god. &t;a &t;u slo&y;e Asclepidiot; Mid muchelere wurscipe. s&a;ht heo iwur&d;en; mid muchelere blisce. heo wuneden in bur&y;en; Ah nes hit buten ane while. &t;at &t;er an-o&d;er time; neoren noht feouwerti da&y;en. allunge iu&a;reden; &t;at Coel &t;e king. seoc lai an comlen; his h&a;fde swi&d;e oc. & &t;e king wes wunderliche seoc; Seouen niht & &a;nne d&a;i. &t;e king swi&d;e seoc lai; hit heold hine bi &t;an ribben. &t;at ne mihte he na leng libben; & he cleopede him to. riche his &t;eines; &t;at heo him sculden r&a;den. at swulchere neode; hu he mihte dihten. &A;lene his dohter; &T;a heo ha[f]den al iseid. &t;at wes &t;e utem&a;ste ra&d;; &t;at heo &y;eue &A;lene. Custance to are quene; & al his kineliche lond. sette in Custances hond; & Coel him dude swa. &t;e king wes inne Bruttene; &T;a nes &t;er nan o&d;er rad. bute Coel iwar&d; d&a;d; & Custance hauede &A;lene. biwedded to quene; &t;et wes &t;a wiseste wifman. &t;a wunede a Bruttene; Custance hauede his quene. a child heom wes imene; &T;a &t;at child wes iboren. God sulf hit hauede i-coren; &t;er-fore wes al bli&d;e. &t;at wunede inne Bruttene; &T;a comen to-somne. weorld-seli men; heo funden &t;at child. nome swi&d;e hende; heo luueden his licame. & &y;euen him his fader nome; Custaz h&a;hte &t;e king; & Costantin h&a;hte &t;at child; &t;e lef wes on heorten. alle Brut-londen; his moder Elene. w&a;s &t;isses londes quene; &T;at child w&a;x and wel i&t;&a;h. Godes mildce him wes neh; Bruttes him weoren li&d;e. & he hom luuede swi&d;e; heo weoren his moder cunnes-men. icomen heo wes of Brutten; & Custanz his fader. inne Rome wes i-uostred; Al &t;at &t;et child mid &a;&y;en is&a;h. al hit to b&a;h; &T;eo &t;at child wes uor&d; iu&a;red. & wes of twealf &y;ere; nes na man i &t;is &a;rd. &t;at weore of heorten swa h&a;rd; &T;ene Costantin wes wra&d;. ne dursten na mon speken him wi&d;; & &t;enne he wes bli&d;e. he wes uule li&d;e; Swi&d;e he luue((de)) alcne cniht; &t;e w&a;s leof to deme riht. & his Bruttisce cun; swi&d;e hine biho&y;eden. & his Romanisce cun; wur&d;liche him radde. &T;a &t;at child wes of &t;ritte((ne)) &y;ere; &t;a iw&a;r&d; his fader vnueren. &t;at wes &t;e ute[m]esten r&a;d; &t;at Custance &t;e king iw&a;r&d; d&a;d. & Bruttus nome &t;at child; & makeden heom &t;er-of anne king. & Costantin &t;e &y;unge king; mid wisdome heold &t;is lond. swulc he weore an &a;ld; kingen alre baldest. &T;a wes a &t;en ilke time; a k&a;isere inne Rome. he wes ih&a;ten Maxenz; &t;e Wurse hine luuede. &t;at wes &t;e forcu&d;&d;este mon; &t;e quic wes on liue. Al Rome he for-dude; &t;urh his muchele misbode. alle &t;a he&y;e men; he hatede to d&a;&d;e. & alle &t;a h&a;ne; mid harme he igr&a;tte. &T;er weoren monie i Rome; riche & wel idone. &t;e bi-l&a;fden al &t;at leoden & flu&y;en of &t;an londe. for &t;an scamen & for &t;an bisemare; &t;e heom dude &t;e k&a;isere. & comen to &t;issen londe; to Costantine &t;an kinge. & menden to him heore s&a;r; & heore sorh-si&d;es. & &t;an vnimete scome; & &t;enne muche grome. &t;e Maxenz heom h&a;uede idon; & idriuen of heore londe. For nusten heo nenne king; &t;e heo mihten to kennen. swa heo mihten to Costantine; for he wes of heore cunne. &Y;eorne heo hine beden; &t;at he heom scolden r&a;den. hu heo mihten awr&a;ken; heore wansi&d;es. vppe Maxenze; &t;e heore monscipe h&a;fde au&a;lled. Swa longe heo r&a;d &y;eornden; &t;at he heom r&a;d &y;ette. &t;at he wolde riden; wi&d; r&a;i&y;ere streng&d;e. for&d; in-to Rome; & &t;a riche bi-winnen. & wreken heom on Maxenz; &t;e his cun h&a;fde i-sc&a;nd. & Costantin &t;e king gode; gaderede u&a;rde. vnimete folc; monianes cunnes; &T;e king gon to riden. touward Rom-leoden. &t;at he com to Rome; mid r&a;&y;ere streng&d;e. &T;e king wes swi&d;e god cniht; & he &y;arkede his fiht. & he Maxenz of-sloh; &t;er wes blisse inoh. &t;a weoren Rom-leoden; bli&d;en on heore &t;eoden. &T;a wes Costantin &t;e king; k&a;isere of Rome. and &t;er wes Elene &t;e halie quene; & hire &t;reo &a;mmes. &t;e &a;ldeste h&a;hte Leonin; Trahern & Marin. &t;e eorles weoren wel idone; Costantin heom bit&a;hte Rome. to r&a;den &t;a leden; to dihten &t;ere &t;eoden. & &t;a l&a;uedi &A;lene; &t;a halie quene. to Ierusalem wende; mid richere genge. & sp&a;c wi[&d;] &t;an elde; of &t;an Iudean &t;e weoren balde. & heo heom bihehte; swi&d;e muche &a;hte. &t;at heo hire scolden r&a;den; to vinden &t;a Rode. &t;e Crist ure Lauerd; alisden on &t;es middel&a;rd. &T;eo Iudeus heo sohten; & &t;ere quene heo it&a;hten. &T;a wes heo swa bli&d;e; swa heo nes neuere &a;r on liue. & heo vele &y;ere; &t;urh &t;an wune((de)) &t;ere. &t;e while hire &a;em Leonin; wes in Rome mid Costantin. Of &t;an bro&d;eren he wes &a;ldest; of wisdome alre selest. nomen &t;a Rom-wisen; & wimman him &y;euen. of &t;an hehste cunne; of Romanisce monnen. &T;a wifman wes biwedded; & Leonin heo h&a;fde to his bedde. he dude alse hit is wune; he streonede hire on enne sone. &T;a &t;at child wes iboren; &t;a funden heo him hehne nome. heo hehten hine for&d;-riht anan; &t;ene h&a;&y;e Maximian. & Costantin &t;e king; luuede swi&d;e &t;at child. &T;us hit ferde &t;&a;re; wurs hit ferde here. &T;a wes inne Walsce londe; a duc &t;e wes swi&d;e strong. Octaues he hehte; he wes of he&y;e cunne. he cleopede to Brutlonde. &t;at hit wes his icunde; & al &t;at &t;e s&a; bi-g&a;&d;. Octaues wes swi[&d;]e mah; he nom muchele u&a;rde. & wenden &y;eond &t;issen &a;rde; &a;rst he sloh &t;&a; eorles. & &t;rallede &t;&a; ch&a;rles; he heomelede &t;a reuen. nalde he [n]&a;nne bi-lefuen; al &t;is kineliche lond. Octauus nom to his hond; &T;is word com to Costantin. in Rome &t;er he wunede in; hu Octauus hauede idon. his folc isla&y;en and ihon; S&a;ri wes &t;a Costantin. & sorhful an heorte; for he ne ((mihte)) nanes weies cumen. to &t;issere kineriche; for he hauede al Rome-lond. &t;e stod an his a&y;ere hond; & his moder Elene. him hafde isend &a;fter; &T;a nom he Traher his &a;m. & t&a;hte hine to rade; & &t;is lond him bi-tahte. biwinnen &y;ef he hit mahte; for him-seolf Costantin. ne com he nauere-mare her-in; Ah he nom folc & &a;hte. & Traher bi-tehte; mid muchelere uerde. sende hine to &t;issen &a;rde; & for he wes his moder &a;m. &y;ef he mihte Octauus sl&a;n; & he mihte swa wel don. halde him-seolf &t;isne dom; Traher for&d; wende. toward &t;issen londe; mid ferde mid &t;an m&a;ste. he com to Portch&a;stre; &T;a Bruttes weoren swi&d;e wh&a;te. & heolden f&a;sten heore &y;&a;te; & Traher heom f&a;ht wi&d;. & &t;&a;ne &t;ridde d&a;i heo &y;erden gri&d;; & Traher ferde binnen. & Portch&a;stre wes biwunne; & &t;onnene he gon wende. riht to Winch&a;stre; & Octauus wes icumen bi-uoren. in-to &t;&a;re burh&y;e; To-g&a;dere heo comen. heo f&a;hten & slo&y;en; &t;at sl&a;ht ne mihte. na mare beon i fihte; He is&a;h his muchelne lure. & nom him o&d;erne cure; & ferde bi nihte. to &t;&a;re s&a; rihte. &A;r Bruttes hit mihten iwiten; his ferde wes al iscipen; & for&d; heo gunnen wenden; i Scot-londe. & [he al Scotlond] iwon to his a&y;ere hond; & he wende ouer Humbre. mid h&a;h&y;ere streng&d;e; & in &t;issere Bruttene bur&y;es he a-weste. Octauus &t;at iherde; &t;e king wes an &a;rde. & he mid his folke; &t;ider-ward fusde. to-gadere heo comen; & fuhten ful sone. Nu h&a;fde Traher; swi&d;e muchel folc. &t;er. Scottes & Peohtes; & Romanisce cnihtes. Traher feht wi&d; Octaues; & he hine sone ouercom. Scottes huuen up muchelne r&a;m; & Octaues folc nam flem. & Romanisce beornes; slo&y;en &t;a Bruttes. &T;a wes Octaues wa; & he wende to &t;ere s&a;. bi &t;ere s&a;-stronde; &t;er he scipen funde. in-to &t;ane scipen he la&d;; & in-to Norw&a;i&y;e he draf. Nafde he of his fihte; bute an & &t;ritti cnihtes. & alle &t;a o&d;ere weoren inomen; & Traheres men bi-cumen. & fiftene &t;usend isl&a;&y;en; & idon of heore lif-da&y;en. &T;a wes in Norweo&y;en &a;rd; a king &t;e h&a;hte Compert. Octaues him sp&a;c wi&d;; & &y;ernde mildeliche his gri&d;. & seide him hu Traher; mid teone hine hauede ifl&a;med. & &y;if &t;u me wult wlsten; mid muchele &t;ine ferden. &t;at ich ma&y;en a&y;&a;n cumen; to mine kine-riche. ich &t;e wulle luuien; & halden &t;e for lauerd. mid s&a;hte & mid sibbe; &t;a while &t;at ich libbe. & after mine d&a;i&y;en. mine du&y;e&d;e &t;e bi-tachen; &T;a &a;nsw&a;rede Compert. &t;e king wes of &t;an &a;rd; &T;u s&a;lt in &t;isse &y;ere. beon mid me h&a;re; & deornliche sende in-to Brutlonde. mid weorden and mid writen; bi monnen &t;e heom cunnen witen. & senden &t;ine sonden; to &t;ine bezste freonden. bi-h&a;ten seoluer & gold; muchel &a;hte & lond. &y;if ai mon mihte Traher king; tuhten to d&a;&d;e. mid drenche o&d;er mid dweomerlace; o&d;er mid steles bite. o&d;er mid &a;ie crafte; bi-winnen him his mahte. &t;enne mihtes &t;u a&y;en faren; mucle &t;e lasse weoren &t;i kare. &t;enne wlle I &t;e a&y;an bringen; & makien &t;e to kingen. Al dude Octaues; Compertes lare; sende his sonde. in-to &t;isse londe; &t;urh &t;an ilke crafte. &t;e Compert king him t&a;hte; & Traher wes on Bruttene. king swi&d;e bli&d;e; n&a;fde he of Octaue. car&a; n&a;uer nane; na mare &t;eh he n&a;re iboren. o&d;er i watere for-loren; Traher wes i Lundene. bli&d;e mid his leoden; fulle seouen nihte. bli&d;e mid his cnihten; &T;a wes i Kent an eorl. Aldolf i-haten; feond he wes &t;es kinges. for Octaues &t;ingen; ofte he ferde to &t;an kinge. & hernede ti&d;inge; Ch&a;pmen bunden heore ware. &t;a wolde &t;e king faren; Aldolf ferde him bi-foren; mid feower hundred cnihten. & leop ut of ane wude; wunder wel iwepned. Traher king he &t;er fond; & mid spere hine stong. & his muchele uerde sette to fleonde; & Aldolf heom after droh. and muchel folc he &t;er of-sloh; & se&d;&d;en he uerde in-to Kent. in-to ane stronge castle; & sende an hi&y;inge. after Octaue &t;an kinge; & he anan com. to &t;issere kineriche; to kinge he wes vnder-fon. &t;a &t;uhte hit hi[m] we[l] idon; Heo ferde &y;eond &t;as &t;eoden. & sloh &t;a Romleoden; &t;a h&a;hne & &t;a riche. alle heo sloh iliche; whar-swa he mihte hine kennen. ne l&a;uede he nauer &a;nne; & twa & twenti &y;ere. he wuneden seo&d;&d;en here; inne gri&d;e & inne fri&d;e. mid freond-scipe of Brutten; &T;a &t;e he wes wel ald mon. &t;a com him uuel on; &t;at vuel hine heold stronge. ah he &t;reowede longe; &T;e king hine bi-&d;ohte. what he don mihte; wham he mihte bi-t&a;chen. al his kineriche; and al his du&y;e&d;e. &a;fter his d&a;ie; Mid carte he for to Lundene. & sette his hustinge; eorles &t;er comen. riche & wel idone; & alle &t;a wise. &t;e wuneden on Bruttene; &T;a &t;e king heom hauede is&a;id. & b&a;d heom r&a;den him r&a;d; wh&a;m he mihte bi-t&a;che. al his kine-riche; for nefde he nenne sune. &t;e his land mihte halden; ne child bute ane dohter. &t;e him wes swi&d;e deore; & hire he wolde bi-tachen. al his kineriche; & &y;efuen hire lauerd. &t;ene h&a;hste mon of &t;is &a;rd; Summe him r&a;den a-nan. &t;at heo &y;euen &t;an eorle Conan. he wes wis and riche. him heo mihte bit&a;che; o&d;ere &t;er weoren. &t;e &t;is nalden ih&a;ren; I Cornwale wes an eorl god. &t;e wes ihaten Cradoc; he stod up i &t;an hustinge. and &t;us sp&a;c wi&d; &t;an kinge; Hercne me Octaue. hercne me kinelauerd; No here ich nenne godne r&a;d. &t;e &t;e &y;et beo is&a;d; &Y;if &t;u bi-tachest Conan. &t;ine kineriche; &t;at word come&d; sone. vor&d; into Rome; For nu is &A;lene. Ierusalem quene; & &t;e king Costantin. & alle his cnihtes mid him; & d&a;d his &t;e riche Leonin. & his bro&d;er Marin; & Maximien &t;e &y;unge cniht. i Rome halde&d; muchel fiht; & Traher i &t;isse londe. mid spere wes of-stungen; & &a;lche d&a;i inne Rome; Maximien &t;e wel idone. halde&d; swi&d;e muchel iwin; wi&d; Gracien & wi&d; Valantin. & Costantin &t;e king; of us ne &t;enche&d; na&d;ing. & &t;us we beo&d; of Bruttene; freonden bir&a;ued. Bute &t;u wisliche bit&a;che; &t;ine kineriche. wulle&d; Romleode; cumen to &t;issere &t;eode. & for-uaren vs mid fehte; & ure freond ivallen. & maken vns&a;hte; & binimen us ure irihten. &T;enne &t;u beost for&d;-faren; ne beon we n&a;uere buten caren. Ah send into Rome; &a;fter Maximien &t;an wel idone. he is swi&d;e hende gume; & he wes Leonines sune. his fader wes &A;lenen &a;m; he is of a&d;ele cunne. & &y;if him &t;ine dohter; &t;a &t;e is swi&d;e deore. & make hine to kinge; & &t;ine dohter to quene. &t;enne ma&y;e we libben; mid s&a;hte & mid sibben. & a to ure liue; witen ure leoden. mid winne & mid wur&d;scipe; mid muchele wisdome. &T;a aras Conan; & stod biuoren &t;an kinge. he wes wunderliche wra&d;; for &t;eos speche him wes la&d;. he sp&a;c a&y;en Cradoc; alse he hine wolde fordon. Ah ne rohte n&a;uere Cradoc; of al &t;at Conan eorl sp&a;c. for al &t;at hustinge; &t;e wes biuoren &t;an kinge. bi-luueden Cradockes r&a;d; for heo ise&y;en &t;at hit wes neod; &T;[a] cleopede Octaues. Brutlondes lauerd; Hail seo &t;u Caradoc. Herfore &t;u sc&a;lt habben; wurhscipe muchele. L&a;n me Mauric &t;inne sune; &t;e is a swi&d;e wis gume. to uaren a mire neode; in-to Rom-&t;eode. &a;fter Maximiane; &t;ane richen & &t;ane kene. &t;&a;t he cume swi&d;e; &t;e while &t;e ich beo on liue. and ich him wulle bit&a;chen; mine kine-riche. and mine dohter Orien; to habben to quene. & ic wulle Maurike; mede bi-t&a;chen. ich &y;eue him Norhhumber-lond; here mid mire a&y;ere hond. &t;is ich him bit&a;chen; of mine kine-riche. wi&d; &t;an &t;e he me bringe; Maximien &t;&a; hende. Al swa &t;e king &y;irde; Mauric hit him &y;ette. he ferde uor[&d;]-rihtes; mid &t;reom wise cnihtes. &t;at he com to Rome; to Maximiene. &T;er wes muchel vnfri&d;; in al &t;an londe nas na gri&d;. ah mid vn-fri&d;e &t;er wes muchel win; mid Gracien & mid Ualantin. Heo duden Maximiene; vnimete teone muchel lond heo h&a;fden binomen; &a;re &t;ider come Maurich &t;e gume. Sone swa Maximiane i-s&a;h. swa he him to b&a;h; & f&a;ire hine igr&a;tte. mid gu&d;fulle worden; & he irad-liche. l&a;dde hine to r&a;de; & he &t;us sp&a;c. wunderliche feire; Hercne Maximian. &t;u &a;rt of muche cunne; &t;u weore Elene &a;mes sune. of h&a;h&y;e cunne &t;u &a;rt icumen; &A;r ich hider uore. nis nawhit &y;&a;re; Octaues ure king. i Lundene heold his husting; &t;at hustinge wes god; hit wes witene-imot. vnh&a;le & &a;lde; h&a;ue&d; &t;ene king vnbalded. &T;er wes moni cniht god; & &t;e king heom &a;xede r&a;d. wham he mihte bit&a;chen; his dohter & his riche. & alle his do&y;e&d;e; &a;fter his d&a;ie. &T;reo eorles anan; icure &t;e eorl Canaan. &t;at me sculde him Brutlond; bi-tachen al on his hond. & &t;a f&a;ire Oriene; &t;es kinges dohter to quene. Conanes eorldom; Kent is ihaten. & mi fader is an icor%ren eorl; Cornwalen lauerd. he is ihaten Caradoc; he is of &t;ine cunne. & ich hatte Mauric; &t;e m&a;ste of his childeren. &T;a heo h&a;fden a-nan; &t;us icoren Conan. &t;a lep mi fader up; swulc hit an liun weore. & wi&d;-seide &t;ene cure; bi-foren ure kinge. &T;er wes swi&d;e muchel dune; &t;eines &t;er dremden. & mi fader Caredoc; makede lust & &t;us sp&a;c. While wes Elene; Custances quene. &A;lene h&a;fde enne &a;m; &t;e &a;&d;ele wes on londe. he wes i-haten Leonin; uor&d; he ferde mid Costantin. Traher h&a;hte his bro&d;er; & Marin &t;e o&d;er. Traher i &t;issen londe; wes isl&a;&y;en mid wornge. Conanes fader hine sloh; &t;at wes swi&d;e muchel woh. for [Tra]her king wende; &t;at heo weoren ifreonde. Luste&d; wel Bruttes; &t;e her beo&d; bi-h&a;lues. Leonin hadde &a;nne sune; & inne Rome he wune&d;. Maximien he hatte; of &t;an a&d;ele cunne. Sende we to Rome; & haten hine cumen some. & in ure hustinge; h&a;huen hine to kinge. & &t;a feire Oriene; bith&a;chen him to quene. &t;enne ma&y;en we libben; mid s&a;hten & mid sibben. &T;us sp&a;c mi fader Caradoc; biforen &t;an folke. &T;a andswerede &t;e king; hit wes him swi&d;e i-queme. & alle his beornen; &t;e wunie&d; on Brutene. bute Conaan wes swi&d;e wr&a;&d;; for &t;e cure him wes l&a;&d;. Cleope nu to r&a;de; &t;ine r&a;d&y;iuen gode. & s&a;ie me her of andswere; for nu to-marwen ich wulle faren. &T;a wes Maximien; for &t;isse worde swi[&d;]e f&a;in. he cleope[de] his r&a;d-&y;iuen; & eoden to rune. &t;e r&a;d wes sone ir&a;d; al swa Mauric hit bad. Stille i-wende sone; Maximien of Rome. i &t;an seouen-nihte; mid alle his cnihten. wenden &t;a Rom-leoden; &t;at he wolde to heore vn-neode. &t;at he wolden fehten; a&y;an Valentin & Gracian. for a heo weoren a-uare[d]; of Maximian and of his hirede. Ah anan heo wende; toward &t;issen londe. & swa he gon li&d;en; into Londenne. fair-lac he gon bringe; Octaue &t;an kingen. & &t;e king him for-&y;ef; his dohter to quene. &T;a wes king Maximien; hit &t;uhte Bruttes i-don wel. & Conaan eorl mid wra&d;&d;en; wende to Scotten. & monie Scottes him bu&y;en to; & ane burh bigunnen. n&a;s &t;a in al &t;an ende; burh al swa hende. &T;a &t;eo burh wes al i-maked; mid muchelere streng&d;e. he sette hire &a;ne nome; &a;fter him-seoluen. ofte he r&a;d hire &t;urh & &t;urh; & hehte heo Cuninges-burh. nu and &a;uere-mare; &t;e nome stonde&d; &t;ere. Conaan ledde ferde; in &t;an nor&d; &a;rde. he hatede Maximien; &t;at abohte mo[n]i mon. &T;a wise men of &t;isse londe; &t;e luueden &t;as leoden. makeden hustinge; bitwexen Conaan & &t;an kinge. &t;er heo iwur&d;en s&a;hte; & &t;er heo iwur&d;en som%me. & make((de)) i &t;issen londe gri&d;; god mid &t;an bezste. & &t;e king him bih&a;hte a-nan; to makiene riche mon. swa he dude seo&d;&d;en; &t;et abohte moni mon. mid gr[i]&d;e he wuneden here; fulle fif &y;ere. &T;a hefde Maximien; g&a;rsume vni[m]ete. for he n&a;fde of his londe; na gauel isende to Rome. &T;a &t;e fif &y;er weoren agan; &t;a s&a;ide Maximian. &t;at he wolde ouer s&a; uaren; & fehten wi&d; &t;an Frenscen. & &y;if he &t;ere mihte speden; to-ward Rome he wolde riden. to wreken his teone; on Gracien and on Valentin. &t;e monie him h&a;fden idone; teonen inne Rome. &T;us sp&a;c Maximien; uor him wes to murie. for &t;is lond wes &t;a swi&d;e god; & he hit h&a;fde al vnder fot. & him ne stod &a;ie to na-&t;ing; for d&a;d wes Octaues &t;e king. Maximien b&a;d ferde; feorliche store. &t;e king hafde kene men; & vnimete g&a;rsume. for&d; he gon wenden; ut of &t;issen londen. for&d; he gon li&d;en; ut &t;issen leoden. he makede him-seluen muchel clond. ne is&a;h he nauere &a;ft &t;is lond; Ouer s&a; he wende. and wel com to londe; [in ane londe] swi&d;e riche &t;e hehte. Armoriche; &T;a scipen urnen a &d;en lond. &t;at folc wenden uppe strond; Heo bigunnen &a;nne castel. god mid &t;an b&a;zsten; heo riden &y;eond &t;&a;n leode. & nomen &t;er muchele prude; heo funden herre-feng inoh. & l&a;dden to heore ferde; & &a;c heo nomen. wummen. wunder ane monie; & duden &t;at heo wolden. &y;eond &A;rmoriche londe; &T;is iherde Humbald. &t;e wes lauerd i &t;a lond; hu &t;e king M&a;ximien. amerde his riche; Humbald sende sonde. &y;eond al &t;an londen; &t;er he &a;ine freond h&a;fde. &t;e him helpen wolde; & &t;ohte &t;at he w&a;lde. heom driuen of his londe; Heo comen bi d&a;ie-lihte. to ane stronge fihte; Bruttes heom ouer-comen. & Humbald heo slo&y;en; & fiftene &t;usende &t;er weoren i-sla&y;en. & idon of lif-d&a;&y;en; &T;a &t;is feht wes i-don. &t;a wende Maximien; a&y;en in-to herber&y;e. to resten hine seolue; A-mar&y;en &t;a hit d&a;i wes. du&y;e&d;en heom gereden; heo wenden to &t;ere he&y;e burh. &t;e Nantes is ihaten; ne funden heo &t;er-inne. noht of moncunne; &t;e heom wi&d; wolde stonden. & &t;a burh heolden; al hit w&a;s a-w&a;i iflo&y;en. and of &t;an londe ibo&y;en; buten a lute wifmen. &t;e weoren &t;er wi&d;-innen; &T;a burh nom Maximien. & sette mid his monnen; &t;eo cleopede Maximien. to &t;an eorle Conaan; Conaan &t;u &a;rt god cniht. &t;u h&a;fuest ihalden wel mi fiht; & ich &t;e wulle mede muchele bi-t&a;che. for &t;u h&a;f[d]est al Brutlond; i &t;ire a&y;ere hond. &y;if ich hit nere; &t;u weore king &t;ere. and &t;e eorl Caredoc; &t;e is of mine cunne. &y;et hit mai ilimpe; hit is &t;e an vn&d;onke. Ah loke wulche w&a;tres; & wunliche londes. whulche wur&d;-liche wude; whulche wilde deores. whul[che] li&d;e londe on to libbenne; &T;is lond hehten Armoriche. &t;is ich &t;e bit&a;che; & muchele mare her-to. &y;if ich hit m&a;i ifo; her-of &t;u scalt beon king. & &t;as riche a&y;en; Vt ich wullen driuen. al &t;at ich finde on l((i))ue; &y;ungen and alde. vt of &t;isse londe; and wulcne swa ich mai here ifon. i &t;an stude he beo&d; fordon; & sende ich wulle to A&d;ion&a;rd. &t;e is min a&y;ene stiward; eorl he is treowe. for &a;ue((r)) he is a&d;-neowe; for him ich habbe wel bi-t&a;ht. Brutlond to witene; & he me s[c]a[l] senden. in-to &t;isse londe; wapmen and wifmen. of wel feole cr&a;ften; cnihtes & &t;eines; & al heore sweines. sixti hundred cnihten; &t;e gode beon to fihten. ten hundred &t;eines; seoue &t;usend sweines. seoue &t;usend burh-men; &t;e s&a;le beon on &a;hte. &t;ritti &t;usend wifmen; &t;e wel beon ifunden. &T;enne &t;is folc bi&d; hider icumen; & heo stude habbe&d; i-numen. &t;enne bi&d; al &t;is f&a;ire lond; iset Brutten an hond. &a;fter &t;ine leoden; bi-t&a;che heom name; Brutlond &t;at lasse. Nu and auere-mare; &t;e nome stonde&d; &t;ere. & &t;us Armoriche nome; ni&d;er wes au&a;lled. swa &t;at n&a;uere-mare; ne bi&d; he ar&a;red. Conaan &t;eos &y;eue afeng; & iwra&d; &t;eos kinges freond. mid muchelere wur&d;scipe; & wel heo hit heolden. And &t;e king sende; in-to &t;isse londe. & h&a;hte A&d;ionard; &t;e biwuste Brutlondes &a;rd. &t;at he him swi&d;e sende; &t;at folc of Brutlonde. & folc of &a;lche cr&a;fte; sundri scipen bi-t&a;hte. & mong &t;an wifmonnen; wepmon n&a;uer enne. buten &t;a seoluen scipmen; &t;e heom scullen l&a;den. Al eoden &t;eos r&a;d; swa &t;e king h&a;fde iseid. & Conaan &t;er heold to; mid h&a;h&y;ere streng&d;e. & &t;e king ferde; uor&d; toward France. & bi-&y;&a;t al &t;at kine-lond; & sette hit on his a&y;ere hond. & &t;eonne he gon li&d;en; in-to Lohernne. al &t;at lond he bi-&y;&a;t; swa he dude Liuieine &a;c. swa he gon li&d;e; in-to Lumbardie. al &t;at lond he bi-&y;&a;t; &t;&a;r wes Caradoc d&a;d. &t;a hauede Mauric his sune; sor&y;en inowe. nes &t;er nan o&d;er r&a;d; buten &t;e Mavric iw&a;r&d; d&a;d. To Rome wende Maximi&a;n; uppe Valentin & vppen Gracien. i fehte he nom &t;ene o&d;er; &t;a &y;irnde gri&d; &t;a o&d;er. Cnihtes heo weoren hende; &t;e king heom dude i bende. & he anan sone; ahnede al Rome. &T;at word com to Conaan; hu iuaren hafde Maximi&a;n; & &t;at Caradoc wes d&a;d inne Lumbardie; & al-swa Mauric his sune. for muchele sarinesse; &T;a nom &t;e eorl Conaan. &a;nne swi&d;e wisne mon; & sende to &t;issen londe. to Adionard &t;an stronge; &t;e wes stiward swi&d;e bisi. inne &t;iss[e] Bruttene; To Adionard me brohten writ. &t;at d&a;d wes his bro&d;er; Caradoc &t;e m&a;re. & Mauric his sune deore; &t;a n&a;fde Caradoc i &t;is &a;rd. bro&d;er bute Adionard; & he for&d;-riht nom an his hond; al Caradokes lond. &T;a iherden &t;a Frence men; &t;at at Rome wes Maximien. & Cradoc wes d&a;d; &t;a nomen &t;a Frence &a;nne r&a;d. &t;at heo wolden fl&a;me; Conaan &t;ene kene. vt of &t;an londe; &t;e Maximian him &y;&a;f an honde. &t;e is bi-halues France; & Bruttaine is ihaten. & Conaan ne &y;irnde na gri&d;; ah festliche heom feht wi&d;. & wel he makede his castles; treowe & swi&d;e u&a;ste. & alle his beornen he wes leof; &t;e comen of &t;issen londe. For alle he h&a;fde &t;a cnihtes; &t;e Maximien him bi-hehte. & ec &t;a eorles; & &t;a sweines & &t;a cheorles. & alle &t;a burh-men; &t;a him bi-hehte Maximien. Wifmen neuede he noht feole; buten fiftene hundred. for wifmen nolden noht li&d;en; vt of &t;issen londe. buten &t;e eorl Adionard; &t;e wes &t;e h&a;hste i &t;is &a;rd. walde heore borh beon; &t;at heo scolden heore while wel bi-teon. &T;a h&a;huede Adionard; &a;nne dohter swi&d;e deore. heo h&a;fde al &t;at h&a;re-word; of &t;an maidenen of &t;is &a;rd. &t;eo wimman wes on sele; heo h&a;hte Vrsele. Conaan sende to &t;is &a;rd; to &t;an eorle Adion&a;rd. & bed &t;at he him &y;eue; his dohter to quene. Adionard &y;&a;f andswere; wur&d;scipe habbe he &t;er-fore. Mon-scipe habbe Conaan; &t;at he mire dohter wel on. Nu to-d&a;i a seouen nihten; ich heo senden him bi mine cnihten. & alle &t;a wimmen; &t;e him &y;ef mi lauerd Maximien. &t;ider heo scullen li&d;en; &y;if heo wulle&d; libben. o&d;er ich heom wullen alle for-don; & bi &t;an titten an-hon. &T;a &y;arkede Adionard; &t;isses londes lauerd. his dohter Urs&a;le; &t;e wimman wes wel s&a;le. he &t;ohte heo to sende; ouer s&a;-strames. in-to Bruttaine londe; to Conaan &t;an stronge. &T;a iherden &t;a wimmen; wide &y;eond &t;as Bruttene. &t;at me wolde senden; Vrse[l]e to &t;an londe. hire comen to ino&y;e; monie & vn-ifo&y;e. &t;at wolden mid hire uaren; to &t;an kinge Conaane. swi&d;e feole heo bi-sohte; ma &t;eone heo rohten. &T;a &t;e d&a;i wes icumen; &t;e Adionard hafde inumen. &t;at for&d; scolde uaren; &t;at m&a;iden Vresele. &t;a hafden to iwiten; seouen and twenti scepen. alle heo weoren isunde; i &t;ere burh of Lunden. Inne &t;ere Temese; heo teuhten heore seiles. wind heo h&a;fden wunsum; weder mid &t;an bezsten. & heo seileden for&d;; &t;at inne s&a; heo comen. &t;a vmbe stunde; ne s&a;&y;e heo noht of londe. &T;a aras heom a wind; a &t;ere wi&d;er side. swurken vnder sunnen; sweorte weolcnen. ha&y;el & r&a;in &t;er ar&a;s; &t;e hit i-seh him agras. v&d;en &t;er urnen; tunes swulche &t;er burnen. bordes &t;er breken; vimmen gunnen wepen. &T;a scipen &t;a urnen bi-uoren; twelue &t;er weoren for-loren. &t;a o&d;ere weoren al to-driuen; & for&d; mid &t;ere s&a; ili&d;en. nes &t;er na steores-mon; &t;at &a;uere aht cu&d;e &t;er-on; Nes n&a;uere na mon iboren. ne of nane londe icoren. &t;at h&a;le&d; weore swa st&a;rc; ne swa h&a;rd-iheorted. &t;e iherde &t;esne weop; & &t;isne wunderliche r&a;m. & cleopien to &t;an halh&y;en; mid h&a;h&y;ere steuene. &t;at his heorte neore s&a;ri; for &t;an vnimete sorh&y;en. Seo&d;&d;en &t;is world wes astald; & monnen an honde is&a;lde. ne com nauere wurse hap; to nane wummannen. Summe &t;e scipen wunden; for&d; mid &t;an wederen. fulle fiftene; i &t;an ane wes [Vrsele]. &t;e s&a; wes wunder ane wod; and ladliche iwra&d;&d;ed. & &t;a scipen i &t;ere wildere s&a;; &a;uere nor&d; for&d;-riht. &t;reo d&a;ies & &t;reo niht; &T;a weoren ut of Norwei&y;en. tweien eorles iuaren; M&a;lgam & Wanis. heo weoren kene ful iwis; of Denemarke & of Norwei&y;e. heo weoren ique&d;en vt-la&y;en; & heo ferden bi s&a;-siden. vnimete wide; Heo i-cneowen wel a &t;an wolcnen. &t;as wederes custes; heo dro&y;en to ane ait-londe. &t;er heo leo&d;e hafueden; Wanis wes in Hungrie. &t;er he harm worhte; M&a;lga wes inne Scise. &t;er he sca&d;e makede; &t;at he ne mihte i &t;an londe. na lengere at-stonde; & of Norwei&y;e iflemed. &t;er heo fiht &t;oleden. & inne s&a; heo weoren iuaren; uulle seoue &y;eren. & swa heo leien i &t;an &a;it-londe; & ise&y;en &t;at weder stronge. ise&y;en scipen an & an; while ma while nan. &t;eonne feowere &t;enne fiue; sellic heom &t;uhten a &t;issen liue. wh&a;t weoren &t;a &y;emere scipen; &t;a &y;eond &t;a s&a; weolken. &T;e wind gon ali&d;en; & &t;at weder leo&d;ede. & Wanis is&a;h i &t;ere s&a;; &t;a scipen wandrien. & &t;us sp&a;c &t;ere; wi&d; Malgan his iuere. For&d; wit nu swu&d;e; & after heom biliue. mid gode fiftene scipen; faren we heom &a;fter. mid ure bezste cnihten; &t;e gode beon to fihten. & leten &a;lle ure o&d;ere scipen; ure herberwe bi-witen. for &t;is is sum riche king; r&a;des bi-d&a;led. &t;e wolde mid his folke; uaren to summe londe. & haue&d; &t;eos wind & &t;eos weder; a-wider him i-stonden. &t;at wa is him aliue; Nu [wende] we him to biliue. & &y;if hit wule Appolin; &t;at is deore lauerd min. &t;at we ma&y;en mid fihte; biwinnen hine & his cnihtes. & heo ne beon of ure la&y;en; we scullen him don of lif-d&a;&y;en. & swa we scullen nimen a hond; heore seoluer & heore gold. & faren to ure inne; & &y;eolpen for &t;ere winne. For&d; heo wenden mid flode; fiftene scipen gode. &t;e strengeste &t;e weoren a &t;an d&a;&y;en; & fulled mid ut-la&y;en. & a-nan of-token fif scipen; of wimmonnen afulled. Seol-cu&d; heom &t;uhte; what hit beon mahte. & heo cleopeden heom on; nes &t;er nan &a;ndswere. for al weoren &t;a wimmen; awald to &t;an de&d;e. To heom heo dro&y;en; and &t;as fif scipen nomen. and fur&d;er heo iwenden; & ni&y;ene heo iuengen. and heo mid &t;an feowertene scipen; ferden to &t;an londe. Seo&d;&d;en &t;is worlde wes astald; nes hit neowh&a;r itald. on songe no on spelle; ne mi&d;te hit na mon telle. &t;at weoren &a;i wimman; swa wr&a;cchelichen ato&y;ene. ne swa reoliche; inne s&a; for-radde. Melga nom [Vrsele]; &t;a scolden beon quene. & scome hire bi-hedde; & ladde heo to his bedde. &T;a &t;e he&d;ene mon; h&a;fuede on hire his wille idon. he &y;&a;f heo his hired-monnen sone; to makien to heore. & summe heo heom salden; for seoluer [&] for gold. & monie & vnifo&y;e. heo &t;er of-slo&y;en; & summe heo heom drengte. in &t;ere s&a; deope; & summe heo Godd wi&d;-soken. & to ha&d;ene-scipe token; & &t;us heo weoren for-radde. mid reow&d;e &t;an m&a;ste; Melga & Wanis. ihurden suggen ful iwis; &t;at &t;as Bruttene wes of cnihte bi-d&a;led. for Conaan hauede swi&d;e monie; il&a;d to Armoriche. & Maximi&a;n ladde to Rome; monie & wel idone. swa wes &t;is kinelond; of folke swi&d;e vnstrong. Melga & Wanis; iwenden in-to Scotten. &t;at lond heo &t;urh arnden; & her&y;eden & barnden. &t;a ahte heo nomen; &t;at folc heo of-slo&y;en. & swa heo wenden hiderward; ouer &t;ere Humber. hermes heo worhten; and hene lond makeden. &T;is i-herden Bruttes; and weoren &t;er-fore s&a;ri. heore sonde heo [n]omen sone; & senden touward Rome. Heo gr&a;tten Maximian; and talden him of Melgan. & of Wanis his iuere; whet heo duden here. & beden hine heom r&a;den; o&d;er &a;lles heo weoren d&a;de. Maximien wes sari; for swulche ti&d;ende; & anan dude ut of bende. Gracien &t;ene hende; anan swa he him to com. &t;us he cleopede him on; Gracien bicum mi mon. & &t;u scelt seo&d;&d;en wel don; & ich &t;e wullen senden. in-to Brutlonde; ich wulle al &t;at kine-lond. bi-techen &t;e a &t;ire hond; & &t;u scalt beon mi stiward. swa wes &t;e eorl Adionard; & &y;if &t;u wult wel don. ich wulle &t;e makien riche mon; and driuen of mire &t;eoden. vncu&d;e leoden; &T;a and-swerede Gracien. mid gri&d;fulle worden; Al ich wulle wurchen. after &t;ine willen; li&d;en wuder-swa &t;u wult. & halden &t;e for lauerd; &T;e a&d;es weoren isworene. & &a;ft heo weoren for-lorene; Maximien &t;e keisere. b&a;d swi&d;e muchelne here; & he ch&a;s of &t;an iwihte. ten &t;usend cnihten; & makede Gracien. gumene &a;lder; & swa heo gunnen wenden. in-to &t;issen londe; & her he f&a;ht ful iwis. wi&d; Melga & wi[&d;] Wanis. &t;at wes swi&d;e wel idon. &t;at he heo &a;t compe ouer-com; & draf heom ouer s&a;-stronde. in-to Yr-londe; & seo&d;&d;en ferde &y;eond &t;is lond. swa him wes alre leofuest; & &t;e k&a;isere Maximi&a;n. inne Rome wes h&a;h mon; & h&a;uede Valentin. wel uaste bi-clused; in ane castle. &T;a h((e))fde Valentin & Gracien; inne Rome muchel cun. & ise&y;en &t;ene enne bro&d;er; id&a;led from &t;en o&d;er. Heo senden heore sonde; in-to Puille londe. & heo senden to Gradie; &t;an Duc of Lumbardie. & in-to Alemaine; to a&d;elen &t;an folke. and in-to feole londe; &t;&a; l&a;ien &t;er-abeoten. & beden of heore &a;rde; alle gaderen v&a;rde. & to ane isette d&a;ie sone; cumen abeoten Rome. & wreken uppen Maximien; Valentin & Gratien. Her-of nuste na-&t;ing; Maximien &t;e riche king. ah he wunede inne Rome; mid muchele riche-dome. Vmbe lutle virste; &t;a comen &t;a uerden. al abeoten Rome; riden seouen kinges. heo to-breken Rome wal; & eoden in ouer-al. Rome burh heo nomen; & Maximien heo slo&y;en. & duden vt Valentin; & alle his iueren mid him. of &t;an stronge castle; & keiser hine makede. & nomen heore sonde; & senden to &t;isse londe. & senden Gratien word; wh&a;t &t;er wes iwur&d;en. & Gratien for&d;-riht anan; ahnede &t;isne kine-dom. &t;isne kinedom haueden Gratien; &t;e &a;r ahte Maximien. & Valentin of Rome; ahte &t;a riche. &T;us riht &t;urh swulne r&a;d; wes Maximien d&a;d. and Gracien wes king her; &t;at wes cu&d; wel iwar. Wi&d;-innen ane &y;ere; nes &t;er first na-mare. iwra&d; &t;e king Gracien; gumene forcu&d;est. al he for-uerde &t;is lond; &t;a leoden him weoren la&d;e. &t;a riche he for-uerde; &t;a wr&a;cche he drof of &a;rde. ne durste. &t;a riche &t;eines; nowh&a;r him cumen to-&y;eines. ah alle heo hine flu&y;en; and alle heo hine bibu&y;en. &T;a weoren in &A;st &A;ngle; a&d;ele iborene cheorles. twene ibro&d;eren; itwinnes heo weoren. &t;e o&d;er hehte E&d;elbald; & &t;e o&d;er &A;lfwald. Heo iseh&y;en on feole studen; hou &t;e king &t;is lond fordude; &T;as cheorles heom bi-&t;ohten. wh&a;t heo don mihten; & speken heom ful stille. &t;at &t;ene king heo walden quellen; & senden in &A;st &A;ngle; wide &y;eond &t;an londe. & sumnede on &a;rde; seouen hundred cheorles. & seiden &t;urh alle &t;ing; &t;at heo walden bi-sechen &t;ene king. & bidden hine mildce; &t;urh &t;ene milde Godd. &t;at he &t;urh his mihte; heolde heom to rihte. Ah &A;lfwald & his bro&d;er; al heo &t;uhten o&d;er. heo uerden swi&d;e warliche; mid wunsumme lades. & &a;lc b&a;r an honde; &a;nne sa&y;el stronge. and bi-siden heo gunnen heongen; cniues swi&d;e longe. vnder heore barme; to scilden heom wi&d; h&a;rme. & swa heo for&d; ferden; alle i-sunde. & vmben are mile; heo r&a;sten ane while. & auer-&a;lcne hired-gume; feire heo igr&a;tten. & milde-liche &t;urh alle &t;ing; fr&a;ineden wh&a;r weoren &t;e king. & hired-men heom tahten; wh&a;r heo hine finden m&a;hten. wh&a;r he wes in anne wude; in ane wilderne; & &a;fter ane bare. he hine a-bohte ful s&a;re; &T;a cheorles wenden to &t;an wuden. & warliche heom hudden; alle bute tweien. toward &t;an kinge heo weoren beien; and iuunden &t;ene king. &t;&a;r he wes an sl&a;ting; & him to cleopeden. quickere st&a;uene; Hider-ward lauerd king. we &t;e wulle&d; cu&d;en a wunderlic &t;ing. of ane swulche bare; &t;e her is bi-halues. vnder ane berh&y;e; &t;er he burh hafue&d; i-chosen. ne iherde we n&a;uere on liue; tellen of swulche swine. &y;if &t;u &t;ider wult riden; &t;er he &t;e abide&d;. &T;er-fore wes &t;e king glad; & &t;iderw&a;rd wes swi&d;e r&a;d. & &t;a cheorles him biuoren; beien to-g&a;dere. &T;a cheorles up &t;reowen; &t;ene king heo icneowen. & heo hine ni&d;er setten; & al hine to-heowen. &T;us Gratien &t;e king; for ut an sl&a;ting. Sone hit wes ouer-al iseid; &t;at &t;e lu&d;ere king wes d&a;d. &t;a weoren inne Bruttene; blissen inowe. ah sone &t;er-&a;fter; sor&y;en heom weoren &y;iue&d;en. &T;a wes &a;uer-&a;lc cheorl; al swa bald alse an eorl. & alle &t;a gadelinges; alse heo weoren sunen kinges. &T;is word com to wel iwhare; hu &t;e king wes iuaren. comen s&a;-li&d;ende men; uor&d; into Irlonde. & funden &t;er ful iwis; Melga & Wanis. & talden heom ti&d;ende; al of &t;issen londe. hu hit al wes iuaren; & &t;at cheorles n&a;fden nane kare. & hefden al &t;is kine-lond; iset a cheorlene hond. &T;a weoren glade ful iwis; Melga & Wanis. & seiden &t;at heo walden; toward &t;issen londe. Mid muchelere uerde; heo comen to &t;issen &a;rde. heo h&a;fden of Gutlonde; ut-la&y;en stronge. of Neorew&a;i & of Denemarke; men swi&d;e starke. & of Yrlonde. Gillemaur &t;ene stronge; of Scottene heo hafden. alle &t;a h&a;hsten; & of Galeweo&d;e. gumen swi&d;e kene; & swa heo gunnen wenden. ut to Nor&d;-humber-londe; ahten heo nomen; folc heo &t;er slo&y;en; castles heo ararden. & ahneden &t;a arde; &t;a burh&y;en heo nomen. & al &t;at heo neh comen; &T;a ise&y;en Bruttes. &t;at balu wes on londe; nusten heo n&a;nne r&a;d. heo wenden alle wur&d;en d&a;d; Sonden heo nomen sone. & senden toward Rome; & beden heore are. &t;a & auere-m&a;re; &y;if heo heom wolde helpen. to h&a;&y;ere neode; a to heore liue; heo walden heom li&d;e. & luue to heom halden; &y;if heo heom helpen wolden. &T;is word wes isend; bi write swi&d;e deore. & &t;at writ wes irad; im&a;[n]g &t;an Rom-leden. &T;a speken sone; &t;&a; wisseste of Rome. Bi vfelen iwurhten; sculden we heom to wenden. for Gratien heo slo&y;en; his men heo for-foren. & neo&d;eles we heom scullen senden. ferde of &t;issen &a;rde; of &t;issen &a;nde. &a;nne &a;lpi verde; Vt heo senden of Rome. cnihtes wel idone; fif and twenti hu[n]dred. comen in-to Lunden; & buden al &t;a ferde. of Brut-londes &a;rde; & ferden for&d; ful iwis. to Melga & Wanis; & heo fehten heom wi&d;. & slo&y;en heore uerde; & heo sulf mid &a;rh-scipe. arnden to heolte; & letten sl&a;n heore folc. heore vnimete uerde; & heo seolf li&d;den for&d;. biuoren Scotlonde; & Febus heom &a;fter. mid his Romanisce cnihten; ah heo ne mihten for nane &t;ingen. Melgan iuinden; & heo bi-gunnen feorlic. ane swi&d;e deope dich; & &t;er-ouen-on ouer-al. &a;nne strongne stanene wal; bi &t;ere s&a;-stronde bi-side Scot-londe. &t;er weoren &a;uere iwuned; &t;e vt-la&y;en to londen cumen. & seo&d;&d;e heo heom dihten; to bi-witen &t;a dich mid cnihten. &T;a dic & &t;a wal weoren &y;are; &t;a n&a;fde Bruttes nane kare. a&y;an heo gunnen wenden; to &t;are burh of Lunden. & Febus of Rome; hustinge bad sone. &T;er com moni riche mon; to &t;an hustinge anan. moni cniht moni eorl; moni &t;ein moni cheorl. moni riche burh-mon; &t;er wende beon bli&d;e anan. &t;a sorh-fulle weoren an heorten; &a;r &t;e d&a;i weoren agan. Febus &t;e feire cniht; lette beoden his ferde uor&d;-riht. &t;at heo comen to hustinge; mid alle heore &t;ringe. & &t;a sweines at h&a;rberwen; letten heore hors wel &y;&a;rwen. & makien &t;a heors al swa &y;are; swa heo sculden for&d; faren; & al &t;at folc duden &t;us. swa hit h&a;hte Febus; & swa heo gunnen wenden. to heore hustinge; &T;a &t;at folc wes al icumen. & &a;lc his stude hafde inomen; &t;a hehte me lusten. inne Lundenne; &T;a stod him up Febus. &t;e riche cniht and seide &t;us; Luste&d; me nu Bruttes. &t;e her beo&d; bi-halues; Ich habbe eow to suggen. so&d; word of Rome; &Y;e us sende sonde. in-to ure londe; of &t;are sorh&y;e ful iwis. &t;e eow duden Melgan & Wanis; & ich mid mire ferde. com to &t;issen &a;rde; & ich habbe eower iuan. iualled to &t;an grunde; & iflemed ut of &a;rde. Melgan buten u&a;rde; Nu [&y;]e ma&y;en to-&y;ere. careles wunien here; of &t;are ilke uerde. &t;e isla&y;en is on &a;rde; &Y;e us habbe&d; ofte imaked wra&d;. &t;er-uore inne Rome &y;e beo&d; la&d;; for ofte &y;e us habbe&d; at-halden. &t;at gauel of &t;issen londe; & &a;c [&y;]e habbeo&d; ufele idon. i-sl&a;&y;e &t;ene king Gratien; & ofte &y;e us bi-hate&d;. treo&d;e to halden; & &a;uere a &t;an &a;nde. &y;e wakie&d; an honde; We habbe&d; for eower luuen. ilosed ure leoden; cnihtes i &t;issen londe. an hundred &t;usende; seo&d;&d;en Iulius Cesar; &a;rst bicom her. ah swa we ibiden are; nulle we no mare. ah we wulle&d; sone; uaren in-to Rome. & bi-tachen eow &t;is kine-lond; & halde&d; hit on eowre hond. & bruke&d; hit mid [wu]nne; for nulle we nauere-mare. a&y;an comen here; We habbe&d; of &t;isse londe. ihaued monie &t;usend punde; &t;a we habbe&d; her bi-soht. ah heo beo&d; ful deore aboht; we beo&d; ofte hider ifaren. mid wandre&d;e & mid care; & nu &y;e ma&y;en wel don. biseche&d; eow wepnen a-nan; & werie&d; eow seoluen. wi&d; vncu&d;e leoden; Neoren eower &a;lderen. a&d;elene c&a;ppen; Heonne to Rome. al &t;at lond. stod on heore a&y;ere hond; & al &t;at lond &t;at heo ise&y;en. sone heo hit bi-wunne; al heo hit biwunnen. mid heore ahte w&a;pnen; Ah makie&d; in eowre londe. castles swi&d;e stronge; and werie&d; eowre &t;eode. wi&d; vncu&d;e leode; & wunie&d; her hal and h&a;il. & habbe&d; alle godne d&a;ie; &T;a &t;eos word weoren [is&a;id]; &t;a wes her a strong r&a;d. n&a;s nauere &t;e mon iboren; inne nare burh&y;e. &t;e auere mihte tellen; &t;urh nane spellen. of &t;ere muchele s&a;ri-n&a;sse; &t;a isi&y;en wes to folke. &T;a weoren inne Lundenne; la&d;-liche iberen. &t;er wes wop; &t;er wes rop. & reo&d;en vnimete; &t;a &t;eo Rom-leoden. riden toward scipene; & Bruttes bilafden. inne &t;isse londe; mid vnimete reo&d;e. ne cu&d;e heo r&a;d n&a;nne; &T;as ti&d;inde ful iwis. iherde Melga & Wanis; heo hefden ane verde. of vnimete folke; & heo gunnen wenden. in-to Norh-humber-lond; &y;eond &t;at lond heo arnden. and slo&y;en & barnden; & swa heo for&d; wenden. &t;at heo comen to &t;an walle; &t;eo &t;a Rom-leoden. h&a;fden ar&a;red; Bruttes weoren wi&d;-innen. mid swi&d;e feole monnen; & Melga wi&d;-vten. & &y;eorne wes abuten; hu he mihte a&y;einnen. &t;at he weoren bi[n]nen; Heo r&a;sden to &t;an walle. r&a;i&y;e &t;eines; somned alle &t;a uerde. feole cunnen &a;rde; &t;a dich wes swi&d;e wid & deop. & &t;a ferde to-leop; & Bruttes weoren ig&a;rede. & &t;ene wal weoreden; heo scuten in; heo scuten ut. scalkes &t;er feollen; arwen flu&y;en ouer wal. al abuten ouer-al; swa &t;icke wes heore u&a;r&a;. swulc hit ha&y;el w&a;ren; &t;at for &t;a arewen ne mihte &t;a Bruttes. &y;emen [n]anes fihtes; ah a-dun of &t;an walle. iwenden heo alle; & setten to fleme. feond-liche swi[&d;]e. & &t;a o&d;er breken &t;ane wal; & eoden binnen ouer-al. & after heo dro&y;en; & swu&d;e heom slo&y;en. heo slo&y;en &t;er muchel wunder; twa & fifti hundred. al of Brutten seoluen; wi&d;-uten &t;an Scotten. & wi&d;-ut%ten &t;an D&a;nsc&a;n; &t;a inne &t;ere dic bi-l&a;fden. &T;us i&t;&a;h &t;is kinelond; a &t;ere Bruttene hond. Wh&a;ren Bruttes; cnihtes icorene. ah nu heo weoren alle; swi&d;e for-lorene. ne beo&d; heo neuere h&a;&y;e; buten heo h&a;lp habben. of o&d;ere moncunne; for heo seolf ne cunne. &T;us ferde ful iwis; Melga & Wanis. &T;a Bruttes of Lundene; to Rome sende sone. beden heom swi&d;e cumen; & don alse heo &a;r weoren iwuned. &t;at heo ar&a;dde &t;is lond; & nomen hit al to heore hond. for heom heo hit v&d;en; bet &t;ane &t;an vncu&d;en. &T;a &y;euen heo &t;us answ&a;re; Nulle we nauere &t;ider faren. to &t;olien &t;at sw[i]nc & &t;at iwin. a&y;&a;n &t;at he&d;ene cun; for &t;at is Goddes wi&d;er-sake. Wanis ihaten; & Melgan his iuere. nulle we nauere cumen &t;ere; &t;at is al &t;e ende. nulle we &t;uder wende; an-o&d;er halue we habbeo&d;. mare &t;ene we ma&y;en an-hebben; Nes &t;er nan o&d;er and-swere. & &t;as sonden gunnen a&y;&a;n faren; &T;a heo a&y;an comen. &t;a Bruttes from Rome; &t;a ti&d;ende talden; &t;e Romleoden heom salden. &t;a wes Lundene folc; mid sor&y;en ibunden. &T;a wes &t;er an &a;rchebiscop; &t;at wes hali mon [&] god. & mid Godde swi&d;e h&a;h; Guencelin ihaten. He sende his sonde; &y;eond alle Brutlonde. &a;fter alle &t;an cl&a;reken; &t;e Godes lare cu&d;en. alle &t;aie ihade[de] gumen; hi&y;endliche him to comen. & heo ful sone; to Lundene comen. &T;us Guencelin heom sp&a;c wi&d;; Mid us wunien Godes gri&d;. &t;at is on Latin ful iwis; &t;at me s&a;i&d; Pax vobis. & heo him seiden forn to; Et cum spiritu tuo. &T;a bi-gon he lar-sp&a;l; & of gode sp&a;c swi[&d;]e wel. A &t;an da&y;en at Sei[n]t Pauwel; wes &t;e &a;rchebiscop stol. & wel feole &y;ere; &t;e &a;rchebiscopes weoren &t;ere. ah seo&d;&d;en &t;a Seint Austin com; hit wes to Cantuare-buri idon. Nu seide Guencelin; &t;a wes &t;a heolie mon. Luste&d; lauerdin[g]es; of ure ti&d;endes. &t;a &t;es ha&d;ene mon; &t;e is ihaten Melgan. & Wanis & heore uerde; habbe&d; ibroht [wa] to &t;issen &a;rde. & wulle&d; &t;esne Cristindom; al for-faren & for-don. & ich wulle habben leue; for&d; ich wulle li&d;en. & ouer s&a; wenden; to summe h&a;&y;e kinge. & bidde &t;ane h&a;&y;e king; &t;at h&a; us h&a;lpen &t;urh alle &t;ing. & &y;if ich mai iuinden; to speken wi&d; swulche kinge. &t;enne wulle ich wel fain; cumen hidere a&y;&a;in. o&d;er &a;lles n&a;uere-mare; nulle ich cum%men here. & &y;e bidden for me; on eower bare cneowen. & habbe&d; alle godne d&a;i; cumen ich wulle &y;if ich mai. &T;a wes &t;at folc s&a;ri; & sorhful on heorte. ne biden nauere Brutware; an heore liue swulche care. For&d; wende Guencelin; & his cl&a;rkes mid him. riht for&d; to &t;ere s&a;; &t;&a;r heom s&a;l &t;uhten. Scipen heo &t;er funden; & sone in wenden. & heo ful sone; ouer s&a; comen. in-to Bruttaine; &t;er-foren heo weoren faine. &t;a &t;e king Maximien; &y;&a;f &t;an eorle Conaan. ah d&a;d wes &t;a Maximi&a;n; swa wes &t;e king Conaan. Ah Aldroein h&a;hte his sune; &t;e wes of Conaan icumen. Brutaine &t;at lond; he hafde al in his hond. Armoriche h&a;hte &t;at lond; ah &t;ene nome hit losede an hond. A[l]dro[ei]n wes &t;er king; vnder him wes moni h&a;h dring. Guencelin to &t;an kinge com; & he hine lette wel a-fon. &t;e &a;rchebiscop feol to &t;es kinges fot; & b&a;d hine bi&d;enche uppen Godd. Lauer[d] king Aldroein; ofte &t;e wur&d;e Godd f&a;in. I&t;enc &t;at &t;u weore Conaanes sune; of Brutten &t;u &a;rt al icumen. Ich &a;m icumen to speken &t;e wi&d;; & &y;eorn%nen &t;e liues gri&d;. In-to ure londe beo&d; icumen; tw&a;ine h&a;&t;ene gumen. Melga & Wanis; muchel ufel heo doh us. heo habbeo&d; of ure londe; al &t;ene nor&d; ende. & swi&d;e we beo&d; au&a;red; &t;at heo nu habben mare. & &y;et heo &t;enche&d; ufele don; to fallen &t;&a;ne Cristindom. & turne to he&d;enesse; &t;a h&a;&y;e & &t;a l&a;sse. For &t;i fader nom of Brutlonde; alle &t;a cnihtes stronge. & moni &t;usend ladde to Rome; Maximien &t;e wel idone. & nu ligge&d; of-sla&y;en; &t;a heo bil&a;fden an ure da&y;en. & &t;us is Brutlond%des &a;rd; of folke bi-d&a;led. Sonde we sende to Rome; & beden &t;at heo comen. and heo us habbeo&d; wor[d] isend; bi vre sond-monnen; &t;at we don &t;at bezste &t;at we mu&y;en. for nulle&d; heo nauer-mare cumen; ah hate&d; us bi-winnen. h&a;lp &y;if we cunnen; & habbe&d; ique&d;en us scere. nu & auere-mare; Ah wel m&a;i don hu hit ga. for wr&a;cches we beo&d; &a;uere-ma; Whilen weoren Bruttes. &t;a bezste men of londe; al &t;at heo bigunnen. al heo hit biwunnen; Nu heo beo&d; ouercumen. &a;i&d;er isla&y;en & inomen; & a-w&a;i ivaren mid Maximian. & mid &t;i uader Conaan; &t;at [n]is &t;er bileued wel neh nan. &t;at auere beo &a;i tale on; Ah &t;u &a;rt of ure cunne. of us naue &t;u nane sunne; help us nu for &t;u miht. &a;lles we habbeo&d; muchel pliht; &T;us sp&a;c &t;e &a;rchebiscop. &t;at Aldroein king hit vnder-stod; &t;e king gon siche sare; him gunnen glide teores. & urnen his &a;&y;ene; &t;at his hired-men hit ise&y;en. &T;a &y;&a;f &t;e king and-sw&a;re; & wi&d; Guencelin he sp&a;c &t;us &t;ere. Ich eow wulle helpen; mid h&a;&y;ere streng&d;e. ich &t;e wullen bit&a;chen; twa &t;usend cnihtes. &t;at scullen beon &t;a bezste; &t;&a; wunie&d; inne Brutene. & Costantin minne bro&d;er; swulcne nat ich n&a;nne o&d;er. swa wid swa is pes d&a;i-liht; nat ich nenne betere cnihte. ne nat ich a w&a;rulde-riche; cniht his iliche. makie&d; hine lauerd; ouer al Brutlondes &a;rd. &T;a axede Aldroein &t;e king; his deore bro&d;e[r] Costantin. & he for&d;-rihtes; bitahte him &t;a cnihtes. For&d; ferde Costantin; & &t;e &a;rchebiscop mid him. & &t;e king him-seolf walde uaren; ah of Frensce monnen he h&a;fde kare. Hider-ward wende; Costantin &t;e hende. and al his uerde isund; at Totteneis heo comen a lond. &t;eder com &t;e ohte mon; w&a;lla wel wes he ibon. & mid him twa &t;usend cnihten; swulche na king ne &a;hte. For&d; heo gunnen li&d;en; in-to Lundenne. and senden &a;fter cnihten; &y;eond &t;at kineriche. and &a;uer&a;lc oht mon; &t;at hi&y;enliche come anan. &T;et iherde Bruttes; &t;er heo wuneden i &t;an puttes. inne eor&d;en & inne stockes; heo hudden heom alse brockes. i wude i wilderne; inne h&a;&d;e & inne u&a;rne. &t;at ne mihte wel neh na man; nenne Brut iuinden. buten heo weoren in castle; o&d;er y burh&y;e iclused uaste. &T;a heo iherden of &t;issen worde; &t;at Costantin wes an &a;rde. &t;a comen ut of munten; moni &t;usend monnen. heo leopen ut of &t;an wuden; swulc hit deor weoren. Li&d;en toward Lundenne; moni hundred &t;usend. bi straten & bi walden; al hit for&d; h&a;lden. & &t;a &a;hte wif-men; w&a;pmonnes cla&d;es duden heom on. & heo for&d; wenden; tow%ward &t;ere uerde. &T;a is&a;h &t;e eorl Costantin; al &t;is folc cumen to him. &t;a wes he swa bli&d;e; swa he nes n&a;uer &a;r an liue. For&d; heo nomen heore w&a;i; twa niht & enne d&a;i. &t;at heo comen ful iwis; to Melga & Wanis. To-gadere heo r&a;sden; mid r&a;&y;e streng&d;e. fuhten feo[n]dliche feollen &t;a u&a;ie. &a;r &t;e d&a;i weoren a-gan; isla&y;en wes Wanis & Melgan. & Peohtes inowe; & Scottes vnifoh&y;e. Densce & Norenisce; Galewa&y;es & Irreisce. &T;a while &t;at &t;e d&a;i wes liht; il&a;ste auere &t;is sl&a;ht. &t;a com hit to &t;an &a;uen-time; &t;a cleopeden &t;e &a;orl Costantin. & bad &t;a w&a;i-witere; for-&a;rnen &t;a wateres. and snelle men toward &t;&a;re s&a;; &t;et &t;er heom sculden sechen. &T;e mon &t;e ise&y;en &t;at gomen; hu for&d; gengden &t;a quenen. &y;eond wudes & &y;end feldes; &y;eond hulles & &y;eond heldes. wh&a;r-swa heo funden; &a;ine mon at-wunden. &t;e weore mid Melga; &t;an h&a;&d;ene kinga. &t;a quenen lude lo&y;en; & al hine to-dro&y;en. & beden for &t;ere seole; &t;at hire neuere s&a;l nere. &T;us &t;a Bruttisce quenen; moni &t;usend aqualden. & &t;us heo areden &t;&a;sne kinedo[m]. of Wanis & Melgan; & Costantin &t;e ohte. ferde to Selech&a;stre; & heold his hustinge. of alle his Brut &t;ringen; alle &t;a Bruttes. bu&y;en to &t;an mote; & nomen Costantin a&d;eling. and makeden hine Bruttene king; Muchel wes &t;a mur&d;e. &t;at w&a;s a mancunne; & seo&d;&d;en heo him &y;efuen wif. wunder ane hende; i-boren of &t;an h&a;sten. of Bruttene &t;an alre bezsten; Of &t;issen h&a;&y;e wiue. Costantin h&a;fuede inne &t;issere leode; &t;reo sunen lutle. H&a;fde &t;e &a;reste sune; wel neh his fader nome. Costantin h&a;hte &t;e king; & Costanz h&a;hte &t;at child. &T;a &t;is child wes iwaxen; &t;at hit cu&d;e riden. &t;a lette his fader hit munekien; &t;urh lu&d;ere monnene r&a;de. & &t;at child munec wes; inne Winch&a;stre. After him wes iboren an-o&d;er; &t;e wes &t;e midleste bro&d;er. he wes ihaten Aurelius; his to-nome h&a;hte Ambrosius. &T;a wes alre last iboren; a child wes wel icoren. he wes ihaten Vther; his a&d;elen weore store. he wes &t;e &y;ungeste bro&d;er. ah he leouede lengere &t;ane &t;a o&d;ere; Guencelin &t;e &a;rchebiscop. &t;e to-ward Gode wes ful god; he bi-wuste &t;a twa childere. for luue of &t;an kinge; Ah wale &t;at heore fader; na lengere ne moste libben. for he hafde gode la&y;en; &t;a while &t;e he luuede. ah he nes king here; buten tw&a;lf &y;ere. & seo&d;&d;en w&a;s &t;&a; king d&a;d; hercne nu &t;urh wulcne r&a;d. He hafde in his huse; &a;nne Poht; hende cniht and swi[&d;e] aht; he uerde mid &t;an kinge. & mid alle his dringen; nanes weies o&d;er. bute al-swa his bro&d;er; &T;a iwar&d; he swa riche. al his iferen vniliche; &t;a &t;ohten he to swiken. Costantin &t;ene richen; he com biuoren &t;an kinge. & feol an his cneowen; & &t;us leh &t;a leod-swike. biuoren his lauerd. Lauer[d] king cum uor&d;-riht. & spec wi&d; Cadal &t;inne cniht; & ic &t;e wulle t&a;llen. of uncu&d;e sp&a;llen; swulc &t;u n&a;uere &a;re. an &a;rde ne herdest; &T;a aras &t;e king Costantin. & eode for&d; ut mid him; ah wale &t;at hit nusten. Costantines cnihtes; Heo eoden swa longe for&d;-ward. &t;at heo comen in &a;nne orch&a;rd; &T;a seide &t;a swike. &t;ere. Lauerd beon wit here; &T;e swike set adun; alse he wolde holden run; & he bah to &t;an kinge. alse mon d&a;&d; of runinge; He igrap &a;nne cnif swi&d;e long. & &t;ene king &t;er-mid of-stong; in-to &t;ere heorte. & he him-seolf at-sterte; &t;er &t;e king d&a;d l&a;i. & &t;e swike fleh aw&a;i; &T;at word com to herede. hu &t;e king iuaren hafde; &t;a wes muchel reo&d;e. & rumede to folke; &T;a weoren Bruttes; bisie an &t;onke; heo nusten &t;urh nane &t;inge. whet heo mihten to kinge; for &t;as kinges sunen tweien. lutlen heo weoren beien; ne&d;e. riden an horse; & Vther his bro[&d;]er. &t;a &y;&a;t s&a;c his moder; & Costance &t;e aldeste. wes i Winch&a;stre; munec-cla&d;es he hauede an. alse an of his iueren; &T;a comen to Lundenne. al &t;is leodisce folc; to heore hustinge. & to r&a;den heom of kinge; wulche weis heo mihten don. & heu heo mihten taken on; & wulc an of &t;issen children. heo mihten habben to kinge; &T;a curen &t;as leoden. Aureli&a;n Ambrosian; to habben to kinge ouer heom. &T;at iherde Uortiger; &y;&a;p mon & swi[&d;]e war. i-mong &t;an eorlen he stod; & fast-liche hit wi&d;-soc. & he &t;us s&a;ide; so&d; &t;&a;h hit n&a;re. Ich eow wulle r&a;den; r&a;d mid &t;an bezsten. Abide&d; feouwertene niht; & cumen we &a;ft her riht. & ich eow wullen suggen so&d;[&d;]ere wordes; &t;at mid eower e&y;enen &y;e scullen iseon. & eowre while wel bi-teon. &t;is ilke we scullen ibiden. & to ure londe &t;a while riden; & halden gri&d; & halden vri&d;. freoliche on &a;rde; Al duden &t;at hird. swa Uortiger demde; & he him-seolf wende. al-se he walde to his londe. & turnde riht &t;ene w&a;i; &t;e in-to Winch&a;stre lai. Vortiger hafde Walisc lond; &t;at haluen-d&a;l an his hond. feouwerti cnihtes gode; he hauede on his hirede. He wende to Winch&a;stre; &t;er he Costanz funde. & sp&a;c wi&d; &t;&a;ne abbod; &t;e &t;at munster biwat. &t;er Costanz wes munec; &t;as kinges sune of Bruttene. He wende in-to &t;an munestre; mid mildere speche. he s&a;ide &t;at he wolde; speken wi&d; Costance. &T;e abbed hit him u&d;e; & he hine ladde to sp&a;c-huse. &T;us sp&a;c Vortiger; wi&d; &t;ene munec &t;a &t;&a;r. Custanz h&a;rcne minne r&a;d; for nu is &t;i fader d&a;d. &T;er is Ambrosie &t;i bro&d;er; & Vther &t;e o&d;er. Nu habbe&d; &t;a &a;lde; &t;a a&d;eleste an londe. icoren Aurilien; his to-nome is Ambrosien; &y;if heo ma&y;en &t;urh alle &t;ing. heo wulle&d; makien hine king; & V&d;er &t;i bro&d;er. suke&d; &y;et his moder; Ah ic heom habbe wi&d;-s&a;id. & for-sake &t;enche; for ich habben i-beon stiward. of al Brutlondes &a;rd; & eorl ich &a;m riche. mine iueren vniliche; & ich habbe Walsce lond. haluend&a;l in mire hond; mare ich habbe ane. &t;ane &t;a o&d;ere al cl&a;ne; Ich &a;m icome to &t;e. for monne leofuest &a;rt tu me; &y;if &t;u wult me sw&a;rie a&d;es. ich wulle don of &t;e &t;as cla&d;es; &y;if &t;u wult &a;chen mi lond. & &t;in r&a;d don in mire hond; & makien me &t;inne stiward. ouer al Brutlondes &a;rd; & &t;urh mine r&a;de. don al &t;ine d&a;de. & &t;u wulle me an hond plihten; &t;at ich hit scal al dihten. ich &t;e wulle &t;urh alle &t;ing; makien Brut-londes king. &T;es munec s&a;t wel stille; &t;a sp&a;che him eode an wille. &T;a and-swarede &t;e munec; mid muchelere liste. Wel wur&d;e &t;e Vortiger; &t;at &t;u &a;rt icumen her. &y;if auere-mare cume&d; &t;&a; d&a;i; &t;at ich king beon m&a;i. al mi r&a;d & al mi lond; ich wulle don i &t;ire hond. & al &t;at &t;u wult don; mine men hit scullen vnder-uon. & a&d;es ich &t;e swerie; &t;at &t;is ich wulle uorien. &T;us seide &t;e munec; he murnede swi&d;e. hu hit al weore; &t;at ((he)) munec neore. for him weoren blake cla&d;es; wunder ane la&d;e. Vortiger [wes] ((&y;))&a;p & war; &t;at he cu&d;[d]e wel iwar. he nom ane cape; of his ane cnihte. on &t;ene munec he heo dude; & ladde hine ut of &t;an stude. he nom &a;nne swein anan; and &t;a blake cla&d;es dude him on. & heold rune wi&d; &t;ane sw&a;in; swulc hit &t;e munec weore. Munekes eoden vpward; munekes eoden dunward. ise&y;en bi &t;an weien; &t;ane swein mid munec-cla&d;en. &t;e ((hod)) hongede adun; alse he hudde his crune. wende &a;che o&d;er; &t;at hit weore heore bro&d;er. &t;e &t;er s&a;t swa s&a;re; i &t;a sp&a;c-huse. a &t;an d&a;i-lihte; imong alle &t;an cnihten. Heo comen to heore abbede; & hine gretten &t;urh Gode. Lauerd benedicite; we beo&d; icumen biuoren &t;e. for sellic us &t;enche&d;; whe((t)) Vortiger &t;enche&d;. in ure sp&a;c-huse; &t;er he spel halde&d;; &t;urh-ut &t;esne d&a;i; na munec &t;er-in cumen ne maie. buten Costanz ane; & &t;a cnihtes al clane. S&a;re we adrede&d;; &t;at heo him mis-r&a;den; &T;a answerede &t;e abbed; N&a;i ac heo him rade&d; god. bidde&d; hine halden his hod; for nu is his fader d&a;d. Vortiger &t;er abed; &t;e while Costance aw&a;i rad. Vortiger up aras; of &t;an munstere vt la&d;. & alle his cnihtes; ut wenden for[&d;]-rihtes. Munekes &t;er urnen &t;ider anan; wenden to uinde Costance. &t;a ise&y;en heo &t;a cla&d;es; liggen bi &t;an wa&y;es. &t;a &a;lcan to o&d;er; m&a;nden of heore bro&d;er. &T;e abbed an horse leop; & &a;fter Uortiger rad. & sone gon of-&a;rne; &t;e eorl Uortigerne. &T;us seide &t;e abbed; to Vortigerne &t;er he rad. Seie me &t;u wode cniht; whi dest &t;u swa muchel vnriht. &T;u bi-ni[m]est us ure bro&d;er; Let hine & nim &t;ene o&d;er. Nim Ambrosie &t;at child; & make of him &a;nne king. & ne wra&d; &t;u noht; S&a;int Benediht. ne do &t;u him nan vn-riht; &T;is iherde Uortige[r]. he wes &y;&a;p & swi&d;e iwar; sone he a&y;an com. & &t;e abbed he nom; & swor bi his honden. &t;at he hine wolde an-hongen. buten he him plihte; &t;at he wolden vor&d;-rihtes. vnhadien Costanz; &t;as kinges sone of &t;is londe. & for swulchere neode; he sculden beon king of &t;issere &t;eode. &T;e abbed ne durste nan o&d;er; &t;ar he vn-hadede his bro&d;er. & &t;at child &y;ef &t;an abbede an hond; twenti sulhene lond. & seo&d;&d;en heo li&d;eden for&d;; in-to Lundenne. Vortiger &t;e h&a;&y;e; for-bad his hired-monnen. &t;et heo nane manne ne t&a;lden; wh&a;t heo h&a;fden Vortiger i Lundene l&a;i; &t;at com &t;e ilke is&a;te d&a;i. &t;at sculden to hustinge cumen; &t;a cnihtes of &t;issen To &t;an d&a;ie heo comen; monie & vniuo&y;e. heo redden heo runden; r&a;i&y;e &t;a beornes. &t;at Ambrosie heo wolden habben; & to kinge h&a;bben. for Vther wes to lutel; &t;a &y;et he moste suken. & munec wes Costanz; &t;e &a;ldest wes of heom. & heo nalden for nane &t;inge; munec makie[n] to kinge. &T;is iherde Vortige[r]; &t;e wes &y;&a;p [&] swu&d;e iwar. & an uoten leop; swulc hit an liun weore. Nusten &t;a Bruttes na whon; wh&a;t Vortiger h&a;fde idon. he h&a;fde in ane bure; Costanz &t;ene deore. wel iba[&d;]&d;ed & iscrud; & seo&d;&d;en mid tw&a;lf cnihten ihud. &T;a sp&a;c &t;us Vortiger; he wes of &y;&a;p-scipe war. Luste&d; lauerd[l]inges; &t;e while &t;e ich speke of kinges. Ich wes i Winch&a;stre; &t;er ich wel spedde. ich sp&a;c wi&d; &t;ene abbed; &t;at is hali mon [&] god. & seiden him &t;a neode; &t;e icumen is to &t;issere &t;eode. of Costantines d&a;&d;e; &t;er-fore him is vnne&d;e. & of Costance &t;an childe; &t;e he h&a;fde ihalden. & ich bad hine for Gode; don &t;at child of hade. & for swulchere neode; king he scolde beon on &t;eode. & &t;e abbed nom his r&a;d. & dude al &t;at ich hine bed. & here ich habbe his munekes; &t;e gode beo&d; and m&a;re. &t;at sculle&d; witnesse beren; eowe alle biuoren. Leo w&a;r here is &t;at ilke child; makien we her-of enne king. & her ich halde crune; &t;a &t;er-to bi-houe&d;. & &t;at &t;is wule wi&d;-suggen; he hit scal abuggen. Vortiger wes swi&d;e strong; &t;e h&a;hste mon of Brutlond. nes &t;er nauer nan swa h&a;h; &t;at his quides durste halsien. Wes i &t;ere ilke wike; &t;e &a;rchebiscop for&d; iwiten. nes &t;er nan biscop; &t;at for&d; on his w&a;i ne scoc. na munec ne nan abbed; &t;at he an his w&a;i ne rad. for heo ne dursten for Gode; don &t;er &t;a misbode. nime &t;ane munec child; & makien Brut-londes king. &T;is is&a;h Vortiger; of ufele he wes wel iwar. up he gon stonden; &t;e crune he nom an honden. he setten heo vppe Costance; &t;at him wes on &t;onke. Nes n&a;uere na ma[n]; &t;at don &t;er mihte Cristin-dom. &t;at mihte blessinge; don in &t;an kinge. bute Vortiger ane. hit dude for alle clane; &T;e frume wes vn-hende. & al-swa wes &t;e &a;nde; he for-lette Goddes had. &t;er-fore he sor&y;en ibad; &T;us wes king Costance. & Vortiger wes his stiward; Costanz al his kinelond. sette i Vortigeres hond; & al he dude an londe. swa him-sulf wolde; &T;a is&a;h Uortiger. of muclen vfele he wes w&a;r; &t;at Costanz &t;e king. ne cu&d;e of londe na-&t;ing; for he nefde ileorned. nauer nane lare; buten in his munstre. &t;at munec scolde drigen; Vortiger &t;at is&a;h. &t;e Wurse him wes ful neh; ofte he hine bi-&d;ohte. w&a;ht he don mahte; hu he mihte mid l&a;singe. i-quemen &t;an kinge; Nu &t;u miht iheren. hu &t;es swiken him gon uaren; Weoren of Brutlonde. &t;a bezste alle d&a;de; nu weoren &t;as kinges bro&d;eren. beien ful lutle; & Guencelin &a;rchebiscop. &t;er bi-foren wes d&a;d; & him-sulf &t;isses londes king. of &t;are la&y;e ne cu&d;e na-&t;ing; Vortiger &t;is i-sah. & he to &t;an kinge b&a;h; mid mildere sp&a;che. his lauerd he gon greten; Hal seo &t;u Costanz. Brutlondes lauerd; Ich &a;m icumen &t;e &t;us n&a;h. for muchelere neode; for suggen &t;e ti&d;ende. &t;e beo&d; icume to londe; of swi&d;e muchele plihte. Nu &t;e bi-houe&d; mihte; nu &t;e bi-houe&d; wepnen. to werie &t;ine &t;eoden; Her beo&d; ch&a;pmen icumen. of o&d;ere londen al-se hit is iwune; heo habbeo&d; ibroht to me tol for heore &a;hte. and heo habbeo&d; me i-tald. & treow&d;en i-plihte; &t;at &t;e king of Norew&a;i&y;e. neowenliche wule hider uaren; & &t;ere Densemonne king. &t;as Denen wulle at-sechen; & &t;e king of Rusie r&a;h&y;est alre cnihten. & &t;e king of Gutlonde; mid ferde swi&d;e stronge. & &t;e king of Frise; &t;er-uore me a-grise&d;. &T;a ti&d;ende beo&d; stronge; &t;e icumen beo&d; to londe. her-uore ich &a;m swi&d;e adred; for ne con ich nenne godne r&a;d. buten we moten mid mihten; senden &a;fter cnihten. &t;at beon gode & stronge; & &t;at wel cunnen a londe. & setten &t;ine castles; mid kene monnen. & swa &t;u miht &t;i kinelond; werien wi&d; vnleoden. & &t;inne wurh-scipe halden; mid h&a;&y;ere stren&d;e; For nis nan kine-lond. na swa brad n&a; swa long; &t;at ne bi&d; sone inomen. &y;if &t;&a;r bi&d; to lute gumen; &T;enne answerede &t;e king. of londe ne cu&d;e he na&d;ing; Vortiger &t;u &a;rt stiward. ouer al Brutlondes &a;rd; & &t;u hit scalt walden. after &t;ine willen; Send after cnihten. &t;e gode beon to fihten; & nim al i &t;ire hond. mine castles & mi lon[d]; & do al &t;ine i-wille. & ich wulle beon stille; bute &t;e an-l&a;pi &t;ing. ich wulle beon icleoped king; &T;a loh Uortiger. he wes of vfele swi[&d;e] iw&a;r; nes he nauere swa bli&d;e. &a;r on his liue; Uortiger nam l&a;ue. & for&d; he gon li&d;e; & swa he uor&d; ferde al &t;at lond. he sette an his a&y;ere hond; and &t;e monraddene he nom. &a;uere &a;wher he com; & swa he nom his sonde. & sende to Scotlonde; & h&a;hte &t;a Pohtes. &t;a alre bezste cnihtes; &t;reo hundred him cumen to. & he heo[m] wolde wel don; And &t;a cnihtes him to come. &t;er-&a;fter wel sone; &T;us sp&a;c &t;e swike-fulle gume. Cnihtes &y;e beo&d; wulcume; Ich habbe i mire hond. al &t;is kinewur&d;e lond; mid me &y;e scullen li&d;en. for ich eow wullen luuien; & ich eow wullen bringe. bi-uoren ure kinge; &y;e scullen habbe seoluer & gold. &t;e bezste hors of &t;is lond; cla&d;es & f&a;ire wif. eore wille ich wulle dri&y;en; &y;e sculle&d; beon me leofue. for &t;a Bruttes me beo&d; la&d;e; lude & stille ich wulle [don eore wille]. &y;if &y;e wulle&d; in londe; halden me for lauerd. &T;a for&d;-rihtes; answarede &t;a cnihtes. Al we wulle&d; don &t;ine iwille; & heo gunnen wenden. to Costa[n]ce &t;an kinge; To &t;an kinge com Uortiger. of ufele he wes wel war; & seide him of his d&a;de. hu he idon h&a;uede; & her ich habbe Peohtes. &t;a scullen beon hired-cnihtes; and alle ich habbe &t;ine casles. swi&d;e wel bit&a;ht; & &t;as uncu&d;e cnihtes. bi-uoren us scullen fihten; Al &t;e king bi-lufde. swa Fortiger ho&y;ede; ah wale &t;at nuste &t;a king. of his &t;ohte na&d;ing; ne of his swike-dome. &t;e he dude &t;er-&a;fter sone; &T;as cnihtes weoren an hirede. h&a;hliche iwur&d;ed; fulle twa &y;ere. mid &t;an kinge heo wuneden &t;ere. & Uortiger &t;e stiward; wes heore alre lauerd. A he seide &t;at Bruttes; neoren noht to nuttes. ah he seide &t;at &t;a Peohtes; weoren gode cnihtes. A weoren Bruttes godes bidaled; & &t;a Peohtes walden. al &t;at heo wolden; heo hafden dr&a;nc heo hafden mete. heo hafden muchel blisse &a;ke; Vortiger heom salde. al &t;at heo wolden; & heom wes al swa leof. swa heore a&y;ene lif; swa &t;at heo al speken. &t;er heo heore mete &a;ten; &t;at Uortiger weoren wur&d;e. to walden &t;as &t;eode; &t;urh-ut alle &t;inges. b&a;t &t;ene swulche &t;reo kinges. Vortiger &y;ef &t;issen gumen; swi&d;e muchele g&a;rsume. &T;a ilomp hit on ane d&a;ie; &t;a Uortiger at his inne laie. he nom his tweiene cnihtes; & sende &a;fter &t;an Peohtes. h&a;hten heom cumen for; for alle heo sculden &a;ten &t;er. To him comen &t;a cnihtes; to his inne for&d;-rihtes. he uondede heom mid worde; alse heo seten at borde. he lette heom bringen schenches; of feole cunne drenches. heo drunken heo dremden; d&a;i &t;er for&d; eode. &T;a heo weore swa drunken; &t;at wakeden heore sconken; &t;a sp&a;c Uortiger; &t;at he h&a;fde i&t;oht &a;r. Hercne&d; nu me cnihtes; ich wulle suggen eow uor&d;-rihtes; of mire muchele sor&y;en. &t;at ich fore habbe imurned; &T;e king me bi-tahte &t;is ard for to beon his stiward; &Y;e beo&d; me on liue. alre monnen leof[es]t. ah nabbe ich &a;hten; to &y;iue mine cnihten. for &t;es king &a;h al &t;is lond; and he is &y;ung & &t;&a;h strong. and al ic him mot &y;elden; &t;at ich nime of his londe. & &y;if ich his for-leose; ich sal la&y;e &t;olien. & mine ahten ich habbe ispend; for ich eo wulle iquemen. & nu ich mot heonene uaren; feor to summe kinge. heren him mid s&a;hte; & bi-winnen mid him ahte. ne m&a;i I noht for muchele scome. habben here &t;esne wone; ah for&d; ich mot li&d;en. to uncu&d;e leoden; & &y;if auere cume&d; &t;e d&a;i; &t;at ich &a;hten bi-&y;iten m&a;i. and ich ma&y;en swa wel i&t;eon; &t;at &y;e cumen a londe &t;er ich beon. ich eow wulle wel biwiten; mid muchelere wur&d;scipe. And habbeo&d; alle godne d&a;i; to-niht ich wulle faren aw&a;i. hit bi&d; a muchele w&a;ne; wh&a;r &y;e i-seon me auere-mare. Nusten noht &t;as cnihtes. w&a;t &t;e swike &t;ohte. Vortiger wes f&a;c; for her he his lauerd bi-sw&a;c; & &t;e cnihtes heolden hit for soh. &t;at &t;e swike s&a;ide; Fortiger h&a;hte his sweines. sadeli his blonken; & nemnede tw&a;lf scalkes. to laden mid him-seoluen; to horsen heo eoden. swulc heo wolden of &t;eoden; &T;at iseo&y;en &t;a Peohtes. &t;a for-drunkene cnihtes; hu Vortiger wolde uaren. her-uore heo h&a;fden muchelne kare; heo eoden to r&a;den. heo eoden to rune; alle heo menden heore lif. for Vortiger heom wes swa leof; & &t;us seiden &t;a Peohtes. &t;a drunkene cnihtes; Wh&a;t ma&y;e we nu to rade. Wh&a; scal us nu r&a;den; Wha scal us feden Wha scal us scruden; Wha scal an hirede beon ure lauerd; Nu Vortiger is iuaren. alle we mote fusen; Nulle we for nane &t;inge. munec habbe to kinge; Ah wulle we wel don. for&d;-riht faren we him to; di&y;elliche & stille. & don al ure iwille; in-to his bure. & drincken of his beore; &T;enne we habbe&d; idrunken. dreme we lude; & summe sculle&d; to &t;ere dure; mid sweorden sto[n]den &t;er biuoren. & summe for&d;-rihtes; nimen &t;ene king & his cnihtes. & sl&a;n of &t;a hafden; & we seolf hired haben. & leten sone of-&a;rnen; ur&a; lauerd Uortigerne. & seo&d;&d;en &t;urh alle &t;inge; h&a;bben hine to kinge. &t;enne mah we libben; swa us bi&d; alre leofuest. Wenden &t;a cnihtes; to &t;an kinge for&d;-rihtes. eoden heo alle; &t;urh-ut &t;&a;re halle. in-to &t;as kinges bure; &t;er he s&a;t bi fure. Nes &t;er nan &t;at word sp&a;c; bute Gille Call&a;t. &t;us he wi&d; &t;&a;ne kinge sp&a;c; swiken he &t;ohte &t;et. Lust me nu leod-kinge; Nulle ich &t;e li&y;en na&d;ing. We habbeo&d; i-beon an hirede; h&a;hliche iwur&d;ed. &t;urh &t;inne stiw&a;rd; &t;e haue&d; iwiten al &t;is &a;rd. he us haue&d; wel iued; he us haue&d; wel iscrud. & to so&d;e ich sugge &t;e mai; mid him we &a;ten nu to-d&a;i. ah sare us of-&t;unche&d;; nefden we noht to drinken. & nu we beo&d; in &t;ine bure; &y;ef us drinken of &t;ine beore. &T;a &y;&a;f &t;e king answare; &t;at scal beon eowre laste kare. for &y;e sculle&d; habben to drinken; &t;a while &t;e eow god &t;unche. Me heom brohte drinken; & heo gunnen dremen. &T;us s&a;ide Gille Cal&a;t; to &t;ere dure he wes ful w&a;t. Wh&a;r beo &y;e cnihtes; Sturie&d; eow for&d;-rihtes. & heo &t;ene king igripen; & his h&a;fde of smiten. & alle his cnihtes; heo slo&y;en for&d;-rihtes. & nomen &a;nne sondes-mon; and senden toward Lunden. &t;at he swi&d;e sculde &a;rne; &a;fter Uortigerne. &t;at he swi&d;e comen; & &t;ene kine-dom nome. for &t;at wuste he &t;urh alle &t;ing; isl&a;&y;en wes Costanz &t;e king. &T;et iharde Uortigerne; &t;e swike wes ful derne. &t;us he h&a;hte &t;ene sondes-mon; a&y;an for[&d;]-riht anan. & hat heom wel bi-witen; al ure wur&d;-scipen. &t;at nauer anne wende; ut of &t;an &a;nde. ah alle me abiden; a &t;at ich cu[m]e riden. & swa ich wulle dele; &t;is lond us alle im&a;ne. For&d; wende &t;e sondes-mon; and Vortiger nom anan. & sende &y;eond Lunden; & to hustinge hehte heom. r&a;&d;en & ful sone; &t;at heo alle comen. Icumen weoren &t;a burmen; &t;e swi&d;e balde weoren. &t;a sp&a;c Vortigerne; &t;e swike wes ful deorne. swi&d;e he gon to wepnen; & s&a;riliche siken. ah hit wes an hafde; & noht an his heorte. &T;a axeden hine &t;a burh-men; &t;e swi&d;e balde weoren. Lauerd Vortigerne; wh&a;ht is &t;at &t;u murnest. Nert &t;u na wimman swa s&a;re to wepen. &T;a answarede Vortigerne; &t;e wes swike ful deorne. Ich eow wulle telle; for reoliche spelle. of muche s&a;rnesse; &t;e isi&y;en is to londe. Ich habbe i &d;is &a;rd ibeon; eower kinges stiw&a;rd. & isp&a;ken hi[m] wi&d;; & iluued hine swa mi lif. ah nalde he at &t;an ende; n&a;nne r&a;d luuien. He luuede &t;a Peohtes; &t;a vncu&d;e cnihtes. & us nalde he god don; ne neower feire vnder-fon. ah heom he wes li&d;e; a to heore liue. Ne mihte ic of &t;an kinge; habben scipinge. ich spende mine ahte; &t;a wile &t;a heo ilaste. & seo&d;&d;en ich nam leue; to mine londe li&d;e. and &t;enne ich h&a;fde mine gauel; cumen a&y;an to hirede. &T;a is&a;h&y;en &t;a Peohtes; &t;at &t;e king nefde nane cnihtes. neo nauere n&a;nne cunes-mon; &t;e heo wolden oht fore don. heo nomen heore. uore in-to &t;as kinges bure; Ich suggen eow &t;urh alle &t;ing. isl&a;&y;en heo habbeo&d; &t;&a;ne king; & &t;enche&d; &t;isne kine-dom. & us alle for-don; & wulle&d; for&d;-rihte. makien king of ane Peohte; Ah ich wes his stiward. w[r]&a;ken ich wulle minne lauerd; & &a;uer&a;che oht mon. h&a;lpen me &t;at to don; On ich wulle mid mine g&a;ren. & for&d;-riht ich wulle uaren; Wenden ut of Lunden. cnihtes &t;ritti hundred; heo riden & heo arnden. for&d; mid Vortigerne; &t;at heo neh-l&a;hten; &t;er weoren &t;a Peohtes; & he nom enne of his cnihtes. & sende to &t;an Peohten; & seide heom &t;at he com. &y;if heo hine wolden vnde((r))-uon; &T;a Peohtes weoren bli&d;e. for heore f&a;i-si&d;e; & heo nomen heore gode g&a;ren. nes &t;er neow&d;er sceld ne sp&a;re; Vortiger for&d;-rihtes. wepnede alle his cnihtes; & comen &t;a Peohtes. & bruhten h&a;ued &t;as kinges; &T;a Vortiger &t;is h&a;ued is&a;h. &t;a h&a;lde he to grunde ful neh; swulc he hafuede mod-kare. mest of alre monne; mid his lechen he gon li&y;en. his heorte wes ful bli&d;e; &T;a seide Vortigerne. &t;e swike wes ful deorne; Auer&a;lc oht mon. mid sweorde legge&d; heom on; & wr&a;ke&d; wel an &a;rde. &t;e seor&y;e of ure lauerd; N&a;nne heo ne nomen. ah alle heo heom slo&y;en; & to &t;an inne wende. in-to Winch&a;stre; & slo&y;en heore sweines. & heore burh-&t;eines; heore cokes & heore cnaues. alle heo duden of lif-d&a;&y;en; &T;us ferden &t;a ti&d;inde; of Costanz &t;an kinge. & &t;a weorlde-wis mon; &t;a o&d;ere childre bi-wusten. for heo hafden care of Vortiger; heo nomen Ambrosie & V&d;er. & la[d]den heom ouer s&a;; in-to &t;ere lasse Brutene. & f&a;ire heom bi-tahten; Budiz &t;an kinge. & he heom feire vnder-feng; he wes heore cun & heore freond. & mid muchelere liste; &t;a childere he biwuste. and swa wel fele &y;ere; mid him heo weoren &t;ere. Vortiger a &t;issen londe; wes ihoue to kinge. alle &t;a Brut[tes] stronge; stoden an his honde. fif & twenti &y;eren; he wes king here. He wes wod he wes wild; he wes r&a;h he wes bald. of alle &t;inge; he h&a;fde his iwille. bute &t;a Peohtes neoren n&a;uere stille; ah eouere heo wenden. &y;eond &t;ene norh enden; & henden &t;is kinelond. mid h&a;rmen vnimete; & wreken heore cun inoh; &t;at Vortiger here of-sloh. Vnder &t;an comen ti&d;ende; into &t;issen londe. &t;at Aurelien wes cniht; &t;e Ambrosi&a;n wes ih&a;ten. & al-swa wes Vther; god cniht & swi&d;e i-war. and wolden comen to &t;issen londe; & leden here swi&d;e stronge. &T;is wes feole si&d;e ique&d;e; ofte iquidded. ofte comen ti&d;inde; to Vortiger &t;an kinge. &t;er-fore him ofte scomede; & his heorte gromede. for men hit s&a;iden wel iwh&a;r; Nu cume[&d;] Ambrosie. & Vther. and wulle&d; wr&a;ken Costance; &t;ene king of &t;is lond. N[i]s &t;er cost nan o&d;er; w&a;rken heo wulle&d; heore bro&d;er. and sl&a;n Vortigerne; & to duste hine for-berne. &t;us heo wulle&d; al &t;is lond; setten an heore a&y;ere hond. Swa quiddeden &a;lche d&a;i; al &t;at verden &a;fter w&a;i. Uortiger hine bi&d;ohte; wh&a;t he don mihte. & &t;ohte sende sonde; into o&d;ere londe. &a;fter vncu&d;e cnihten; &t;a hine biwiten mihten. and &t;ohte to beon w&a;r; wi&d; Ambrosie & wi[&d;] Vther. Vnder &t;an comen ti&d;ende; to Vortiger &t;an kinge. &t;at ouer s&a; weoren icumen; swi&d;e selcu&d;e gumen. inne &t;ere Temese; to londe heo weoren icum%men. &t;reo scipen gode; comen mid &t;an flode. &t;reo hundred cnihten; alse hit weoren kinges. wi&d;-uten &t;an scipen-monnen; &t;e weoren &t;er wi&d;-innen. &T;is weoren &t;a f&a;reste men; &t;at auere her comen. ah heo weore h&a;&d;ene; &t;at wes h&a;rm &t;a mare. Uortiger heom sende to; and axede hu heo weoren idon. &y;if heo gri&d; sohten; & of his freond-scipe rohten. Heo wisliche andswerden; swa heo wel cu&d;en. & seiden &t;at heo walden; speken wi&d; &t;an kinge. & leofliche him heren; & h&a;lden hine for h&a;rre. and swa heo gunnen wenden; for&d; to &t;an kinge. &T;a wes Uortigerne &t;a king; in Cantuarie-buri. &t;er he mid his hirede; h&a;hliche spilede. &t;er &t;as cnihtes comen; bi-foren &t;an folc-kinge. Sone swa heo hine imetten; f&a;ire heo hine igr&a;tten. & seiden &t;at heo him wolden; h&a;ren i &t;isse londe. &y;if he heom wolde; mid rihten at-halden. &T;a andswerede Vortiger; of elchen vuele he wes war. An alle mine iliue; &t;e ich iluued habbe. bi d&a;ie no bi nihtes; ne s&a;h ich nauere &a;r swulche cnihtes. for eouwer cumen ich &a;m bli&d;e; & mid me &y;e scullen bil&a;fuen. & eouwer wille ich wulle dri&y;en; bi mine quicke liuen. Ah of eou ich wulle iwiten; &t;urh so&d;en eouwer wur&d;-scipen. wh&a;t cnihten &y;e seon; & wh&a;nnenen &y;e icumen beon. & whar &y;e wullen beon treowe; alde & &a;c neowe. &T;a answerede &t;e o&d;er; &t;at wes &t;e aldeste bro&d;er. Lust me nu lauerd king; & ich &t;e wullen cu&d;en. what cnihtes we beo&d;; & whanene we icumen seo&d;. Ich hatte Henges; Hors is mi bro&d;er. we beo&d; of Alemainne; a&d;elest alre londe. of &t;at ilken &a;nde; &t;e Angles is ihaten. Beo&d; in ure londe; selcu&d;e ti&d;ende. vmbe fiftene &y;er; &t;at folc his isomned. al ure iledene folc; & heore loten werpe&d;. vppen &t;an &t;e hit fale[&d;]; he scal uaren of londe. bil&a;uen scullen &t;a fiue; &t;a sexte scal for&d; li&d;e. ut of &t;an leode; to u[n]cu&d;e londe. ne beo he na swa leof mon; uor&d; he scal li&d;en. For &t;er is folc swi&d;e muchel; m&a;re &t;ene heo walden. &T;a wif fare&d; mid childe; swa &t;e deor wilde. &a;ueralche &y;ere; heo bere&d; child &t;ere; &T;at beo&d; an us feole; &t;at we f&a;ren scolden. ne mihte we bil&a;ue; for liue ne for d&a;&d;e. ne for nauer nane &t;inge; for &t;an folc-kinge. &T;us we uerden &t;ere; & for &t;i beo&d; nu here. to sechen vnder lu[f]te; lond & godne lauerd. Nu &t;u h&a;fuest iherd lauerd ki[n]g; so&d; of us &t;urh alle &t;i[n]g. &T;a answ&a;rede Vortiger; of alc an vfele he wes war. Ich ileue &t;e cniht; &t;at &t;u me sugge so&d;-riht. & wulche beo&d; &a;oure i-leuen; &t;at &y;e on ileue&d;. & eoure leofue godd; &t;e &y;e to lute[&d;]. &T;a andswarede H&a;nges; cnihtene alre f&a;irest. nis in al &t;is kine-lond; cniht swa muchel ne swa strong. We habbe&d; godes gode; &t;e we luuie&d; an ure mode. &t;a we habbe&d; hope to; & heore&d; heom mid mihte. &T;e an h&a;hte Phebus; &t;e o&d;er Saturnus. &t;e &t;ridde h&a;hte Woden; &t;at is an weoli godd. &t;e feor&d;e h&a;h[te] Iupiter; of alle &t;inge he is whar. &t;e fifte h&a;hte Mercurius; &t;at [i]s &t;e h&a;hste ouer us. &t;&a; s&a;xte h&a;hte Appollin; &t;at is a godd wel idon. &t;e seoue&d;e hatte Teruagant; an h&a;h godd in ure lon[d]. &Y;et we habbe&d; anne l&a;uedi; &t;e h&a;h is & m&a;hti. heh heo is & hali; hired-men heo luuie&d; for &t;i. heo is ihate Fr&a;&a;; wel heo heom dihte&d;. Ah for alle ure goden deore; &t;a we scullen h&a;ren. Woden hehde &t;a h&a;hste la&y;e; an ure &a;lderne d&a;&y;en. he heom wes leof; &a;fne al-swa heore lif. he wes heore walden; and heom wur&d;-scipe duden. &t;ene feor&d;e d&a;i i &t;ere wike; heo &y;ifuen him to wur&d;-scipe. &T;a &t;unre heo &y;iuen &T;unres-d&a;i; for &t;i &t;at heo heom helpen m&a;i. Freon heore l&a;fdi; heo &y;iuen hire Frid&a;i. Saturnus heo &y;iuen S&a;tterd&a;i; &t;ene sunne heo &y;iuen Soned&a;i. Monen heo &y;ifuen Moned&a;i; Tidea heo &y;euen Tis-d&a;i. &T;us seide H&a;[n]gest; cnihten alre hendest. &T;a answerede Vortiger; of &a;lchen vfel he w&a;s w&a;r. Cnihtes &y;e beo&d; me leofue; ah &t;as ti&d;ende me beo&d; la&d;e. eouwer ((ileuen)) beo&d; vnwraste; &y;e ne ileoue&d; noht an Criste. ah &y;e ileoue&d; a &t;ene Wurse; &t;e Godd seolf awariede. eoure godes ne beo&d; nohtes; in helle heo ni&d;er ligge&d;. Ah neo&d;eles ich wulle eou at-h&a;lde. an mine anwalde. for nor&d; beo&d; &t;a Peohtes; swi&d;e ohte cnihtes. &t;e ofte lede&d; in mine londe; ferde swi&d;e stronge. & ofte do[&d;] me muchele scome; & &t;erfore ich habbe grome. & &y;if &y;e me wulle&d; wr&a;ken; & heore h&a;fden me bi&y;eten. ich eou wullen &y;euen lond; muchel seoluer & gold. &T;a andswerede H&a;ngest; cnihtene alre feirest. &Y;if hit wulle Saturnus; al hit scal i-wur&d;e &t;us. & Woden ure lauerd; &t;e we on bi-liue&d;. Hengest nom l&a;ue; & to scipen gon li&d;e. &t;er wes moni cniht strong; heo dro&y;en heore scipen uppe &t;e lond. For&d; wenden dringches; to Vortigerne &t;an kenge. biuoren wende Hengest; & Hors him alre h&a;ndest. seo&d;&d;en &t;a Alemainisce men; &t;a a&d;ele weoren an deden. & seo&d;&d;en heo senden him to; heore S&a;xisce cnihtes wel idon. Hengestes cunnes-men; of his aldene cu[&d;]&d;en. Heo comen in-to halle; h&a;ndeliche alle. bett weoren iscrudde; & bed weoren iu&a;dde. H&a;ngest swaine; &t;ene Vortigernes. &t;eines; &T;a wes Vortigernes hired; for hehne ihalden. Bruttes weoren s&a;ri; for swulchere isih&d;e. Nes hit nawiht longe; &t;at ne comen to &t;an kinge. cnihtes sunen uiue; &t;a i-faren hafden biliue. heo s&a;iden to &t;an kinge; neowe ti&d;enden. Nu for&d;-rihtes; icumen &t;a Peohtes. &t;urh &t;i lond heo &a;rne&d;; & h&a;r&y;ie&d; & berne&d;. & al &t;ene nor&d; &a;nde; iu&a;ld to &t;an grunde. her-of &t;u most r&a;den; o&d;er alle we beo&d; d&a;den. &T;e king hine bi-&t;ohte; wh&a;t he don mihte. he sende to &t;an innen; after al his monnen. &T;er com Hengest &t;er com Hors; &t;er com m[o]ni mon ful oht. &t;er comen &t;a Saxisce men; Hengestes cunnes-men. & &t;a Alemainisce cnihtes; &t;e beo&d; gode to fihte. &T;is is&a;h &t;e king Vortiger; bli&d;e wes he &t;a &t;er. &T;a Peohtes duden heore iwune; a &t;as h&a;lf &t;ere Humbre, heo weoren icume. & &t;e king Vortiger; of heore cume wes ful war. to-gadere heo comen; & feole &t;er of-slo&y;en. &t;er wes feht swi[&d;]e strong; comp swi&d;e sturne. &T;e Peohtes weoren ofte iwuned; Vortigene to ouer-cumen. & &t;a heo &t;ohten a[l]swa; ah hit ilomp an-o&d;er &t;a. for hit wes heom al hele; &t;at H&a;ngest wes &t;ere. & &t;a cnihtes stronge; &t;e comen of Saxe-londe. & &t;a ohte Alemanisce; &t;e &t;ider comen mid Horse. swi&d;e monie Peohtes; heo slo&y;en i &t;an fehte. feondliche heo fuhten; feollen &t;a f&a;ie. &T;a &t;e non wes icumen; &t;a weoren Peohtes ouer-cumen. & swu&d;e heo aw&a;i flo&y;en; an &a;lche helue heo for&d; flu&y;en. & alle dai heo flu&y;en; monie & vnnifo&y;e. &T;e king Vortigerne; wende to herberwe. & &a;uere him weoren on uast; Hors & H&a;ngest. H&a;ngest wes &t;an kinge leof; & him Lindesa&y;e &y;ef. & he &y;&a;f Horse; madmes ino&y;e. & alle heore cnihtes; he swi&d;e wel dihte. & hit gode stunde; stod a &t;an ilke. Ne durste nauere Peohtes; cumen i &t;an londes. no r&a;ueres no ut-la&y;en; &t;at heo neoren sone of-sl&a;&y;en. & H&a;ngest swi&d;e f&a;ire; herede &t;ane king. &T;a ilomp hit in ane time; &t;at &t;e king wes swi&d;e bli&d;e. an ane h&a;&y;e d&a;ie; imong his du&y;e&d;e monnen. Hengest hine bi-&t;ohte; what he don mihte. for he wolde wi&d; &t;an kinge; holden runinge. &T;an kinge he eode to-foren; & f&a;ire hine gon greten. &T;e king sone up stod; & s&a;tte hine bi him-seoluen. heo drunken heo dremden; blisse wes among heom. &T;a que&d; Hengest to &t;an kinge; Lauerd h&a;rcne ti&d;ende. & ich &t;e wulle r&a;cchen; deorne runen. &y;if &t;u mine lare; wel wult lusten. & noht halden to wra&d;&d;e; &t;at ich wel leare. &T;e king answarede; swa Henges hit wolde. &T;a s&a;ide H&a;ngest; cnihten alre f&a;irest. Lauerd ich habbe moni a d&a;i; &t;ine monscipe ih&a;&y;ed. & &t;in holde mon ibeon; i richen &t;ine hirede. & in &a;lche f&a;hte; h&a;hst of &t;ine cnihten. & ich habbe ofte ih&a;rd; hoh-fulle ronen. imong &t;ine hired-monnen; heo hatie&d; &t;e swi&d;e. in-to &t;an bare d&a;&d;e; &y;if heo hit dursten cu&d;e. Ofte heo stilleliche sp&a;ke&d;; & spilie&d; mid runen. of twam &y;unge monnen; &t;at feor wunie&d; hennen. &t;e an h&a;hte Vther; &t;e o&d;er Ambrosie. &t;e &t;ridde h&a;hte Costance; &t;e wes king i &t;isse ((lond)). & he her wes of-sla&y;en; &t;urh swicfulle la&y;en. Nu wulle&d; cume &t;a o&d;ere; & wr&a;ken heore bro&d;er. al forb&a;rnen &t;i lond; & sl&a;n &t;ine leoden. &t;e seoluen & &t;ine du&y;e&d;en; driuen ut of londe. & &t;us sugge&d; &t;ine men; &t;er heo somned sitte&d;. for &t;a twene bro&d;ere; beo&d; ((beyne)) kine-borne. of Androeinnes kunne; &t;as a&d;ele Bruttes. & &t;us &t;ine du&y;e&d;e; stille &t;e fordeme[&d;]. Ah ich &t;e wulle r&a;de; of muchele &t;ire neode. &t;at &t;u bi&y;ite cnihtes; &t;a gode beo&d; to fihte. & bi-tache me &a;nne castel; o&d;er ane kineliche burh. &t;at ich mai inne ligge; &t;a while &t;a ich libbe. Ic am uor &t;e iuaid; &t;&a;r-fore ic wene beon d&a;d. fare &t;er ic auer fare; n&a;m ich n&a;uere bute care. buten ich ligge faste; biclused inne castle. &Y;if &t;u &t;is me wult don; ich hit wulle mid luue a-fon. & ich wulle biliue; senden after mine wiue. &t;at is a Sexisc wimmon; of wisdome wel idon. & after Rouwenne; mire dohter; &t;e me is swi&d;e deore. &T;enne ich habbe mi wif; & mine wine-maies. & ich beo i &t;ine londe; fulliche at-stonde. &t;a bet ich wullen hiren &t;e; &y;if &t;u &t;is &y;ettest me. &T;a answarede Vortiger; of &a;lchen vuele he wes war. Nim cnihtes biliue; & send &a;fter &t;ine wiue. & &a;fter &t;ine children; &t;an &y;ungen & &t;an olden. & &a;fter &t;ine cunnen; & afeoh heom mid wunne. &t;enne heo to &t;e cume&d;; &t;u sca[l]t habben g&a;rsume. h&a;hliche heom to ueden; & wur&d;liche scruden. Ah nulle ich castel na burh; nane &t;e bi-techen. for men me wolden scenden; i mine kine-londe. for &y;e halde&d; &t;a h&a;&d;ene la&y;e; &t;at stod on eoure &a;lderen d&a;&y;e. & we halde&d; Cristes la&y;e; & wulle&d; auere an ure d&a;&y;e. &T;a &y;et sp&a;c H&a;ngest; cnihten alre hendest. Lauerd ich wulle &t;in iwil; dri&y;en her & ouer-al. & don al mine d&a;de &a;fter &t;ine r&a;de; Nu ic wulle biliue. sende after mine wiue; & &a;fter mire dohter; &t;e me is swa deore. & &a;fter ohte monnen; &t;a bezste of mine cunne. and &t;u &y;if me swa muchel lond; to stonden a mire a&y;ere hond. swa wule anes bule hude; &a;lches weies ouer-spr&a;den. feor from &a;lche castle; amidden ane ualde. &T;enne ne mai &t;e atwite; &t;e h&a;ne ne &t;e riche. &t;at &t;u &a;i h&a;hne burh&y;e; h&a;&d;ene monne habbe bi-t&a;ht. &T;e king him i&y;ette; swa Hengest &y;irnde. Hengest nom l&a;ue; & for&d; he gon li&d;e. & &a;fter his wiue sende sonde; to his a&y;ene londe. & he seolf wende &y;eond &t;is lond; to sechen &a;nne br&a;[d]ne f&a;ld. &t;er he mihte wel spr&a;de; on his feire hude. He com &a;n enne ende; in enne f&a;ire uelde. he hafde ane hude; bi&y;ite to his neode. of ane wilde bule; &t;e wes wunder ane strong. He h&a;fden &a;nne wisne mon; &t;e wel cu&d;e a craften. &t;e nom &t;as hude; & a bord leide. and wh&a;tte his s&a;xes; alse he sch&a;ren wolde. Of &t;ere hude he k&a;rf enne &t;wong; swi&d;e s[m]al & swi&d;e long. nes &t;e &t;wong noht swi&d;e br&a;d; buten swulc a twines &t;r&a;d. &T;a al islit wes &t;e &t;ong; he wes wunder ane long. a-buten he bil&a;de; muche del of londe. He bigon to deluen; dic swi&d;e muchele. &T;er-uppe stenene wal; &t;e wes strong ouer-al. ane burh he arerde; muchele & mare. &T;a &t;e burh we[s] al &y;are; &t;a scop he hire nome. he h&a;hte heo ful iwis; Kaer Carrai. an Bruttisc. & &A;nglisce cnihtes; heo cleopeden &T;wong-chastre. nu and auere-mare; &t;e nome sto[n]de&d; &t;ere. & for nan o[&d;]ere gome; n&a;ueden &t;&a; burh &t;ene nome. a &t;et come Densce men; and driuen ut &t;a Bruttes. &t;ene &t;ridde nome heo &t;er s&a;tte; & Lane-castel hine h&a;hten. & for swulche gomen; &t;&a; tun ha[f]de &t;as &t;reo nomen. Vnder &t;an com li&d;en hider; Hengestes wif mid hire scipen. heo h&a;fde to iueren; fiftene hundred ridern. mid hire comen to iwiten; muchele &a;htene scipen. &t;er comen inne; muchel of Hengestes cunne. & Rouwen his dohter; &t;e him wes swi[&d;]e deore. Hit wes umbe while; &t;at com &t;e ilke time. &t;at i&y;arked wes &t;a burh; mid &t;an alre bezste. Hengest com to &t;an kinge; & bad him gistninge. & seide &t;at he hafde an in; i&y;arked to-&y;eines him. & bad &t;at he come &t;er-to; & he scolde beon f&a;ire under-fon. & &t;e king him &y;ette; swa Hengest hit wolde. Hit com to &t;an time; &t;at &t;e king gon. for&d; li&d;e. mid &t;an deoreste monnen; of alle his du&y;e&d;e. for&d; he gon bu&y;en; &t;at he to burh com. he bi-heold &t;ene wal; up and dun ouer-al. al him wel likede; &t;at he on lokede. He wende in-to halle; & his hele&d;es mid him alle. bemen heo bleowen; gomen men gunnen cleopien. bord heo hetten breden; cnihtes setten &t;er-to; heo &a;ten heo drunken; dr&a;m wes i burh&y;en. &T;a &t;e du&y;e&d;e hafde i&y;eten; &t;a wes heom &t;a bet iloten. H&a;ngest eode in-to &t;an inne; &t;er wunede Rouwenne. he heo lette scruden; mid vnime((te)) prude. al &t;at scrud &t;e heo hafde on; heo weoren swi&d;e wel ibon. heo weoren mid &t;an bezste; ibrusted mid golde. Heo bar an hire honde; ane guldene bolle. i-uulled mid wine; &t;e wes wunder ane god. H&a;&y;e iborenne men; heo l&a;dden to hallen. biuoren &t;an kinge; fairest alre &t;inge. Reowen s&a;t a cneowe; & cleopede to &t;an kinge. & &t;us &a;rest s&a;ide; in &A;nglene londe. Lauerd king w&a;s h&a;il; For &t;ine kime ich &a;m u&a;in. &T;e king &t;is ih&a;rde; & nuste what heo seide. &t;e king Vortigerne; fr&a;inede his cnihtes sone. what weoren &t;at speche; &t;e &t;at maide spilede. &T;a andswarede Keredic; a cniht swi&d;e sellic. he wes &t;e bezste latimer; &t;at &a;r com her. Lust me nu lauerd king; & ich &t;e wulle cu&d;en. wh&a;t sei&d; Rouwenne; f&a;irest wimmonnen. Hit beo&d; ti&d;ende; inne S&a;xe-londe. wh&a;r-swa &a;i du&y;e&d;e gladie&d; of drenche; &t;at freond s&a;i&d;e to freonde; mid f&a;ire loten hende. Leofue freond w&a;s hail; &T;e o&d;er s&a;i&d; Drinc hail. &T;e ilke &t;at halt &t;ene nap; he hine drinke&d; up. o[&d;]er uuel me &t;ider fare&d;; & bi-theche&d; his iueren. &t;enne &t;at uul beo&d; icumen; &t;enne cusseo&d; heo &t;reoien. &T;is beo&d; sele la&y;en; inne Saxe-londe. & inne Alemaine; heo beo&d; ihalden a&d;ele. &T;is iherde Uortiger; of alche[n] uuele he wes war. & seide hit an Bruttisc; ne cu&d;e he nan &A;nglisc. Maiden Rouwenne; drinc blu&d;eliche &t;enne. &T;at maide dronc up &t;at win; & lette don o&d;er &t;er-in. & bi-t&a;hten &t;an kinge; & &t;rien hine custe. & &t;urh &t;a ilke leoden; &t;a la&y;en comen to &t;issen londe. w&a;s-hail & drinc-h&a;il. moni mon &t;er-of is fain; Rouwenne &t;e hende; sat bi &t;an kinge. &t;e king heo &y;eorne biheold; heo was him an heorte leof. ofte he heo custe; ofte he heo clupte. al his mod & his main; h&a;lde to &t;an m&a;idene. &T;e Wurse wes &t;er ful neh; &t;e in &a;lche gomene is ful r&a;h. &t;e Wurse ne dude n&a;uere god; he m&a;ingde &t;as kinges mod. he murnede ful swi&d;e; to habben &t;at m&a;idene to wiue. &T;at wes swi[&d;]e ladlic &t;ing; &t;at &t;e Cristine king. luuede &t;at ha&d;ene maide; leoden to h&a;rme. &t;at maiden wes &t;an kinge leof; &a;fne alse his a&y;ene lif. he bad Hengest his dring; &y;iuen him &t;at maide-child. Hengest funde an his r&a;d; to don &t;at &t;e king him bed. he &y;ef him Rouwenne; wimmon swi&d;e hende. &T;an kinge hit was [icweme] he imakede heo to quene. al after &t;an la&y;en; &t;e stoden an h&a;&d;e[ne] d&a;&y;en. nes &t;er nan Cristindom; &t;er &t;e king &t;at maide [n]o[m]. ne preost ne na biscop; ne nauere ihandled Godes boc. ah an he&d;ene wune he heo wedde; & brohte heo to his bedde. Maiden he heo h&a;fde; & m&a;r&y;eue hire bi-tahte. &T;a he hine an hire hafde iscend; he hire &y;ef Londen & Kent. &T;e king hafde &t;reo sunen; &t;e weoren swi&d;e hende gumen. &t;e &a;ldeste hehte Vortimer; Passcent & Katiger. Garengan wes an eorl; &t;e Kent ohte longe. & his fader biuoren him; and seo&d;&d;en he &t;urh his cun; &t;a he bezst wende to halden his lond; &t;a hafde Hengest hit an his hond. sellic &t;uhte &t;an cnihte; wh&a;t &t;e king &t;ohte. &T;e king luuede &t;a h&a;&d;ene; & henede &t;a Cristine. &t;e h&a;&d;ene h&a;fden al &t;is lond; to walden under heore hond. & &t;es kinges &t;reo sunen; ofte &t;oleden sor&y;en & kare. Heore moder wes &t;a d&a;d; &t;er-uore heo hafden &t;e lasse r&a;d. here moder wes swi&d;e god wif; & ladde swi&d;e Cristin lif. & heore steop-moder h&a;&d;ene; Hengestes dohter. Nes hit noh[t] longe; buten ane stunde. &t;at &t;e king makede; ueorme swi&d;e store. &t;e h&a;&d;ene he la&d;ede &t;ar-to; he wende swi&d;e wel to don. &t;ider comen &t;&a;ines; cnihtes and sweines. and alle &t;e cu&d;e a boken; &t;a feorme for-soken. for &t;a h&a;&d;ene; weoren h&a;hst an hireden. & &t;&a;t Cristine hired; for h&a;ne wes ihalden. &t;a h&a;&d;ene weoren bli&d;e; for &t;e king heom luueden swi&d;e. Hengest hine bi-&t;ohte; what he don mahte. he com to &t;an kinge; mid are hailinge. & dronc to &t;an kinge. &T;a sp&a;c &t;us H&a;ngest; cnihtene alre h&a;ndest. &t;at of h&a;&d;ene la&y;en; leouede a &t;an d&a;&y;en. H&a;rcne me lauerd king; &t;u &a;rt me leof &t;urh alle &t;ing. &t;u h&a;uest mine dohter; &t;&a; me is swi&d;e deore. & ich &a;m &t;e an folke; swa ich &t;i fader weore. H&a;rcne mine lare; heo sculle&d; &t;e wur&d;en leofue. for ich wulle h&a;hliche; to helpen &t;e r&a;den. &T;in hired &t;e hate&d; for me; & ich &a;m iu&a;id for &t;e. & &t;e hatie&d; kinges; eorles & &d;ringes. heo uare&d; in &t;ine londe; mid h&a;re swi&d;e stronge. &Y;if &t;u wult &t;e awraken; mid wur&d;-scipe muchen. & don &t;ine vniwinen wa; send after mine sune Octa. & &a;fter enne o&d;er; Ebissa his wed-bro&d;er. &t;is beo&d; &t;a h&a;hste men; &t;e &a;uere hired l&a;dden. & i &t;an nor&d; ende; &y;if heom of &t;ine londe. Heo beo&d; of muchele m&a;hte; & stronge i f&a;hte. heo wulle&d; bi-witen &t;i lond; wel mid &t;an bezsten. &T;enne mihte &t;u mid winne; &t;i lif al uor-werien. mid haueken & mid hunden; hired-pl&a;ie luuien. ne &t;r&a;t &t;u nauere habben kare; of uncu&d;e leoden. &T;a answarede Vortiger; of &a;lchen uuele he wes war; Send &t;ine sonde; in-to Sex-londe. after &t;ine sune Octa; & after &t;ine freonden ma. Do him wel to iwiten; &t;at he sende his writen. &a;fter al &t;an cnihten; &t;e gode beo&d; to fihten. &y;eond alle S&a;x-&t;eoden; &t;at heo cumen to mire neoden. & &t;eh he bringen ten &t;usend gumen; alle heo beo&d; me wel icumen. &T;is ih&a;rde Hengest; cnihten alre hend%dest. &t;a wes he swa bli&d;e; swa he nes n&a;uere an his liue. Hengest sende his sonde; in-to Sax-londe. hehte cumen Octa; and his wed-bro[&d;]er Ebissa. & al of heore cun[n]e; &t;at heo mihten iwinnen. & alle &t;a cnihtes; &t;&a; heo bi&y;iten mihten. Octa sende sonde; &y;eond &t;reom kine-londe. & bad &a;lchene ohte gume; hi&y;enliche him to cume. &t;e wolden bi&y;iten lond; o&d;er seoluer o&d;er gold. Heo comen to hirede; alse ha&y;el &t;e ualle&d;. &t;at was to iwitene; mid &t;reo hundred scipene. For&d; wenden mid Octa; &t;ritti &t;usend & &a;c ma. ohte men & kene; & Ebissa his iuere. &a;fter com li&d;en; mid unimete leoden. & he ladde to iwiten; o&d;er half hundred scipen. &t;er-&a;fter comen li&d;e. fiue & fife; bi sixe bi seoue; bi tene & bi &a;lleuene. & &t;us heo comen li&d;en; toward &t;issen londe. h&a;&d;ene h&a;re-gumen; to hirede &t;is kinges. &t;at &t;is lond wes swa vul; of uncu&d;e leoden. &t;at nes nan swa wis mon; no swa &y;er-witele. &t;at mihte to-d&a;le; &t;a Cristine & &t;a h&a;&d;ene. for &t;a h&a;&d;ene weoren swa riue; & auere heo comen biliue. &T;a ise&y;en Bruttes; &t;at balu wes an londe. &t;er-uore heo weoren s&a;ri; & an heorte druri. & ferden to &t;an kinge; &t;e h&a;hste of &t;issen londe. & &t;us him to s&a;iden; mid sorh-fule steuene. Lust us nu lauerd king; of ure leod-runen. &T;u &a;rt &t;urh us bald king; inne &t;issen Brutene. & &t;u hafuest &t;e biwunnen; h&a;rm & muchele sunnen. ibroht he&d;ene folc; &y;et hit &t;e ih&a;rme&d;. & &t;u letest Godes la&y;en; uor uncu[&d;]e leoden. & nult ne ih&a;ren ure Drihten; for &t;issen h&a;[&d;]ene cnihten. & we &t;e wulle&d; bidden; for alle Godes sibben. &t;at &t;u heom bil&a;uen; & of &t;ine londe driuen. &Y;if &t;u &a;lles ne maht; we wulle&d; makien muchel f&a;ht. & driuen heom of londe; o&d;er heom adun fallen. o&d;er we us-seoluen; of-sla&y;en wulle&d; liggen. & leten ha&d;ene uolc; h&a;lden &t;as riche. bruken hit mid winne; &y;if heo hit ma&y;en iwinnen. & &y;if heo alle beo&d; h&a;&d;ene; & &t;u ane Cristine. nulle&d; heo nauere longe; habben &t;e to kinge. buten &t;u a &t;ine da&y;en; a-fo h&a;&d;ene la&y;en. & bil&a;ue &t;e h&a;h&y;e Godd; & luuie heore Mahimet. &T;enne scalt &t;u for-wur&t;en; a &t;issere woruld-riche. & &t;i wracche saule; si&y;en to helle. &t;enne hauest &t;u aboht; &t;e luue of &t;ire brude. &T;a answ&a;rede Vortiger; of &a;lc an uuele he wes w&a;r. Nulle ich heom bil&a;uen; bi mine quike liue. for Hengest is hider icumen; he is mi fader & ich his sune. & ich habbe to leof-monne; his dohter Rouwenne. & ich heo habbe bi-wedded; & ihaued a mine bedde. & seo&d;&d;en ich sende after Octa; & after his iueren ma. Hu mihte ich for scome; scunien heom swa sone. driuen of londe; mine wines deore. &T;a andswarede Bruttes; mid sor&y;en ibunden. Nulle we nauere-mare; &t;ine iboden here. ne to &t;ine hirede cumen; ne &t;e uor king halden. ah hatien we wulle&d;; mid h&a;h&y;ere streng&d;e. alle &t;ine h&a;&d;ene wines; & h&a;rme igreten. bidden us to fultume; &t;at is Crist Godes sune. For&d; iwenden eorles; for&d; iwenden beornes. for&d; iwenden biscopes; & &t;a boc-il&a;red men. for&d; iwenden &t;&a;ines; for&d; iwenden sweines. alle Brutleoden; &t;at heo comen to Lundene. &T;er wes moni h&a;h Brut; at &t;an hustinge. & &t;eos king[es] &t;reo sunes; alle heo weoren &t;ider icumen. &t;er wes Uortimer; Pascent & Katiger. & swi&d;e monie o&d;ere; &t;at comen mid &t;an bro&d;ere. al &t;at folc &t;ider com; &t;at luueden &t;ene Crist%ten-dom. Alle &t;a riche; nomen heom to r&a;de. & nomen &t;es kinges &a;ldeste sune; &t;e to &t;an hustinge wes icumen. & mid muchele loft-songe; heuen hine to kinge. &T;a wes Vortimer; Cristine king &t;er. & Uortiger his fader; fulede &t;an h&a;&d;enen. Vortimer &t;e &y;unge king; wes swi&d;e kene &t;urh alle &t;ing. he sende Hengest word; & Horse his bro&d;er. buten heo hi&y;enliche; uerden of &t;is riche. he heom walde ufel don; ba&d;e ablenden and anhon. & his a&y;ene fader; he for-uaren walde. & alle &t;a h&a;&d;ene; mid h&a;&y;ere streng&d;e. &T;a andsw&a;rede Hengest; cnihtene alre hendest. Her we wulle&d; wunien; wintres & sumeres. riden & &a;rnen; mid &t;an kinge Vortigerne. & alle &t;a mid Vortimere uare&d;; heo sculle&d; habben sor&y;en & kare. &T;at iherde Vortimer; he wes wis & swi&d;e iwar. & lette beoden uerde; &y;eond allen &t;issen &a;rde. &t;at al &t;at Cristine folc; come to hirede. Vortimer &t;e &y;unge king; i Lundene heold his hus-ting. &t;e king hehte &a;lne mon; &t;e luuede &t;ene Cristindom. &t;at heo &t;a h&a;&d;ene; hatien scolden. & &t;a h&a;fden bringen; to Vortimer &t;an kinge. & twalf panewes habben to mede; for his wel-dede. Vortimer &t;e &y;unge; verde ut of Lundene. & Pascent his bro&d;er; & Katiger &t;e o&d;er. heom wes icumen word; &t;at Hengest l&a;i at Epiford. uppen &t;an watere; &t;e men nemne&d; Darewente. &T;er comen to-somne; sixti &t;usend monnen. an are halue wes Uortimer; Pascent & Categer. & al &t;at leod-liche folc; &t;at luueden ure Drihten. an o&d;ere halue weoren; drenches; mid Vortigerne &t;an kinge. Hengest and his bro&d;er; & moni &t;usend o&d;er. To-somne heo comen; & mid m&a;ine on-slo&y;en. &t;er uellen to &t;an grunde; twa & &t;ritti hundred. of H&a;ngestes monnen; & Hors wes for-wonded. Catiger &t;er com; & mid his spere hine &t;urh-nom. & Hors for&d;-riht &t;er; for-wundede Catiger. & Hengest gon to flonnen; mid al his driht-monnen. & Vortigerne &t;e king; fl&a;h for&d; alse &t;e wind. heo flo&y;en for&d; in-to Kent; & Vortimer heom after went. uppen &t;ere s&a;-brimme; &t;er Hengest &t;olede pine. &t;er heo gunnen at-stonden; & fuhten swi&d;e longe. Fif &t;usende &t;er weoren isl&a;&y;en; & idon of lif-d&a;&y;en. of Vortigernes monnen; of &t;an h&a;&d;ene cunnen. Hengest hine bi&d;ohte; wh&a;t he don mahte. iseh he &t;er bi-halues; ane h&a;uene swi&d;e m&a;re. moni scipen gode; &t;er stoden i s&a;-flode. Heo ise&y;en an heore riht hond; a swi&d;e f&a;ier &a;it-lond. hit is ihaten T&a;nate; &t;iderward heo weoren wh&a;te. &t;er &t;a S&a;xisce men; &t;&a; s&a; isohten. & anan gunnen wenden; in-to &t;an &a;it-londe. & Bruttes heom after; mid feole cunne craften. & heom to-heolden; in &a;chere h&a;lue. mid scipen & mid baten; heo gunnen smiten & sceoten. Ofte wes H&a;ngest w&a;; & nauere wurs &t;ene &t;a. buten he dude o&d;erne r&a;d; &t;er he sculden wur&d;en d&a;d. He nom &a;nne spere-sc&a;ft; &t;e wes long & swi&d;e st&a;rc. & dude a &t;ene &a;nde; &a;nne mantel hende. & cleopede to &t;an Brutten; & bed heom abiden. he wold sp&a;cken heom wi&d;; & &y;irnen &t;eos kinges gri&d;. & mid gri&d;e sende. Uortigerne to londe. to makien his forward; &t;at he faren moste. wi&d;-uten mare sconde; in-to S&a;x-londe. Bruttes wende to londe; to Vortimere heore kinge. and Hengest sp&a;c wi&d; Vortigerne; of rune swi&d;e derne. Vortigerne wende a &t;at lond; & ber anne &y;erd an his hond. &T;a while &t;a heo of gri&d;e speken; Saxes i scipe leopen. & dro&y;en up to coppe; h&a;&y;e heore seiles. & wenden mid wedere; i &t;ere s&a; wilde. & letten i &t;issen londe; wiues & heore children. & Vortigerne king; &t;e heom luuede &t;urh alle &t;ing. Mid muchele mod-k&a;re; Hengest gon a-w&a;i uaren. swa longe heo ferden; &t;at inne Saxlonde heo weoren. &T;a weoren inn Bruttene; Bruttes swi&d;e balde. heo dro&y;en on heom muchel mod; & duden al &t;at heom &t;uhte god. & Vortimer &t;e &y;unge; wes duhti mon &t;urh alle &t;ing. & Vortigerne his fader; ferde &y;eond &t;as Bruttene. ah nes hit nan swa wac mon; &t;at him ne hokerede on. & swa he gon wondrien; fulle fif wintren. & his sune Vortimer; riche king wuneden her. & al &t;is leodisce folc; luueden hine swi&d;e. he wes milde &a;lche cnafe; & tahte &t;an folke Godes l&a;&y;e. &t;an &y;ungen & &t;an &a;lden; hu heo Cristindom sculden halden. Writen he sende to Rome; to &t;an Pape wel idone. &t;e wes ihaten Sceint Rom&a;in; al Cristindom he make[de] fain. Biscopes he nom tw&a;in; hali men heo weoren b&a;ien. Germain & Leois; of Ceore & of Tr&a;is. heo uerden ut of Rome; swa &t;at heo hider comen. &T;a wes swa bli&d;e Vortime((r)); swa he nes n&a;uere &a;r her. he & alle his cnihtes; iwenden uo[r]&d;-rihtes. an here bare uoten; to-&y;eines &t;an biscopen. & mid michelere murh&d;e; mu&d;es &t;er custen. Nu &t;u miht iheren; of &t;an kinge Vortimere. heu he spac wi&d; Seint Germain; for heore kume he wes f&a;in. Luste&d; me lauerd-dinges; ich &a;m &t;issere leodene king. ich hatte Vortimer; mi bro&d;er hatte Catimer. Vortigerne hehte ure fader; him uulie&d; unr&a;des. He haf&d; ibroh[t] i &t;is lond; h&a;&d;ene leoden. ah we heom habbeo&d; iflemed; al swa ure uulle iuan; & mid wepnen i-felled; of heom ueole &t;usen. & isend heom ouer s&a;-stra[m]; &t;at heo nauere sel ne cumen a&y;an. & we scullen an londe; luui&a;n ure Drihten. Godes folc ur((o))frien; & freond-liche hit halden. wur&d;en mils li&d;e; wi&d; &t;a lond-tilien. churichen we scullen h&a;h&y;en; & h&a;&d;ene-scipe hatien. Habbe alc god mon; his rihte &y;if Godd hit an. & &a;lc &t;rel & &a;lc w&a;lh; wur&d;e iuroeid. & here ich bi-teche eou an hond; al freo &a;lc chiric-lond. & ich for-&y;iue &a;lchere widewe; hire lauerdes quide. & &t;us we scullen an ure da&y;en; ani&d;eri Hengestes la&y;en. & hine & his h&a;&d;ene-scipe; &t;&a; he hider brohte. & minne fader biswak; &t;urh swike his cra[f]tes. &t;urh his dohter Rouwenne; mine uader he uor-radde. & mi uader swa uuele agon; scunede &t;ene Cristindom. & &t;a h&a;&d;ene la&y;en; luuede to swi&d;e. &t;a we sculle&d; sceonien; &t;a while &t;a we luuien. &T;a answare[de] Seint Germain; for swulche worden he wes fain. Ich &t;onkie mine Drihte; &t;e scop &t;es da&y;es lihte. &t;et he swulche mildce; sent to moncunne. &T;as biscopes ferden &y;eond &t;is lond; & setten hit al a Godes hond. & &t;ene Cristindom heo rihten; & &t;at volc &t;er-to dihten. & seo&d;&d;en &t;er-&a;fter sone; heo iwenden to Rome. & s&a;iden &t;an Papen; &t;e Roumain wes ihaten. hu he hafden her idon; iriht &t;ene Cristindom. & &t;us hit ane stunde; stod a &t;an ilken. Vo we &y;et a Uortigerne; alre kinge si he &a;rmest. he louede Rouwen; of &t;an h&a;&d;enne cunne. Hengestes dohter; heo &t;uhten him wel softe. Rouwenne heo bi-&t;ohte; wh&a;t heo don mahte. hu heo mahte hire fader wreken; & hire freondene dea&d;. Ofte heo sende sonde to Uortimere &t;on kinge. heo him sende ma&d;mes; moniare cunne. of seoluer & of golde; &t;e beste of &a;ie londe. heo &y;irnede his &a;re; &t;at heo moste wonien here mid Uortigerne his fader; & foluen his r&a;des. &T;e king uor his fader bone; &y;ette hire hir bone. buten &t;at heo sculde wel don; luuien &t;ene Cristindom; al &t;at &t;e king &y;irnede; al heo hit &y;ette. Ah wale &t;at Uortimer; of hire &t;onke n&a;s w&a;r. Wale &t;at &t;e gode king; of hire &t;onke nuste na-&t;ing. &t;at he nuste &t;ene swikedom; &t;e &t;ohte &t;a lu&d;ere wimman; Hit ilomp an are tide; heo nom hire to r&a;de; [to don bi his r&a;de] alle hire neode. and to wlche time heo mihte wel don; vnderuongen &t;ene Cristindom. For&d; heo gon riden; to Uortimer &t;an kinge. &t;a heo hine imette; u&a;ire heo hine igrette. Hal wr&d; &t;u lauerd king; Bruttene deorling. Ich &a;m &t;e icomen to; Cristindom ich wulle auon. an &t;an ilke d&a;ie; &t;e &t;u seolf demest. &T;a w&a;s Uortimer &t;e king; bli&t;e &t;urh alle &t;ing. he wende &t;at hit weore so&d;; &t;at &t;eo sca&d;e s&a;ide. Bemen &t;er bleowen; blisse wes on hirede. for&d; mon brohte &t;at water; bi-foren &t;an kinge. heo seten to borde; mid muchelure blisse. &T;a &t;e king hafde i&a;ten; &t;a eoden &t;eines-men to mete. in halle heo drunken; harpen &t;er dremden. &T;a swicfulle Rouuenne; eode to are tunne. &t;er wes idon in; &t;es kinges deoreste win. nom heo an honde; ane bolle of r&a;de golde. & heo gon scenchen; on &t;as kinges benche. &T;a heo is&a;h hire time; heo fulde hir scale of wine. & at-foren al &t;an dringe; heo eode to &t;an kinge. & &t;us hailede him on; &t;e swic-fulle wimman. Lauerd king w&a;s hail; Uor &t;e ich am swi&d;e u&a;in. Hercne nu muchel swikedom; of &t;ere lu&d;ere wimmon. hu heo gon swiken &t;er; &t;ene king Uortimer. &T;e king heo u&a;ire under-u&a;ng; to his f&a;ie-si&d;e. Fortimer sp&a;c Bruttisc; & Rouuenne Saxisc. &t;an king &t;uhte gomen inoh; for hire sp&a;che he loh. H&a;rcne hu heo toc on; &t;[i]s swicfulle wimman. In hire bosme heo bar; bi-neo&d;en hire titten. ane guldene ampulle; of attere i-fulled. & &t;a lu&d;ere Rouuenne; dronc &t;ene bolle. &t;at heo hafde half don; after &t;es kinges dom. &T;a while &t;e &t;a king loh; &t;a ampulle heo ut droh. &t;ene bolle heo sette to hire chin; &t;at atter heo halde in &t;at win. & seo&d;en heo &t;a cuppe; bitahte &t;an kinge. &T;e king dronc al &t;at win; & &t;at atter &t;er-in. &T;e d&a;i for&d; eode; blisse wes on hirede. for Uortimer &t;e gode king; of &t;an swikedom nuste na-&t;ing. for he isah Rouuenne; halden &t;ene bolle; & drinken half &t;at ilke win; &t;at heo heuede idon &t;er-in. &T;a hit com to &t;are nihte; &t;a to-d&a;l%leden hired-cnihtes. & &t;a ufele Rouwenne; wende to hire inne. & alle hire cnihtes; mid hire uor&d;-rihtes. &T;a heihte heo hire sweines; & ec &t;aie &t;eines. &t;at heo an hi&y;inge; heore hors sculden sadelien. & heo swi&d;e stille; stelen ut of buruwe. & wenden al bi nihte; to &T;woncchestre uor&d;-rihte. & &t;er swi&d;e vaste; bi-clusen heom in ane castle. & lu&y;en Uortigerne; &t;at his sune hine wolde biliggen. & Vortigerne &t;e swikele king; il&a;fde &t;are l&a;sing. Nu vnder-&y;at Uortimer his sune; &t;at he hefde atter inomen. ne mihte na lechecraft; helpen him n&a; wiht. He nom feole sonden; & sende &y;eond his londe. & hehte alle his cnihtes; to him comen for&d;-rihtes. &T;a &t;at folc was icumen; &t;a wes &t;e king swi&d;e untrumed. &t;a &y;irnde &t;e king heore gri&d;; & &t;us he spac hem alle wi&d;. Alre cnihten wr&d; eow best; &t;e heren &a;ie kinge. &t;er nis nan o&d;er red; buten hi&y;end-liche ich beo d&a;d. hir ich bit&a;che eow mi lond; al mi seoluer & al mi gold. & alle mine ma&d;mes; eowre monscipe is &t;a mare. & &y;e for&d;-rihtes senden after cnihtes; & &y;euen heom soluer & gold; & h&a;lde&d; &y;e seolf eowre lond. & wreke&d; eow &y;if &y;e cunnen; of Sexisce monnen. uor weonne so ich beo uor&d;-faren; Hengest eow wul makien kare. & nime&d; mine likam&a;; & legge&d; an ch&a;sten. & lede&d; me to &t;are s&a;-stronde; &t;er Saxisce men wulle&d; cumen a lond. Anan swa heo me &t;er witen; aw&a;i heo wulle&d; wenden. nou&d;er quic ne dead ne durren heo me abiden. I-mong &t;issen dome; d&a;[d] i-war&d; &t;e gode king. &t;er wes wop &t;er wes rop; & reuliche iberen. Heo nomen &t;es kinges licame; & ladden to Lundene. & bisides B&a;l&y;es-&y;ate f&a;ire hine bi-bur&y;eden. & nawiht hine ne ladden; alse &t;e king heihte. &T;us liuede Uortimer; & &t;us he endede &t;ar. &T;a iueolen Bruttes; a balu-fulle r&a;de. heo nomen Uortigerne anan; & bi-tahten heom &t;esne kenedom. welle reoulich wes &t;er a &t;ing; nu was Vortigerne &a;ft king. Uortigerne nom his sonde; & sende to Sexlonde. & grette wel Hengest; cnihten alre v&a;irest. & bad hine [an] hi&y;inge; comen to &t;isse londe. & mid him brouhte here; an hundred rid&a;ren. For &t;at wite &t;u &t;uru alle &t;ing; &t;at dead is Vortimer &t;e king. & siker &t;u miht hider comen; for d&a;d is Fortimer mi sune. Nis &t;e non neod to bringen; mid &t;e muchel genge. leste ure Bruttes; &a;ft beon abol&y;en. &t;at eow &a;ft seorwen; si&y;en bitweonen. Hengest somnede u&a;rde; of feole cunne &a;rde. &t;at he hefde to iwiten; seouen hundred scipen. & &a;lc scip he dihte; mid &t;reo hundred cniten. i &t;ere Temese at Lundene; Hengest com to londe. &T;at word com ful sone to Uortigerne &t;an kinge. &t;at Hengest was in hauene; mid seouen hundred scipene. Ofte was Uortigerne wa; neuer wrse &t;an &t;&a;. & Bruttes weoren sari; & seorhful an heorte. nusten heo an world-riche; r&a;d &t;at heom weore ilike. Hengest was of ufele war; &t;at he wel cudde &t;&a;r. he nom sone his sonde; & sende to &t;an kinge. & grette Uortigerne king; mid swi&d;e u&a;ire worden. & seide &t;at he was icumen; swa fader sculde to his sune. mid sibbe & mid saihte; he wolde on sele wunien. gri&d; he wolde luuien; un-riht he wolde scunien. gri&d; he wolde habben; gri&d; he wolde holden. & al &t;is leodisce folc; luuien he wolde. & Uortigerne &t;ene king; luuien &t;urh alle &t;ing. Ah he hefde ibroht i &t;is lond; ut of Sexleoden. seouen hundred scipene; of h&a;&d;ene folke. &t;at beo&d; &t;e alre wihteste men. &t;at wunie&d; under sunnen. & ich wulle qua&d; Hengest; leden heo to &t;an kinge. to an i-sette d&a;ie; at-foren al his du&y;e&d;e. & &t;e king scal arisen; and of &t;an cnihten cheosen. twa hundred cnihten; to leden to his fihten. &t;e sculen biwiten &t;ene king; durewur&d;liche &t;urh alle &t;ing. & seo&d;&d;en scul%len &t;a o&d;ere; uaren to heore &a;rde. mid sibbe & mid s&a;le; a&y;en to S&a;x-londe. & ich wulle bi-l&a;uen; mid monnen alre selest. &t;at is Uortigerne &t;e king; &t;e ich luuie &t;urh alle &t;ing. &T;at word com to Brutten; hu Hengest bih&a;hte heom. &t;a weoren heo u&a;ine; uor u&a;iren his worden. & setten gri&d; & setten fri&d;; to whulchen ane uirste. &t;e king an ane d&a;ie; wolde iseon &t;as du&y;e&d;e. &T;at iherde Hengest; cnihten alre u&a;irest. &T;a wes he swa bli&d;e; swa he nes neuer &a;r an liue. for he &t;ohte swike; &t;ene king an his riche. Her iwra&d; Hengest; cnihte uor-cu&d;est. swa bi&d; &a;uer&a;lc mon; &t;e bi-swike&d; &t;e him wel on. Wha wolde wenen; a &t;issere weorld-riche. &t;at Hengest swiken &t;ohte; &t;ene king &t;at h&a;fde his dohter. for nis nauer nan mon; &t;at me ne mai mid swike-dome ouer-gan. Heo nomen &a;nne isetne d&a;i; &t;at scolden &t;as du&y;e&d;en. cumen heom to-somne; mid s&a;hte & mid sibbe. an ane u&a;lde &t;e w&a;s muri; an-uast Ambresburi. &T;e stude wes &A;lenge; nu hatte hit Stan-henge. &T;er Hengest &t;e swike; &a;i&d;er bi worde & bi write. cu&d;de &t;an kinge; &t;at he cumen wolde. mid his mon-uerde; to wur&d;-scipe &t;es kinges. ah he nalde bringen on drihte; buten &t;reo hundred cnihten. &t;a alre wiseste men; &t;e he mihte uinden. & &t;e king brohte al swa ueole; baldere &t;einen. and &t;eo weoren &t;a alre witereste; &t;e wuneden on Bruttene. mid goden heore iweden; al buten wepnen. &t;at heom no to-wur&d;en; &t;urh &t;rist of &t;an wepnen. &T;us heo hit speken; & &a;ft heo hit to-breken. for H&a;ngest &t;e leod-swike; &t;us he his gon learen. &t;at &a;lc nome a long sax; & l&a;iden bi his sconke. wi&d;-inne his hose; &t;er h[e] hit [mihte] h&a;le. &T;enne heo comen to-somne; S&a;xes & Bruttes. &t;enne que&d; Hengest; cnihten alre swikelest. Hail seo &t;u lauerd king; &a;lc &t;e is &t;in vnder-ling. &Y;if &a;uere &a;i of &t;ine gume; g&a;re haue&d; bisiden. send hit mid freond-scipe; feor from us seoluen. & beon we on sele; and motegen of sahte. nu we ma&y;en mid sibben; ure lif libben. &T;us &t;e balde-fulle mon; bi-spac &t;er &t;a Bruttes. &T;a andswarede Uortiger; her he wes to vn-war. &Y;if here is &a;i cniht swa wod; &t;at wepnen habbe bi siden. he scal leosen &t;a hond; &t;urh his a&y;ene brand. buten he hit sone; heonene isende. Heore wepnen heo aw&a;i senden; &t;a nefden heo noht an honden. cnihtes eoden upward; cnihtes eoden adonward. &a;lc spac wi&d; o&d;er; swulc he weore his bro&d;er. &T;a weoren Bruttes; im&a;nged wi&d; &t;an Saxes. &T;a cleopede Hengest; cnihtene swikel&a;st. Nime&d; eoure sexes; sele mine bernes. & ohtliche eou sturie&d;; & n&a;nne ne sparie&d;. Bruttes &t;er weoren riche; ah ne cu&d;e heo noht &t;a speche. wh&a;t &t;a Saxisce men; seiden heom bi-tweonen. Heo breoden ut &t;a s&a;xes; alle bihalues. heo smiten an riht half; heo smiten an lift half. biuoren & bihinden; heo leiden heom to grunde. alle heo slo&y;en; &t;at heo neh comen. of &t;es kinges monnen; [sone] &t;er feollen feouwer hundred. & fife. wa wes &t;an kinge on liue; &T;a Hengest hine igrap; mid grimmen his gripen. & bi &t;an mantle hine ibr&a;id; &t;at breken &t;a strenges. & S&a;xes him sette to; & wolden &t;ene king fordon. & Hengest hine gon werien; & nalde hit noht i&t;euen. ah he heold hine ful faste; &t;e while &t;at feht i-laste. &T;er wes moni riche Brut; bir&a;fued &t;an liue. Summe heo flu&y;en swi&d;e; ofer &t;ene feld brade. & wereden heom mid stanen; for wepnen n&a;fden heo nane. &T;er wes swi&d;e hard fiht; &t;er feol moni god cniht. &T;er wes of Salesburi; an oht bonde icumen. &a;nne muchelne m&a;in clubbe; he bar an his rugge. &T;a wes &t;er an a&d;ele eorl; Aldulf ihaten. cniht mid &t;an bezste; he &a;hte Gloch&a;stre he to &t;an cheorle leop; swulc hit a liun weoren. & binom him &t;e clubbe; &t;a he bar an rugge. &a;uere wulcne swa he s[m]at; &t;er for&d;-rihtes he iwat. bi-foren & bi-hinden; he laide heom to grunde. &T;reo & fifti he &t;er sloh; & seo&d;&d;e to ane ste[de] droh. he leop uppen stede; & swi&d;e gon him riden. he &a;rde to Gloch&a;stre; & &t;e &y;ates l&a;c ful feste. & anan for&d;-rihtes; lette &a;rmi his cnihtes. &y;eond alle &t;an londe. & nomen &t;at heo funden. heo nomen orf heo nomen corn; & al &t;at heo quic funden. & brohten to burh&y;e; vnnimete blisse. &t;a &y;&a;ten heo tunden uaste; & wel heom biwusten. Lete we hit &t;us stonden; & speken of &t;an kinge. Sexes him leop%pe to; & wolde &t;ene king ((for))-do. Hengest cleopede uor&d;-rihtes; Aswike&d; mine cnihtes. ne sculle &y;e hine noht for-faren; for us he haue&d; ihaued mucle care. & he haue&d; to quene; mine dohter &t;a is scone. ah alle his burh&y;es; he scal us bit&a;chen. &y;if he wule his lif broken; o&d;er &a;lles him is balu &y;iue&d;e. &T;a wes Uortigerne; v&a;ste ibunden. giues swi&d;e grete; heo duden an his foten. ne moste he nauere biten mete; ne wi&d; nenne freond speken. &a;r he heom h&a;fden isworen; uppen halidom &t;at wes i-coren. &t;at he al &t;is kine-lond; wolde bit&a;chen heom an heond. burh&y;es & castles; & al his co[m]elan. & al swa he idode; ase hit idemed was. & Hengest nom an his hond; al &t;is riche kine-lond. & delde his leoden; muchel of &t;isse londe. he &y;&a;f &a;ne eorle al Kent; ase hit bi Lundene went. he &y;&a;f his stiwarde &A;st-sex; & his bur&d;eine; Middel-sax bitahte. &T;a cnihtes hit at-fengen; and ane while heo heolden. &t;a while Uortigerne; &y;eond &t;is lond ferde. & bitahte Hengest; h&a;&y;en his burh&y;es. & Hengest for&d;-rihtes; dude &t;er-in his cnihtes. &t;a while muchel smal folc; l&a;i inne Su&d;-s&a;xe. & inne Middel-s&a;xe; muchel of &t;an kunne. & inne &A;st-saxe; heore a&d;eleste &y;u&y;e&d;e. Mete heo ferden; al &t;at heo funden. heo for-l&a;i&y;en &t;a wif; & Godes la&y;en breken. heo duden i &t;an londe; al &t;at heo wolden. &T;at ise&y;en Bruttes; &t;at balu wes on londe. & hu S&a;xisce men; isi&y;en weoren to heom. Brut((tes)) scupten &t;an londe nome; for S&a;xisce monnen scome. & for &t;an swike-dome; &t;at heo idon h&a;fden. for &t;an &t;e heo mid cnifen; bir&a;ueden heom at liue. &t;a cleopeden heo &t;at lond al; &A;st-s&a;x & West-s&a;x. & &t;at &t;ridde; Middel-s&a;x. Vortigerne &t;e king; bi-tahte heom al &t;is lond. &t;at ne bil&a;fde him an honde; a turf of londe. & him-seolf Vortigerne; fl&a;h ouer S&a;u&a;rne. feor in-to Wellisce londe; & &t;er he gon at-stonde. & his hired mid him; &t;e h&a;ne wes iwur&d;en. & he h&a;fde an horde; gersume swi[&d;]e stronge. he lette his men riden; widen & siden. and lette him to bonnen; of &a;lches cunnes monnen. &t;e &a;uere wolden his feoh; mid freond-scipe &y;irnen. &T;at iherden Bruttes; &t;at iherden Scottes. to him heo comen; &t;er-after ful sone. an &a;lchere side; &t;ider heo gunnen riden. monies h&a;&y;es monnes sune; for golde & for g&a;rsume. &T;a h&a;fde he to-somne; sixti &t;usend monnen. &t;a sumnede he &t;a richen; &t;a wel cu&d;en r&a;den. Gode men r&a;[d]e[&d;] me r&a;d; uor me is swi&d;e muchel neod. whar ich mihte on wilderne; wurchen &a;nne castel. &t;er ic mihte an inne; l[i]bbe mid mine monnen. & halden hine wi&d; Hengest; mid h&a;&y;ere streng&d;e. a &t;at ich mihte b&a;t; burh&y;en iwinnen. wr&a;ken me a mine feonden; &t;a mine wines feolden. & habbe&d; al mi kine-lond; awr&a;ht ut of mire hond. & &t;us me ifl&a;med; mine fulle ifan. &T;a andswerede a wis mon; &t;e wel cu&d;e r&a;den. Lust me nu lauerd king; ich &t;e cu&d;e god &t;ing. uppen &t;an munte of Reir; ich wullen r&a;den. &t;at &t;u caste[l] wurche; mid stronge stan walle. for &t;er &t;u miht wunien; & libben mid winne. & &y;et &t;u hauest a &t;ire hond; muchel seoluer & gold. to halden &t;ine hired; &t;a &t;e helpen scal. & swa &t;u miht on liue; libben alr&a; s&a;lest; &T;a andswere[de] &t;e king; Let hit cu&d;en an hi&y;ing. &y;eond muchele mire ferde; &t;&a;t ich faren wulle. to &t;an munte of Reir; & r&a;ren &t;er castel. For&d; ferde &t;e king; & &t;a ferde mid him. &T;a heo &t;ider comen; dic heo bigunnen sone. Hornes &t;er bleouwen; machunnes heowen. lim heo gunnen b&a;rnen; &y;eond &t;at lond &a;rnen. & al W&a;st Walsce lond; setten a Uortigernes hond. al heo hit nomen; &t;at heo neh comen. &T;a &t;e dic wes idoluen; & allunge ideoped. &t;a bi-gunnen heo wal; a &t;ere dic ouer-al. & heo lim & stan; leiden to-somne. of machunes &t;er wes wunder; fif and twenti hundred. A d&a;i heo leiden &t;ene wal; a niht he feol ouer-al. a marwe heo hine ar&a;dden; a niht he gon to-reosen. Fulle seouen nihte; swa heom dihte. &a;lche d&a;i heo hine aredden; & &a;lche niht he gon reosen. &T;a wes sari &t;e king; & sorhful &t;urh alle &t;ing. swa wes al &t;a uerde ladliche of-f&a;red. for &a;uere heo lokede; wh&a;nne Hengest come an-uuenan. &T;e king wes ful s&a;ri; & sende after witien. &a;fter world-wise monne; &t;a wisdom cu&d;en. & bad heom leoten weorpen; & fondien leod-runen. fondien &t;at so&d;e; mid heore si&y;e-craften. wh&a;r-on hit weore ilong; &t;at &t;e wal &t;e wes swa strong. ne moste niht-longes; nauere istonden. &T;as weorlde-wise men; &t;er a twa wenden. summe heo wenden to &t;an wude; summe to weien-l&a;ten. heo gunnen loten weorpen; mid heore leod-runen. fulle &t;reo nihten; heore craftes heo dihten. Ne mihten heo nauere finden; &t;urh nauere nane &t;inge. wh&a;r-on hit weore ilong; &t;at &t;e wal &t;at wes swa strong. &a;uere-&a;lche nihte to-ras; & &t;e king his swinc l&a;s. Buten witie &t;er wes an; he wes ihaten Ioram. he seide &t;at he hit afunde; ah hit &t;uhte l&a;singe. he seide &y;if mon funde; in auer &a;i londe. &a;uer &a;i cniht b&a;rn; &t;e n&a;uere f&a;der no ib&a;d. & openede his breoste; & nomen of his blode. & mengde wi&d; &t;an l((i))me; & &t;&a;ne wal l&a;ide. &t;enne mihte he stonde; to &t;ere worlde longe. &T;at word com to &t;an kinge; of &t;ere l&a;singe. & he hit i-lefde; &t;ah hit l&a;s weore. Sone he nom his sonde; & sende &y;eond &t;an londe. swa feor swa he for d&a;&d;es kare; dursten &a;ies weies faren. & in &a;lche tune; hercneden &t;a runen. wh&a;r heo mihten ifinden. speken of swulche childe; &T;as cnihtes for&d; ferden; widen &y;eond &t;an &a;rde. tweien uerden &a;nne w&a;i; &t;e west-riht him l&a;i. &t;e l&a;i for&d;-rihtes in; &t;er nu is Kaer-mer&d;in. Bisides &t;ere burh; in ane weie brade. hefden &a;nne muchelne pl&a;&y;e; alle &t;a burh-cnauen. &T;as cnihtes weoren weri; & an heorte swi&d;e s&a;ri. & seten adun bi &t;an pla&y;e; & bi-heolden &t;as cnauen. Vmben ane stunde; heo bigunnen striuinge. al-se hit wes auer la&y;e; imong childrene pl&a;&y;e. &t;e an &t;e o[&d;]erne smat; & he &t;eos dun[t]es abad. &T;a wes swi&d;e grim; Dinabuz touward M&a;rlin. & &t;us qua&d; Dinabus; &t;e &t;ene dunt hefde. M&a;rling vnw&a;rste man; whu h&a;uest &t;u me &t;us idon. &t;u hauest idon me muchel scome; &t;er-fore &t;u scalt habben grome. Ich &a;m anes kinges sune; & &t;u &a;rt of noht icumen. &T;v nahtes i nane stude; habben freo monnes ibude. for swa wes al &t;a uore; &t;i moder wes an hore. for nuste heo n&a;uere &t;ene mon; &t;at &t;e streonde hire on. no &t;u on moncunne; nefdest fader nenne. & &t;u in ure londe; makest us to sconde. &t;u &a;rt us imong icumen; & n&a;rt n&a;nes ((monnes)) sune. &t;u scalt i &t;issen d&a;ie; &t;er-uore d&a;d &t;olien. &t;is iherden &t;a cnihtes; &t;er heo weoren bi-halues. heo arisen up & eoden neor; & neodeliche &y;erden. of &t;issere uncu&d;e talen; &t;e heo iherden of &t;an cnauen. &T;a wes inne Kair-mer&d;in; a reue &t;e hehte Eli. &t;a cnihtes biliue; comen to &t;an reue. & &t;us him to s&a;iden; sone mid mu&d;e. We bu&d; her-rihtes; Uortigernes cnihtes. & habbeo&d; her ifunde; enne cnaue &y;unge. he is ihaten Merlin; ne icnawe we na-wi&d;t his cunne. Nim hine [an] hi&y;in[g]e; & sende hine to &t;an kinge. al-se &t;u wult libben; & &t;ine limen habben. & his moder mid him; &t;e hine bar to monnen. &y;if &t;u &t;is wult don; &t;e king heom wule under-fon. & &y;if &t;u hit noht ne &y;emest; &t;er-fore &t;u bist fl&a;me. & &t;as burh al for-bard; &t;as leoden al fordemed. &T;a answarede Eli; &t;e reue of K&a;ir-mer&d;in. Wel ic wat &t;at al &t;is lond; stunt a Vortigernes hond. & we beo&d; alle his men; his monscipe is &t;e mare. & we scullen &t;is don fain; & dri&y;en his wille. For&d; wende &t;e reue; & burh-men his iuere. & ifunden M&a;rlin; & his pla&y;e-iueren mid him. M&a;rlin heo nomen; and his iu&a;ren lo&y;en. &T;a &t;a M&a;rling wes ilad; &t;a wes Dinabus ful glad. e wende &t;at he ilad weore; limen for to leosen. ah al an-o&d;er set &t;e dom; &a;r hit weoren al idon. Nu wes M&a;rlinges moder; wunder mere i-wur&d;en. in ane ha&y;e munstre; mu[n]chene ihaded. &T;ider iwende Eli; &t;e reue of Kair-mer&d;in. & nom him &t;a lafdie; &t;er heo l&a;i on munstre. & uor&d; him gon &a;rne; to &t;an kinge Uortigerne. & muchel folc mid him; & ladden &t;a nunne & Merlin. Sone wes &t;at word cu&d;; to Vortigernes kinges mu&d;. &t;at icumen wes Eli; & brohte &t;a lauedi. & Marling heore sune; wes mid hire &t;er icumen. &T;a wes an liue; Vortigerne bli[&d;]e. & &t;a l&a;uedi aueng; mid swi&d;e u&a;ire l&a;ten. & M&a;rlin he bitahte; goden tw&a;lf cnihten. &t;a weoren &t;an kinge holde; & hine witen scolden. &T;a s&a;iden &t;e king Vortiger; wi&d; &t;a nunne he spilede &t;er. Gode l&a;uedi s&a;i me; s&a;l &t;e scal iwur&d;e. whar weoren &t;u iboren; Wha streonede &t;e to bearne. &T;&a; andswarede &t;a nunne; & hire fader nemnede. &T;riddendale &t;is lond; stod a mines fader hond. of &t;an londe he wes king; cu&d; hit wes wide. he wes ihaten Conaan; cnihtene lauerd. &T;a answarede &t;e king; swulc heo his cun weore. Lauedi s&a;ie &t;u hit me; s&a;l &t;e scal iwur&d;en. her is M&a;rlin &t;i sune; wha streonede hine. Who wes him a folke; for fader iholden. &T;a heng heo hire h&a;fued; & heolde touward br&a;sten. bi &t;an kinge heo s&a;t ful softe; & ane lutle while &t;ohte. vmbe while heo spac; & spilede wi&d; &t;an kinge. King ich &t;e wulle tellen; for seolcu&d;e spellen. Mi fader Conaan &t;e king; luuede me &t;urh alle &t;ing. &t;a iwar&d; ich on vestme; wunder ane f&a;ir. &T;a ich wes an uore; fiftene &y;ere. &t;a wunede ich on bure; on wunsele mine. maidene mid me; wunder ane u&a;ire. &t;enne ich w&a;s on bedde iswaued; mid soft mine slepen. &t;en com biuoren; &t;a f&a;ireste &t;ing &t;at wes iboren. swulc hit weore a muchel cniht; al of golde idiht. &T;is ich is&a;h on sweuene; alche niht on slepe. &T;is &t;ing glad me biuoren; and glitene[de] on golde. ofte hit me custe; ofte hit me clupte. ofte hit me to-b&a;h; & eode me swi&d;e neh. &T;a ich an &a;nde me bis&a;h; selcu&d; me &t;uhte &t;as. mi m&a;te me wes l&a;[&d;]; mine limes uncu&d;e. selcu&d; me &t;uhte; what hit beon mihte. &T;a an&y;&a;t ich on &a;nde; &t;at ich was mid childe. &t;a mi time com; &t;isne cnaue ich h&a;fuede. Nat ic on folde what his fader weoren. ne wha hine bi&y;ate; inne weorlde-riche. no wha&d;er hit weore unwiht; &t;e on Godes halue idiht. La swa ich ibedde are; nat ich na-mare. to suggen &t;e of mine sune; hu he to worulde is icume. &T;e nunne beh hire h&a;fde adun; & hire hu&y;e dihte. &t;e king hine bi-&t;ohte; wh&a;t he don mihte. & droh him to r&a;de; red&y;iuen gode. & heo him radden; r&a;d mid &t;an bezste. &t;at he of-sende Magan; &t;at wes a selcu&d; mon. He wes a wis cl&a;rc; & cu&d;e of feole cr&a;ften. he cu&d;e wel r&a;den; he cu&d;e feor l&a;den. he cu&d;e of &t;an crafte; &t;e wune&d; i &t;an lufte. he cu&d;e tellen; of &a;lche leod-spelle. Magan com to hirede; &t;ar &t;e king wunede. & &t;ene king gr&a;tte; mid godfulle worde. Hail seo &t;u & sund; Vortigerne &t;e king. Ich &a;m icumen to &t;e; cu&d; me &t;ine iwille. &T;a andsw&a;rede &t;e king; & talde al &t;an cl&a;rke. hu &t;a nunne hafde i-s&a;id; & axede hine &t;er of r&a;d. ord fram &t;an ende; al he him talde. &T;a s&a;ide Magan; Ich con ful wel her-on. &T;er wunie&d; in &t;an lufte; feole cunne wihte. &t;a &t;er scullen bil&a;fuen; &t;at Domes-d&a;i cume li&d;en. Summe heo beo&d; a&d;ele; & summe heo uuel wurche&d;. &T;er-on is swi&d;e muchel cun; &t;a cume&d; imong monnen. heo beo&d; ihaten ful iwis; incubii demones. Ne do&d; heo noht muchel sca&d;e; bute hokerie&d; &t;an folke. monine mon o[n] sweuene; ofte heo swenche&d; & monienne hende wimmon; &t;urh heore cr&a;fte kenne((&d;)) anan. & monies godes monnes child; heo bicharre&d;; &t;urh wigeling. & &t;us wes Marlin bi&y;eten; & iboren of his moder. & &t;us hit is al igan; qua&d; &t;e cl&a;rc Magan. &t;a s&a;ide Marling. to seolue &t;an kinge. King &t;ine men me habbeo&d; inumen; & ich &a;m to &t;e icumen. & ich iwiten wulle; what beon &t;i wille. & for wulche &t;inge; ich &a;m ibroht to kinge. &T;a spilede &t;e king; mid [c]wikere speche. M&a;rlin &t;u &a;rt hider icumen; &t;u n&a;rt nanes monnes sune. Swi&d;e &t;e longe&d;; after la&d;e spelle. Iwhiten &t;u wult &t;a uore; nu &t;u hit scalt ihere. Ich habbe bigunnen a weorc; mid grund-liche stre[n]g&d;e. &t;e haue&d; mine g&a;rsume; wel swi&d;e binume. fif &t;usend men; wurche&d; &t;er-on. Ich habbe lim & stan; on leode nis betere nan. na in nare leode; weorcmen al swa gode. Al &t;at heo leggeo&d; a d&a;i; to so&d;e ich hit sugge m&a;i. &a;r d&a;i amarwen; al hit bi&d; dune. &a;lc stan from o&d;er; iualled to &t;an grunde. Nu sugge&d; mine wise; and mine witie men. &t;at &y;if ich mine &t;i blod; ut of &t;ire breoste; & minne wal wurche; & do to mine l((i))me. &t;enne mai he stonde; to &t;ere worlde longe. Nu &t;u hit wost al; hu &t;e iwur&d;e scal. &T;is ih&a;rde M&a;rlin; & b&a;lh on his mode. & &t;as word s&a;ide; wra&d; &t;eh he weore. Nulle hit nauere God seolf; &t;e gumenene is lauerd. &t;at &t;i castel stonde; for mine heorte blode. ne nauere &t;i stan wal; stille ne ligge. For alle &t;ine witien; beo swi&d;e swikele. i s&a;i[&d;] l&a;ssinge; bi-foren &t;&a; seolue. &t;at &t;u scalt afinde; a &t;isses d&a;ies ferste. for &t;is s&a;de Ioram; &t;e is mi fulle ifa. &t;a ti&d;ende me &t;unche&d; game; ich wes isc&a;pen him to bone. Let cumen biuoren; Ioram &t;ine witie. & alle his iuere; for&d;-rihtes here. &t;a &t;eos lesinge; talden &t;an kinge. & &y;if ich &t;e sugge; so&d;e mine worde. of &t;ine walle; & whi ((he)) adun falle&d;. and mid so&d;e hit bitelle; &t;at heore talen [s]inde lese. &y;ef me heore h&a;fden; &y;if ich &t;i w&a;rc h&a;le. &T;a andswarede &t;e king; mid quickere steuene. Swa me helpe min hond; &t;is forw&a;rde ich &t;e halde. To &t;an kinge was ibroht; Ioram &t;e witie. & seofue of his iueren; alle heo weoren u&a;ie; Marline gromede; & he grimliche sp&a;c. S&a;ie me Ioram leod-swike; la&d; me on heorten. whi falle&d; &t;es wal; uolden to grunde. S&a;ie me w[h&a;] hit v&a;lle&d;; &t;at &t;e wal reose&d;. What mai man uinden; at &t;ere dic-grunde. Ioram wes stille; ne cu&d;e he noht tellen. &T;a seide Merlin &t;as word; King hald me for-ward. Let deluen &t;as dich; seouen uoten deopere. Heo scullen uinden &a;nne stan; wunder ane ueire. he is ueir & brad; volke to bi-halden. &T;a dich wes idoluen; seoue vet depre. &t;a uunden heo anan; &t;er-rihtes &t;ene stan. &T;a s&a;ide M&a;rlin &t;as word; King hald me forward. S&a;ie me Ioram; monne me la[&d;]est; & s&a;ie &t;isse kinge. wulches cunnes &t;inges; vnder &t;issen stane. sta&d;el habbeo&d; inumen. Ioram wes stille; ne cu&d;e he noht telle. &T;a s&a;ide M&a;rlin wunder; A water her is under. Doh a-wai &t;isne stan; &t;at water &y;e finde&d; a-nan. Heo duden a-w&a;i &t;ene stan; at-foren &t;an kinge anon. &t;at water heo funden; &t;a s&a;ide Merlin. &A;xe me Ioram; &t;e is mi fulle ifa. umben ane stunde; suggen &t;e of &t;an grunde. what wune&d; i &t;an watere; wintres & sum%meres. &T;e king. axede Ioram; ah ne cu&d;e he nowiht &t;er-on. &T;a &y;et s&a;ide M&a;rlin &t;as word; King hald me foreward. Let al&a;ten &t;is w&a;ter; & wei weorpen. &T;er wunie&d; i &t;an grunde; tweien draken stronge. &T;e an is a nor&d; half; &t;e o&d;er a su&d; half. &t;e o[&d;]er is milc-whit; &a;lche deore unnilich. &t;e o&d;er r&a;d alse blod; wurmen alre baldest. &A;lche middernihte; heo big[i]nne&d; to fihten. [and &t;urh hire fihte] feollen &t;ine wurckes; &t;a eor&d;e gon to-rusien; & &t;i wal to-reosen. &t;urh swulche wundre; &t;i wal is afallen. &t;a iwra&d; i &t;issen flode; & noht for mine blode. &T;is w&a;ter wes al il&a;de; &t;es kinges men weoren gl&a;de. muchel wes &t;a blisse; biuoren &t;an leod-kinge. & sone &t;er-&a;fter; sari heo weoren. &a;r &t;e d&a;i come to ende; heo iherden ti&d;inde. &T;a &t;a water wes al il&a;dden; & &t;e put wes il&a;r. &t;a comen ut &t;as tweien draken; & muchel dunen makeden. & fuhten grimliche; dun i &t;ere dich. Ne is&a;h nauere na cniht; nan ladluker fiht. flu&y;en of heore mu&d;e; fures leomen. &T;is isah &t;e leod-king; grimme heore lates. &T;a wes he awundred; on &t;issere wurlde-riche. what weore &t;is tacninge; &t;a he is&a;h &t;er on grunde. & hu M&a;rlin hit wuste; &t;at nan o&d;er mon nuste. &A;rest wes &t;e white buuen; & seo&d;&d;en he wes bi-neo&d;en. & &t;e drake r&a;de; for-wundede hine to d&a;&d;e. and &a;i&d;er wende to his hole; ne is&a;h heom seo&d;&d;e na mon iboren. &T;us ferden &t;eos &t;ing; &t;at isah Vortigerne &t;e king. and alle &t;e weoren mid him; luueden swi&d;e M&a;rlin. & &t;e king hatede Ioram; & his h&a;fued him binam. & his seouene iueren; &t;e mid him weoren &t;&a;re. To telde eode &t;e king; & mid him l&a;dde M&a;rlin. & seide him mid mucle luue; M&a;rling &t;u &a;rt wil-cume. & ich &t;e &y;iuen wulle; al &t;at &t;u &y;irnest. of mine londe; of seoluere & of golde. He wende &t;urh M&a;rlin; &t;at lond al iwinnen. ah al o&d;er hit wende; &a;r comen &t;es daies ende. &T;us fr&a;inede &t;e king; his leofe freond Merlin. S&a;ie me nu Merlin; monnen me leofuest. what bitacnie&d; &t;a draken; &t;e &t;ene dune makeden. &t;e stan & &t;at water; & &t;at wunde((r))liche f&a;ht. S&a;ie me &y;if &t;i wil is; wh&a;t bitacne&d; al &t;is. & seo&d;&d;en &t;u most me r&a;den; hu ich scal me l&a;den. & hu ich mai biwinne; kinedom minne. of Hengest mines wiues fader; &t;e swi&d;e me h&a;f&d; i-harmed. &T;a andswarede Merlin; &t;ane kinge &t;e spac wi&d; him. King &t;u &a;rt unwis; & vnwiter a r&a;de. &T;u fr&a;inest of &t;an draken; &t;e &t;ene dune makeden. & wh&a;t tacne[&d;] heore fiht; & heore feond-liche gripen. Heo tacne&d; kinges; &t;a sunde to cumene. & heore fiht & heore uare; & heore u&a;i uolc. Ah &y;if &t;u weore swa wis mon; & swa witter a &t;oncke. &t;at &t;v fr&a;inedest me; of feole &t;ine sor&y;en. of &t;ire mucle kare; &t;a &t;e is to cumene. ich &t;e wolde suggen; of sor&y;e &t;ine. &T;a qua&d; Vortiger &t;e king; Leofue freond Merling. s&a;ie me of &t;an &t;inge; &t;e me to cumen sonden. Blu&d;eliche quad M&a;rlin; baldere stefne. ich &t;e wulle suggen; ah &a;uere hit wule ((&t;e)) reouwen. King king bi-si&y; &t;e; Sor&y;en &t;e bi&d; &y;eue&d;e; of Costantines cunne; his bern &t;u aqualdest; &T;u lettest sl&a;n Costanz. &t;e wes king a &t;is lond; &t;u lettest &t;ine Peohtes; hine ladliche biswiken. &t;er-uore &t;u ibidest; alre baluwene m&a;st. Seo&d;&d;en &t;u tu&y;en uuenon &t;e; uncu&d;e leoden. Saxes to londe; &t;er-uore &t;u wur&d;est to sconde. Nu beo&d; of Brutaine; beornes ariued. hit his Aurilien & Vther; nu &t;u &a;rt &t;&a;r-of war. Heo cume&d; to-m&a;r&y;en fuliwis; i &t;is lond at Totten&a;s. ich do &t;e wel to witene; mid seouen hundred scipene. & nu heo inne s&a;; seilie&d; biliue. &T;u hauest heom muchel uuel idon; and nu &t;u most &t;at la&d; on-fon. &t;u hauest a ba halue; bone &t;e &t;e &t;enche&d;. &t;ine ifan &t;e biuoren; & &t;ine ifeond b&a;ften. Ah flih flih &t;inne w&a;i; & burh &t;ine life. & fleo &t;ider &t;e &t;u fleo; heo &t;e wulle&d; after teon. Ambrosie Aurilien; he h&a;ue[&d;] &a;rest &t;isne kinedo[m]. ah he &t;urh atterne drench; d&a;&d; scal i&t;olien. & seo&d;&d;en scal Vther Pendragon; habben &t;esne kinedom. ah &t;i cun hine scal; mid attere aquellen. ah &a;r he d&a;d &t;olie; he sc&a;l dune makien. Vther scal habben &a;nne sune; of Cornwaille he scal cumen. &t;at beo&d; a wilde bar; iburst((l))ed mid stele. &T;e bar scal for-b&a;rnen; h&a;h&y;e &t;a burh&y;es. he scal alle &t;a swiken; swenien mid ei&y;e. he scal al &t;i riche cun; mid witen aquellen. he bi&d; swi&d;e oht mon; & a&d;ele an &t;onke. heonen&a; into Rome; rixle&d; &t;eos ilke. scal he alle his feond; fallen to grunde. So&d; ich habbe &t;e is&a;id; ah nis &t;e na &t;e softre. ah flih mid &t;ine verde; &t;ine iuon &t;e cume&d; to herede. &T;a aswac worden; Merlin &t;e wise. & &t;e king lette blawen; &t;reottene bemen. & for&d; mid his ferde; feo[n]dliche swi&d;e. Nes &t;er uor&d;-rihtes; bute uirst of ane nihte. &t;at comen &t;a bro&d;ere; beien to-some. to s&a;-stronde ful iwis; at Dertene-mu&d;e i Totenas. &T;is iherden Bruttes; & weoren bli&d;e ful iwis. Heo dro&y;en ut of &t;an wuden; & of &t;an wulderne. bi sixti & bi sixti; & bi seouen hundred. bi &t;rit[ti] & bi &t;ritti; & bi feole &t;usend. &T;a heo comen to-somne; ful sel hit heo &t;uhte. &T;a bro&d;eren to &t;issen &a;rde; brohten vnimete verde. & her comen heom bi-uoren; balde &t;as Bruttes. vnimete uolc; al hit wr&a;[h] &t;a wolde. &t;&a; &a;r weoren &y;eond wudes; wunderliche to-dreued. &t;urh &t;ene muchelne &a;ie; and &t;urh &t;e muclen &a;rm&d;e. & &t;urh &t;ene mucle h&a;rm; &t;a Hengest heom wrohte. & hafde alle heore h&a;fd-((men)); mid cniuen amur&d;erd. mid s&a;xen to-sn&a;[&d;d]e; snelle &t;e &t;eines. Bruttes heolden husting; mid he&y;e wis-dome. heo nomen Aurilien; &t;ene &a;ldre bro[&d;]er a-nan. inne h&a;&y;e hustinge; and heouen hine to kinge. &T;a weoren Bruttes; mid blisse auulled. bli&d;e an mode; &t;&a; &a;r weoren murne. Comen &t;as ti&d;ende; to Vortigerne &t;an kinge. &t;at Aurilien wes icoren; and to kinge iheouen. &T;a wes Vortiger wa; & &a;ft him wes wurse. Vortiger uerde; ver to ane castle. Genoire h&a;hte; h&a;h an ane munte. Cloard h&a;hte &t;e munt; and H&a;rgin hahte &t;at lond. on-v&a;st W&a;ie; &t;e is a water hende. Vortigernes men nomen; al &t;at heo neh comen. heo nomen wepnen & mete; a moni are wise. to &t;an castle heo brohten; swa muchel swa heo rohten. &t;at heo inoh hafden; &t;eh hit lutel hulpe. Aurilien & Vther; weoren of Vortigerne war. wh&a;r he wes uppen Cloward; biclused in castlen. Heo letten blawen bemen; bonnien heore uerde. volc unimete; of moni ane londe. ferden to Genoire; &t;&a;r l&a;i Vortigerne. King. wes wi&d;-uten; king wes wi&d;-innen. cnihtes &t;er fuhten; mid feond-liche r&a;sen. &a;uer&a;lc god mon; gurede hine seolfuen. &T;a heo ise&y;en; &t;at heo si&y;en n&a;fden. &t;a to wude wenden; wunder muche uerde. Heo uelden &t;&a;ne wude adun; & dro&y;en to &t;an castle. & fulden al &t;&a; dic; &t;e wes wunder ane deop. F[u]r heo in sende; on &a;uer-&a;lche ende. & cleopeden to Vortiger; Nu &t;u scalt &t;e warmen &t;er. for &t;u slo&y;e Costanz; &t;e wes king of &t;is lond. & seo&d;&d;e Costantin his sune; Nu is Aurilie icumen. & Vther his bro&d;er; &t;a &t;e balu sende&d;; &T;e wind w&a;ht &t;at fur; &t;at hit wunderliche. born. &t;e castel gon to bernen; bures &t;er s[w]&a;lden. feollen &t;a hellen flo&y;en to grunde. Ne mihten &t;er na cniht; a&y;eines &t;e fure makien fiht. &t;at fur eode ouer-al; & barnde hus & barnde wal. & &t;e king Vortigerne; &t;er-inne he gon to berne. al hit for-sw&a;lde; &t;at &t;er-inne wunede. &T;us &a;ndede &t;er; mid muchele &a;rme Vortiger. &T;a hafde al &t;at lond; Aurilie an his hond. &T;er wes &t;e a&d;ele eorl; Aldolf ihaten. he wes of Gloucestre; cnihten alre gl&a;uest. &t;&a;r Aurilie i &t;an &a;rde; makede hine stiw&a;rd. &T;a h&a;fde Aurilien; & Vther his bro[&d;]er. heore ifan auelde; & weoren &t;er-fore &t;e bli&d;ere. &T;is iherden Hengest; cnihten alre strengest. &t;a wes he au&a;red; feond-liche swi[&d;]e. He fusde his ferde; & fl&a;h tou-ward Scotten. & Aurilie &t;e king; &a;fter him uerde an hi&y;inge. & Hengest &t;uhte &t;at he walde; mid al his mon-uerde. &y;if me on-sohte him; fleon in-to Scotte. &t;at he mihte mid wi&y;ele; &t;anene at-winden. &y;if he ne mihte i &t;an londe; uor Aurilie at-sto[n]de. Aurilie ferde uor&d;; & droh his folc riht nor&d;. mid alle his imihte; fulle seouen nihte. Bruttes weoren balde; & rehten ouer walde. &t;a hafde Aurilien; vnimete uerde. he funde west lond; leoden of-sl&a;&y;ene. chiriches fur-barnde; Bruttes for-sw&a;led. &T;a s&a;ide Aurilie &t;e king; Bruttene deorling. &Y;if ich mot ibiden; &t;at ich a&y;&a;n ride. & hit wulle Drihte; &t;e scop &t;es da&y;es lihte. &t;at ich mote mid isunde; bi&y;ite mine ikunde. chirchen ich wulle ar&a;re; & God ich wulle h&a;ren. ich wulle alche cnihte; &y;euen his irihte. & auer-&a;lche beorne; &t;an &a;lden and &t;an &y;ungen; ich wulle milden wur&d;en. &y;if Godd me wule ivnn&a;; min &a;&d;el to biwinnen. To Hengeste comen tidende; of Aurilie &t;an kinge. &T;a spac Hengest; cnihten alre swikelest. H&a;rcne&d; nu mi men; monscipe eou is &y;iue&d;e. her cume&d; Aurilie; & Vther his bro&d;er eke. heo bringe&d; swi&d;e muchel folc; ah alle heo beo&d; f&a;ie. For vn-wis is &t;e king; swa beo&d; his cnihtes. & a cnaue is his bro&d;er; &t;e an alse &t;e o&d;er. &t;er-fore ma&y;en Bruttes; beon muchele &t;e vnbaldur. &t;enne &t;at h&a;fd is unwr&a;st; &t;e h&a;lp is &t;&a; wurse. & wel &y;e hit ma&y;en imunen; &t;at ich wulle m&a;inen. betere beo&d; ure fifti; &t;&a;nne heore fif hundred. &t;at heo feole si&d;en; i-fonded habbeo&d;. seo&d;&d;en heo an londe; fondeden leoden. For cu&d; hit is wide; of ure wi&d;er-deden. &t;at we beo&d; kempen; icud mid &t;an bezsten. We scullen a&y;en heom stonden; & driuen heom of londen. and walden &t;as riche; after ure i-wille. &T;us b&a;lde H&a;ngest; cnihten alre h&a;ndest. balde his ferde; &t;er heo wes an felde. ah o&d;er weies hi[t] was idiht; &a;r come seouen niht. For&d; comen &t;a ti&d;inde; to Aurilie &t;an kinge. wh&a;r Hengest wunede; buuen are munede. Aurilien hafde to iueren; &t;ritti &t;usend rideren; bal[d]ere Brutten; &t;e heore beot makeden. & &a;c he hafde Walisce; wunder ane monie. &T;a lette he his cnihtes; d&a;ies & nihtes. &a;uere beon iwepned; alse heo to wi&y;e scolden. for auere he care hafde; of he&d;ene uolke. &T;a iherde Hengest; &t;at Aurilien wes on-uast. nom he his ferde; & fusde him to-&y;aines. &T;a wes Aurilie w&a;r; &t;at Hengest wolde cumen &t;&a;r. he u&a;rde in ane velde; wel i-wepned under scelde. nom he fo((r&d;))-rihtes; ten &t;usend. cnihtes. &t;a weoren bezst iboren; & of his ferde coren. & setten heom a &t;an felde; a-uoten under scelde. Ten &t;usend Walisce; he to wude sende. ten &t;usend Scottes; he sende bi-halues. &t;e h&a;&d;ene to imete; bi sti&y;en & bi straten. him-seolf he nom his eorles; & his a&d;ele kempes. & his holdeste men; &t;a he h&a;fde an londe. & makede his sceld-trume; swulc hit weoren an h&a;r wude. Fif &t;usend &t;er riden; &t;a sculden al &t;is folc biwiten. &T;a cleope((de)) Aldolf; eorl of Gloucestre. &Y;if hit me on Drihte; &t;e alle domes walde&d;. &t;at ich mote ibide; &t;at H&a;ngest cume riden. &t;a is a &t;issen londe; swa longe atstonde. & biswac mine leofe freondes; mid longe his s&a;xes. bisiden Amberesburi; mid &a;rmliche witen. Ah &y;if ich mihte of &t;an eorlen; &t;at a&d;el me bi-winnen. &t;enne mihte ich suggen; so&d; quides mine. &t;at me hafde Godd seolf; godes iunnen. &y;if ich mine i-fan; fallen to grunde. anan. & wr&a;ken mi deore cun; &t;at heo habbeo&d; il&a;id adun. Vn-ne&a;&d;e wes &t;is spel; is&a;id to &t;an ende. &t;a ise&y;en heo H&a;ngest; halden ouer dune. Mid vnimete ferden; feond-liche heo fusden. to-somne heo comen; & feond-liche heo slo&y;en; &t;er &t;a r&a;&y;e men; to-g&a;deren heom r&a;sden. helmes gunnen gullen; cnihtes &t;er feollen. stel eode wi&d; &t;an ban; balu &t;er wes riue. urnen inne strete; stremes of blode. fa&y;eden &t;a feldes; & &t;at gras falewede. &T;a iseh H&a;ngest; &t;at his help trukede. &t;a hald he fram f&a;hte; & bi-halues fl&a;h. & his folc after; fusde bi-liue. &T;a Cristine; li&d;en after; & heom on l&a;iden. & cleopeden Crist Godes sone; beon heom a fultume. & &t;e he&d;ene leoden; &a;c lude cleopeden. Ure godd Teruagant; whi trukest &t;u us an hond. &T;a Hengest is&a;h; &t;a h&a;&d;ene ibu&y;ene; & &t;a Cristine men; cumen heom an-ufene. &t;a fleh Henges &t;urh & &t;urh; &t;at he com to Kunigges-burh. i &t;are burh he wende; burh to brukene. & &t;e king Aurilien; after wende anan. & clep((e))de to his leoden; ludere st&a;uene. &A;rne&d; &a;uere vor&d; & vor&d;; Hengest is ifaren nor&d;. & heo him after bu&y;en; &t;at heo to burh&y;e comen. &T;a is&a;h Hengest & his sune; al &t;a uerde heom after cumen. &t;a s&a;ide Hengest; cnihten alre wra&d;est. Nulle ich na mare fleon; ah nu ich wulle fihten. & mi sune Octa; & his wed-bro&d;er Ebissa. & al mi mon-uerde; sturie&d; eouwer wepnen. & fare we heom to-&y;&a;nes; & makien feond-sl&a;htes. & &y;if we hom ne falle&d;; &t;&a;nne beon we f&a;ie. il&a;id on felde; & freonde bid&a;lde. Hengest bah a &t;ene wald; & bil&a;fde al his teld. & makede his sceld-trume; al of his h&a;&d;ene gumen. &T;a com Aurilie &t;e king; & moni &t;usend mid him. and bigunnen &t;er o&d;er f&a;ht; &t;e wes feond-liche st&a;rc. &t;er wes moni gr&a;t dunt; id&a;ld i &t;an compe. &t;er weoren &t;a Cristine; wel neh ouer-cumene. &T;a comen &t;er uaren; fif &t;usend rideren. &t;a Aurilie hafde; an horse to fihten. heo smiten a &t;an h&a;&d;ene; &t;at heo adun helden. &t;er wes feht swi&d;e stor; eornest ful sturne. I &t;an f&a;hte com &t;e eorl; Aldolf of Glouce[t]re. & ifunde Hengest; cnihten for-cu&d;&d;est. whar he feond-liche faht; & &t;a Cristine feolde. Aldolf his gode sweord adroh; & uppen Hengest sloh. & Hengest warp &t;ene sceld biuoren; & &a;lles weoren his lif forloren. & Aldolf smat i &t;ene sceld; &t;at he atwa to-sc&a;nde. & Hengest him leop to; swulc hit a liun weore. & smat an Aldolfes helm; &t;at he atwa to-feol. &T;a heowen heo mid sweorde; &t;a swipen weoren grimme. fur fl&a;h of stele; ofte & wel ilome. Vnder are stunde; &t;a leop Aldolf to [grunde]. & is&a;h him Gorlois; &t;at w&a;s a kene gume ful iwis. of Cornwale he wes eorl; he wes widene cu&d;. &T;a wes &t;&a; beorn Aldolf; muchele &t;e balder. & h&a;f h&a;h&y;e his sweord; & lette hit adun swippen. & smat Hengest a &t;an hond; &t;at he forlette his brond. [an] hi&y;inge hine igrap; mid grimme his l&a;chen. bi &t;ere burne hode; &t;a wes an his hafde. & mid muchelere streng&d;e; hine adun swipte. and seo&d;&d;e he hine up br&a;id; swulc he hine to-breken wolde. & mid &a;rmen hine bispr&a;dde; & for&d; hine l&a;dde. Nu wes Hengest inumen; &t;urh Aldolf &t;ene &a;hte gume. &T;&a; cleope[de] Aldolf; &t;ene eorl of Gloucestre; Hengest n[i]s &t;e noht swa murie; swa &t;e wes bi Ambresburie. &t;er &t;u &t;a s&a;xes dro&y;en; and Bruttes of-slo&y;en. mid muchele swike-dome; &t;u mi cun slo&y;e. Nu &t;u scalt l&a;n leosen; & losie &t;ine freonden. mid reoliche witen; an worlde for-wur&d;en. Hengest eode stille; ne is&a;h he help nenne. Aldolf hine ladde; to his leod-kinge. & gr&a;tte &t;ene leod-king; mid leofliche worden. Hail seo &t;u Aurilien; a&d;eles cunnes. her ich bringe &t;e biuoren; &t;e wes &t;ines cunnes bone. Hengest &t;ene he&d;ene; &t;e h&a;rm us hafue&d; iur&a;[mm]ed. Godd hit me iu&d;e; &t;at ich hine igripen habben. Nu ich hine &y;iue &t;e; uor monne leofuest &a;rt &t;u me. & [l]et &t;ine hired-childeren; pleien mid &t;issen hunde. scotien mid heore flan; & his cun scenden anan. &T;a andswarede &t;e king; quicliche steuene; Edi seo &t;u Aldolf. eorlene a&d;elest. &t;u &a;rt me leof al swa mi lif; leoden &t;u scalt beon alder. &T;er me nom Hengest; and &t;er me bond Hengest. &t;er wes &t;a Hengest; cnihten alre &y;eomerest. &T;is feht wes ouer-cumen; & &t;a h&a;&d;ene flu&y;en. &T;a iseh Octa; &t;at his fader wes ful wa. & Ebissa his wed-bro&d;er; bu&y;en heom to-gadere. & flu&y;en in-to Eouuerwic; mid &a;rm&d;en ino&y;e. & grei&d;eden walles; to-halden &t;a halles. Summe &t;a h&a;&d;ene; to &t;an wude iwenden. &t;&a;r &t;at ganninde folc; l&a;iden heom to grunde. &T;a wes Aurilian &t;e king; iquemed wel &t;urh alle &t;ing. he wende in-to Cuninges-burh; mid his driht-folke. & &t;ankede Drihten; swulchere mihten. &T;reo d&a;ies & &t;reo niht; &t;e king wunede &t;ar-riht. to lechinien &t;a wunden; of leofenen his cnihten. & ba&d;ien on bur&y;e; heore w&a;rie ban. &T;a &t;e &t;ridde d&a;i com; & &t;at folc hafde imaked non. &t;a lette &t;e king blawen; & beonnede his eorles. &t;a heo comen to hustinge; to Aurilie &t;an kinge. &T;a heo to-gadere comen; &t;e king heom axede sone. wh&a;t heo him radde; &t;at his richemen weoren. a wulchere witen; Hengest scolde for-wur&d;en. & hu he mihte bezst wreoken; his leofueste freondes. &t;e an-fest Amberes-buri; leien bi-buride. &T;a stod up &A;ldadus; & wi&d; &t;ene king he spac &t;us. to-wardes Gode he was god; he wes an hali biscop. Aldolf eorles bro&d;er; nefde he nenne o&d;er. Lauerd king lust nu me; what ic wullen tellen &t;e. Ich wulle makien &t;ene dom; hu he scal beon fordon. for he is on leode; monnen us la&d;est. & haue[&d;] ure kun of-sl&a;&y;en; & idon of lif-d&a;&y;en. and he is an h&a;&d;ene hund; helle he scal isechen. &t;er he scal sinke; for his swike-dome. Lauerd king h&a;rcne me; wat ich &t;e wulle t&a;llen. A king wes in Ierusalem; Saul wes ihaten. &t;e wes in h&a;&d;enesse; king of muchele m&a;hte. Agag wes ihaten; Ierusalem he hatede. he wes king of &t;e Amal&a;h; &t;e Wurse him wes ful nieh. auere he hatede Ierusalem; mid h&a;rmen &t;an mesten. nolde he neouere heom &y;iuen gri&d;; ah auere he heom stod wi&d;. he heom barnde he heom sloh; he dude heom so((r))&y;en inoh. Hit ilomp in ane time; &t;at &t;e sunne gon to scine. &t;a sat Agag &t;e king; inne his h&a;h s&a;ttele. meinde his f&a;ie blod; & mune&y;ede hine to fusen. He cleopede his cnihtes; anan uor&d;-rihtes. Swi&d;e to eouwer steden; & for&d; we scullen riden. we sculle&d; b&a;rnen & sl&a;n; al ibuten Ierusalem. For&d; wende &t;e king; & muche ferde mid him. &t;at lond heo gunne &t;urh-&a;rnen; & &t;a tunes fur-bernen. &T;at ise&y;en &t;a men; &t;e wuneden inne Ierusalem. & heo heom to-&y;eines; cnihtes & sweines. & fuhten wi&d; &t;ene king; & mid f&a;hte hine ouer-comen. & al his folc slo&y;en; & Agag heo king nomen. & swa heo mid him comen; to Saul &t;an kinge. &T;a wes Saul &t;e king; bli&d;e &t;urh alle &t;ing. &t;e king axeden r&a;d; at his riche a-nan. wh&a;&d;er he mihte him bet don; o&d;er sl&a;n o&d;er an-hon. &T;a leop up Samuel; a witi&y;e of Israel. he wes swi&d;e hali mon; h&a;h touward Drihten. nuste na mon i &t;an d&a;&y;en; swa heh mon an Godes la&y;en. Samuel nom Agag &t;ene king; & l&a;dde hine a &t;an cheping. & lette hine swi&d;e sterke; to ane stake binde. & nom mid his riht hond; &a;nne dure-wur&d;e brond. & &t;us cleopede him on; Samuel &t;e gode mon. &T;u hattes Agag &t;e king; nu &t;u &a;rt an &a;rming. nu &t;u scalt fon &t;at l&a;n; &t;at &t;u for-ferdest Ierusalem. &t;at &t;u hauest &t;as h&a;&y;e burh; swa swi&d;e for-worht. & monienne godne mon isl&a;&y;en; & idon of lif-d&a;&y;en. swa ich ibide are; ne scalt &t;u nauer-mare. Samuel &t;at sweord an-hof; & h&a;rdeliche adun sloh. & al to-swadde &t;ene king; in Ierusalemus chepping. & &t;a stucchen tarueden; wide &y;eond &t;a straten. &t;us tok Samuel on; and swa &t;u a&y;est Hengest don. &T;is iherde Aldolf; &t;e eorl of Glocetere. touward Hengest he leop; swulc hit a liun weore. and i-grap hine bi &t;an toppe; & hine &a;fter him halede. & ladde hine &t;urh & &t;urh; & &t;urh-ut Cuninges-burh. & wi&d;-uten &t;ere burh&y;e; he hine lette binden. Aldolf his swored adroh; & Hengestes hafd of-sloh. & &t;e king hine nom for&d;-rihtes; for he wes swa oht cniht. & l&a;ide hine in eor&d;e; after he&d;ene la&y;en. & bad for &t;ere s&a;ule; &t;at ((hire)) neuere s&a;l neore. & nu Aurilie &t;e king; lette beode husting. & l&a;tte blawen bemen; & bonnien his ferde. folc &t;er wes sellic; & ferden riht to Euerwic. & biclusden &t;er wi&d;-innen; Octa mid his monnen. &t;e king lette deluen &a;nne dich; al abuten Eouerwic. &t;at ne mihte &t;er na man; neo&d;er ute no i[n] gan. &T;&a;t is&a;h Octa; &t;er-fore him wes wa. & his h&a;&d;ene folc; &t;e he hafde an bur&y;e. heo nomen heom to r&a;de; what heo don m&a;hten. & &t;us spac Octa; wi&d; his iuere Ebissa. No[u] ich habben me bi&t;oht; wh[a]t ich don wulle. Ich and mine cnihtes; scullen for&d;-rihtes. in ure bare brechen; gan ut of bur&y;en. r&a;men a mine swore; &a;nne rake-te&y;e. & cumen to &t;an kinge; his mildce biddinde. &A;lles we beo&d; alle d&a;de; buten we fulien &t;issen r&a;de. Alle heo duden swa; swa heom radde Octa. duden of cla&d;es; kare-fulle cnihtes. & eoden ut of burh&y;e; bla&d;e &t;eines. tweiene & tweiene; twenti hundred. &t;is bi-heold Aurilien; a&d;elest kingen. seolcu&d; him &t;uhte; of &t;an nakede cnihten. To-somne comen &t;a ferde; &t;at l&a;i &y;eond &t;an &a;rde. i-se&y;en Octa cumen; &t;at wes Hengest sune. He bar an his honde; &a;nne rake-te&y;e. longe. he com to &t;an kinge; & bi-uoren his h&a;re-dringe. he feol uppen uolde; &t;as kinges f&a;t isohte. & &t;as word seide &t;a; Hengestes sune Octa. Imilze mi lauerd king; &t;urh &t;ene milde Godd. for luue of God al-mihten; haue milce of mine cnihten. for alle ure he&d;ene-scipe; h&a;ne is iwur&d;en. la&y;en & ure leoden; for la&d;e we beo&d; Drihten. for us is itruked an hond; Appollin & Teruagant. Woden & Mercurius; Iubiter & Saturnus. Venus & Didon; Frea & Mamilon. & alle ure laue; nu us sunde la&d;e. ah we wulle&d; ileuen; in leofen &t;ine Drihten. for al hit truke&d; us an hond; &t;at we to temden. We &y;eorne[&d;] &t;ine are; nu and auere-mare. &y;if &t;u me wult gri&d;[i]en; and &t;u me wult fr[i]&d;ien. we &t;e wulle&d; to teon; & &t;ine holde men beon. luuien &t;ine leoden; & &t;ine la&y;en halden. &Y;if &t;u &t;et [n]ulle; do &t;ine iwille. wha&d;er-swa &t;u wult don; &t;a us slan &t;a us an-hon. & &t;e king wes mild-heorte; & heold hine stille. he bi-heold a riht hond; he bi-heold a lift hond. wulc of wiisen; &a;rest sp&a;ken wolden. Alle heo weoren stille; & swi&y;eden mid st&a;uen nes &t;er nan swa h&a;h mon; &t;at durste word sciren. & &a;uere l&a;ie Octa; &a;t &t;es kinges foten swa. alle his cnihtes; leien him bi&a;ften. &T;a spac Aldadus; &t;e gode biscop & seide &t;us. &A;uere hit w&a;s; & a hit bi&d;; & &y;et hit us bi-houe&d;. &t;ene we milze &y;eorne&d;; &t;at we milze habben. wur&d;e he is milze; &t;e wur&d;e-liche heo bidde&d;. & &t;u seolf l&a;uerd king; leoden &t;u &a;rt &a;lder. i-milze &t;u Octa; & his iueren al-swa. &y;if heo wulle&d; Cristindom; mid gode lefuen vnder-fon. for &y;et hit mai ilimpen; i summere leoden. &t;at heo ma&y;en Drihten; du&y;e&d;liche h&a;rien. Nu stont al &t;is kine-lond; a &t;ire a&y;ere hond. Bitec heom enne stude; &t;er he bi&d; iqueme. & nim of heom &y;isles; swulche &t;u wult &y;irnen. & let heom wel halden; in irene benden. finden &t;an &y;islen mete & cla&d;; finden al &t;at heom bi&d; leof. & &t;enne miht &t;u wel halden; &t;is mon-cun i &t;ine londe. & let heom tilien &t;at lond; & libben bi heore til&a;h&d;e. &Y;if hit seo&d;&d;en ilimppe&d;; sone &t;er-after. &t;at heo trukie&d; an hond; treo((u))&d;en to halden. & wakie&d; mid w&a;rke; & &t;e wi&d;er halde&d;. nu ich &t;e demen &t;ene dom; wh&a;t &t;u miht seo&d;&d;en don. Let riden heom to; r&a;h-liche swi&d;e. & let heom alle for-don; spillen & &a;c an-hon. &T;is ich &t;e deme; Drihten hit ihere. &T;a andswarede &t;e king; quickere stefne. Al swa ich wulle don; swa &t;u hauest idemed. &T;us spac &t;e kin((g))&t;a; Aris up Octa. &t;u scalt swi&d;e wel don; vnder-uoh Cristindom. &T;er wes iuul&y;ed Octa; & his iueren al-swa. and alle his cnihtes; i &t;an stude uor&d;-rihtes. Heo nomen heore &y;isles; & &y;euen &t;an kinge. &t;reo & fifti children; heo bit&a;hten &t;an kinge. & &t;e king heom sende; bi-siden Scotlonde. a&d;es heo sworen; swiken &t;at heo nalden. &T;e king bi-tahte [heom an] hond; sixti hidene lond &t;er-on heo wuneden; wel feole wintren. &T;e kin((g)) wes inne Eouerwic; a&d;ele him &t;uhte. he nom his sonden; & sende &y;eond his londe. h&a;hte his biscopes; his boc-il&a;rede men. eorles & &t;eines; cumen him to-&y;eines. to Aurilie &t;an kinge; to muchele hustinge. Hit i-w&a;r&d; sone; &t;at heo gadere comen. &T;e king his folc gr&a;tte; mid f&a;ire his worden; he wilcumede eorles; he wilcumede beornes. & &t;a biscopes & &t;a boc-il&a;rede men. Ich eou wulle suggen; mid so&d;e worden. whi ich eou &a;fter sende; & for wulche &t;ingen. Her ich a&y;euen &a;lche cnihten; is cunden & his rihten. & &a;uer&a;lche eorle; & &a;uer&a;lche beorne. &t;at he m&a;i biwinnen; bruken hit mid wunnen. & &a;lche monnen bi his life; ich hate gri&d; luuien. Ich h&a;ten eou wurchen; & bulden &t;a chirchen. bellen leten ringen; Godes lof singen. heren mid ure mihten; leofe ure Drihten. &a;lche mon bi his m&a;hte; halden sibbe & s&a;hten. l&a;ten tilien &t;at lond; nu hit is al a mire hond. &T;a &t;[i]s dom wes is&a;id; alle heo leofden &t;isne r&a;d. &T;e king heom &y;ef leoue; &t;enne to li&d;e. &a;lc u&a;rde heomward; swa heom bezst &t;uhte. Seouen niht fulle; &t;e king l&a;i &t;er stille. & seo&d;&d;en he gon li&d;e; in-to Lundenne. to gladien &t;at burh-folc; &t;at ofte weoren bisie. He letten stronge walles; he lette bulden halles. & rihte al &t;a workes; &t;e &a;r weore to-b((r))okene. & a&y;ef heom alle &t;a la&y;en; &t;e stoden bi heore &a;lderne d&a;&y;en. he makede &t;er reuen; &t;an uolke to reden. & &t;enenen he gon wenden; riht to Winch&a;stre. &t;er he lette wurc%chen; [halles & chirchen] &t;er him &t;uhte swi&d;e muri; seo&d;&d;en he uerde to Ambres-buri. to &t;an leerstowe; of leofuen his freonden. &t;a Hengest mid cniuen; &t;er aquald h&a;fuede. He lette axien anan; men &t;at cu&d;en h&a;uwen stan. & &a;c gode wurhten; &t;e mid &a;xe cu&d;e wurchen. he &t;ohte wurche &t;er a werc; wunder ane ueire. &t;at a sculde ilasten; &t;a while men l[i]ueden. &T;a wes inne Kaerlium; a biscop &t;e hahte Tremoriun. he wes swi&d;e wis mon; inne weorld-richen. mid &t;an kinge he wes; ouenan &t;&a; walde. & &t;us Tremorien Godes dring; sp&a;c &t;er wi&d; &t;ene king. Lust nu me Aurilien; what ich &t;e wulle cu&d;en. & ich &t;e wullen suggen; s&a;lest alre r&a;den. &y;if &t;u hine wult luuien; &a;ft he &t;e like&d;. We habbeo&d; &a;nne wite&y;e; M&a;rlin is ihaten. &Y;if &a;i mon hine mihte ifinden. uppe &t;issere w&a;lden. & to &t;e ibringen; &t;urh &a;ies cunnes &t;inge. & &t;u his iwille; dri&y;en woldest; he &t;e wolde runen. selest r&a;den. hu &t;u mihtest; &t;is weorc; makien strong & sterk. &t;et a mihte il&a;sten; &t;a while men leoueden. &T;a andswarede &t;e king; &t;as wordes him weoren iqueme. Leoue freond Tremoriun; al &t;is ich wulle don. &T;e king sende his sonde; &y;eond al his kine-londe. and bad &a;uer&a;lcne mon; axien after M&a;rlin. & &y;if me hine mihten ifinden; bringen hine to &t;an kinge. he him wolde &y;ifuen lond; bo&d;e seoluer & gold. & a weorl-richen; dri&y;en his iwille. &T;a sonden gunnen riden; widen & siden. summe heo uerden riht nor&d;; & summe heo uerden su&d; for&d;. summe heo uerden riht &a;st; & summe heo uerden riht west. summe heo uerden a-nan; &t;at heo comen to Al&a;ban. &t;at is a w&a;lle; inne W&a;lsce londe. &T;e walle he lufode; & ofte hine &t;er-inne. ba&d;ede. &t;a cnihtes hine funde; &t;er he sat bi &t;an stronden. Sone swa hine i[m]etten; f&a;ire heo hine igr&a;tten. & &t;us him to for&d;-rihtes; s&a;iden &t;a tweien cnihtes. Hail seo &t;u M&a;rlin; monnene wisest. Bi us &t;e gon gr&a;ten; &t;at is a god-ful king. Aurilian ihaten; a&d;[el]est alre kingen. stont al &t;is muchele lond; in Aurilies kinges hond. faire he &t;e biseche&d;; &t;at &t;u him to bu&y;e. & he &t;e wule &y;iue lond; bo&d;e seluer & gold. &y;if &t;u an riche; r&a;de wulle &t;an kinge. M&a;rlin andswerede &t;a; &t;&a;t cnihten wes ful wa. Ne recche ich noht his londes; his seoluer no his goldes. no his cla&d;es no his hors; miseolf ich habbe inowe. &T;a sat he stille; longe ane stunde. &t;as cnihtes weoren af&a;red; &t;at he f((l))eon wolde. &T;a hit alles up brac; hit wes god &t;at he sp&a;c. &Y;if beo&d; tweiene cnihtes; icumen her-rihtes; &y;urstend&a;i &a;r none; ich wuste &t;at &y;e comen; & &y;if ich swa walde; ne mihte &y;e me finden. &Y;e bringe&d; me gretinge; from Aurilie &t;an kinge. Ich cneou his cnihtes; &a;r he come to londe. & ich icneou &t;ene o&d;er; Vther his bro&d;er. ic icneou beien; &a;r heo iboren weoren. &t;&a;h ich nauer nou&t;er; mid e&y;en ne ise&y;e. Ah walawa walawa; &t;at hit is idiht swa. &t;at &t;e leodene king; leng ne mot l[i]uien. Ah nu ich wulle fusen; & beon eouwer ifere. to &t;an kinge ich faren wulle; & dri&y;en his iwille. For&d; ferde M&a;rlin; & &t;a cnihtes wi&d; him. swa longe &t;at heo comen; to &t;an leod-kinge. Komen to &t;an kinge; wil-tidende. n&a;uer &a;r an his liue; nes &t;e king swa bli&d;e. for n&a;uere nanes monnes cume; &t;e him to come. &T;e king to his stede; & ut him gon ride. & alle his cnihtes mid him; to wulcumen M&a;rlin. &T;e king hine imette; & f&a;re hine igratte. he hine iclupte; he hine custe. he hine cu&d;-l&a;hte; Muchel wes &t;e murh&y;e; i &t;an mon-uerede; al for Marlines cume. &t;e nes nanes monnes sune; Wale &t;at an worlde; n&a;s nan witie. &t;at auere wuste here; whes sune he weore. buten Drihten ane; &t;e wl&a;t al clane. &t;e king l&a;[d]de to bure; M&a;rlin &t;e wes deore. he hine fr&a;inien gon; mid f&a;ire his worden anan; &t;at he dude him to vnder-stonde; of &t;an weorldes &y;eongen. & of al &t;an &y;eren; &t;at to cumen weoren. for hit weoren him swi&d;e iwil; &t;at he &t;erof wuste. M&a;rlin andswerede &t;a; & to &t;an kinge seide swa. O Aurilie &t;e king; &t;u fr&a;inest me a sellic &t;ing. loke &t;at &t;u na mare; swulc &t;ing ne iscire; For mi g&a;st is b&a;l iwis; &t;a a mire breoste is. and &y;ef ich a-mong monnen; &y;elp wolde makien. mid glad-scipe mid gomene; mid god-fulle worden. mi gast hine iwar&d;e&d;; & wir&d; stille. & binime&d; me min wit; & mine wise word for-dut. &t;enne weore ich dumbe; of &a;uer-&a;lche dome. Ah bilef swulche &t;inges; qu&a;d M&a;rlin to &t;an kingen. for whan-swa cume&d; neode; to auer-&a;i &t;eode. & mon me mid milde-scipe; wulle me bisechen. & ich mid mine iwille; mote wunien stille. &t;enne m&a;i ich suggen; hu hit seo&d;&d;en scal iwur&d;en. Ah ic((h &t;e)) wulle r&a;den; of nexte &t;ire neoden. & sugen &t;e her-riht; what &t;u hauest an heorten. A ueld is bi Amberes-buri; &t;e is brad & swi&d;e muri. &t;er wes mid cniuen; &t;i cun idon of liuen. &t;er wes moni bald Brut; biswiken to &t;an de&d;e. & &t;enchest &t;ene stude; mid wur&d;cipe igraten. mid s&a;lcu&d;e w&a;rcken; wur&d;ien &t;a d&a;de. &t;at &t;er scal stonden; to &t;ere worlde longe. Ah nauest &t;u neuere nenne mon; &t;e cunne awiht &t;e[r]-on. &t;e cunne w&a;rc makien; &t;e nauere nulle trukien. Ah ic &t;e wulle r&a;den; to swulchere neode. for ich what a w&a;rc; mid wundere bi-stonde. for &t;at weorc stonde&d;; inne Irlonde. Hit is a swi&d;e sellic &t;ing; &t;at woerc is of stane; swulc ne beo&d; o&d;er nane. swa wid swa is weorlde-riche; nis nan weorc his iliche. &t;a stanes beo[&d;] muchele; & mahten heo habbeo&d;. &t;a men &t;e beo&d; un-hal; heo fare&d; to &t;an stane. & heo wasce&d; &t;ene stan; & &t;er-mide ba&d;ie&d; heore ban. umbe lutle stu[n]de; heo wur&d;e&d; al isunde. Ah &t;e stanes beo&d; muchele; & uni[m]ete gr&a;te. for nis nauere na mon iboren; i nauere nare burh&y;e. &t;e mihte mid streng&d;e; &t;a stanes &t;enne bringe. &T;a andswarede &t;e king; M&a;rlin &t;u s&a;ist s&a;llic &t;ing. &t;e nauere nan iboren mon; ne maie heom bring%gen &t;enne. no mid nare streng&d;e; of &t;an stude lade. hu mihte ich heom &t;enne; heom bringen &t;eonne. &T;a andswarede M&a;rlin; &t;an kinge &t;at spac wi&d; him. &Y;use &y;use lauerd king; hit wes &y;are ique&d;en. &t;at betere is liste; &t;ene ufel stren&d;e. for mid liste me mai ihalden; &t;at streng&d;e ne mai iwalden. Ah somne &t;ine uerde; & far to &t;an &a;rde. & &t;u mid &t;e lede; gode monne uerde. & ich wulle mid &t;e; &t;i monscipe bi&d; &t;e m&a;re. &A;r &t;u a&y;&a;n wende; &t;ine iwille &t;u scalt habben. & &t;at weorc &t;u scalt bringen; mid &t;e to &t;issen londe. & swa &t;u hit scalt leden; to &t;ere lich-raste. & wur&d;ien &t;ene stude; &t;er &t;ine wines ligge&d;. & &t;u seolf scalt &t;er-in; &t;ine ban resten. &t;enne &t;i lif ende&d;; &t;er &t;u scalt resten. &T;us seiden M&a;rlin; & seo&d;&d;en he s&a;t stille. al-se &t;eh he wolde; of worlden iwiten. &T;e king hine lette bringen; into ane f&a;re bure. & wunien &t;er-inne; &a;fter his iwille Aurilie &t;e king; lette beoden husting. of alle &t;an londe; &t;a stod an his honde. he bad him r&a;de; to swulchere neode. and heo him wel r&a;dden; riche his beornes. &t;at he dude &t;ene r&a;d; &t;at M&a;rlin him hauede is[&a;d]. Ah heo n&a;lden leden &t;ene king; ut of &t;is londe. ah heo curen heom to &a;ldre; Vther &t;ene gode. & fif-tene &t;usend cnihten; f&a;ire i-wepned. baldere Brutten; &t;a &t;ider sculde bu&y;en. &T;a &t;as ferde wes al &y;aru; &t;a bigunnen heo to faren. mid alle &t;an bezste scrip%pen; &t;&a; bi &t;&a;re s&a; stoden. & ferden swa longe; &t;at heo comen to Irlonde. & &t;a hauene nomen; &t;&a; cnihtes wel idone. heo eoden uppen s&a;-strond; & biheolden Irlonde. &T;a sp&a;c M&a;rlin; & spilede mid worden; I-seo &y;e nu ohte men. &t;ene muchelne hul; &t;e hul swa swi&d;e h&a;h; &t;ere weolcne he is ful neh. &t;at is &t;at seolliche &t;ing; hit hatte &t;ere Eotinde Ring. elches weorkes unniliche; hit com of Aufrike. Sl&a;&d; eower teldes; &y;eond al &t;as feldes. Her we scullen r&a;sten; to &t;reom d&a;&y;en uirsten. i &t;an feor&d;e d&a;i&y;e; we scullen heonne fusen. touward &t;an hulle; &t;er is ure iwille. Ah we scullen us &a;r ba&d;ien; & bonnien ure beornes. gr&a;i&d;ien ure wepnen; for wel heo us bi-houe&d;. &T;us hit bi-l&a;fde; & &t;er l&a;ie &t;a ferde. &T;eo ahte Irlond; a king &t;at wes swi&d;e strong. he h&a;hte Gillomaurus; gomenen he wes lauerd. him comen &t;a ti&d;ende; &t;at Brutes weoren an londe. he lette beoden ferde; &y;eond alle Irlondes &a;rde. & he gon &t;retien swi&d;e; &t;at al he wolde heom to-driue. &t;a &t;at word him com to; &t;at Brutes wolden &t;er don. & comen to &t;an anes; to f&a;chen &t;a stanes. &t;a &t;e king Gillomar; makede muc%chel hoker & scarn. & seide &t;at heo weoren; sotten iueren. &t;at ouer s&a; brade; &t;ider weoren ili&d;ene. to sechen &t;er stanes; ase in heore londe neoren nane. and swor a Seint Br&a;nden; Ne scullen heo l&a;den &a;nne stan. ah for &t;an stanen heo scullen ibiden; alre baluwenen m&a;st. heore blod &y;eoten; ut of heore buken. & swa me scal heom tachen; stanes to s&a;chen. & seo&d;&d;en ich wulle bu&y;en; in-to Brut-londe. & suggen &t;an king Aurilie; &t;at mine stanes ich wullen werien. & buten &t;e king beon stille; & don mine iwille. ich wulle in his londe; mid f&a;hte at-[ston]den. maken him weste pa&d;es; & wildernes monie. widewen i-no&y;e; heore weres scullen de&y;e. &T;us &t;e vnwise king; pla&y;ede mid worden. ah al an o&d;er hit iw&a;r&d;; o&d;er he iwende. &Y;aru wes hes ferde; & for&d; heo gon fusen. swa longe &t;at heo comen; &t;er l&a;ien Brutes on. To-gaderen heo comen; & h&a;rd-liche on-slo&y;en. & fuhten feond-liche; feollen &t;a f&a;ie. &T;a Irisce weoren bare; & Bruttes iburnede. &t;a Irisce fullen; & wri&y;en al &t;a feldes. & &t;e king Gillomar; gon him to fleonne &t;ar, & fl&a;h for&d;-rihtes; mid twenti of his cnihtes. in-to &a;nne muchele wude; wur&d;scipen bir&a;iued. wes his Irisce uolc; mid stele iualled. &T;us wes &t;e king isc&a;nd; & &t;us he endede his &y;elp. & &t;us to wude ferde; & lette his folc f&a;llen. &T;a Bruttes biheolden; &t;a dede &y;eond &t;an v&a;lden. seouen &t;usend &t;er leien; liues bid&a;led. Bruttes &y;eond &t;an u&a;lden; ferden to heore telden. & heore gode wepnen; wur&d;liche biho&y;eden. & &t;er heo gunnen r&a;sten; al-se Merlin heom radde. I &t;an feor&d;e d&a;ie; &t;a gunnen heo fusen. & ferden to &t;an hulle; iw&a;pned wel alle. &t;er stod &t;at seolku&d; werc; muchel & swi&d;e sterc. Cnihtes eoden up-ward; cnihtes eoden dun-ward. cnihtes eoden abuten; & &y;eorne biheolden. ise&y;en &t;er on londe; sellic werc stonden. &t;er weoren a &t;usend cnihtes; mid wepnen wel idihten. and alle &t;a [o]&d;er to iwiten; biwusten wel heore scipen. &T;a sp&a;c Merlin; & spileden mid &t;an cnihten. Cnihtes &y;e beo&d; stronge; &t;as stanes beo&d; gr&a;te. & longe &y;e mote neh gon; & neodliche heom fon on. &y;e mote uaste heom wri&d;en; mid strongen s&a;il-rapen. scuuen & hebben; mid h&a;&y;ere stren&d;e. treon gr&a;te & longe; &t;at beon swi&d;e stronge. & ga&d; to ane stane; &y;e alle gl&a;ne. and cume&d; mid stre[n]g&d;e; &y;if &y;e hine ma&y;en sturien. Wel wuste Merlin; hu hit sculde iwur&d;en. &T;a cnihtes to-stepen; mid muchelere streng&d;e. heo swunken ful swi&d;e; ah n&a;fden heo sy&y;e. &t;at heo auer &a;ine stan; sturien mahten. Merlin biheold Vther; &t;e was &t;e kinges bro&d;er. & &t;as word s&a;ide; Merlin &t;e wite&y;e. Vther tih &t;e a&y;an; & bonne &t;ine cnihtes. & stonde&d; al abuten; & &y;eorne bi-halde&d;. & beo&d; alle stille; &t;at na man &t;er ne sturie. &a;r ich sugge eou nu anan; hu we scullen fon on. Vther droh hine abac; & bonnede his cnihtes. &t;at ne bilafden &t;er nane; aneoweste &t;an stane. al swa feor swa a mon; mihte werpen &a;nne stan. & M&a;rlin eode abuten; & &y;eornen gon bihalden. &t;rie he eode abuten. wi&d;-innen; & wi&d;-uten. & sturede his tunge; al-se he bede sunge. &t;us Merlin dude &t;er; &t;at cleopede he V&d;&a;r. Vther com swi&d;e; & alle &t;ine cnihtes mid &t;e. & winne&d; &t;as stanes alle; ne scullen &y;e l&a;uen n&a;nne. for nu &y;e ma&y;en heom h[e]bben; swulche ve&d;erene balles. & swa &y;e sculle&d; heom mid r&a;de; to ure scipen lede. &T;eos stanes heo ladden; swa Merlin heom radde. & duden heom in heore scipen; & seileden uor&d; to iwiten. & swa heo gunnen wenden; in-to &t;issen londe. & ladden heom in ann velde; &t;e is wunder ane brad. he is brad & swi&d;e muri; on-u&a;st Ambres-burie. &t;er Hengest bisw&a;c; Bruttes mid s&a;xen. M&a;rlin heom gon r&a;ren; alse heo stoden &a;rer. swa n&a;uer nan o[&d;]er mon; &t;ene craft ne cu&d;e don. ne n&a;uer &a;r &t;er bi-foren; nes na mon swa wis iboren. &t;at cu&d;e &t;et weorc rihten; & &t;a stanes dihten. &t;at tidende; com to &t;an kinge. i &t;an nor&d; ende; of Merlines fore. & of Vth&a;res his bro&d;er; &t;at heo weoren mid isunde; i-cumen to &t;issen londe. & &t;at &t;at worc wes al idiht; & iset up-riht. &T;e king wes an breoste; wunder ane bli&d;e. & lette beode hustinge; swa mid swa wes al his lond. &t;at al his folc swa swi&d;e muri; come to Amberes-buri. al his drihtliche uolc; to White-sune-d&a;ie. &T;ider com Aurilie &t;e king; & al his folc mid him. a Whiten-sunen-d&a;ie; he &t;er w&a;rf makede. al-se ich &t;e wulle telle; a &t;isse boc-spelle. Weoren a &t;an walde; teldes it&a;lded. in &t;an brade uelde; ni&y;e &t;usend teldes. Al &t;an Whitensunend&a;i; &t;e king a &t;an uelde l&a;i. h&a;t hal&y;ien &t;e stude &t;e h&a;hte Stanhenge. &T;reo d&a;ies fulle; wunede &t;e king stille. i &t;an &t;ridde d&a;ie; he&y;e wur&d;ede his du&y;e&d;e. he makede tweie biscopes; wunder ane gode. Seint Dubriz; to Kaerliun; to Eouuerwic. Seint Samson. beien heo iwur&d;en hali; & mid Gode ha&y;e. I &t;an feor&d;e d&a;ie; du&y;e&d;en to-d&a;lden. and swa ane stunde; hit stod a &t;an ilken. &T;a &y;et &t;er wes a lu&d;er gume; Passent Vortigernes sune. wes &t;e ilke Passent; in-to W&a;lisc londe iwent. and &t;er a &t;en ilke da&y;en; wes bicumen ut-la&y;e. Ah ne durste he noht longe wunien &t;er; for Aurilie & for Vther. ah he bi&y;et scipen gode; & ferde bi s&a;-flode. in-to Alemaine he uerde; mid fif hundred monnen. & &t;er he biwon muchel uolc; & makeden scip-ferde. & for swa longe; &t;at he com to &t;isse londe. in-to &t;ere Humbre; &t;er he h&a;rmes worhte. Ah ne durste he noht longe; i &t;an &a;nde at-stonde. &T;e kin[g] ferde &t;ider-ward; & Passent fleh aweiward. &a;fter s&a; swa longe; &t;at he com to Irlonde. Sone he &t;er funde; &t;ene king of &t;an londe. his heorte wes swi&d;e s&a;r; he grette &t;ene king Gillomar. Hail seo &t;u Gillomar; gumene &a;lder; ich &a;m to &t;e icume; ich wes Vortigernes sune. mi fader wes Brutlondes king; he luuede &t;e &t;urh alle &t;ing. & &y;if &t;u woldest to-&y;ere; beon &t;ider min iuare. swa wit sculden isp&a;cken; & minne fader wel wreken. & wel wreken &t;i folc; &t;at Vther her qualde. & &t;i sel-cu&d;e w&a;rc; &t;at heo heonne dro&y;en. & &a;c ich iherde suggen; &t;er ic ferde inne s&a;. &t;at &t;e king Aurilien; seoc is iwur&d;en. & li&d; inne Winch&a;stre; a bedde ful faste. &T;u miht ileue me inoh; for &t;is is witerliche so&d;. Passent & Gillomar; makeden heore for-ward &t;ar. a&d;es heo sworen; monie & unifoh&y;e. &t;at heo wolden al &t;is lond; s&a;tten on h&a;ore tweire hond. &t;e a&d;es weoren isworene; ah &a;ft heo weoren for-lorene. &T;e king gadere[de] ferde; wide &y;eond his &a;rde. to &t;ere s&a; beo&d; iwende; Gillomar & Passen. in-to &t;an scipen eoden; & for&d; heom letten gliden. For&d; heo wenden biliue; &t;at heo comen to Meniue. &t;at wes a &t;an time; tun swi&d;e hende. &t;at mon nu iwitterli; clepe&d; Seint Deouwi. &T;er heo nomen hauene; mid he&y;ere blisse. Scipen eoden a &t;at strond; cnihtes eoden. a &t;at lond. &T;a s&a;ide Passent touward Gillomar he went. Seie me king Gillomar; nu we beo&d; icumen her. Nu ich sette &t;e an hond; halfend&a;l &t;is kinelon[d]. for is of Winchastre icume; to me anes cnihtes sune. & s&a;i&d; me swulne r&a;d; &t;at Aurilie wule beon d&a;d. &t;at ufel is under his ribben; &t;at ne m&a;i he noh[t] libben. Her wit scullen wel wreken; unker wine-m&a;ies. biwinnen his wunseles; swa us bi&d; alre selest. To &t;an kinge com &t;at word; in-to Winch&a;stre. &t;at Passent & Gillomar; weoren mid ferde icumen h&a;r. &T;e king cleopede Vther; &t;e wes his leoue bro&d;er. Vther be[d] uerde; &y;eond al &t;issen &a;rde. & far to ure feonden; and drif heom of &a;rde. o&d;er &t;u heom fusen; o&d;er &t;u heom feolle. Ich wolde faren &a;c. &y;if ich neore swa seoc. ah &y;if ich mai beon feore; ich &t;e cumen after sone. Al dude U&d;er; swa &t;e king him s&a;ide &t;er. & Passen at Seint Deowi; sor&y;en iworhte &t;er-bi. and &t;e king Gillomar; muchel sor&y;e he dude &t;&a;r. Brutlond heo &t;urh-arnden; h&a;r&y;ede & barden. & Vther i &t;issen &a;rde; sumnede his ferde. & hit wes longe uirst. &a;r he mihte fusen a-riht. & Passent West Walisc lond; set an his a&y;ere hond. Hit wes an ane d&a;ie; his du&y;e&d;e weoren bli&d;e. &t;er com faren Appas; feondes hine v&a;[re]den)) To Passent he qua&d; &t;us; Cum hidere to us. Ich &t;e wulle telle; of ane wil-spalle. Ich was at Winch&a;stre; at &t;ine wi&d;er-iwinnen. &t;er li&d; &t;e king seoc; & sorh-ful an heo((r))ten. What scal beon mi mede; &y;if ic &t;ider ride. & ich &t;e swa iqueme; &t;at ich hine aque((le)); &t;a andswarede Passen; and toward Appase went. Ich bi-hate &t;e tod&a;i; an hundred pund. for ic m&a;i. &y;if &t;u me iquemest; &t;at &t;u hine aquelle. Treo&d;en he plihten; &t;esne swike-dom to dihten. Appas eode to bure; & &t;esne balu m&a;inde. he wes an h&a;&d;ene gume; ut of Sax-londe i-cume. Muneckes cla&d;es he nom an; he scar his crune ufenen. he nom him tweien iueren; & for&d; he gon fusen. & wende anan rihte; in-to Winch&a;stre. swulc hit weore an hali mon; &t;e h&a;&d;ene deouel; He wende to &t;an burh&y;ate; &t;er &t;e king on bure lai. & gratte &t;ene dure-ward; Godes gr&a;tinge. & bad hine an hi&y;inge; gan in to &t;an kinge. & suggen him to so&d;e; &t;at Vther his bro&d;er. h&a;fde him &t;ider i-send; seolne l&a;che. &t;ene bezste l&a;che; &t;e wunede an &a;i londe. &t;e auer-&a;lcne sucne mon; of ufele bringen con. &T;us l&a;h &t;e la&d;e mon; leodene kinge. for Uther wes ifaren; for&d; mid his ferde. no nauer Vther hine ne is&a;h; ne &t;ider hine i-sende. & &t;e king wende &t;at hit weore so&d;; & ilefde him inoh. Wha wolde wene; &t;at he swike weore. for an his bare liche; he weorede ane burne. &t;er-ufenen he h&a;fde; ane lad-liche here. & seo&d;[&d;]en ane cule; of ane blake cla&d;e. ibl&a;cched he h&a;fede his licame; swulc ismitte of cole. He cneolede to &t;an king%ge; his sp&a;che wes ful milde. Hail seo &t;u Aurilien; a&d;elest alre kingen. Hider me sende Vther; &t;e is &t;in a&y;en bro&d;er. & ich al for Godes luue; &a;m to &t;e her icume. for ich &t;e wulle helen; & al hal makien. for Cristes leofe Godes sune; ne r&a;che ich nane garsume. no mede of londe; no of seoluere no of golde. ah &a;lche seocken ich hit do; for luue of mine Drihtene. &T;is iherde &t;e king; hit wes him swi&d;e iqueme. ah whar is &a;uere &a;i mon; a &t;isse middel-&a;rde. &t;e &t;is wolde wenen; &t;at he swiken weore. He nom his gl&a;s-fat anan; & &t;e king m&a;h &t;er-on. Anne while after &t;an; &t;at gl&a;s-fat an honden nom. & sceoweden hit for&d;-riht%tes; biforen &t;as kinges cnihtes. & &t;us s&a;ide anan Appas &t;e ha&d;ene mon; &Y;if &y;e me wulle&d; ileuen; &a;r to-marwen eue. &t;es king scal beon al hal; ihaled an his willen. &T;a weoren bli&d;e; alle &t;a weoren i bure. Appas eoden in &a;nne bur; & &t;at balu m&a;inde. & dude &t;er-to atter; &t;a scamoie((ne)) hatte. & com ut for&d;-rihtes; imong &t;a burh-cnihtes. & &t;an kinge he gon d&a;le; muchel canele. & gingiuere & licoriz; he hom lefliche &y;ef. alle heo nomen &t;at lac; & he heom alle bi-swac. &T;eos swike feol a cneowe; at-foren &t;an leod-kinge. & &t;us saide him to; Lauerd nu &t;u scalt a-fon. of &t;issen drinchen ane d&a;le; &t;at scal beon &t;in hale. & &t;e king up drong; & &t;er &t;at atter he dronc. Anan swa he hafde idrunke; &t;e leche hine adun l&a;ide. &T;us seide Appas; to &t;an bur-cnihtes. Wreo&d; nu wel &t;ene king; &t;at he ligge a sw&a;ting. for ich sugge eou &t;urh alle &t;ing; al hal beo&d; aure king. & ich wulle to mine inne; and speken wi&d; mine monnen. & to &t;ere mid-nihte; ich cume for&d;-rihtes. mid o&d;er lache-crafte; &t;a sculle&d; beon him li&d;e. For&d; wende &t;e swike; &t;e king l&a;i on sweuete. Appas to his inne; & spec wi&d; his monnen. mid stilleliche rune; bistal of &t;an tune. To &t;ere mid-nihte; &t;a sende &t;a burh-cnihtes. sixe of heore monne; to Appases inne. heo wenden hine to finden; and longi hine to &t;an kinge. &t;a wes he iflo&y;en; & feondes hine u&a;reden. &T;a men a&y;ein comen; &t;er &t;e king wunede. & cudden i &t;an bure; of Appases fore. &T;a mihte me iseon; sor&y;en ino&y;e beon. cnihtes feollen a-dun; & &y;irnden heore d&a;&d;es. &T;er wes muchel waning; heortne graning. &t;er wes moni reolic spel; &t;er wes gumene i&y;el. Heo leopen to &t;an bedde; & &t;ene king hedden. &t;a &y;et he lai on sweouete; & on muchele swate. &T;&a; cnihtes mid weope; &t;ene king awehten. & heo him to cleopeden; mid mildere steuene. Lauerd hu mid &t;e; hu beo&d; &t;ine beo[r]ste. For nu is ure l&a;che ifaren buten laue. ili&d;en ut of hirede; for h&a;ne us bil&a;ued. &T;e king heom &y;[a]f andsware; Al ic &a;m to-swollen. & &t;er nis nan o[&d;]er r&a;d; nu nan ich wur&d;e d&a;d. & ich bidde for&d;-rihtes; &y;e beo&d; mine cnihtes. &t;at &y;e gr&a;ten Vther; &t;e is min a&y;e bro&d;er. & bidde&d; hine halden; mi lond an on-walde. Godd seolf &t;urh alle &t;ing; lete hine beon god king. & hate&d; hine beon kene; & &a;iw&a;r riht deme. w&a;rc%che uolke for f&a;der; h&a;nen to frouere. &t;enne maie he halde; lond an on-walde. & nu to-dai &t;enne ich beo d&a;d; nime&d; alle anne r&a;d. & lete&d; me i-lenge; riht to Stanhenge. &t;er li&d; muchel of mine cunne; &t;urh S&a;xen a-qualde. & of-sende[&d;] biscopes; and boc-ilarede men. mi gold and mi seoluer; dele[&d;] for mire saule. & legge&d; me an &a;st &a;nde; inne Stan-henge. N&a;s &t;er nan o&d;er r&a;d; &t;er iwar[&d;] &t;e king d&a;d. & al swa his men duden; swa &t;e king demde. Inne W&a;((le))s ((wes)) Vther; and her-of n&a;s na&d;ing war. neuere &t;urh nare liste; her-of na&t;ing nuste. na&d;eles he hafede mid him; &t;ene wite&y;e Merlin. A&y;eineden &t;ere uerde; &t;e icumen wes to &a;rde. Vther lai inne Wales; in anne wilderne. & fundede to uarene wi&d; Passent to fehten. &T;a a &t;an auen-time; &t;e mone gon to scine. wel neh al swa brihte; swa &t;e sunne-lihte. &T;a iseh&y;en heo feorre; &a;nne sel-cu&d;e sterre. he wes brad he wes muchel; he wes unimete. of him comen leomen; igast-liche scinen. &t;e steorre is ihate; a Latin comete. Com of &t;an steore; a leome swi&d;e sturne. at &t;eos leomen ende; wes a drake hende. of &t;es draken mu&d;e; leomen comen inoh&y;e. Ah tweien &t;er weoren muchele; &t;ere o&d;ere vnimete. &t;e an droh touward France; &t;e o&d;er touward Irlonde. &T;e leome &t;e toward France droh; he wes briht vnifoh. to Mu[n]t Giu w&a;s ise&y;en; &t;a seolcu&d;e takne. &t;e leome &t;a strehte west-riht; a seouen b&a;men wes idiht. &T;is isah V&d;er; ah nas he noht her-of war. s&a;r him wes an heorte; & seolliche a-u&a;red. swa wes al &t;at muchele folc; &t;at wes in &t;ere uerde. V&d;er cleopede Merlin; & bad hine cume to him. & &t;us seide him to; mid swi&d;e softe worden. M&a;[r]lin Merlin; leoue freond; fonde &t;i-seoluen. & s&a;ie us of &t;an tacne; &t;e we i-s&a;&y;en habbeo&d;. for nat ich on worlde riche; to whan hit scal i-wur&d;en. buten &t;u us raden; a&y;&a;n we moten riden. M&a;rlin s&a;t him stille; longe ane stunde. swulc he mid sweuene; swunke ful swi&d;e. Heo seiden &t;e hit ise&y;en; mid heore a&y;en &a;&y;en. &t;at ofte he hine wende; swulc hit a wurem weore. Late he gon awakien; &t;a gon he to quakien. & &t;as word seide; Merlin &t;a wite&y;e. W&a;ilaw&a;i w&a;ilaw&a;i; a &t;issere worlde-riche. muchel is &t;a sor&y;e; &t;e isi&y;en is to londe. Wh&a;r &a;rt &t;u Vther; Siten me biuoren her. & ich &t;e wulle suggen; of sor&y;en ino&y;en. D&a;d is Aurilie; kingene a&d;elest. swa is &t;e o&d;er; Costanz &t;i bro&d;er. &t;e Uortigerne biswac; mid his swike-dome. Nu haue&d; Vortigernes cun; Aurilien aquald. nu &t;u &a;rt al ane; of a&d;ele &t;ine cunne. Ah ne hope &t;u to r&a;de; of heom &t;at ligge&d; dede. ah &t;enc of &t;e seoluen; seol&d;en &t;e beo&d; &y;iue&t;e. for selde he aswint; &t;e to him-seolue &t;enche&d;. &t;v scalt wur&d;en god king; & gumenene lauerd. & &t;u to &t;ere mid-nihte; wepne &t;ine cnihtes. &t;at we i &t;an mor&y;en-liht; m&a;&y;en come for&d;-riht. forn at Meneue; &t;er &t;u sca[l]t fihten. &a;r &t;u &t;enne wende; scl&a;ht &t;u scalt makien. &t;u scalt beien sl&a; &t;er; Passent and Gillomar. & monie &t;usend of &t;an gumen; &t;at beo&d; mid heom hider icumen. &T;at taken of &t;an steorre; &t;e we isa&y;en swa feorre. so&d; hit is U&d;er leof; &t;at tacnede &t;ines bro&d;er d&a;d. Biuoren &t;a steorre wes &t;&a; drake; elc%ches wurmes vnimake. &t;at taken wes ((a)) &t;ire half; &t;at weore &t;u U&d;er &t;i-seolf. &t;u scalt habben &t;is lond; & &t;in &a;ie beon muchel & strong. Swulche toknen beo&d; un-cu&d;e; of &t;as draken mu&d;e. eoden tweien leomen; wunder ane lihte. &T;e an strehte feor so&d;; ut ouer France. &t;at is an &a;i&y;es-ful sune; &t;at of &t;ine licame scal cume. &t;e scal moni kine-lond; mid compe biwinne. & an ende he scal rede; moniane &t;eode. &T;e o&d;er leome &t;e strahte west; wunder ane lihte. &t;at bi&d; a dohter; &t;a &t;e bi&d; swi&d;e deore. &T;e leome gon striden; a ueire seoue strengen. &t;at beo[&d;] seouen u&a;ire sunen; &t;e of &t;ine dohter sculle&d; cumen. &t;e scullen moni kine-lond; bi&y;iten to heore a&y;ere hond. heo sculle&d; beon wel stronge; a water & a londe. Nu &t;u hauest of me ih&a;rde; &t;e wule halpen. swi&d;e uor&d;-rihtes; far to &t;ine fihte. & Merlin gon to slume; swulc he wolde sl&a;pen. Vp aras V&d;er; nu he ((wes)) wis & war. & h&a;hte his cnihtes; to horse for&d;-rihtes. & h&a;hte heom biliue; faren to Meneue. & alle heore fare gr&a;i&d;en; alle heo scullen fehten. I &t;an flokke biforen; he hafde cnihtes wel icoren. seouen &t;usend cnihte; ohte men & wihte. Hafde he amidde; cnihtes wel bihedde. o&d;er seoue &t;usend; selere &t;einen. H&a; hede b&a;fte; ohtere cnihten. ahtene &t;usen; ohtere kempen. & of ganninde uolke; swa feole &t;usend. &t;at a nane spelle. ne mihte heom na mon tellen. For&d; heo wenden biliue; &t;at heo comen to Meneue. &T;er isah Gillomar; whar him com Vther. & h&a;hde his cnihtes; to wepne for&d;-rihtes. & heo to biliue; & gripen heore cniues. & of mid here breches; seolcu&d;e weoren heore leches. & igripen an heore hond heore. speren longe. hengen an heore &a;xle; mucle wi-&a;xe. &T;a s&a;ide Gillomar &t;e king; a swi&d;e seol-lic &t;ing. Her cume&d; V&d;er; Aurilies bro[&d;]er. he wule bidden mi gri&d;; & noht fehten me wi&d;. &T;a formeste beo&d; his sweines; Faren we heom ((to))-&y;eines Ne &t;urfen &y;e nauere rehchen; &t;ah &y;e sl&a;n &t;a wrecchen. For &y;if Vther Costantines sune; wulle her mi mon bicume. & Passente a&y;euen; his fader richen. ich hine wullen gri&d;ien; & latten hine liuien. & inne f&a;ire benden; l&a;den hine to mine londe. &T;e king wordede &t;us; &t;a while him a-lomp wurs. Weoren Vtheres cnihtes; at &t;an tune for&d;-rihtes. leiden fur a &t;ene tun. & fehten biliue. mid sweorden heom to rakeden; and &t;a Irisce weoren nakede. &T;a ise&y;en Irisce men; &t;at Brutten wes an eornest. feond-liche heo fuhten; and neo&d;eles heo feollen. heo cleopeden on heore king; Whar &a;rt &t;u ni&d;ing. whi nult &t;u hider wenden; &t;u lezst us her scenden. and Passent &t;in ifere; i-sih us fallen here. cume&d; us to halpe; mid hah&y;ere streng&d;e. &T;is iherde Gillomar; &t;er-foren wes his heorte s&a;r. mid his Irisce cnihten; he com to &t;an fihte. and Passend vor&d; mid him; beien heo weoren u&a;ie. &T;a iseh V&d;er; &t;at icumen wes &t;er Gillomar. to him he gon riden; and smat hine i &t;ere side. &t;at &t;at spere &t;urh-rade; & &t;a heorte to-glad. Hi&y;endliche he hine biwe[n]t; & of-toc Passent. and &t;as word s&a;ide; Vther &t;e sele. Passent &t;u scalt abiden; her cume&d; Vther riden. He smat hine uuenen &t;at h&a;ued; &t;at he adun halde. and &t;at sweord putte in his mu&d;; swulc mete him wes uncu&d;. &t;at &t;e ord of &t;an sworde; wod in &t;ere eor&d;e. &T;a s&a;ide Vther; Passent li&y; nu &t;er. Nu &t;u hauest Brutlond; al bi-tald to &t;ire hond. Swa &t;e is nu i-r&a;d; &t;er-on &t;u &a;rt ded. wikien &y;e scullen here; &t;u and Gillomar &t;in ifere. & bruke&d; wel Brutlond; for nu ic hit bit&a;che inc an hond. &t;at &y;it ma&y;en to-&y;ere; mid us wunien here. Ne &t;urue &y;e nauere adrede; wha eou scullen feden. &T;us s&a;ide V[&d;]er; and seo&d;&d;e he arnde &t;er. and drof Irisce men; &y;eond wateres and &y;eond fenes. and sloh al &t;a uerde; &t;e mid Passent com%men to &a;rde. Summe to &t;ere s&a; iwiten; & leoppen in heore scipen. mid wederen & mid wateren; &t;&a;r heo forferden. &T;us heo isp&a;dden her; Passent and Gillomar. Nu wes &t;is feht idon; and Vther a&y;en com. and for&d;-rihtes wende; into Winch&a;stre. In are brade strete; he igon mete. &t;reo cnihtes & heore sweines; cumen him to-&y;eines. A-nan swa heo ine i-mette; f&a;ire heo hine igr&a;tten. Hail seo &t;u Vther; &t;eos &a;&d;eles beo[&d;] &t;in &a;&y;en. Ded is Aurilie; kingene a&d;elest. he &t;e haue&d; iset an hond; al his kinewur&d;e lond. he bad &t;e beon a sele; & &t;enchen on his saule. &T;a weop V&d;er; wunder ane swi&d;e. V&d;er wende for&d;-riht; in-to Winch&a;stre. &t;a weoren him biforen; wi&d;-uten &t;ere bur&y;e. alle &t;a burh-men; mid reouliche iberen. Sone swa heo hine ise&y;en; heo him to s&a;iden. Vther &t;in are; nu & &a;uere-mare. Ure king we habbeo&d; ilore; wa is us &t;er-fore. &T;u weore his bro&d;er; nafde he n&a;nne o&d;er. no he nefde nenne sune; &t;e mihte king bicumen. Ah [n]i[m] &t;u &t;ene kine-halm; he is &t;e icunde. & we &t;e wulle&d; helpen; & halden for lauerd. mid wapnen & mid &a;hten; and al ure mihte. &T;is iherde V&d;er; he wes wis & he wes war. &t;at &t;er n&a;s cost nan o[&d;]er; seo&d;&d;en d&a;d wes his bro&d;er. He nom &t;enne kine-helm; &t;e him bicom swi&d;e wel. and he wur&d;liche; iwar&d; him to kinge. & heold gode la&y;e; and his folc lufede. Imong &t;at he king w&a;s; & his wikenares ch&a;s. Merlin him &a;t-wende; nuste he nauere whidere. no nauere a worlde-riche; to whan he bicome. Wa wes &t;an kinge; swa wes al his du&y;e&d;e. and alle his hird-men; &t;er-uore murnende weoren. &T;e king lette riden; widen & siden. he bad gold & gersume; &a;lche farinde gume. wha-swa mihte finde; Merlin an londe. &t;er-to he l&a;ide muchel lof; ah ne herde he him nawhit of. &T;a bi&d;ohte Vther; wh&a;t M&a;rlin him s&a;ide &a;r. in &t;an here-&y;eonge; inne Walisc londe. &t;er heo ise&y;en &t;ene drake; &a;lches wurmes vnimake. and he &t;ohte of &t;an tacnen; &t;e Merlin him tahte. &T;e king wes swi&d;e s&a;ri; and sorhful an heorte. for ne les he n&a;uere leouere mon; seo&d;&d;en he wes an liuen. neouere nenne o&d;er; ne Aurilie his bro&d;er. &T;e king lette wurchen; tweien imaken. tweien guldene draken. al for M&a;rlines l[u]ue; swa swi&d;e he wilnede his cume. &T;a &t;e draken &y;aru weoren; &t;e o&d;er wes iuere. whar-swa he an &a;rde; ladde hi[s] ferde. he wes here-m&a;rke; in auer-&a;lche happe. &t;ene o&d;erne he wur&d;-liche &y;&a;f; in-to Winch&a;stre. into &t;an biscop-stole; &t;er he stude halde&d;. &T;er-to he &y;ef his gode spere; &t;er-mid me sculde &t;ene drake bere. &t;enne me scolde hali-dom; beren to processiun. &T;is ise&y;en Bruttes; &t;as draken &t;a weoren imaked &t;us. &a;uer seo[&d;&d;]en heo cleopeden Vther; &t;e to herm&a;rke &t;ene drake bar. &t;ene nome heo him laiden on; &t;et wes V&d;er Pendragon. Pendragun an Brutisc; Draken-hefd. an Englisc. Nu wes Vther god king; ah of Merlin nefde he na &t;ing. &T;is word iherde Octa; &t;er he nor&d; wunede. & Ebissa his wed-bro&d;er; and Osa &t;e o&d;er. &t;a Aurilien sende &t;ider; & sette heom &t;er on his gri&d;e. and bi-tahte heom an honde; sixti hiden of londe. Octa iherden ful iwis; al hu hit ifaren wes. of Aurilies d&a;&d;e; & of Vtheres kinedome. Octa him to cleopede; his cun &t;e wes aneoste. nomen heom to r&a;de; of heore alde dede. &t;at heo wolden bi heore liue; Cristin-dom bilaue. Heo heolden husti[n]g; & h&a;&d;ene bicomen. &t;a comen &t;er to-gadere; of Hengestes cunne; fif & sixti hundred; of he&d;ene monnen. Sone wes &t;at word cu&d;; an &y;eond &t;an londe icud. &t;at Octa Hengestes sune; ((w))es h&a;&d;ene bicume. & &t;as ilke gumen alle; &t;a Aurilien igri&d;ed h&a;fuede. Octa sende his sonde; in-to Walisce londe. after &t;an Irisce; &t;e V&d;er &a;t-urnen. and after &t;an Alemainen; &t;e weoren awei idra&y;ene. &t;a weoren to wude iwende; &t;e while men sloh Passent. and huden heom wel iwhar; &t;e while men sloh Gillomar. &T;at folc ut of wude teh; & touward Scotlonde beh. Auer &t;er comen ma & ma; and ferden toward Octa. &t;a heo to-somme weoren iwende; &t;a weoren &t;er &t;ritti &t;usend. wi&d;-uten &t;a wifmen; of Hengestes cunnen. Heo nomen heore uerde; & gunnen to farene. & setten al an heore hond; bi&y;eonden &t;ere Humbre. lond & &t;at leoden; &t;er heo gunnen li&d;en. ferde &t;er wes sellic; and wenden riht ((to)) Eouerwic. and an &a;lche side; &t;a burh gunnen biride; & &t;a burh bil&a;ien; h&a;&d;ene leoden. and nomen hit al to heore honde; for&d; into Scot-londe. al &t;at heo ise&y;en; heo talden heore a&y;en. Ah V&d;eres cnihtes; &t;a weoren i &t;an castle. wereden &t;ene tun wi&d;-innen; &t;at ne mihten heo n&a;uere binnen. ne iherde mon in nane stude; lute men &t;at swa wel duden. Swa sone swa V&d;er; of &t;issen &t;ingen iwar&d; war. f&a;rde he bad stronge; &y;eond al his kinelonde. and he swi&d;e hi&y;end-liche; ferde touward Eouer-wic. ferde uor&d;-riht anan; &t;er him l&a;i Octa. Octa and his ferde; fusde heom to-&y;eines. wuruen heom ((to))-gadere; mid grimmere streng&d;e. heowen hardliche; h&a;lmes gullen. falewede feldes; of f&a;ie blode. & &t;a he&d;ene saulen; helle isohten. &T;a &t;es d&a;ies ende bicom; &t;a wes hit swa ufel idon. &t;at &t;at h&a;&d;ene uolc; &t;a ufere hond hafeden. & mid muchelere streng&d;e; sturmden &t;a Bruttes. and driuen heom to ane munte; &t;&a; wes unimete stor. & V&d;er mid his monnen; teh to &t;an munte. and h&a;uede iloren in fihte; leofe his cnihtes. fulle seouen hundred; his h&a;lp wes &t;a wurse. &T;e munt h&a;hte Dunian; &t;e Vther wes ufenan. wes &t;e munt &t;urh-wexen; mid ane wude feiren. &T;e king wes &t;er wi&d;-innen; mid swi&d;e feole monnen. & Octa hine bi-l&a;i; mid h&a;&d;ene monnen niht and d&a;i. bil&a;i hine al abuten; Wa wes &t;an Brutten. wa wes &t;an kinge V&d;er; &t;at he nes &a;r w&a;r. &t;at he nefde an londe; bet vnder-stonde. Ofte heo eoden to r&a;de; of swucchere neode. hu heo mihten ouer-cumen; Octa Hengestes sune. &T;er wes an eorl Gorlois; ocht mon ful-iwis. cniht he wes wel idon; he wes V&d;eres mon. eorl of Cornwaille; cu&d; he wes wide; he wes swi&d;e wis mon; of alle &t;inge wel idon. To him saide V&d;er; s&a;ri an heorten. Hail seo &t;u Gorlois; gumenene lauerd. &T;u &a;rt min a&y;e mon; & swi&d;e wel ich &t;e on. &t;u &a;rt cniht wel idon; muchel is &t;i wis-dom. alle mine leoden; ich don in &t;ine r&a;den. & alle we sculle wurchen; after &t;ine i-wille. &T;a heng his breowen a-dun; &t;e king Vther Pendragun. and stod him ful stille; & bad Gorlois suggen his iwille. &T;a andswarede Gorlois; he wes hende ful iwis. S&a;ie me Vther Pendragun; whi halst &t;u &t;in hafed adun. nast &t;u &t;at Godd ane; is betere &t;ene we al cl&a;ne. He mai wham-swa he wule; wur&d;cipe bitachen. Bihate we him on liue; &t;at we him nulle&d; li&y;e. & leten we us r&a;den; of ure misdeden. &A;lc mon for&d;-riht; af alle his sunen nimen scrift. &a;lc mon scriuen o&d;er; swulc hit weoren his bro&d;er. & &a;uer-&a;lc god cniht; nime on him muchel scrift. & Godde we scullen bihaten; ure sunnen to beten. & to &t;ere mid-nihte; &y;arkien us to fihten. &t;eos h&a;&d;ene hundes; t&a;lle&d; us al ibunden. Octa Hengestes sun&a;. wene&d; &t;at we beon alle inumen. heo ligge&d; i &t;issen felden; i-h&a;led in heore telden. heo beo&d; swi&d;e werie; iboren heore wepnen. nu nan heo sculle&d; slumen; & seo&d;&d;en sl&a;pen. of us nabbeo&d; heo nane kare; &t;at we a&y;en heom wulle&d; faren. To &t;ere mid-nihte; we sculle&d; for&d;-rihtes. swi&d;elic%che stille; adun of &t;issen hulle. na wur&d;e cniht swa god; &t;at he scire &a;i word. ne nauer nan h&a;le&d;; &t;at ((he)) horn blawe. Ac we scullen steppen heom to; swa we stelen wolden. &a;r heo wur&d;en iware; we scullen heom am&a;r[r]e. we scullen heom to teon; & tidende tellen. and &a;uer&a;lc ocht mon; sterkliche heom legge on. and swa we scullen of londe; driuen vnicunde. and mid mihte of ure Drihten; bi-tellen ure irihten. Al &t;as ferde idude; swa Gorlois heom hauede ibede. &A;lc mon for[&d;]-rihte; dude hine vnder scrifte. bi-hehten god to donne; and &t;at ufel to for-gonne. To &t;ere mid-nihte; wepnede heom cnihtes. and auoremeste uerde adun; V&d;er Pendragun. and his cnihtes alle; swi&d;e-liche stille. and smiten i &t;a waldes; i-mong alle &t;a teldes. and slo&y;en &t;a h&a;&d;ene; mid h&a;h&y;ere stren&d;e. flu&y;en &y;eond &t;an feldes; falewe lockes. Uolken hit wes &a;rmest; heo dro&y;en heore &t;ermes. mid muchele vnisunde; heo feollen to &t;an grunde. &T;er wes for&d;-riht inume; Octa Hengestes sune. & his wed-bro&d;er; Ebissa; & his iuere Ossa. &T;e king heom lette binden; mid irene b&a;nde. and bi-tahte heom sixti cnihten; &t;e gode weoren to fihten. ufen%nen &t;an walden; uaste to halden. & he seolf draf him for&d;; and muchel dune makede. & Gorlois &t;e hende; uor&d; an o&d;er ende. & alle heore cnihtes; &a;uere for&d;-rihtes. adun-rihtes slo&y;en; al &t;at heo neh comen. Summe heo crupen to &t;an wude; an heore bare cneowen. heo weoren am&a;r&y;e; volken alre &a;rmest. Octa wes ibunden; & ilad to Lunden. and Ebissa & Ossa; nes heom nauere al swa wa. &T;is feh[t] wes idon; & &t;e king wende for&d;. in-to Nor&d;-humbre; mid h&a;&y;ere blisse. & seo&d;[&d;]en to Scot-londe; & sette hit al his a&y;ere hond. He sette gri&d; he sette fri&d;; &t;at &a;lc mon mihte faren wi&d;. from londe to londe; &t;eh he bere gold an honde. of gri&d; he dude swulc &t;ing; &t;at ne mihte n&a;uer &a;r na king. from &t;an ilke time; &t;at Bruttes comen her li&d;en. And seo&d;&d;en vmbe stunde; he ferde to Lunden. he wes &t;ere an &A;stre; mid a&d;ele his uolke. bli&d;e wes &t;e Lundenes tun; for Vthere Pendragun. He sende his sonde; &y;eond al his kinelonde. he b&a;d &t;a eorles; he b&a;d &t;a cheorles. he b&a;d &t;a biscopes; &t;a boc-il&a;rede men. &t;at heo comen to Lunden; to V&d;er &t;an kingen. in-to Lundenes tun; to V&d;er Pendragun. Riche men sone; to Lundene comen. heo brohten wif heo brohten child; swa hehte Vther &t;e king. Mid muchele godn&a;sse; &t;e king iherde m&a;sse. & Gorlois &t;e eorl of Cornwale; & mid him cnihtes uale. muche blisse wes i &t;an tun; mid V&d;er kinge Pendragun. &T;a &t;e m&a;sse wes isungen; to halle heo &t;rungen. bemen heo bleowen; bordes heo br&a;dden. al &t;at folc &a;t & dronc. & blisse heom wes imong. &T;er s&a;t V&d;er &t;e king; an his h&a;h setle. forn a&y;an him Gorlois; hende cniht ful iwis. &t;e eorl of Cornwale; mid a&d;ele his wife. &T;a heo weoren alle iseten; eorles to heore mete. &t;e king sende his sonde; to Ig&a;rne &t;ere hende. Gorlois eorles wif; wifmone alre hendest. Ofte he hire lokede on; & leitede mid e&y;ene. ofte he his birles sende; fron to hire borde. ofte he hire loh to; & makede hire letes. and [heo] hine leofliche biheold; ah in&a;t wh&a;r heo hine luuede. N&a;s &t;e king noht swa wis; ne swa &y;&a;re-witele. &t;at imong his du&y;e&t;e; his &t;oht cu&d;e dernen. Swa longe &t;e king &t;is him droh; &t;at Gorlois iw&a;r&d; him wra&d;. & him gromede swi&d;e; wi&d; &t;ene king for his wife. &T;e eorl & his cnihtes; arisen for&d;-rihtes. & for&d; mid &t;an wife; cnihtes swi&d;e whra&d;e. Vther king &t;is isah; & here-fore s&a;ri wes. & nom him for&d;-rihtes; tw&a;lf wise cnihtes. & sende after Gorlois; gumenene &a;ldere. and beden hine an hi&y;inge; cumen to &t;an kinge. & don &t;an kinge god riht; & beon icnowen of his pliht. &t;at he ha[f]de &t;ene king iscend; & from his borde wes iwende. he and his cnihtes; mid muchele vn-rihte. for &t;e king him w&a;s glad wi&d;; & for he hailede in his wif. & &y;if he nalde a&y;ein cumen; & his gult beon icnawen; &t;e king him wold after; and don al his mahten. binimen him al his lond; and his seoluer & his gold. &T;is iherde Gorlois; gumenene lauer[d]. & he and-sware &y;af; eorlene wra&d;est. N&a;i swa me helpe Drihte; &t;a iscop &t;as da&y;es lihte. nulle ich nauere a&y;&a;n cumen; no his gri&d; &y;irnen. ne scal he neuere on liue. me scende of mine wife. & sugge&d; V&d;er kinge; at Tintaieol he mai me finden. &y;if he &t;[i]der wule ride; &t;er ich him wulle abiden. and &t;er he scal habbe h&a;rd gome. & mucle weorldes scome. For&d; wende &t;e eorl; ire on his mode. he wes w&a;r&d; wi&d; &t;ene king; wunder ane swi&d;e. and &t;retede Vther &t;ene king; and alle his &t;eines. mid him. ah he nuste wh&a;t com seo&d;&d;e; sone &t;er-&a;fter. &T;e eorl anan wende; in-to Cornwaille. he hafde &t;er tweie castles; biclused swi&d;e uaste. &t;&a; castles a&d;ele weore; of his eoldrene istreon. To Tintaieol he sende; his leofmon &t;a wes hende. Ygerne ihaten; wifene a&d;elest. and heo biclusde u&a;ste; inne &t;an castle. Ygerne wes s&a;ri; & sorh-ful an heorte. &t;at swa moni mon for hire; sculden habben &t;er lure. &T;e eorl sende sonde; &y;eond al Brutlonde. and b&a;d alcne ohte gome; &t;at he him sculde to cume. for gold and for seolure; & for o&d;ere &y;iuen gode. &t;at heo ful sone; to Tintaieole comen. & his a&y;ene cnihtes; comen for&d;-rihtes. &T;a heo to-g&a;dere weoren; sele &t;eines. &t;a hafde he fulle; fiftene &t;usend. & heo Tintaieol; faste bitunden. Uppen &t;ere s&a;-stronde; Tintaieol stonde&d;. he is mid s&a;-cliuen; faste biclused. &t;at ne bi&d; he biwunne; &t;urh nanes cunnes monnen. bute &y;if hunger; cumen &t;er an-vnder. &T;e eorl uerde &t;enne; mid seouen &t;usend monnen. & wende to ane o&d;ere castle; and bic[lu]sde hi[ne] ful u&a;ste. and bilefde his wif in Tintaieol; mid ten &t;usend monnen. For ne &t;urue &t;a cnihtes; d&a;ies na nihtes. buten biwiten &t;at castel&y;at; & careles liggen. sl&a;pen. and &t;e eorl wuste &t;ene o&d;er; & mid him his a[&y;en] bro&d;er. &T;is iherde Vther; &t;e king wes swi&d;e steorc. &t;at Gorlois his eorl; his ferde hafde igadere[d]. and wolde halde weorre; mid muchelere wra&d;&d;e. &T;e king bad his ferde; &y;eond al &t;issen &a;rde. & &y;eond al &t;an londe. &t;a stoden an his honde. monies kinnes leoden; li&d;en heom to-g&a;deres. and comen to Lundene; to &t;an leod-kinge. Ut of Lundene tun; ferde V&d;er Pendragun. he & his cnihtes. ferde uor&d;-rihtes. swa longe &t;at heo comen; into Cornw&a;ille. & ouer &t;at water heo tueo&y;en; &t;at hatten Tambreis. riht to &t;an castle; &t;er heo Gorlois wusten. Mid muchelere l&a;&d;e; &t;ene castel heo bil&a;ien. ofte heo to-r&a;sden; mid r&a;&y;ere streng&d;e. to-somne heo leopen; leoden &t;er feollen. Fulle seouen nihte; &t;e king mid his cnihten; bil&a;i &t;ene castel; his men &t;er hafeden sor&y;en. ne miste he of &t;an eorle; na&t;ing iwinnen. and alle &t;a seouen nihte; ilaste &t;at selliche feoht. &T;a iseh V&d;er king; &t;at him ne spedde na&d;ing. ofte he hine bi&t;ohte; wh&a;t he don mahte. for Yg&a;rne him wes swa leof; &a;fne alse his a&y;en lif. and Gorlois him wes on leoden; monnen alre l&a;&d;est. & &a;lches weies him wes wa. a &t;issere weorlde-riche. for he ne mihte beon wur&d;e; na-&t;ing of his wille. &T;a wes mid &t;an kinge; an ald mon swu&d;e hende. he wes a swi&d;e riche &t;ein; and r&a;h on &a;lche dome. he wes ihaten Vlfin; muche wisdom wes mid him. &T;e king br&a;id up his chin; and bisah an Vlfin. swi&d;e he murnede; his mod wes iderued. &T;a qua&d; V&d;er Pendragun; to Ulfin &t;an cnihte. Ulfin r&a;d me sumne r&a;d; o&d;er ich beo ful ra&d;e d&a;de. swa swi&d;e me longe&d;; &t;at ne mai i noht libben. after &t;ere faire Yg&a;rne; &T;is word halt me derne. for Ulfin &t;e leoue; a&d;ele &t;ine lare. lude & stille; don ich heom wulle. &T;a andswarede Ulfin; &t;an kinge &t;et spac wi&d; him. Nu ihere ich muche seollic; &a;nne king suggen. &T;u luuest Yg&a;rne; and halst hit swa deorne &t;e wifmon is &t;e to leof; & hire lauerd al to la&d;. his lond &t;u forbernest; & hine bl&a;&d; wurchest. and &t;rattest hine to sl&a;nne; & his cun to for-donne. Wenest &t;u mid swulche h&a;rme; to bi&y;eten Yg&a;rne. &t;enne heo sculde don; swa ne de&d; na wif-man. mid &a;ie vnimete; halden luue swete. Ah &y;if &t;u luuest Yg&a;rne; &t;u sculdest hit halden derne. and senden hire sone; of seoluere and of golde. & luuien hire mid liste; & mid leofliche bih&a;ste. &T;a &y;et hit weore a wene; whar &t;u heo mihtes a&y;e. for Yg&a;rne is wel idon; a swi&d;e treowe wimmon. swa wes hire moder; & ma of &t;an kunne. To so&d;e ich &t;e suggen; leofest alre kinge. &t;at o&d;ere weies &t;u most ag[i]nnen; &y;if &t;u hire wult awinnen. For &y;ursten-d&a;i me com to; an &a;remite wel idon. & swor bi his chinne; &t;at he wuste Merlin. whar he &a;lche nihte; reste&d; vnder lufte. and ofte he him sp&a;c wi&d;; & spelles him talde. & &y;if we mihte Merlin; mid liste biwinnen. &t;enne mihtest &t;u &t;ine iwille; allunge biwinne. &T;a wes V&d;er Pendragun; &t;a softer an his mode. & &y;[a]f and-sware red; Vlfin &t;u hauest wel is&a;d. Ich &t;e &y;iue an honde; &t;ritti solh of londe. &t;at &t;u Merlin biwinne; & don mine iwille. Vlfin &y;eond &t;at folc wende; & sohte al &t;a uerde. & he vmbe stunde; &t;ene &a;remite f[u]nde. and an hi&y;inge; brohte hine to &t;an kinge. and &t;e king him sette an hond; seouen sul&y;ene lond. &y;if he mihte bringen; Merlin to &t;an kinge. &T;e &a;remite gon wende; in &t;ene west &a;nde. to ane wilderne; to ane wude muchele. &t;er he iwune[d] hafde. wel feole wintre. and Merlin swi&d;e ofte; &t;er-inne sohte. Sone &t;e armite com in; &t;a ifunde he M&a;rlin. vnder ane treo stonden; and s&a;re him gon longen. &t;ene &a;remite he is&a;h cume; alse while wes his iwune. he orn him to-&y;&a;nes; beiene heo u&a;ineden &t;as. heo clupten heo custen; and cu&d;-liche speken. &T;a s&a;ide Merlin; muchel wisdom wes mid him. S&a;ie &t;u mi leofe freond; wi naldest &t;u me suggen. &t;urh nanes cunnes &t;inge; &t;at &t;u w&a;ldest to &t;an kinge. Ah ful &y;are ich hit wuste; anan swa ich &t;e miste. &t;at &t;u icumen weore; to V&d;ere kinge. and what &t;e king &t;e wi&d; sp&a;c; and of his londe &t;e b&a;d. &t;at &t;u me sculdest bringe; to V&d;er kinge. And Vlfin &t;e sohte; & to &t;an kinge brohte. & V&d;er Pendragun. for&d;-rihtes anan. sette him an honde. &t;ritti solh of londe. & he s&a;tte &t;e an honde; seoue sulh&y;ene lond. Vther i[s] of-longed; &a;fter Yg&a;rne &t;ere hende. wunder ane swi&d;e; after Gorloises wiue. Ah longe is &a;uere; &t;at ne cum%me&d; nauere. &t;at he heo biwinne; bute &t;urh mine ginne. for nis na wimmon treowere; in &t;issere worlde-riche. & neo&d;e-les he scal a&y;e; &t;a hende Yg&a;rne; on ((hir)) he scal streonen; &t;at scal wide sturien. he scal streonien hire on; &a;nne swi&d;e sellichne mon. Longe beo&d; &a;uere; d&a;d ne bi&d; he n&a;uere. &t;e wile &t;e &t;is world st&a;nt; il&a;sten scal is wor&d;-munt. and scal inne Rome; walden &t;a &t;&a;ines. Al him scal abu&y;e; &t;at wune&d; inne Bruttene. of him scullen gleomen; godliche singen. of his breosten scullen &a;ten; a&d;ele scopes. scullen of his blode; beornes beon drunke. of his e&y;ene scullen fleon; furene gleden. &a;lc finger an his hond; scarp stelene brond. scullen stan walles; biuoren him to-fallen. beornes scullen rusien; reosen heore m&a;rken. &T;us he scal wel longe; li&d;en &y;eond londen. leoden biwinnen; & his la&y;en sette; &T;is beo&d; &t;a ((ta))cnen of &t;an sune. &t;e cume&d; of U[&d;e]re Pendragune. and of Yg&a;rne; &T;es speche is ful derne. for &y;et n&a;t hit neo&d;er. Yg&a;rne no U&d;er. &t;at of V&d;ere Pendragune; scal arisen swilc a sune. for &y;et he beo&d; unstreoned; &t;a sturie&d; al &t;a &t;eoden. Ah Lauerd qua&d; Merlin; nu hit is iwille &t;in. &t;at for&d; I scal fusen. to uerde &t;as kinges; &t;i word ich wulle heren. and nu ich wulle wende; and faren ich wulle for &t;ire lufe; to Vthere Pendragune. and habben &t;u scalt &t;at lond; &t;at he &t;e sette an hond. &T;us heo &t;a ispecken; &t;&a; &a;remite gon to weopen. deorliche he hine custe; &t;er heo gunnen d&a;len. Merlin ferde riht su&d;; &t;at lond him w&a;s ful cu&d;. for&d;-riht he fusde; to &t;es kinges ferde. Sone swa V&d;er hine is&a;h; swa he him to-&y;eines b&a;h. & &t;us qua&d; V[&d;]er Pendragune; M&a;rlin &t;u &a;rt wilcume. Her ich sette &t;e an honde; al &t;ene r&a;d of mine londe. and &t;at &t;u me r&a;de; to muchere neode. Vther him talde; al &t;at he walde. & hu Yg&a;rne him wes on leoden; wimmo[n]nen leofest. and Gorlois hire lauerd; mo[n]nenen alre la&d;est. & buten ich habbe &t;inne r&a;d; ful ra&d;e &t;u isihst me d&a;ad. &T;a andswerede Merlin; Let nu cume in Vlfin. & bit&a;c him an honde; &t;ritti sul&y;ene lond. & bi-t&a;c &t;an &a;remite; &t;at &t;u him bihete. for nulle ich a&y;&a;n na lond; neou&d;er [seoluer na gold]. for ich am on rade. rihchest alre monnen. & &y;if ich wilne &a;hte; &t;enne wursede ich on crafte. Ah al &t;in iwille; wel scal iwur&d;en. for ich con swulcne leche-craft; &t;e leof &t;e scal iwur&d;en. &t;at al scullen &t;ine [ch]eres; iwur&d;en swulc &t;as eorles. &t;i speche &t;i dede; i-mong &t;ere du&y;e&d;e. &t;ine hors & &t;ine iwe[d]e; & al swa &t;u scalt ride. &t;enne Yg&a;[r]ne &t;e scal iseon; a mode hire scal wel beon. heo li&d; inne Tintaieol; uaste bituned. Nis nan cniht swa wel iboren; of nane londe icoren. &t;e mi[d] streng&d;e of Tintaieol; &t;e &y;eten mihten un-tunen. buten he weoren ibirsted; mid hungere & mid &t;urste. &T;at is &t;at so&d;e; &t;at ich &t;e sugge wulle. &t;urh alle &t;inge &t;u scalt beon; swulc &t;u eorl weore. & ich wulle beon iwil del; swulc him is Brutael. &t;at is a cniht swi&d;e herd; he is &t;eos eorles stiward. Iurdan is his bur-cniht; he is swi&d;e wel idiht. Ich wulle makien anan; Ulfin swulc is Iurdan. &T;enne bist &t;u lauer[d]; & ich Brutael &t;i stiward. & Ulfin Iurdan &t;i bur-cniht; & we scullen faren nu to-niht. faren &t;u scalt bi r&a;de; wuder-swa ich &t;e l&a;de. Scullen nu to-nihte; half hundred cnihten. mid speren and mid scelden; beon abuten &t;ine telden; &t;at nauere nan qui[k] mon; ne cumen &t;er aneosten. & &y;if &t;er auer-&a;i mon cume; &t;at his h&a;ued him beon bi-numen. for &t;a cnihtes scullen suggen; selen &t;ine beornen. &t;at &t;u &a;rt ilete blod. and restest &t;e on b&a;dde. &T;as &t;ing%ges for&d;-rihte; &t;us weoren idihte. For&d; ferde &t;e king; n&a;s hit cu&d; na-&t;ing. and ferden for&d; mid him; Vlfin & Merlin. he tu&y;en riht &t;en w&a;i; &t;a in-to Tintaieol l&a;i. heo comen to &t;as castles &y;&a;te; & cu&d;-liche cleopeden. Vndo &t;is &y;&a;t-essel; &t;e eorl is icumen here. Gorlois &t;e l&a;uerd; & Britael his stiward. and Iurdan &t;e burcniht; we habbeo&d; ifaren al niht. &T;e &y;&a;te-ward hit cudde ouer-al; & cnihtes urnen uppen wal. and speken wi&d; Gorlois; and hine icneowen mid iwis. &T;a cnihtes weoren swi[&d;]e wh&a;te; and wefden up &t;a castles &y;&a;te. & letten hine binnen fare; &t;a l&a;sse wes &t;a heore care. heo wenden mid iwisse; to habben muchel blisse. &T;a h&a;dden heo mid ginne; Merlin &t;er wi&d;-inne. & heo[lden] V&d;er &t;ene king; wi&d;-inne heore walding. and ledde &t;er mid him; his gode &t;ein Ulfin. &T;is tidinde com biliue; in to &t;an wife. &t;&a;t hire l&a;uerd wes icumen; and mid him his &t;reo gumen. Vt com Yg&a;rne; for&d; to &t;an eorle. and &t;as word seide; mid wunsume wurde. Wil-cume l&a;uerd; monne me leofest. & wilcume Iurdan; and Britael is a[l]swa. Beo &y;e mid isunde; to-d&a;led from &t;an kinge. &T;a qu&a;&d; V&d;er ful iwis; swulc hit weore Gorlois. Muchel &t;at mon-kun; &t;&a;t is mid Vther Pendragun. and ich &a;m bi nihte; bi-stole from &t;an fihte. for &a;fter &t;e ic wes of-longed; wifmonne &t;u &a;rt me leofuest. Bu&d; in-to bure; & let mi bed makien. and ich me wulle r&a;sten; to &t;issere nihte uirste. & alle dai to-m&a;rwe; to blissien mire du&y;e&d;e. Yg&a;rne beh to bure; & l&a;tte bed him makien. wes &t;at kine-wur&d;e bed; al mid palle ouer-br&a;d. &T;e king hit wel bihedde; & eode to his bedde. and Yg&a;rne l&a;i adun; bi U&d;ere Pendragun. Nu wende Ygerne ful iwis; &t;at hit weoren Gorlois. &t;urh neuere n&a;nes cunnes &t;ing; no icneou heo V&d;er &t;ene king. &T;e king hire wende to; swa wapmon sculde to wimmon do. & h&a;fde him to done; wi&d; leofuest wimmonne. & he streonede hire on; &a;nne selcu&d;ne mon. kingen alre kenest; &t;&a; &a;uere com to monnen. & he wes on &a;rde; &A;r&d;ur ihaten. Nuste noht Ygerne; wha l&a;ie on hire &a;rme. for &a;uere heo wende ful iwis; &t;at it weoren &t;e eorl Gorlois. N&a;s &t;er na m&a;re uirst; buten &t;at hit wes d&a;i-liht. &t;er for&d;-rihtes; vnder&y;eten &t;a cnihtes. &t;at &t;e king wes iuaren; ut of &t;ere u&a;rde. &T;a s&a;iden &t;a cnihtes; so&d; &t;&a;h hit neoren; &t;at &t;e king wes iflo&y;en; mid &a;rh&t;en afeolled. ah al hit wes lessinge; &t;at heo seiden bi &t;an kinge. her-of heo heolden muchel run; uppen V[&d;]er Pendragun. &T;a seiden &t;a eorles; & &t;a h&a;hste beornes. Nu &t;enne hit wat Gorlois; hu hit iuaren is. &t;at ure king is ifaren; & his ferde bil&a;iued. he wule for&d;-rihtes; wepni his cnihtes. and ut he wule to fihten; & feollen us to grunden. mid woden his &t;eines; muchel w&a;l makien. &t;enne weore us beteren; &t;at we iboren neoren. Ah leten we blawen bemen; & bonnien ure uerde. & Cador &t;e kene; scal beren &t;as kinges marke. h&a;bben ha&y;e &t;ene drake; bi-foren &t;issere du&y;e&d;e. and faren to &t;an castle; mid kene ure folke. and &t;e eorl Aldolf; scal beon ure aldre. & we him scullen here; swulc hit &t;e king weoren. & swa we s[c]ullen mid rihte; wi&d; Gorlois fihten. and &y;if he us wule speken wi&d;; & &y;ernen &t;is kinges gri&d;. setten s&a;htnusse; mid &a;&d;en so&d;-f&a;ste. &t;enne ma&y;en we mid wur&d;-scipen; heonene iwenden. &t;enne nabbeo&d; ure &a;fterlinges; nane up-breidinges. &t;at we for &a;rhscipe; heonene at-&a;rnden. Al &t;at leodliche folc; bilufde &t;esne ilke r&a;d. Bemen heo bleowen. bonneden u&a;rden. up heo hafden &t;ene drake; &a;lches m&a;rken vnimake. &t;er wes moni bald scalc; &t;e sceld weiden on sculdre. moni &t;ein kene; & wenden to &t;an castle. Gorlois wes wi&d;-innen; mid kene his monnen. he lette blawen beomen; & bonnien his ferden. leopen an steden; cnihtes gunnen riden. &T;&a;s cnihtes weoren swi&d;e wate; & wenden ut at &t;an &y;ate. to-somne heo comen sone; fastliche heo on-slo&y;en. feolle f&a;ie men; uolden isohten. &t;er wes muche blod-gute; balu wes on folke. imong &t;an fihte ful iwis; mon sloh &t;ene eorl Gorlois. &T;a gunnen his men fleon; & &t;a o&d;ere after teon. heo comen to &t;an castle; and binnen heo &t;rasten. Sone hit comen binnen; ba twa &t;a uerden. &t;er ileste &t;at fiht; &t;urh &t;ene d&a;i-liht. &a;r &t;e dai weore al a-sceken; wes &t;e castel bi&y;eten. n&a;s &t;er nan swa wracche swein; &t;at he nes a wel god &t;ein. Comen &t;a tidinde; in-to Tintageol an hi&y;ende. for&d; into &t;an castle. &t;er V&d;er wes inne. &t;at isla&y;en wes ful iwis; &t;e eorl heore l&a;uerd Gorlois. & alle his here-gumen; and his castel inumen. &T;is iherde &t;e king; &t;er he l&a;i an skent%ting. & leop ut of bure; swulc hit an liun weore. &T;a qua&d; &t;e king V&d;er; of &t;issen ti&d;ende he wes w&a;r. Beo&d; stille beo&d; stille; cnihtes inne halle. here ich &a;m ful iwis; eore l&a;uerd Gorlois. and Iurdan mi bur-ward; and Brutael mi stiward. Ich & &t;as tweie cnihtes; leopen ut of &t;an fihte. and hider in we beo&d; idra&y;en; neore we noht &t;ere isla&y;en. Ah nu ich wulle fusen; & sumnien mine ferde. and ich & mine cnihtes; scullen al bi nihte. faren in &a;nne tun; and imeten V&d;er Pendragun. and buten he of s&a;hnesse speken; ich wulle me wu[r]&d;liche awrake. & &y;e &t;esne castel; bi-cluse&d; swi&d;e uaste. and hate&d; me Ygerne; &t;at heo noht ne murne. Nu ich fare for&d;-riht; habbeo&d; alle gode niht. Bi-foren ferde Merlin; & &t;e &t;ein Vlfin. & seo&d;&d;en U&d;er Pendragun; ut of Tintageolestun. &a;uere heo uerden alle niht; &t;at hit wes d&a;i-liht. &T;a com he to &t;an &a;rde; &t;er l&a;i his ferde. Merlin hafde a &t;ene king; his wlite iset &t;urh alle &t;ing. &t;a icneowen cnihtes; heore kinelauerd. &t;er wes moni oht Brut; mid blissen a-feolled. &t;a weoren inne Bruttene; blissen ino&y;e. hornes &t;er bleowen; gleomen g[unn]en. gleowen. glad &a;uer-&a;lch cniht; al mid p&a;lle bi-&t;&a;ht. &T;reo d&a;ies wes &t;e king; wuniende &t;ere. & &t;an feor&d;e d&a;ie; to Tintaieol he wende. He sende to &t;an castle; his selest &t;eines. & gr&a;tte Yg&a;rne; wifuene a&d;elest; & sende hire taken; wh&a;t heo i bedde speken. hehte heo &t;at heo a&y;euen; &t;ene castel biliue. &t;er nes nan o&d;er r&a;d; for hire lauerd wes d&a;d. &Y;et wende Yg&a;rne; &t;at hit so&d; weoren; &t;at &t;e d&a;de eorl; i-soht hafede his du&y;e&d;e. and al heo il&a;fde; &t;at hit l&a;s weore. &t;at &t;e king V&d;er; &a;uere weoren icumen her. Cnihtes eoden to r&a;de; cnihtes eoden to rune. radden &t;at heo nalden; &t;ene castel lengere halden. heore brugge heo duden adun; & bitahte hine V&d;er Pendragun. &T;a stod al &t;is kine-lond; &a;ft an Vtheres hond. &T;er V&d;er &t;e king; nom Yg&a;rne to quene. Yg&a;rne wes mid childe; bi V&d;er kinge. al &t;urh Merlines wi&y;el; &a;r heo biwedded weore. &T;e time com &t;e wes icoren; &t;a wes Ar&d;ur iboren. Sone swa he com an eor&d;e; aluen hine iuengen. heo bigolen &t;at child; mid galdere swi&d;e stronge. heo &y;euen him mihte; to beon bezst alre cnihten. heo &y;euen him an-o&d;er &t;ing; &t;at he scolde beon riche king. heo &y;iuen him &t;at &t;ridde; &t;at he scolde longe libben. heo &y;ifen him &t;at kine-bern; custen swi&d;e gode. &t;at he wes mete-custi; of alle quike monnen. &t;is &t;e alue him &y;ef; and al swa &t;at child i&t;&a;h. &A;fter Ar&d;ur wes iboren; &t;eo &a;die burde heo wes ihaten &A;ne. &t;at &a;dien maiden. & seo&d;&d;en heo nom Lo&d;; &t;e Leones ahte. heo w&a;s inne Loeneis; leodene l&a;fdi. Longe l[i]uede V&d;er; mid muchelere blisse her. mid gode gri&d;e mid gode fri&d;e; freo on kine-dome. &T;a &t;e he wes ald mon; &t;a com him ufel on. &t;at vfel hine l&a;ide adun; seoc wes V&d;er Pendragun. swa he wes here; seoc seoue &y;ere. &T;a iwur&d;en Bruttes; swi&d;e [un]balded. heo duden ofte unwr&a;ste; al for &a;ie-leste. &T;e &y;et l&a;i ibunden; in &t;e quarterne of Lunden. Octa Hengestes sune; &t;a at Eouerwic wes inume. and his iueren Ebissa; & his o[&d;]er Ossa. Heom biuusten tw&a;lf cnihtes; d&a;ies and nihtes. &t;a weoren weri of-l&a;ien; inne Lundenne. Octa iherde suggen; of seoc-nesse &t;as kinges. & spac wi&d; &t;a wardes-men; &t;e hine witen scolden. H&a;rcne&d; me nu cnihtes; &t;at ich eou wulle cu&d;en. We ligge&d; here i Lundene; uaste ibunden; and &y;e monienne longne d&a;i; ouer us il&a;ien habbeo&d;. Bettere us weoren to libben; inne Sexlonde. mid muchele richedome; &t;ene &t;us reouliche here; & &y;if &y;e wolden iwur&d;en; & don mine iwille. ich eou wolden &y;iuen lond; muchel seoluer & gold. &t;at a &y;e mihten riche; rixlien in &t;an londe. and eoure lif libben; swa eou bi&d; alre leofuest. For no biden &y;e nauere &y;iuen gode; of V&d;er kinge. for nu ful ra&d;e he bi&d; d&a;d; and his du&y;e&d;en al bil&a;ue&d;. &t;enne nabben &y;e nou&d;er; &t;at an no &t;at o[&d;]er. Ah bi&d;enche eou ohte men; & do&d; us eoure mildze on. & &t;enche&d; wh&a;t eou weoren leof; &y;if &y;e &t;us ibunden leien. & mihten in eouwer londe; libben inne winne. Swi&d;e ofte Octa; wi&d; &t;&a;s cnihtes spac swa. Cnihtes gunnen runen; cnihtes gunnen r&a;den. to Octa heo seiden ful stille; We scullen don &t;ine iwille. A&d;es heo sworen; swiken &t;at heo nalden. Hit w&a;s in ane nihte; &t;at &t;e wind wende rihte. for&d; i-wenden cnihtes; to &t;ere mid-nihte. and ledden uor&d; Octa; & Ebissa & Ossa. after &t;ere Temese; tuhten for&d; in-to &t;ere s&a;. for&d; heo iwenden; into S&a;x-londen. Heore cun heom com a&y;eines; mid mucle flockes. heo li&d;en &y;eond &t;an leoden; swa heom wes alre leofuest. me heom bi-tahte lond; me &y;&a;f heom seoluer & gold. Octa hine bi[&d;]ohte; wh&a;t he don mahte. he &t;ohten hider wenden; & wr&a;ken his fader wunden. Ferden heo bi&y;&a;ten; of folke vnimete. to &t;ere sa heo wenden; mid muchele &t;r&a;tte. to Scotlonde heo comen; sone heo fusden alond. and mid fure hit igr&a;tten; S&a;xes weoren r&a;ie. Scottes heo slo&y;en; mid fure heo adun l&a;iden. [&t;ri]tti hundred tunes; Scottes heo slo&y;en; moni and unifo&y;en. Comen &t;a tidende; to V&d;er kinge. V&d;er wes swi&d;e wa; & wunderliche ih&a;rmed. and senden into Lo&a;ines; to leofen his freonden. and grette Lot his a&d;um; & hehte hine beon an sund. & hahte hine nimen an his hond; al his kine-wur&d;e lond. chihtes and freomen; and freo-liche heom halden. & leden heom to ferde; swa la&y;en beo&d; an &a;rde. & he h&a;hte his cnihtes leoue; beon h&a;rsume Lo&d;e. mid leofliche l&a;ten swulc he weoren leodene king. For Lot wes swi&d;e god cniht, & hafde ihalden moni fiht. and he wes mete-custi; &a;uer-alche monne. he bi-tahten him &t;a warde; of alle &t;issen &a;rde. Octa heold muche vnfri&d;; & Lot faht him ofte wi&d;. & ofte he ahte bi&y;&a;t; & ofte he heom losede. Bruttes hafden muchel mode; & vni-mete prute. & weoren &a;ie-lese; for &t;as kinges alde. and l&a;tten swi&d;e hokerliche; of Lote &t;an eorle. and duden swi&d;e vnwraste; alle his haste. and weoren alle twi-r&a;de; heore teone wes &t;a mare. &T;is wes is&a;id sone; seocken &t;an kinge. &t;at his h&a;&y;e men; Lot al for-ho&y;eden. Nu ich &t;e wulle tellen; a &t;issen boc-sp&a;llen. hv V&d;er &t;e king; uu[nd]ede hine seolven. He s&a;ide &t;at he wolde; wende to his ferde. and mid his e&y;ene iseon; w&a; &t;er wolde wel don. He lette makien &t;ere; gode horse-bere. & letten beoden uerde; &y;eond al his kine-&a;rde. &t;at &a;lc mon bi his liue; comen to him swi&d;e. bi heore liue & bi heore leme. to wr&a;ken &t;as kinges scome. & &y;if &t;&a;r is &a;i gume; &t;&a;t nulle hi&y;enliche cume. ich wulle hine hi&y;enliche fordon; o&d;er sl&a;n o&d;er an-hon. Alle ful sone; to hirede heo comen. no durste &t;&a;r bil&a;uen; na &t;&a; uatte no &t;e l&a;ne. &T;e king for&d;-rihtes; nom alle his cnihtes. & ferde him anan; to &t;an tune of [V]er[o]lam. abuten Uerolames tun; com him V[&d;]er Pendragun. Octa wes wi&d;-innen; mid alle his monnen. &T;a wes Verolam; a swi&d;e kine-wur&d;e hom. Seint Alban wes &t;e[r] isl&a;&y;en; & idon of lif-d&a;&y;en. &T;e burh wes seo&d;&d;e for-uaren; & muchel folc &t;er wes isl&a;&y;en. V&d;er lai wi&d;-uten; & Octa wi&d;-innen. V&d;eres ferde; fusde to wal((e)). r&a;sden to feondliche; &t;eines riche. ne mihte heo of &t;an walle; &a;nne stan falle. no mid nare streng&d;e; &t;ene wal am&a;rre. W&a;lle bli&d;e wes &t;&a;; Hangestes sune Octa. &t;a he is&a;h Bruttes; bu&y;en from walle; & sorh-ful wenden. a&y;&a;in to heore telden. &T;a s&a;ide Octa; to his iueren Ebissa. Her is icumen to [Vero]lam; V[&d;]er &t;e lome mon. & wulle wi&d; us here; fihten in his b&a;re. he w&a;nde mid his crucche; us a-dun &t;rucche. Ah to-m&a;r&y;e w&a;ne hit d&a;i bu&d;; du&y;e&d;e scal arisen. & oppenien ure castel-&y;&a;ten. &t;as riche we s[c]ullen al bi&y;eten. ne scullen we nau&a;re here liggen. for ane lom%me monne. Ut we scullen riden; uppen ure steden. goden. and to U&d;ere fusen. & his folc f&a;llen. for alle heo beo&d; f&a;ie; &t;at hider beo&d; iridenen. and nimen &t;ene lome mon; and leggen in ure benden. and halden &t;ene wr&a;cche; a &t;at he for-wur&d;e. & sa me scal lacnien; his leomes &t;at beo&d; sare. and his ban rihten; mid bite[r]e stelen. &T;us him ispac Octa; wi&d; his iuere Ebissa. ah al hit iwra&d; o&d;er; &t;ene heo iwenden. A-mar&y;e &t;a hit da&y;ede; duren heo un-tunden. up aras Octa; Ebissa & Ossa. and hehten heore cnihtes; &y;arkien heom to fihte. vndon her brade &y;&a;ten; bur&y;en un-tunen; Octa him ut r&a;d; & muche folc him after gl&a;d. mid balden his beornen; &t;er he b&a;lu funden. V&d;er him &t;is is&a;h; &t;at Octa heom to b&a;h. & &t;ohten his ferde; feolen to grunde. &T;a cleopede U&d;er; mid quickere stefene &t;er. W&a;r beo &y;e Bruttes; balde mine &t;eines. Nu is icumen &t;e ilke d&a;i; &t;e Drihten us helpen mai. &t;at Octa scal ifinden; &t;at he &t;r&a;ttede me to binden. I&t;enche[&d;] on eoure aldren; hu gode heo weoren to fehten; I&t;enche[&d;] &t;ene wur&d;-scipe; &t;at ich eou habbe wel biwiten. ne l&a;ten &y;e n&a;uere &t;as h&a;&d;ene; bruken eoure hames. &t;&a;s ilke awedde hundes; walden eouwere londes. And ich wullen bidden Drihten; &t;at scop &t;&a;s d&a;ies lihten. & alle &t;aie hal&y;en; &t;a an h&a;fene h&a;h&y;e sitte&d;. &t;ar [ich] on &t;issen felde; mote beon ifroured. Nu fuse&d; heom to swi&d;e; fulste eou Drihten. &t;e al-waldinde God bi-witen mine &t;eines. Cnihtes gunnen riden; g&a;res gunnen gliden. breken br&a;de speren br((u))sleden sceldes. helmes &t;er scenden; scalkes feollen. &T;e Bruttes weoren balde; & bisie to fihten. & &t;a h&a;&d;ene hundes; h&a;lden to grunde. &T;er wes isla&y;en Octa; Ebissa & Ossa. &t;er seouen-tene &t;usend; si&y;en into helle. feole &t;er at-wenden; touward &t;an nor&d; enden. Al &t;ene d&a;i-lihte; V&d;eres cnihtes. slo&y;en and nomen; al &t;at heo neh comen. &t;a hit wes eauen; &t;a wes hit al biwunnen. &T;a sunggen hired-men; mid h&a;&y;ere streng&d;e. & &t;&a;s word s&a;iden; inne murie heore songen. Her is V[&d;]er Pendragun; icume to Verolames tun; & he h&a;fue&d; idubbed swa; Octa & Ebissa & Ossa. & itah heom a londen; la&y;en swi&d;e stronge. &t;at men ma&y;en tellen; heore cun to spelle. and &t;er-of wurchen songes; inne S&a;x-londe. &T;a wes V&d;er bli&d;e; & igladed swu&d;e. and spac wi&d; his du&y;e&d;e; &t;e deore him wes an heorte. & &t;as word s&a;ide; V&d;er &t;e alde. Sexisce men me habbeo[&d;]; for hene ihalden. mine unh&a;le me at-witen; mid heore hoker-worden. for ich wes here; ilad inne horse-bere. & s&a;iden &t;at ich ((wes)) ded; and mi du&y;e&d;e aswunden. And nu is muchel sellic. isi&y;en to &t;issere riche; &t;at nu haue&d; &t;eos dede king; &t;as quiken aqualden. & summe he heom fl&a;mde; uor&d; mid &t;an wedere. Nu iwur&d;en her-after; Driht%tenes wille. Flu&y;en S&a;xisce men; feondliche swi&d;e. &t;e weoren bihalues; ihalden from &t;an fihte. for&d; heo gunnen scri&d;en; into Scotlonde. and nomen heom to kinge; Colgrim &t;ene hende. He wes H&a;ngestes m&a;ie; & monnen him leofuest. and Octa hine lufede; &t;&a; while &t;e he leouede. Weoren &t;a Saxisce men; swi&d;e iswunten. & iscri&d;en heom to-somne; into Scot-londe. & Colgrim &t;ene hende; heo makeden to kinge. & sumneden f&a;rde; wide &y;eond &t;an &a;rde. and s&a;iden &t;at heo wolden; mid heore wi&d;er-craften. inne Winchastre tun; quellen V&d;er Pendragun. Wa la wa; &t;at hit sculde iwur&d;en swa. Nu s&a;iden Saxisce men; in heore som-runen; Nime we six cnihtes; wise men and wihte. h&a;weres witere; & senden we to hirede. l&a;ten heom uor&d; li&d;en; an almes-monnes wisen. & wunien an hirede; mid he&y;e &t;an kinge. and &a;uer-&a;lche d&a;ie; &t;urh-gon al &t;a du&y;e&d;e. and gan to &t;as kinges dale; swulc heo weoren vn-hale. & imong &t;an wracchen; harcnien &y;eorne. &y;if mon mihte mid crafte; a d&a;i o&d;er a nihte. inne Winch&a;stres tun; cumen to V[&d;]er Pendragun. & mid mor&d;-spelle; &t;ene king aquellen. &t;enne weoren heore iwil; allunge iwurden. &t;enne weoren heo care-l&a;se; of Costantines cunne. Nu wenden for&d; &t;a cnihtes; al bi d&a;ies lihten; on &a;lmes-monnes cla&d;es. cnihtes for-cu&d;est. to &t;as kinges hirede; &t;er heo h&a;rm wrohten. Heo eoden to &t;&a;re dale; swulc heo weoren un-hale. & h&a;rcneden &y;eornen; of &t;as kinges h&a;rme. hu me &t;&a;ne king mihte; to d&a;&d;e idihte. &T;a imetten heo enne cniht; from &t;an kinge he com riht. he wes V&d;eres m&a;i; & monnen him leofuest. &T;as swiken &t;er heo s&a;ten; on-longen &t;ere streten. cleopeden to &t;an cnihte; mid cu[&d;]liche worden. Lauerd we beo&d; wracche men; a &t;issere weorlde-riche. while we weoren on londe; for gode men iholden. a &t;at S&a;xisce men; setten us a-dune. & al bi-r&a;iueden us; & ure &a;hten binomen us. Nu we beden singe&d;; for V&d;er kinge. &a;lche d&a;ie on a m&a;l; ure mete truke&d;. ne cume&d; nauere inne ure disc; neo&d;er fl&a;s ma no fisc. no nanes cunnes dr&a;nc; buten water scenc. buten water cl&a;ne; for &t;i we beo&d; &t;us l&a;ne. &T;is iherde &t;e cniht; a&y;&a;n he eode for&d;-riht. & com to &t;an kinge; &t;er he lai on bure. & seide to &t;an kinge. Lauerd beo &t;u on sunde. her-ute sitte&d; six men; iliche on heouwen; alle heo beo&d; iferen; iscrudde mid heren. While heo weoren; a &t;issere worlde-richen. god-fulle &t;eines; mid goden a-feolled. nu habbeo&d; S&a;xisce men; is&a;t hom to grunden. &t;at heo beo&d; on weorlde; for wracchen i-halden. no raccheo&d; heo to borde; bu[t]en br&a;d ane. no to heore drenc%ches; bute water scenches. &T;us heo leode&d; heore lif; inne &t;ire leode. & heore beoden bidde&d;; &t;at Godd &t;e lete longe libben. &T;a qua&d; V[&d;]er &t;e king; Let heom cumen hide((r)) in. ich heom wulle scruden; & ich heom wulle ueden. for mines Drihtenes lufe; &t;a wille &t;a ich liuie. Comen into bure; beornes &t;a swikele. &t;e king heom lette feden; &t;&a; king heom lette scruden. & nihtes hom l&a;iden. &a;lc on his ((bedde)). and &a;lc on his halue; heo&y;ede &y;eorne. hu heo mihten &t;ene king; mid mor&d;e aquellen. ah ne mihten heo &t;urh na&t;ing; aquellen V&d;er &t;ene king. ne &t;urh nane crafte; cumen to him ne [m]ahten. &T;a iw&a;rd hit in ane time; &t;e r&a;in him gon rine. &t;a cleopede &t;er a l&a;che; &t;er he l&a;i on bure. to ane bur-cnihte; and hahte hine for&d;-rihtes. irne to &t;ere welle; &t;e wes on-v&a;st &t;ere halle. and setten &t;e[r]e &a;nne ohte swain; to biwiten heo wi&d; r&a;in. For &t;e king ne mai on du&y;e&d;e; bruken nanes drenches. buten cald welles str&a;m; &t;at him is ique[m]e. &t;at is to his ufele; a&d;elest alre drenc%che. &T;as speche uor&d;-rihtes; iherden &t;as six cnihtes. to harme heo weoren wi((&t;))te; and ut wenden bi nihte. for&d; to &t;ere welle. &t;er ((ho)) h&a;rm wrohten; Vt heo dro&y;en sone; amppullen scone. i-fulled mid attere; weten alre bitterest. six amppullen fulle; heo &y;eoten i &t;an welle. &t;a wes &t;a welle anan; al mid attre bi-gon. &T;a weoren ful bli&d;e; &t;&a; swiken on heore liue. & for&d; heo iwenden; ne dursten heo &t;er bil&a;fen. &T;a comen &t;er for&d;-rihtes; tweien bur-cnihtes. heo beren on heore honde; tw&a;ie bollen of golde. Heo comen to &t;are welle; and heore bollen feolde. a&y;&a;in heo gunnen wende; to V&d;er &t;an kinge. for&d; in-to &t;an bure; &t;er he l&a;i on bedde. Hail seo &t;u V&d;er; nu we beo&d; icumen her. and we habbeo&d; &t;e ibroht; &t;at &t;u &a;r bedde. c&a;ld welle water; bruc hit on wunne. Vp aras &t;e seocke king; & sat on his bedde. of &t;an watere he dronc; & sone he gon sweten. his heorte gon to wakien; his neb bigon to blakien. his wombe gon to swellen; &t;e king gon to swelten. N&a;s &t;er nan o&d;er r&a;d; &t;er wes V&d;er king d&a;d. alle heo iwur&d;en dede; &t;at drunken of &t;an watere. &T;a &t;at hired isah; &t;at sorh&y;en of &t;an kinge. & of &t;as kinges monnen; &t;e mid attre weoren for-done. &t;a wenden to &t;ere welle; cnihtes &t;e weoren sn&a;lle. & &t;a welle for-duden; mid derfulle swincche. mid eor&d;e & mid stanen; stepne hul makeden. &T;a nomen &t;a du&y;e&d;e; &t;ene king dede. vnimete uolc; & for&d; hine uereden. sti&d;-i-modede men; in; to Stanhengen. & hine &t;er bureden; bi leofen his bro&d;er. side bi side; beiene heo &t;er ligge&d;. &T;a com hit al to-gadere; &t;at h&a;hst wes on londe. eorles & beornes; & boc-ilarede men. heo comen to Lundene; to muchelere hustinge. Nomen heom ro rade; &t;eines riche. &t;at heo wolden ouer s&a;. senden sonde; in-to Bruttainne; after bezst alre &y;eo&y;e&d;e. &t;a a &t;issere weorlden-riche; a &t;an d&a;&y;en weore. &A;r&d;ur ihaten; bezst alre cnihten. and suggen &t;at he cumen sone; to his kinedome. for d&a;d him wes V&d;er; al-swa Aurilien wes &a;r. and V&d;er Pendragune; nefde nenne o&d;erne sune. &t;at mihte after his da&y;en; halden Bruttes to la&y;e. mid wur&d;-scipe halden; & &t;isne kinedom walden. For &y;&a;t weoren in &t;issen londe; S&a;xes at-stonden. Colgrim &t;e kene; and moni &t;usend of his iueren. &t;a ofte ure Bruttes; makeden hufele burstes. Bruttes ful sone; &t;reo biscopes nomen. and rid&a;res seouene; r&a;i&y;e on wisdome. for&d; heo gunnen bu&y;en; in-to Bruttaine. & heo ful sone; to &A;r&d;ure comen. Hail seo &t;u Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest cnihten. V&d;er &t;e gr&a;ten; &t;a he sculde iwiten. & b&a;d &t;at &t;u sculdest; a Brutten &t;e seoluen. halden la&y;en rihte; & h&a;lpen &t;ine folke. and witen &t;isne kinedom. swa god king sculden don. &t;ine feond fl&a;men; & driuen heom of londen. & he bad &t;e to fultume; &t;ene milde Godes sune. &t;at &t;u mostes wel don; & &t;at lond of Godde a-fon. for d&a;d is V&d;er Pendragun; & &t;u &a;rt &A;r&d;ur his sune. & d&a;d is &t;e o&d;er; Aurilien his bro&d;er. &T;us heo gunnen tellen; & Ar&d;ur s&a;t ful stille. &a;nne stunde he wes blac; and on heuwe swi&d;e wak. ane while he wes reod; and reousede on heorte. &T;a hit alles up brac; hit wes god &t;at he spac. &t;us him s&a;ide &t;er-riht; Ar&d;ur &t;e a&d;ele cniht. Lauerd Crist Godes sune; beon us nu a fultume. &t;at ich mote on life; Goddes la&y;en halden. Fif-tene &y;ere wes Ar[&d;]ur ald; &t;a &t;is ti&d;ende him wes itald. & alle heo weoren wel bito&y;en; for he wes swi&d;e i&d;o&y;e. &A;r&d;ur for&d;-rihtes; cleopede his cnihtes. & h&a;hte &a;uer-&a;lcne mon; bonnien his weppnen. & heore hors sadelie; hi&y;endliche swi&d;e. for he wolde bu&y;e; to &t;issere Brutene. To &t;ere s&a; wenden; sele &t;eines. at Mih&a;les Munte; mid muchelere uerede. &t;a s&a; heo s&a;tten a &t;at strond; at Su&d;-ham-tune heo comen alond. For&d; him gon ride; Ar&d;ur &t;e riche. riht to Selech&a;stre; &t;er him sel &t;uhte. &t;er wes; Bruttene weored; baldeliche isomned. Muchel wes &t;a blisse; &t;a Ar&d;ur com to burh&y;e. &t;er wes bemene bl&a;st; & swi&d;e glade beornes. &t;er heo houen to kinge; Ar&d;ur &t;ene &y;unge. &T;a &t;e Ar&d;ur wes king; h&a;rne nu seollic &t;ing. he wes mete-custi; &a;lche quike monne. cniht mid &t;an bezste; w[u]nder ane kene. he wes &t;an &y;ungen for fader; &t;an alden for frouer. and wi&d; &t;an vnwise; w[u]nder ane sturnne. woh him wes wunder la&d;. and &t;at rihte a leof; &A;lc of his birlen; & of his bur-&t;&a;inen. & his ber-cnihtes; gold beren an honden. to ruggen and to bedde; iscrud mid gode webbe, Nefde he neuere n&a;nne coc; &t;at he nes keppe swi[&d;]e god. neu&a;r nanes cnihtes swein; &t;at he n&a;s bald &t;ein. &T;e king heold al his hired; mid h&a;&y;ere blise. & mid swulche &t;inges; he ouer-com alle kinges. mid r&a;h&y;ere streng&d;e; & mid riche-dome. swulche weoren his custes; &t;at al uolc hit wuste. Nu wes Ar&d;ur god king; his hired hine lufede. &a;c hit wes cu&d; wide; of his kine-dome. &T;e king huld i Lundene; ane muchele hustinge. &t;er-to weoren ila&d;ede; his leond-cnihtes alle. riche men and h&a;ne; to h&a;&y;en &t;an king. &T;a &t;e hit wes al icume; uolc vnimete. vp a-r&a;s Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. & lette bringen him biforen; halidomes wel icoren. &t;er-to gon cneoli; &t;e king sume &t;rie. nuste noht his du&y;e&d;e; what he deme wolde. Ar&d;ur heold up his riht hond; &a;nne a&d; he &t;er swor &t;at n&a;uere bi his liue; for nanes monnes l&a;re. ne sculden inne Brutene; S&a;xes wur&d;en bli&d;e. londes beon wur&d;en; no wur&d;-scipe bruke. ah he heom wolde flemen; for heo weoren iu&a;id wi&d; him. slo&y;en V&d;er Pendragune; &t;e wes Costa[n]ces sune. swa heo duden &t;ene o[&d;]er; Aurilien his bro&d;er. for &t;i heo weoren on londe; la&d;est alre uolke. Ar&d;ur. for&d;-rihtes; nom his wise cnihtes. weore heom lef. weore heom la&d;; alle heo sworen &t;ene a&d;. trouliche &t;at heo wolden; mid Ar&d;ure halden. & wreken &t;ene king V&d;er; &t;at S&a;xes aqualden her. Ar&d;ur his writen sende; wide &y;eond his londe. after alle &t;an cnihten; &t;e he bi&y;iten mihte. &t;at heo ful sone; to &t;an kinge comen. & he heom wolde on londe; leofliche at-halden. scipien heom mid londe; mid seoluere & mid golde. For&d; &t;e king ferde; mid vnimete uerde. folc he ledde s&a;llic; & ferde riht to Eouerwic. &T;er he l&a;i ane niht; am&a;rwe he ferde for&d;-riht. &t;er he wuste Colgrim; & his iueren mid him. S[eo]&d;&d;en Octa wes of-sla&y;en; & idon of lif-d&a;&y;en. &t;e wes Hengestes sune; vt of S&a;xlonde icumen. Colgrim wes &t;e h&a;hst mon; &t;at ut of Sax-londe com. after Hengeste; & Horse his bro&d;er. & Octa & Ossa; and heore iuere Ebissa. Heold a &t;an ilke d&a;&y;en; Colgrim S&a;xes to la&y;en. ladde & radde; mid r&a;&y;ere streng&d;e. muchel wes &t;at moncun; &t;at ferde mid Colgrim. Colgrim iherde tidende; of Ar&d;u[r]e &t;an kinge. &t;at he touward him com; and wolde him vfel don. Colgrim hine bi&t;ohte; wh&a;t he don mahte. & bonnede his uerde; &y;eond al &t;an nor&d; &a;rde. &T;er li&d;en to-somne; alle Scotleode. Peohtes & S&a;xes; si&y;en heom to-g&a;deres. & moniennes cunnes men; uuleden Colgrimen. For&d; he gon fusen; mid vnimete verde. to-&y;aines Ar&d;ure; a&d;elest kingen. he &t;ohte to quellen; &t;e king on his &t;eoden. & his folc ual[l]en; uolden to grunden. & setten al &t;is kine-lond; an his a&y;ere hond. & fallen to &t;an grunde; Ar&d;ur &t;ene &y;unge. For&d; wende Colgrim; & his ferde mid him. & wende mid his ferde; &t;at he com to ane watere. &t;at water is ihaten Duglas; du&y;e&d;en hit aquel[d]e &T;er com Ar&d;ur him a-&y;ein. &y;aru mid his fehte. in ane brade forde; &t;a ferden heom imetten. fastliche on-slo&y;en; snelle heore ke[m]pen. feollen &t;a u&a;ie; uolden to grunde. &T;er wes muchel blod-gute; balu &t;er wes riue. brustlede sc&a;ftes; beornes &t;er ueollen. &T;at is&a;h Ar&d;ur; on mode him wes unne&d;e. Ar&d;ur hine bi&d;ohte; wh&a;t he don mahte. & t[eh] hine a-bac-ward; in enne uald brade. &T;a wenden his feond; &t;at he fl&a;n walde. &t;a wes glad Colgrim; and al his ferde mid him. heo wenden &t;at Ar&d;ur; mid arh&d;e weore afall&a;d &t;ere. & tu&y;en ouer &t;at water; alse heo wode weoren. &T;a Ar&d;ur &t;at isah; &t;at Colgrim him wes swa neh. & heo weoren beien; bihalu((e))s &t;an wateren. &t;us seide Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. Iseo &y;e mine Bruttes; here us bi[h]alfues. ure iuan uulle; Crist heom a-ualle. Colgrim &t;ene stronge; ut of S&a;x-londe. His cun i &t;isse londe; ure &a;lderne a-qualden. ah nu is &t;e d&a;i icumen; &t;e Drihten haue&d; idemed. &t;at he scal &t;at lif leosen; & leosien his freonden. o&d;er we sculle d&a;de beon; ne mu&y;e we hine quic iseon. Scullen S&a;xisce men; sor&y;en ibiden. & we wreken wurhliche; ure wine-maies. Vp br&a;id Ar&d;ur his sceld; foren to his breosten. & he gon to rusien; swa &t;e runie wulf. &t;enne he cume&d; of holte; bi-honged mid snawe. and &t;enche&d; to biten; swulc deor swa him like&d;. Ar&d;ur &t;a cleopede; to leofe his cnihten. For[&d;] we biliue; &t;eines ohte. alle some[d] heom to; alle we sculle&d; wel don. & heo uor&d; h&a;lden; swa &t;e h&a;&y;e wude. &t;enne wind wode. weie&d; hine mid m&a;ine. Flu&y;en ouer &t;e woldes. &t;ritti &t;usend sceldes. & smiten a Colgrimes cnihtes; &t;at &t;a eor&d;e a&y;&a;n quehte. Breken braden speren; brustleden sceldes. feollen S&a;xisce men; folden to grunden. &T;at isah Colgrim; &t;er-uore wa wes him. &t;e alre hendeste mon; &t;e ut of Sexlonde com. Colgrim gon to fl&a;nne; feondliche swi&d;e. & his hors hine bar; mid h&a;h&y;ere streng&d;e. ouer &t;at water deope; & scelde hine wi&d; d&a;&d;e. Saxes gunnen sinken; sor&y;e heom wes &y;iue&d;e. Ar&d;ur wende his speres ord; and for-stod heom &t;ene uord. &t;er adruncke Sexes; fulle seoue &t;usend. Summe heo gunnen wondrien; swa do&d; &t;e wilde cron. i &t;an mor-uenne; &t;enne his floc is awemmed. & him halde[&d;] after; hauekes swifte. hundes in &t;an reode; mid reou&d;e hine imete&d;. &t;enne nis him neou&d;er god. no &t;at lond no &t;at flod. hauekes hine smite&d;; hundes hine bite&d;. &t;enne bi&d; &t;e kinewur&d;e fo&y;el; f&a;ie on his si&d;e. Colgrim ouer feldes; fl&a;h him biliues. &t;at he com to Eouerwic; riden swi&d;e sellic. he wenden into bur&y;e; & faste heo biclusde. hafuede he binnen; ten &t;usend monnen. burh-men mid &t;a beztse; &t;e him bihalues weoren. Ar&d;ur halde after; mid &t;ritti &t;usend cnihten. & ferde riht to Eouerwic. mid folke swi&d;e sellic. and bi-l&a;i Colgrim; &t;e weorrede a&y;&a;in him. Seouen niht &t;er biuoren; wes su&d;-ward ifaren. Baldolf &t;e hende; bro&d;er Colgrimes. and lai bi &t;are s&a;-brimme; & abad Childrichen. Childric wes i &t;an da&y;en; c&a;iser of riche la&y;en. inne Alemaine; &t;at a&d;el wes his a&y;ene. &T;a i-herde Baldolf; &t;er he bi s&a; lai. &t;at Ar&d;ur hafde inne Eouerwic; Colgrim biclused. Baldolf h&a;fde ibonned; seouen &t;usend monnen. baldere beornnen; &t;e bi s&a; leien. heo nomen heom to r&a;den; &t;at a&y;&a;in heo wolden riden. and bi-l&a;uen Childric; & faren in-to Eouerwic. & fehten wi[&d;] Ar&d;ure; & aquellen al his du&y;e&d;e. Baldolf swor on his grome; &t;at he wolde beon Ar[&d;]ures bone. & bruken al &t;as riche; mid Colgrime his bro&d;ere. Nolde Baldolf abide; &t;an keisere Childriche. ah &t;enne he ferde uor&d;; and droh him for&d;-rihtes nor[&d;]. from d&a;ie to d&a;ie; mid bald((r))e du&y;e&d;e. &t;at he com in ane wude; in ane wilderne. from Ar[&d;]ures ferde; fulle seoue milen. He hafde i&t;ohte bi nihten; mid seouen &t;usend cnihten. to riden uppen Ar&d;ur; &a;r &t;e king ((wore war)). and his folc afeollen & hine seolf aquelle. Ah al hit o&d;er iwar&d;; o&d;er he iwende. for Baldolf hafede on hirede; &a;nne cniht Bruttiscne. he wes Ar&d;ures m&a;i; Maurin ihaten. Maurin bi-halues; to &t;an wude halde. &t;urh wude & &t;urh feldes; &t;at he com to Ar&d;ures teldes. and &t;us seide sone; to Ar&d;ur kinge. Hail seo &t;u Ar&d;ur; kingene a&d;elest. ich &a;m hidere icume; ich &a;m of &t;ine cunne. Her is Baldulf icumen; mid swi&d;e h&a;rde h&a;re-gumen. & &t;enche&d; in &t;issere nihte; to sl&a;n &t;e & &t;ine cnihtes. to wracken his bro&d;er; &t;e swi&d;e is vnbalded. ah Godd him scal for-wr&a;nen; &t;urh his muchele mihten; & send nu uor&d; Cador; &t;ene eorl of Cornwaile. and mid him ohte cnihtes; gode and wihte. fulle seoue hundred; selere &t;eines. & ich heom wulle r&a;den; & ich hom wulle leden. hu heo muwen Baldulf; sl&a;n al-se enne wulf. For&d; ferde Cador; & alle &t;as cnihtes. &t;at heo comen bihalues; &t;er Bal((d))ulf lai on comele. heo him to helden; on &a;lchere haluen. heo slo&y;en heo nomen; al &t;at heo aneh comen. &t;er weoren aqualde; ni&y;en hundred alle italde. Baldulf wes bi-halues; igan him aburh&y;e[n]. & &t;urh &t;a wilderne fl&a;h; feondliche swi&d;e. and hafde his men leofe; mid reou&d;e bil&a;fued. & fleh him swa feor nor&d;; &t;at he com swa uor&d;; &t;er Ar&d;ur lai in uolde. mid richen his ferde; al a-buten Eouerwic. king swi&d;e seollic; Colgrim wes wi&d;-innen. mid S&a;xisce monnen. Baldulf hine bi&t;ohte; what he don mihte. mid wulches cunnes ginne; he mihte cumen binnen. in-to &t;ere burh&y;e; to Colgrime his bro&d;ere; &t;e wes him on liue; leofest alre monne. Baldulf lette striken; to &t;an bare lichen. his b&a;rd and his chinne; & makede hine to crosse. he lette sceren half his h&a;fd; and nom him ane harpe an hond. He cu&d;en harpien wel; an his child-haden. & mid his harpe he ferde; to &t;as kinges hirede. & gon &t;&a;r to gleowien; & muche gome to makien. Ofte me hine sm&a;t; mid sm&a;rte &y;erden. ofte me hine culde; swa me de&d; crosce. &a;lc mon &t;e hine imette; mid bismare hine igratte. swa nauere na mon nuste; of Baldulfes custe. buten hit weore crosse; icumen to &t;an hirede. Swa he eode longe up-ward; swa longe he eode a-dun-ward. &t;&a;t heo weoren warre; &t;e weoren &t;&a;r wi&d;-innen. &t;&a;t hit wes Baldulf; Colgrimes bro&d;er. Heo wurpen ut enne rap; & Baldulf hine faste igrap. and brud%den up Baldolf; &t;at he binnen com. mid swulches cunnes ginnes; Baldulf com wi&d;-innen. &T;a wes bli&d;en Colgrim; and alle his cnihtes mid him. and swi&d;e heo gunnen &t;rat%tien; Ar&d;ur &t;ene king. Ar&d;ur bihalues wes; & &t;is gomen is&a;h. and wra&d;de hine sulfne; wunderliche swi&d;e. and h&a;hte anan wepnien; al his wunliche uolc. he &t;ohte &t;e burh&y;e; mid streng&d;e to biwinnen. Alse Ar&d;ur wolde; to &t;an walle r&a;se. &t;a com &t;er riden; Patric &t;e ric%che mon. &T;at wes a Scottisc &t;ein. scon((e)) an his londen; & &t;us clupien a-gon. to &t;an kinge anan. Hail seo &t;u Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest Brutten. Ich &t;e wulle tellen; neouwe tidende; of &t;an k&a;isere Childriche; &t;an wode & &t;an richen. &t;an strongen & &t;an balden; He is inne Scottlonde. ih&a;lde to are hafene; & hames for-berne&d;. and walde&d; al ure lond; after his ah&y;ere hond. He haue&d; uerde wel idone; al &t;a streng&d;e of Rome. he s&a;i&d; mid his &y;elpe; &t;enne me him win scenc%che&d;. &t;at &t;u ne d&a;rst in nare [st]ude; his r&a;sses abiden. no on uelde no on wude; no nauere nane stude. & &y;if &t;u him abidest; he &t;e wule binden. quellen &t;ine leoden; and &t;i lond a&y;en. Ofte wes Ar&d;ure wa; nauere wurse &t;ene &t;a. and he droh hine a-bac; bihalues &t;ere bur&y;e. clupede to r&a;de; cnihtes to neode. beornes and eorles; & &t;a hali biscopes. & bad &t;at heo him radden; hu he mihte on richen. mid his mon-weorede; his monscipe halden. & fehten wi&d; Childriche; &t;an stronge & &t;an richen. &t;a hider wolde li&d;e; to helpen Colgrime. &T;a andswarede Bruttes; &t;a &t;ere weoren bihalues; Faren we riht to Lundene. and lete hine li&d;en after. & &y;if he cume&d; riden; sor&y;e he scal ibiden. he seolf and his ferde; f&a;ie scal iwur&d;en. Ar&d;ur al bilufeden; &t;at radden his leoden. for&d; he gon li&d;en; &t;at he to Lundene com. Colgrim wes in Eouerwic; & &t;&a;r abad him Childric. Chilric gon wende; &y;eon &t;an nor&d; ende. & nom on honde; much&a;l dal of londe. Al Scot-&t;eode; he &y;af his ane &t;eine. & al Nor&d;-humberlond; he sette his bro&d;er an hond. Galeweoie & Orcaneie; he &y;af his ane eorle. him-seolf he nom from Humbre; &t;at lond into Lundene. Ne &t;ohte he nauere-mare; of Ar&d;ur habben are. buten he wolden his mon bicume; Ar&d;ur V&d;eres sune. Ar&d;ur wes in Lundene; mid alle Brutleoden. he bed his ferde; &y;eond alle &t;issen &a;rde. &t;at &a;uer-&a;lc mon; &t;e him god v&d;en. r&a;&d;e & ful sone; to Lundene comen. &T;a wes &A;nglene lond; mid &a;rm&t;e of-fulled. her wes wop & her wes rop. and reou&d;en vniuo&y;e. muchel hunger & h&a;te; at &a;uer-&a;lche monnes &y;ete. Ar&d;ur sende ouer s&a;; sele tweie cnihtes. to Hoele his m&a;ie; &t;e wes him leofest monnen. &t;e ahte Bruttaine; cniht mid &t;an bezste. and bad hine ful sone; &t;at he hider come. li&d;en to londe; leoden to helpen. for Ch&a;ldrich hafde an honde; muchel of &t;issen londe. and Colgrim & Baldulf; him to ibo&y;en weoren. and &t;ohten Ar&d;ur &t;ene king; driuen ut of cu&d;&d;en. binimen him his icunde; and his kineriche. &t;enne were his cun iscend mid scome-liche witen. heore wur&d;-scipe iloren; a &t;issere worlde-richen. &t;enne weoren &t;an kingge betere; &t;at he iboren neore. &T;is iherde Howel; &t;a hahste of Brutaine. & he cleopien agon; his sele cnihtes anan. & b&a;d heom to horse; hi&y;enliche swi&d;e. & faren into France; to &t;an freo cnihten. & seide heom &t;at heo comen; ra&d;e & ful sone. to Mih&a;les Munte; mid muchere stren&d;e. alle &t;a &t;e wolden; of seoluere & of golde. wurh-scipe iwinne; a &t;issere weorlde-richen. To Peito he sende; sele his &t;eines. & summe touward Flandres; feondliche swi&d;e. and to Turuine; tweie &t;er wenden. & into Gascuinne; cnihtes &a;c gode. & hahten heom mid maine; touward Mihh&a;les Munte. & &a;r heo eoden to ulode; heo sculden habbeon &y;iuen gode. &t;at heo mihte &t;a bli&d;ere; bu&y;en from heore &a;rde. & mid Howele &t;an hende; cumen to &t;issen londe. to helpen Ar&d;ure; a&d;elest kingen. &T;reottene d&a;ies i-gon weoren; seo&d;&d;en &t;a beoden com%men &t;&a;re. &t;a halden h[eo] to s&a;; swa hah&y;el deh from wolcne. twa hundred scipene; &t;er weoren wel biwitene. me feolden heom mid folke; and heo for&d; wenden. wind stod & &t;at weder; after heore wille. and heo at Hamtone; halden to londe. Up leoppen of scipe; wode scalk%kes. beren to londe; halmes & burnen. mid sp&a;res & mid sceldes; heo wri&y;en al &t;a feldes. &T;er wes moni bald Brut; &t;at beot wes ar&a;red. heo beoteden swi&d;e; bi heore quiken liue. &t;at heo wolden igr&a;ten; Cheldric &t;ene richen. &t;ene [balde] k&a;isere mid muchele harme &t;ere. And &y;if he nolde aw&a;i fleon; & touward Alemaine teon. and he wolde on londe; mid fehte atstonden. mid balde his beornen; beorkes abiden; here beo sculde bilauen; &t;at heom weore alre l[eof]est. hafden and heore honden; & heore white halmes. & swa heo scullen on londen; losien heore freonden. h&a;lden into h&a;lle. h&a;&d;ene hundes. Ar&d;ur wes i Lundene; a&d;elest kingen. & iherde suggen; su&d;ere spellen. &t;at was icumen to londe; Howel &t;e stronge. to Hamtune for&d;-rihtes; mid &t;ritti &t;usen cnihten. & mid vnimete uolke; &t;at wolle&y;ede &t;an kinge. Ar&d;ur him to-&y;aines bah; mid h&a;h&y;ere blisse. mid muchelere mon-weorede; to-&y;&a;ines his m&a;ie. To-somne heo comen; blisse wes on hirede; custen & clupten; & cu&d;liche speken. & anan for&d;-rihtes; somneden heore cnihtes. &T;a weoren &t;er to-somne; sele twa ferden. Howel sculde dihten; &t;ritti &t;usend cnihten. & Ar&d;ur hafde an londe; feouwerti &t;usend an honde. For&d;-rihtes he wenden; touward &t;an nor&d; &a;nde. toward Lincolne; &t;e Cheldric &t;e kaisere bilai. Ah he heo &t;a &y;&a;te; nefde noht biwunnen. for &t;er weoren wi&d;-innen; seoue &t;usen monnen. ohte men and wihte; d&a;ies and nihtes. Ar&d;ur mid his ferde; fusde touward bur&y;e. & Ar&d;ur for-b&a;d his cnihtes; d&a;ies & nihtes. &t;at heo li&d;en stille; swulc heo stelen wolden. li&d;en ouer leoden; & luden bilefden. hornes & bemen; alle weoren bilafde. Ar&d;ur nom enne cniht; &t;e wes oht mon and wiht. & sende hine to Lincolne; to leuen his monnen. & he heom to so&d;e; s&a;ide mid mu&d;e. &t;at cumen wolde Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. to &t;ere middernihte; & mid him moni god cniht. & &y;e wi&d;-inne; &t;enne beo&d; eou iwarre. &t;at &t;enne &y;e i-here&d; &t;ene dune; &t;at &y;e &y;&a;ten untunen. and fuse[&d;] ut of bur&y;e; & eoure feo[n]d felle&d;. & smite&d; a Cheldrichen; &t;an strongen & &t;an richen. and we heom sculle&d; tellen; Bruttisse spelles. Hit was to &t;ere middel-niht; &t;e mone sc&a;n su&d;-riht. Ar&d;ur mid his ferde; fusde to burh. &t;at folc wes swa stille; swa heo stelen wolden. for&d; heo comen li&d;en; &t;at heo isei&y;en Lincolne. &T;us him cleopien agon; Ar&d;ur &t;e kene mon. Whar beo &y;e mine cnihtes; mine h&a;re-kemppen. Iseo &y;e &t;a teldes; &t;er Childrich li&d; i ueldes. Colgrim & Baldulf; mid baldere streng&d;e. &t;at Alemainisce uolc; &t;at us h&a;fe&d; ih&a;rmed. & &t;at S&a;xisce uolc; &t;at sor&y;en us bihate&d;. &t;at alle habbeo&d; aqualde; &t;a h&a;hste of mine cunne. Constanz and Co[n]stantin; & V&d;er &t;e wes fader min. and Aurili&a;n Ambrosie; mines fader bro&d;er. & moni &t;usend monnen; of a&d;ele mine cunne. Uten we heom to li&d;e; and to grunde leggen. and wreken wru&d;-liche; ure cun & heore riche. and alle some[d] for&d;-riht; nu ride &a;uer-alc god cniht. Ar&d;ur gon to riden; &t;a ferde gon gliden. swulc al &t;a eor&d;e; wolde for-b&a;rnen. and smiten i &t;a ueldes; i-mong Childriches teldes. &T;&a;t wes &t;&a; &a;reste mon; &t;e &t;er cleopien agon. Ar&d;ur &t;e he&y;e gume; &t;e wes V&d;eres sune. kenliche & lude; swa bicume&d; kinge. Nu fulste us Marie; Goddes milde moder. and ich ibidde hire sune; &t;at he us beon a fultume. &A;fne &t;an wordes; turnden heo heore ordes. stikeden & slo&y;en; al &t;at heo neh comen. And cnihtes ut of burh&y;e; bu&y;en heom to-&y;&a;ines. &y;if heo flu&y;en to bur&y;en; &t;er heo for-wur[d]en. &y;if heo flo&y;en to &t;a wude. &t;er hi heom forduden. comen &t;er heo comen; &a;uere heo heom slo&y;en. Nis hit a nare boc idiht; &t;at &a;uere weore &a;i fiht. inne &t;issere Bruttene; &t;at balu weore swa riue. for volken him wes &a;rmest; &t;at &a;uere com to &a;rde. &t;er wes muchel blod-gute; balu wes on folke. d&a;&d; &t;er wes rife; &t;e eor&d;e &t;er dunede. Childrich &t;e k&a;isere; h&a;fede &a;nne castel here. a Lincolnes felde; &t;er he l&a;i wi&d;-innen. &t;e wes neouwen iworht & swi&d;e wel biwust. & &t;ere weoren mid him; Baldulf & Colgrim. and ise&y;en &t;at heore uolc; f&a;ie-sih worhten. & heo for&d;-riht anon; on mid heore burnen. and flu&y;en ut of castle; kenscipe bidaled. and flu&y;en for&d;-riht anan; to &t;e wude of Calidon. Heo hafden to i-feren; seouen &t;usend rideren. and ho bilafden of-sla&y;en; & idon of lif-da&y;en. feowerti &t;usu[n]de; i-feolled to &t;an grunde. Alemainisce men; mid &a;r[m]&d;e for-demed. and &t;a Sexisce men; ibroht to &t;an gru[n]den. &T;a is&a;h Ar&d;ur a&d;elest kingen. &t;at Childrich wes i-flo&y;en; in-to Calidonie. ito&y;en. and Colgrim & Baldulf; mid him ibo&y;en weoren. in-to &t;an ha&y;e wude; in-to &t;an h&a;&y;e holme. & Ar&d;ur b&a;h after; mid sixti &t;usend cnihten. Bruttene leoden; &t;ene wude al bileien. and an are halfe hine feolden; fulle seoue milen. treo uppen o&d;er; treo-liche faste. an o&d;er halue he hine bilai; mid his leod-ferde. &t;reo da&y;es & &t;reo niht; &t;at wes heom muchel pliht. &T;a is&a;h Colgrim; alse he l&a;i &t;er-in. &t;at &t;er wes buten mete; scarp hunger & hete. ne heom no heore horsen; h&a;lp nefde nenne. And &t;us cleopede Colgrim; to &t;an kaisere. S&a;ie me lauerd Childric; so&d;ere worden. for whulches cunnes &t;inge; ligge we &t;us here. Whi nulle we ut faren; & bonnien ure ferden. and biginnen fehtes; wi&d; Ar&d;ur & wi&d; his cnihtes. for betere us is on londe; mid mon-scipe to liggen. &t;ene we &t;us here; for hungere to-wur&d;en. iswenche[&d;] us s&a;re; folke to scare. O&d;er we sende&d; wi&d; and wi&d;; and &y;eornen Ar&d;ures gri&d;. and bidden &t;us his milce; & &y;isles him bitechen. & wurchen freond-scipe; wi&d; &t;an freo kinge. &T;is iherde Childric; &t;er he l&a;i wi&d;-inne dic. and he andswarede wi&d; &a;rm-liche stefene. &Y;if hit wulle Baldulf; &t;e is &t;in a&y;e bro&d;er. and ma of ure iferen; &t;e mid us sunden here. &t;at we bidden Ar[&d;]ures gri&d;; & sahtnesse him wurchen wi&d;. after &a;uwer wille; don ich hit wulle. For Ar&d;ur is swi&d;e h&a;h mon; ihalden on leoden. leof alle his monnen; & of kine-wur&d;e cunne. al of kingen icume; he wes V&d;eres sune. & of[t] hit ilimpe&d;; a ueole cunne &t;eoden. &t;er gode cnihte((s)); cume&d; to sturne fihte. &t;at heo &a;rest bi&y;ite&d;; after heo hit leose&d;. & al swa us to-&y;ere; is i-l[u]mpen here. & &a;ft us bet ilimp%pe&d; &y;if we moten liuien. Sone for&d;-rihtes; andswareden &t;a cnihtes. Alle us biluuie[&d;] &t;isne r&a;d; for &t;u hafest wel is&a;id. Heo nomen tw&a;lf cnihtes; & senden for&d;-rihtes. &t;er he wes on telde; bi &t;as wudes ende. &t;e an cleopeden anan; mid quickere stefne. Lauerd Ar&d;ur &t;i gri&d;; we wolden speken &t;e wi&d;. hider &t;e kaisere us sent; Childric ihaten. & Colgrim & Baldulf; beien to-somne. Nu and &a;uere-mare; heo bidde[&d;] &t;ine &a;re. &t;ine men heo wulle&d; bicumen; & &t;ine mon-scipe h&a;&y;en. & heo wulle&d; &y;iuen &t;e &y;isles inowe. & halden &t;e for lauer[d]; swa &t;e beo&d; alre leofest. &y;if heo moten li&d;e; heonene mid liue. into heore leoden; & la&d;-sp&a;l bringen. For her we habbeo[&d;] ifunden; feole cunne sor&y;en. at Lincolne bil&a;ued; leofe ure m&a;ies. sixti &t;usend monnen; &t;a &t;er beo&d; of-sl&a;&y;ene. & &y;if hit &t;e weore wille an heorte; &t;at we mosten ouer s&a;; winden mid seile. nulle we nauere-mare. &a;ft cumen here. for her we habbeo[&d;] for-loren; leoue ure m&a;ies. swa longe swa bi[&d;] &a;uere. her ne cume we n&a;uere. &T;a loh Ar&d;ur; ludere stefene. I&t;onked wur&d;e Drihtene; &t;e alle domes walde&d;. &t;at Childric &t;e stronge; is sad of mine londe. Mi lond he hafe&d; to-d&a;led; al his du&y;e&d;e cnihtes. me seoluen he &t;ohte; driuen ut of mire leoden. halden me for h&a;ne; & habben mine riche. & mi cun ai for-uaren; mi uolc al fordemed. Ah of him bi&d; iwur&d;en; swa bi&d; of &t;an voxe. &t;enne he bi&d; baldest; ufen-an &t;an walde. & hafe&d; his fulle plo&y;e; & fu&y;eles ino&y;e. for wild-scipe climbi&d; and cluden iseche[&d;]. i &t;an wilderne; hol&y;es him wurche&d;. Faren wha-swa auere fare; naue&d; he n&a;uere n&a;nne kare. he wene&d; to beon of du&y;e&d;e; baldest alre deoren. &T;enne si&y;e&d; him to; segges vnder beor&y;en. mid hornen mid hunden; mid ha&y;ere stefenen. hunten &t;ar talie&d;; hundes &t;er galie&d;. &t;ene vox driue&d;; &y;eond dales & &y;eond dunes. he ulih to &t;an holme; & his hol iseche&d;. i &t;an uirste &a;nde. i &t;an holle wende&d;. &t;enne is &t;e balde uox; blissen al bideled. & mon him to-delue&d;; on &a;lchere heluen. &t;enne beo&d; &t;er for-cu&d;est; deoren alre pruttest. Swa wes Childriche; &t;an strongen & &t;an riche. he &t;ohten al mi kine-lond; setten an his a&y;ere hond. ah nu ich habbe hine idriuen; to &t;an bare d&a;&d;e. wh&a;&d;er-swa ich wulle don; o&d;er sl&a;n o&d;er a-hon. Nu ich wulle &y;ifen him gri&d;; & leten hine me spec%ken wi&d;. nulle ich hine sl&a; no ahon; ah his bode ich wulle fon. &y;isles ich wulle habben; of h&a;xten his monnen. hors & heore wepnen. &a;r heo heonne wenden. and swa heo scullen wr&a;cchen; to heoren scipen li&d;en. s&a;ilien ouer s&a;; to sele heore londe. & &t;er wir[&d;]-liche; wunien on riche. and tellen tidende; of Ar&d;ure kinge. hu ich heom habbe i-freoied; for mines fader saule & for mine freo-dome; ifrouered &t;a wr&a;cchen. Her wes Ar&d;ur &t;e king; a&d;elen bid&a;led. nes &t;er nan swa reh&y; mon; &t;e him durste r&a;den. &t;et him of-&t;uhte s&a;re; sone &t;er-after. Childric com of comela; to Ar&d;ure &t;an kinge. & he his mon &t;er bi-com; mid his cnihten alle. Feouwer and twenti &y;isles; Childric &t;er bit&a;hte. alle heo weoren icorene; and h&a;h&y;e men iborenne. heo bi-tahten heore hors; and heore burnen. scaftes & sceldes; & longe heore sweordes. al heo bi-l&a;fden; &t;at heo &t;er h&a;fden. for&d; heo gunnen si&y;en; &t;at heo to s&a; comen. &t;er heore scipen gode; bi &t;ere s&a; stoden. Wind stod on wille; weder swi&d;e murie. he scufen from &t;an stronde; scipen grete & longe. &t;at lond heo al bil&a;fden; & li&d;en after v&d;en. &t;at n&a;nne siht of londe; iseon heo ne mahten. &T;at water wes stille; after heore iwille. heo letten to-somne; s&a;iles gliden. bord wi&d; borden; beornes &t;er spileden. s&a;iden &t;at heo wolden; eft to &t;issen londe; & wreken wur[&d;]liche; heore wine-m&a;ies. & westen Ar&d;ures lond; & leoden aquellen. and castles biwinnen; & wilgomen wurchen. Swa heo li&d;en after s&a;; efne al swa longe. &t;at heo commen bitwi&y;e; &A;nglelonde & Normandie. heo wenden heore lofes; & li&d;en toward londe. &t;at heo comen ful iwis; to Derte-mu&d;e at Totteneis. mid muchelere blisse; heo bu&y;en to &t;an londe. Sone swa heo a lond comen; &t;at folc heo a-slo&y;en. &t;a cheorles heo ulo&y;en; &t;a tileden &t;a eor&d;en. heo hengen &t;a cnihtes; &t;a biwusten &t;a londes. alle &t;a gode wiues; heo stikeden mid cnifes. alle &t;a maidene; heo mid mor&d;e aqualden. and &t;aie il&a;rede men; heo l&a;iden on gleden. Alle &t;a heorede-cnauen; mid clibben heo a-qualden. heo velled%den &t;a castles; &t;at lond heo a-w&a;sten. &t;a chirechen heo for-barnden; baluw wes on folke. &t;a sukende children; heo adrenten inne wateren. &T;at orf &t;at heo nomen; al heo slo&y;en. to heore inne ladden; and suden and bradden. al heo hit nomen; &t;at heo neh comen. Alle d&a;i heo sungen; of Ar[&d;]ure &t;an kinge. and s&a;iden &t;at heo haueden; hames biwunnen. &t;&a; scolden heom i-halden; in heore on-walden. & &t;er heo wolden wunien wintres & sumeres. and &y;if Ar&d;ur weoren swa kene; &t;at he cumen wolde; to fihten wi&d; Childrichen; &t;an strongen & &t;an richen. heo wolden of his rugge; makien ane brugge. and nimen &t;a ban alle; of a&d;ele &t;an kinge. and teien heom to-gadere; mid guldene te&y;en. and leggen i &t;are halle-dure; &t;er &a;ch mon sculde uor&d; faren. to wur&d;-scipe Chil[dri]che; &t;an strongen & &t;an riche. &T;is wes al heore gome; for Ar&d;ures kinges sceome. ah al hit iwra&d; on o&d;er; sone &t;er-after. heore &y;elp & heore gome; ilomp heom-seoluen to scame. & swa de&d; wel iw&a;re; &t;e mon &t;e swa ibere&d;. Childric &t;e kaisere; biwon. al &t;at he lokede on. he nom Sumer-sete; & he nom Dorsete. and al Deuene-scire; &t;at volc al for-ferde. and he Wiltun-scire; mid wi&d;ere igr&a;tte. he nom alle &t;a londes; in-to &t;&a;re s&a;-stronde. &T;a &a;t &t;an laste; &t;a lette heo blawen. hornes & bemen; & bonnien his ferden. & for&d; he wolde bu&y;en; & Ba&d;en al biliggen. and &a;c Bristouwe; abuten birouwen. &T;is was heore ibeot; &a;r heo to Ba&d;e comen. To Ba&d;e com &t;e k&a;isere; & bil&a;i &t;ene castel &t;ere. & &t;a men wi&d;-innen; oht-liche agunnen. stepen uppen stanene wal; wel iwepned ouer-al. & wereden &t;a riche; wi&d; &t;an stronge Childriche. &T;er lai &t;e kaisere; & Colgrim his iuere. & Baldulf his bro&d;er; & moni an-o&d;er. Ar&d;ur wes bi nor&d;e; and noht her-of nuste. ferde &y;eond al Scot-lond; & sette hit an his a&y;ere hond. Orcaneie & Galeweie; Man and Murene. and alle &t;a londes; &t;e &t;er-to l&a;ien. Ar&d;ur hit wende; to iwislichen &t;inge. &t;at Childric ili&d;en weore; to his a&y;ene londe. and &t;at he nauere-m&a;re; nolde cumen here. &T;a comen &t;a tidende; to Arthure kinge. &t;at Childric &t;a k&a;isere; icumen wes to londen. and i &t;an su&d; ende; sor&y;en &t;er worhten. &t;a Ar&d;ur seide; a&d;elest kingen. Wala-wa walawa; &t;at ich sparede mine iua. &t;at ich nauede on holte; mid hungere hine ad[r]efed. o&d;er mid sweorde; al hine to-swu[n]gen. Nu he me &y;ilt mede; for mire god dede. ah swa me h&a;lpen Drihten; &t;&a; scop &t;&a;s d&a;ies lihten. &t;er-fore he scal ibiden; bitterest alre baluwen. harde gomenes; his bone ich wulle iwur&d;en. Colgrim & Baldulf beiene ich wulle aquellen. & al heore du&y;e&d;e; d&a;&d; scal i&d;olien. &Y;if hit wule ivnnen; Waldende h&a;fnen. ich wulle wur&d;liche wreken; alle his wi&d;er-deden. &y;if me mot ilasten; &t;at lif a mire breosten. & hit wulle me iunne. &t;at i-scop mone & sunne. ne scal nauere Childric; &a;ft me bi-charren. Nu cleopede Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. Whar beo &y;e mine cnihtes; ohte men & wi&d;te. To horse; to horse; hale&d;es gode. and we sculle[&d;] bu&y;en; touward Ba&d;e swi&d;e. Lete&d; up fusen; he&y;e forken. & bringe&d; her &t;a &y;&a;sles; biforen ure cnihtes. and heo scullen hongien; on h&a;&y;e treowen. &T;er he lette fordon; feouwer & twe[n]ti childerren. Alemainisce men; of swi[&d;]e he&y;e cunnen. &T;a comen tidende; to Ar&d;ure &t;an kinge. &t;at seoc wes Howel his m&a;i; &t;er-fore he wes sari. i Clud ligginde; & &t;er he hine bil&a;fde. Hi&y;enliche swi&d;e; for&d; he gon li&d;e. &t;at he bihalues Ba[&d;]e; beh to ane uelde. &t;er he alihte; & his cnihtes alle. and on mid heore burnen; beornes sturne. & he a fif d&a;le; d&a;lde his ferde. &T;a he hafde al iset; and al hit isemed. &t;a dude he on his burne; ibroide of stele. &t;e makede on aluisc smi&d;; mid a&d;elen his crafte. he wes ihaten Wygar; &t;e Wite&y;e wurhte. His sconken he helede; mid hosen of stele. Calibeorne his sweor[d]; he sweinde bi his side. hit wes iworht in Aualun; mi[d] wi&y;ele-fulle craften. Halm he set on hafde; h&a;h of stele. &t;er-on wes moni &y;im-ston; al mid golde bi-gon. he wes V[&d;]eres; &t;as a&d;elen kinges. he wes ihaten Goswhit; &a;lchen o&d;ere vnilic. He heng an his sweore; &a;nne sceld deore. his nome wes on Bruttisc; Pridwen ihaten. &t;er wes innen igrauen; mid rede golde stauen. an on-licnes deore; of Drihtenes moder. His spere he nom an honde; &t;a Ron wes ihaten. &T;a he hafden al his i-weden; &t;a leop he on his steden. &T;a he mihte bihalden; &t;a bihalues stoden. &t;ene u&a;ireste cniht; &t;e verde scolde leden. ne is&a;h n&a;uere na man; selere cniht nenne. &t;ene him wes Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest cunnes. &T;a cleopede Ar&d;ur; ludere st&a;fne. Lou war her biforen us; he&d;ene hundes; &t;e slo&y;en ure alderen; mid lu&d;ere heore craften. and heo us beo&d; on londe; l&a;&d;est alre &t;inge. Nu fusen we hom to; & st&a;rcliche heom leggen on. & wr&a;ken wunder-liche; ure cun & ure riche. & wreken &t;ene muchele scome; &t;at heo us i-scend habbeo&d;. &t;at heo ouer v&d;en; comen to Derte-mu&d;en. & alle heo beo&d; for-sworene; & alle heo beo&d; for-lorene. heo beo&d; for-demed alle mid Driht%tenes fulste. Fuse we nu for&d;-ward; uaste to-somne. &a;fne al swa softe; swa we nan ufel ne &t;ohten. and &t;enne we heom cume&d; to; mi-seolf ic wullen on-fon. an alre freomeste; &t;at fiht ich wulle big[i]nnen. Nu we scullen riden. and ouer lond gliden. and na man bi his liue; lude ne wurchen. ah faren f&a;stliche; Drihten us fulsten. &T;a riden agon; Ar&d;ur &t;e riche mon. beh ouer w&a;lde; & Ba&d;e wolde isechen. &T;a tidende com to Childriche; &t;an strongen & &t;an richen. &t;at Ar&d;ur mid ferde com; al &y;aru to fihte. Childric & his ohte men; leopen heom to horsen. igripen heore wepnen; heo wusten heom if&a;ied. &T;is is&a;h Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kinge. is&a;h he &a;nne. h&a;&d;ene eorl. h&a;lden him to-&y;eines. mid seouen hundred. cnihten; al &y;&a;rewe to fihten. &T;e orl him-seolf ferde; bi-foren al his genge. & Ar&d;ur him-seolf arnde; bi-uoren al his ferde. Ar&d;ur &t;e r&a;ie; Ron nom an honde. he str&a;hte scaft st&a;rcne; sti&d;imoden king. his hors he lette irnen; &t;at &t;a eor&d;e dune((de)). Sceld he braid on breosten; &t;e king wes abol&y;en. he smat Borel &t;ene eorl; &t;urh-ut &t;a breosten. &t;at &t;&a; heorte to-chan; and &t;e king cleopede anan. &T;e formeste is f&a;ie; nu fulsten us Drihte. and &t;a hefen-liche quene; &t;a Drihten akende. &T;a cleopede Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kinge. Nu heom to nu heom to; &t;at formest is wel idon. Bruttes hom leiden on; swa me scal a lu&d;ere don. heo bittere swipen &y;efuen; mid axes & mid sweordes; &T;er feolle Cheldriches men; fulle twa &t;usend. swa neuere Ar&d;ur ne les; n&a;uere &a;nne of his. &t;er weoren S&a;xisce men; folken alre &a;rmest. & &t;a Alemainisce men; &y;eomerest alre leoden. Ar&d;ur mid his sweorde; f&a;ie-scipe wurhte. al &t;at he smat to; hit wes sone for-don. Al w&a;s &t;e king abol&y;en; swa bi&d; &t;e wilde bar. &t;enne he i &t;an m&a;ste; monie [swin] imete&d;. &T;is is&a;h Childric; & gon him to charren. & beh him ouer Auene; to bur&y;en him-seoluen. and Ar&d;ur him l&a;c to; swa hit a liun weoren. & fusde heom to flode; monie &t;er weoren f&a;ie. &t;er sunken to &t;an grunde; fif & twenti hundred. &t;a al wes Auene stram; mid stele ibrugged. Cheldric ouer &t;at wate[r] fl&a;h; mid fif-tene hundred cnihten. &t;ohte for&d; si&d;en; & ouer s&a; li&d;en. Ar&d;ur is&a;h Colgrim; climben to munten. bu&y;en to &t;an hulle; &t;a ouer Ba&d;en stonde&d;. & Baldulf beh him after. mid seoue &t;usend cnihtes. heo &t;ohten i &t;an hulle; h&a;hliche at-stonden. weorien heom mid wepnen; & Ar&d;((ur)) aw&a;mmen. &T;a is&a;h Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. whar Colgrim at-stod; & &a;c stal wrohte. &t;a clupede &t;e king; kenliche lude. Balde mine &t;eines; buh&y;e&d; to &t;an hulles. For &y;erstend&a;i wes Colgrim; monnen alre ken%nest. nu him is al swa &t;ere gat; &t;er he &t;ene hul wat. h&a;h uppen hulle; fehte&d; mid hornen. &t;enne come[&d;] &t;e wlf wilde; touward hire winden. &T;eh &t;e wulf beon ane; buten &a;lc imane. & &t;er weoren in ane loken. fif hundred gaten. &t;e wulf heom to iwite&d;; and alle heom abite&d;. Swa ich wulle nu to-d&a;i; Colgrim. al fordemen. ich am wulf & he is gat. &t;e gume scal beon f&a;ie. &T;a &y;et c[l]eopede Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. &Y;urstend&a;i wes Baldulf; cnihten alre baldest. nu he stant on hulle; & Auene bi-halde&d;. hu lige&d; i &t;an str&a;me; stelene fisces. mid sweorde bi-georede; heore sund is awemmed. heore scalen wleote&d;; swulc gold-fa&y;e sceldes. &t;er fleote&d; heore spiten; swulc hit sp&a;ren weoren. &T;is beo&d; seolcu&d;e &t;ing; isi&y;en to &t;issen londe. swulche deor an hulle; swulche fisces in w&a;lle. &Y;urstend&a;i wes &t;e kaisere; ken%nest alre kingen. nu he is bicumen hunte; & hornes him fulie&d;. flih&d; ouer bradne w&a;ld; beorke&d; his hundes. he hafe&d; bihalues Ba&d;en; his huntinge bil&a;fued. freom his deore he flic&d;; we hit scullen fallen. and his balde ibeot; to nohte ibringen. and swa we scullen bruken; rihte bi-&y;&a;ten Efne &t;an worde; &t;a &t;e king seide. he br&a;id h&a;&y;e his sceld forn to his breosten; he igrap his spere longe; his hors he gon spurie. Neh al swa swi[&d;e] swa &t;e fu&y;el fli&y;e&d;. fuleden &t;an kinge; fif and twenti &t;usend. whitere monnen; wode under wepnen. h&a;lden to hulle; mid h&a;h&y;ere streng&d;e. and uppen Colgrime smiten; mid swi&d;e sm&a;rte biten; And ((Colgrim)) heom &t;er hente; and feolde &t;a Bruttes to grunde. i &t;an uormeste r&a;se; fulle fif hundred. &T;at is&a;h Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen; and wra&d; him iwr&a;&d;&d;ed; wunder ane swi&d;e. and &t;us cleopien a-gon; Ar&d;ur &t;e h&a;h&y;e man. War beo &y;e Bruttes. balde mine beornes. Her stonde&d; us biuoren; vre ifan alle icoren. gumen mine gode; legge we heom to grunde. Ar&d;ur igrap his sweord riht; & he smat &a;nne Sexise cniht. &t;at &t;at sweord ((&t;at)) wes swa god; &a;t &t;an to&t;en at-stod. & he smat enne o&d;er; &t;at wes &t;as cnihtes bro&d;er; &t;at his halm & his h&a;fd; halden to grunde. &t;ene &t;ridde dunt he sone &y;af; & enne cniht atwa cl&a;f. &T;a weoren Bruttes; swi&d;e ibalded. & leiden o &t;an S&a;xen; l&a;&y;en swi[&d;e] stronge. mid heore speren longe; and mid sweoreden swi&d;e stronge. Sexes &t;er uullen; & f&a;ie-sih makeden. bi hundred bi hundred; h&a;lden to &t;an grunde. bi &t;usund & bi &t;usend; &t;er feollen &a;uere in &t;ene grund. &T;a iseh Colgrim; w&a;r Ar&d;ur com tou-ward him. ne mihte Colgrim for &t;an w&a;le; fleon a nare side. &t;er f&a;ht Baldulf; bi-siden his bro&d;er. &T;a cleopede Ar&d;ur; ludere stefne. Her ich cume Colgrim; to cu&d;&d;en wit scullen r&a;chen. nu wit scullen &t;is lond dalen; swa &t;e bi&d; alre la&d;&d;est &A;fne &t;an worde; &t;a &t;e king s&a;ide. his brode sw&a;rd he up ahof; and h&a;rdliche adun sloh. and smat Colgrimes h&a;lm; &t;at he a-midde to-cl&a;f. and &t;ere burne hod; &t;at hit at &t;e breoste at-stod. And he sweinde touward Baldulfe; mid his swi&d;ren honde. & swipte &t;at h&a;fued of; for&d; mid &t;an helme. &T;a loh Ar&d;ur; &t;e a&d;ele king. and &t;us &y;eddien agon; mid gomenfulle worden. Lien nu &t;ere Colgrim; &t;u were i-clumben ha&y;e; and Baldulf &t;i bro[&d;]er li&d; bi &t;ire side. nu ich al &t;is kine-lond; sette an eower ah&y;ere hond. dales & dunes; & al mi drihtliche uolc. &T;u clumbe a &t;issen hulle; wunder ane h&a;&y;e; swulc &t;u woldest to h&a;uene; nu &t;u scalt to h&a;lle. &t;er &t;u miht kenne; muche of &t;ine cunne. And gret &t;u &t;er Hengest; &t;e cnihten wes fa&y;erest. Ebissa & Ossa. Octa & of &t;ine cunne ma; and bide heom &t;er wunie; wintres & sumeres. & we scul%len on londe; libben in blisse. bidden for eower saulen; &t;at sel ne wur&d;en heom nau&a;re. & scullen her &a;uwer ban; biside Ba&d;e ligen. Ar&d;ur &t;e king cleopede; Cador &t;ene kene. of Cornwale he wes eorl; &t;e cniht wes swi&d;e kene. Hercne me Cador; &t;u &a;rt min a&y;e cun. Nu is Childric iulo&y;en; & aw&a;i-ward itoh&y;en. he &t;enche&d; mid isunde; a&y;en cumen li&d;en. Ah nim of mire uerde; fif &t;usend monnen. & fare&d; for&d;-rihtes; bi d&a;ie & bi nihte. &t;at &t;u cum%me to &t;are s&a;; bi-foren Childriche. and al &t;at &t;u miht biwinnen; bruc hit on wunnen. & &y;if &t;u miht &t;ene kaisere; ufele a-quellen &t;ere. ich &t;e &y;ifue to mede; al Doresete. Al swa &t;e a&d;ele king; &t;as word hafede is&a;id. Cador sprong to horse; swa sp&a;rc him doh of fure. fulle seoue &t;usend; fuleden &t;an eorle. Cador &t;e kene; & muchel of his cunne. wenden ouer woldes; & ouer wildernes. ouer dales & ouer dunes; ouer deope wateres. Cador cu&d;e &t;ene w&a;i; &t;e toward his cunde l&a;i. an oueste he wende fuliwis; riht to-ward Toteneis. d&a;ies & nihtes; he com &t;ere for&d;-rihtes. swa neuere Childric nuste; of his cume nane custe. Cador com to cu&d;&d;e; bi-uoren Childriche. and lette him fusen biforen; al &t;as londes folc. cheorles ful &y;epe; mid clubben swi&d;e gr&a;te; mid sp&a;ren and mid gr&a;te wa&y;en; to &t;an ane icoren. and duden heom alle clane; into &t;an scipen grunde. & h&a;hte heom &t;ere lutie wel; &t;at Childric of heom neore war. & &t;enne his folc come; & in wolden climben. heore botten i-gripen; and ohtliche on smiten. mid heore wa&y;en & mid heore speren; mur&d;ren Childriches heren. Al duden &t;a cheorles; swa Cador heom t&a;hte. To &t;an scipen wenden; wi&d;er-fulle cheorles. in &a;uer-&a;lche scipe; o[&d;]er half hundred. And Cador &t;e kene b&a;h; in toward ane wude h&a;h. fif mile from &t;an stude; &t;&a;r stoden. &t;a scipen. and hudde hine on wille; wunder ane stille. Childric com sone; ouer wald li&d;en. walde to &t;an scipen [f]leon; and fusen of londen. Sone swa Cador is&a;h; &t;at wes &t;e kene eorl. &t;at Childric wes an eor&d;en; bitweonen him and &t;an cheorlen. &t;a clupede Cador; ludere stefne. W&a;r beo &y;e cnihtes; ohte men & wihte. I-&t;enche[&d;] what Ar[&d;]ur; &t;e is ure a&d;ele king. at Ba&d;en us bi-sohte; &a;r we wenden from hirede. Leou war fuse&d; Childric; & fleon wule of londe. and &t;enche&d; to Alemaine; &t;er beo&d; his &a;ldren. and wule bi-&y;iten ferde; and &a;ft cumen hidere. and wule faren hider in; and &t;enche&d; awr&a;ken Colgrim. and Baldulf his bro&d;er; &t;&a; ((bi)) Ba&d;en reste&d;. Ah no abide he n&a;uere &t;&a;re d&a;&y;en; ne scal he no &y;if we ma&y;en. &A;fne &t;ere sp&a;che; &t;a spac &t;e eorl riche. and on-uest he gon riden; &t;e reh wes on moden. halden ut of wude-sca&y;e; scalkes swi&d;e kene. and after Cheldriche; &t;an strongen & &t;an richen. Cheldriches cnihtes; bi-seh&y;en heom baften. iseh&y;en ouer wolden; winden heore-m&a;rken. winnien ouer ueldes; fif &t;usend sceldes. &T;a iw&a;r&d; Childric; ch&a;r-ful an heorten. and &t;as word s&a;ide; &t;e riche kaisere. &T;is is Ar&d;ur &t;e king; &t;e alle us wule aquellen. fleo we nu biliue; & in-to scipen fusen. and li&d;en for&d; mid watere; ne recchen we nauere wudere. &T;a Childric &t;e kaisere; &t;as word h&a;uede is&a;id. &t;a gon he to fleonne; feondliche swi&d;e. & Cador &t;e kene; com him after sone. Childric and his cnihtes; to scipe comen for&d;-rihtes. heo wenden &t;a scipen stronge; to scuuen from &t;an londe. &T;&a; cheorles mid heore botten; weoren &t;er wi&d;-innen. &t;a botten heo up heouen; & adun-riht slo&y;en. &t;er wes sone i-sla&y;en; moni cniht mid heore wah&y;en. wi&d; heore pic-forcken; heo ualden heom to grunden. Cador & his cnihtes; slo&y;en heom baften. &T;a isah Childric; &t;at heom ilomp li&d;erlic. &t;a al his folc mucle; feol to &t;an grunde. Nu i-s&a;h he &t;er bi[h]alues; &a;nne swi&d;e mare hul. &t;at water ti&d; &t;er-under; &t;at Teine is ihaten. &t;a hulle ihaten Teinnewic; &t;ider-ward fl&a;h Childric. swa swi&d;e swa he mihte; mid feouwer & twenti cnihten. &T;a is&a;h Cador; hu hit &t;a uerde &t;er. &t;at &t;e kaisere fl&a;h; & touwarde &t;&a; hulle t&a;h. and Cador him after; swa swi&d;e swa he mahte. and him to tuhte; & hine of-toc sone. &T;a saide Cador; &t;e eorl swi&d;e kene. Abid abid Childric; ich wulle &t;e &y;efen Teinewic. Cador his sweord an-hof; and he Childric of-sloh. Monie &t;e &t;er flu&y;en; to &t;an watere heo tuh&y;en. inne Teine &t;an watere; &t;er heo for-wur&d;en. al Cador acw&a;lde; &t;at he quic funde. and summe heo crupen in-to &t;an wude; and alle he heom &t;er for-dude. &T;a Cador heom haueden alle ouercumen; and &a;lc al &t;at lond inumen. he sette grit swi&d;e god; &t;at &t;er-after longe stod. &t;eh &a;lc mon beere an honde; beh&y;es of golde. ne durste nauere gume nan; o&d;erne ufele igreten Ar&d;ur wes for&d; iwende in-to Scotlonden; for Howel lai inne Clud; faste biclused. Hafden Scottes hine bi-l&a;ien; mid lu&d;ere heore craften. and &y;if Ar[&d;]ur neore &t;e ra[&d;]er icumen; &t;enne weoren Houwel inumen. and al his folc &t;er isla&y;en; and idon of lif da&y;en. Ah Ar&d;ur com sone; mid selere streng&d;e. and Scottes to fleonne; feor of &t;an &a;rde. in-to Mur&a;ine; mid mucle mon-weorede. And Cador com to Scotlonde; &t;er he Ar&d;ur ifunde. Ar&d;ur and Cador; into Clud ferden; & funden &t;er Howel; mid hah&y;ere blisse an sel. of his seo((c))nesse isund wes iwur&d;en. muchel wes &t;a blisse; &t;&a; &t;a wes in bur&y;e. Scottes weoren inne Mureine; and &t;er &t;eohten wunien. & mid bolde heore worden; heore beot makeden. and s&a;iden &t;at heo wolden; &t;a riche walden; and Ar&d;ur &t;er abiden; mid baldere stren&d;e; for ne durste nauere Ar&d;ur; for his life come &t;er. &T;a iherde Ar[&d;]ur; &a;rh&d;en bi-d&a;le[d]. wh&a;t Scottes hafden is&a;id; mid heore hux-worden. &t;a s&a;ide Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. Wh&a;r &a;rt &t;u Howel; h&a;hst of mine ((cunne)). and Cador &t;e kene ut of Cornwa((i))le. Lete&d; bl&a;wen bemen; & bonnien ure ferden. & to &t;ere mid-nihte; we sculle&d; faren for&d;-riht. toward Mureine; ure mon-((scipe)) to bi-tellen. &Y;if hit wule Drihte; &t;e scop &t;&a;s da&y;es lihten. we heom sculle tellen; sorh-fulle spelles. heore &y;&a;lp fellen; & heom-seolue a-quellen. To &t;ere mid-nihte; Ar&d;ur aras for&d;-riht. hornes me gon blawen; mid hah&y;ere stafnen. cnihtes gunnen arisen; and r&a;h&y;e word speken; Mid muche mon-weorede; in-to Mureine. for&d; gunnen wr&a;sten; &t;reottene &t;usend. a feormeste flocke; feondliche kene men. Seo&d;&d;en com Cador; &t;e eorl of Cornw&a;ille. mid seouentene &t;usen; selere &t;einen. Seo&d;&d;en com Heowel; mid his kemp%pen swi&d;e wel. mid an and twenti &t;usen; mid a&d;elere kempen. Seo&d;&d;en com Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. mid seouen & twenti &t;usend; si&y;en heom after-ward. sceldes &t;er cliseden; lihten hit gon d&a;&y;en. &T;at word com to Scotten; &t;&a;r &t;ar heo wuneden. hu Ar[&d;]ur &t;e king; com touward heore londe. feond-liche swi&d;e; mid vnimete folke. &T;a weoren &a;rhest; &t;at &a;r weoren baldest. and gunnen to fleonnen; feondliche swi&d;e. into &t;an watere; &t;er wunderes beo&d; ino&y;e. &T;at is a seolcu&d; mere; iset a middel-&a;rde. mid fenne & mid r&a;ode; mid watere swi&d;e br&a;de. mid fiscen & mid feo&y;elen; mid uniuele &t;ingen. &T;at water is unimete; brade nikeres &t;er ba[&d;]ie&d; inne. &t;er is &a;luene plo&y;e; in atteliche pole. Sixti &a;it-londes; beo[&d;] i &t;an watere longe. in &a;lc of &t;an &a;it-londe; is a clude h&a;h and strong. &t;er n&a;stie&d; arnes; & o&d;ere gr&a;te uo&y;eles. &T;e &a;rnes habbeo&d; ane la&y;e; bi &a;uer-&a;lches kinges dah&y;en. wh&a;nne-swa &a;i ferde; funde&d; to &t;an &a;rde. &t;eonne fleo&d; &t;a fu&y;eles; feor i &t;an lufte. moni hundred &t;usen; & muchel feoht makie&d;. &T;enne is &t;at folc buten wene; &t;at reou&d;e heom is to cumene. of summes cunnes leoden; &t;e &t;at lond wulle&d; i-sechen. Tweien d&a;&y;es o&d;er &t;reo; &t;us scal &t;is taken heo. &a;r unku&d;e men; to &t;an londe li&d;en. &Y;et &t;er is sellic; to suggen of &t;an watere. &t;er walle&d; of &t;an m&a;ren; a moniare siden. of dalen & of dunen; & of b&a;c%chen deopen. sixti wateres; alle &t;er isomned swa neuere ut of &t;an m&a;re; na man no uinde&d;. &t;at &t;er ut wenden; buten an an &a;nde. an imet-liche broc; &t;e of &t;an mere ualle&d;. & swi&d;e isemeliche; in-to s&a; wende&d;. &T;a Scottes weoren to-deled; mid muclen vni-selen. &y;eond &t;a monie munten; &t;a i &t;an watere weoren. Ar&d;ur biseohte scipen; & gon heom to wenden. & sloh &t;er vniuo&y;e; moni and ino&y;e. & ((moni)) &t;usend &t;er wes d&a;d; for heom trukede &a;lc br&a;d. Ar&d;ur &t;e a&d;ele was an &a;st side; Howel &t;e sele; wes a su&d; hal[u]e. & Cador &t;e kene; bi nor&d;en heom biwusten. and his smale uolc; he setten alle bi weste. siden. &T;a weoren Scottes; ihalden for sottes. &t;er heo leien; &y;eond &t;a cliues faste bi-cluse[d]; &t;er weoren sixti &t;usend; mid sorre&y;e for-farene. &T;a wes Irlondes king; icume in-to hafene. twalf milen from Ar&d;ure; &t;er he lai mid ferde. Scotten to h&a;lpen; Howel to for-farene. &T;[is] iherden Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kinge; & nom his ane ferde. & &t;ider-ward fusden; & funde &t;ene king Gillomar; &t;e icumen wes to londe &t;ar. Ar&d;ur him faht wi&d;; & nolde him &y;iuen na gri&d;. and feolde Irisce men; feond-liche to gru[n]den. And Gillomar mid twalf scipen; teh from &t;an londe. & ferde to Irlonde; mid harme swi&d;e stronge. And Ar&d;ur a &t;an londe; sloh al &t;at he uunde. and seo&d;&d;en he wende to &t;an mere; &t;er he his m&a;i lette. Howel &t;ene hende; hahst of Brutlonde. wi&d;-uten Ar&d;ure; a&d;elest kingen. Ar&d;ur Howel uunde; &t;er he wes bi hauene. bi &t;an mere brade; &t;er he abiden hafde. &T;a fainede swi&d;e; folc an hirede. of Ar&d;ures cume; & of a&d;ele his dede. &t;er wes Ar&d;ur for[&d;]-riht; twei d&a;ies & twa niht. Scottes leie &y;eond clude; moni &t;usend dede. mid hungere for-uarene; folkene alre &a;rmest. I &t;an &t;ridde d&a;i&y;e; faire hit gon da&y;i&y;en. &t;a tu&y;en touward hirede; alle &t;at weoren ihadded. & &t;reo biscopes wise; a boke wel il&a;red. preostes & muneckes; vnimete monie. canones &t;er comen. monie & wel idone. mid alle &t;an halidomen; &t;a hahst an londe weoren. and &y;eornden Ar&d;ures gri&d;; & his a&d;meden. &T;ider &t;a wifes comen; &t;a i &t;an londen. wuneden. heo w&a;iden in h&a;re &a;rmen; heore children &a;rmen. heo weopen on Ar&d;ure; wunder ane swi&d;e. and heore u&a;x f&a;ire; w&a;lden to volde. curuen heore lockes; & &t;er ni&d;er l&a;iden. to &t;as kinges foten; bi-foren al his du&y;e&d;en. nailes to heore nebbe; &t;at &a;fter hit bledde. Neh &t;an alle cl&a;ne; nakede heo weoren. sorhliche heo gunnen clupien; to Ar&d;ure &t;an kinge. and summe &t;us iseiden; &t;er heo on si&d; weoren. King we beo&d; on &a;rde; &a;rmest alre uolke. we &y;eorne&d; &t;ine milzce; &t;urh &t;&a;ne milde Godd. &T;u hauest a &t;isse londe; ure leoden asl&a;&y;en. mid hungere & mid hete; mid feole cunne h&a;rmen. mid wapnen mid w&a;teren; mid feole wan-si&d;en. vre children imaked faderlese; & frofre bid&a;led. &T;u &a;rt Cristine mon; & we al-swa sunden. S&a;xisce men beo&d;; h&a;&d;e[ne] hundes. Heo comen to &t;isse londe; and &t;is folc here a-qualden. &y;if we heom hereden; &t;at was for ure hermen. for we nefden n&a;nne mon; &t;e us wi&d; heom mihten gri&d;ien. Heo us duden swi&d;e wa; & &t;u us dest al swa. &t;a he&d;ene us hatie&d;; & &t;e Cristine us sari makie&d;. W&a;r scullen we bicumen; que&d;en &t;a wif to &t;an kinge. A-&y;ef us &y;et &t;a quicke men; &t;a ligge&d; &y;eond &t;as cluden. and &y;if &t;u &y;iuest milze; &t;isse moncunnen. &t;i mon-scipe bi&d; &t;a mare; nu and &a;uere-m&a;re. Lauer[d] Ar&d;ur ure king; leo&d;e vre benden. &T;u hafust al &t;is lond inomen; & al &t;is folc ouercumen. We beo&d; under uote; a &t;e is al &t;a bote. &T;is iherde Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. &t;esne wop & &t;esne rop; & reou&d;en vniuo&y;e. &t;a toc he to r&a;de. and reosede on heorte. he uunde on his r&a;de; to don &t;at heo ((hine)) beden he &y;&a;f heom lif. he &y;ef heom lumen; & heore lond to halden. He lette bl&a;wen bemen; and &t;a Scottes b&a;cnien. & heo ut of cluden; to &t;an scipen comen. an auer&a;lchen siden; si&y;en touwar[d] londe. Heo weoren swi&d;e iharmede; mid sc&a;rpen &t;an hungre. a&d;es heo sworen; swiken &t;at nalden. and heo &t;a i&y;efuen; &y;isles &t;an kingen. and alle ful sone; &t;as kinges men bi-comen. & seo&d;&d;en heo gunnen fusen; &t;at folc &t;er to-delden. &a;lc mon to &t;an ende; &t;er he wes wuniende. and Ar&d;ur &t;er gri&d; sette; god mid &t;an bezste. Wh&a;r &a;rt &t;u Howel mi m&a;i; monne me leofest. isixst &t;u &t;isne muchelne m&a;re; &t;er Scottes beo&d; am&a;rred. isihst &t;u &t;as h&a;h&y;e treon; and sihst &t;u &t;as &a;rnes teon. Inne &t;isse uenne; is fisc unimete. Isihst &t;u &t;as &a;it-londes; &t;e &y;eond &t;as watere stonde&d;. Seollic &t;uhte Howel; of swulchere isih&d;e. and wond%drede wide; bi &t;an watere flode. and &t;us &t;er cleopede Howel; h&a;hes cunnes. Seo&d;&d;en ich wes mon iboren; of mire moder bosme. no isah ich a none londe; &t;us seolcu[&d;]e &t;inges. swa ich here biuoren me; mid &a;&y;enen bih&a;lde. Wundreden Bruttes; wunder ane swi&d;e. &T;a cleope[de] Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. Howel min a&y;e m&a;i; monnen me leofest. lust mire worden; of mucle m&a;re wunder. &t;at ic &t;e wulle tellen. of so&d;e mine spellen. Bi &t;isse m&a;re enden; &t;er &t;is water wende&d;. is an lutel wiht m&a;re; monnen to wundre. He is end-longe; feouwer & sixti munden. he is imeten a br&a;de; fif & twenti foten. fif foten he is deop; alfene hine dulfen. Feower-noked he is; and &t;er-inne is feower kunnes fisc. and &a;lc fisc an his ende; &t;er he his cun finde&d;. ne mai &t;er nan to o&d;ere; buten al swa tache&d; his icunde. Nes n&a;uer nan mon iboren; ne of swa wise crafte icoren. no libbe he swa longe; &t;e ma&y;en hit vnder-stonde. what lette&d; &t;ene fisc; to uleoten to &t;an o&d;ere. for nis &t;er noht bitwenen; buten water cl&a;ne. &T;a &y;et cleopede Ar[&d;]ur; a&d;elest kingen. Howel i &t;issen londes &a;nde; neh &t;ere s&a;-stronde. is a m&a;re swi&d;e muchel; &t;at water is un-f&a;le. and wh&a;nne &t;a s&a; vlede&d;; swulc heo wulle aweden. and falle&d; inne &t;ene m&a;re; vnimete swi&d;e. no bi&d; n&a;uere &t;&a; mere; on watere &t;a mare. Ah &t;enne &t;a s&a; falle&d; in; and scen war&d; &t;a uolden. and heo bi&d; al inne; in alden hire denne; &t;enne swelle&d; &t;e m&a;re; and sw&a;rke&d; &t;a v&d;en. v&d;en &t;er leppeo&d; ut; vnimete grete. fleo&d; ut a &t;at lond; &t;at leoden agrise&d; an hond. &Y;if &t;er cume&d; &a;i mon; &t;at noht ne cunne &t;er-on. &t;at seollic to iseonne; bi &t;ere s&a;-stronde. &y;if he his neb wende&d;; touw&a;rd &t;an m&a;re. ne beo he noht swa loh iboren; ful wel he beo&d; ibor&y;en. &t;at water him glit bisiden; and &t;e mon &t;er wune&d; softe. after his iwille; he wune&d; &t;er uul stille; &t;at no bi&d; he for &t;an watere; na&d;%&d;ing idracched. &T;a s&a;ide Howel h&a;h mon of Brutten. Nu ic ihere tellen; seolcu&d;e spellen. & seollic is &t;e lauerd; &t;at al hit isette. &T;a cleopede Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. Blawe&d; mine hornes; mid h&a;h&y;ere st&a;fne. and sugge&d; mine cnihtes; &t;at ic fare for&d;-rihte. Bemen &t;er blewen; hornes &t;er stureden. blisse wes an hirede; mid bisie &t;an kinge. for &a;lc wes ifreoured; & ferde to-ward his &a;rd. And &t;e king for-b&a;d heom; bi heore bare liuen. &t;at na mon on worlde; swa wod no iwur&d;e. no swa &a;r-witte gume; &t;at his gri&d; br&a;ke. and &y;if hit dude &a;i mon. he sculden dom &d;olien. &A;fne &t;an worde; fusde &t;a u&a;rde. &t;er su[n]gen beornes; seolcu&d;e leo&d;es. of Ar[&d;]ure &t;an kinge; & of his. here-&t;ringen. and s&a;iden on songe. to &t;isse worlde longe. neo[re] neuere-m&a;re swulc king; ase Ar&d;ur &t;urh alle &t;ing. king no k&a;isere; in n&a;uere nare ku&d;&d;e. Ar&d;ur for&d; to Eouuerwic; mid folke swi&d;e seollic. and wunede &t;er wiken sixe; mid muchelere wunne. &T;a burh-walles weoren; to-broken & to-fallen. &t;at Childric al for-barnden; & &t;a hallen alle cl&a;ne. &T;a cleopede &t;e king; Piram. &a;nne preost m&a;ren. he wes swi&d;e wis mon; and witful on bocken. Piram &t;u &a;rt min a&y;e preost; &t;e &a;&d; &t;e scal iwur[&d;]en. &T;e king nom ane rode; hali and swi&d;e gode. and [bi-tok] Piram an hond; and &t;er-mid swi&d;e muchel lond. and &t;ene &a;rchebiscopes staf; &t;er he Piram a&y;af. &A;r wes Piram preost god; nu he is &a;rchebiscop. &T;a h&a;hte hine Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. &t;at he r&a;rde churechen. & &t;a songes rihten. and Goddes folc biwusten; & f&a;ire heom diht%ten. And he h&a;hte alle cnihtes; demen rihte domes. and &t;a eor&d;e-tilien; teon to heore cr&a;ften. & &a;uer&a;lcne gume; o&d;erne i-gr&a;ten. & wulc mon swa wurs dude; &t;ene &t;e king hafde iboden; he wolde hine ifusen. to ane bare walme. & &y;if hit weore l&a;&d; mon; he sculde hongie for &t;on. &T;a &y;et cleope[de] Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. h&a;hte &t;at alc mon; &t;e his lond hafde for-gan; mid wulches cunnes wite; swa he bi-w&a;iued weore. &t;at he a&y;ain come; ful ra&d;e & ful sone. &t;e riche & &t;e la&y;e; and hefde &a;ft his a&y;en. bute he weore swa fule biwite; &t;at he weore lauerd-swike. o&d;er touward his lauer[d] man-swore; &t;ene &t;e king demde for-lore. &T;er come &t;reo ibro&d;eren; &t;e weore kiniborne. Lot & Angel & Vrien; welle ((h))wulche &t;reo men. &T;eos here-&t;ringes &t;reo; comen to &t;an ki[n]ge. & setten an heore cneowen; biforen &t;an k&a;isere. Hal seo &t;u Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen; and &t;i du&y;e&d;e mid &t;e; a mote heo wel beo. We sunde&d; &t;reo bro&d;eren; iboren of kingen. is al ure icunde lond; i-gan ut of ure hond. for habbeo&d; h&a;&d;ene men; us hene imakede. and iw&a;st us al Leon&a;is; Scotlond & Mur&a;f & we bidde&d; &t;e for Godes luue; &t;at &t;u us beo fultume. and for &t;ire mucle wur&d;-scipe; &t;at &t;u us wur&d;e milde. a&y;if us ure icunde lond and we &t;e sculle&d; luuien. h&a;lden &t;e for lauer[d]; an &a;lche leod-wisen. &T;is iherde Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest king. hu &t;eos &t;reo cnihtes; f&a;ire hine bisohten. reousede on heorte; & he reordien gan. and &t;as word s&a;ide; selest alre kinge. Vrien bi-cum mi mon; &t;u scalt to Mur&a;iue a&y;&a;n. &t;er-of &t;u scalt beon; icleoped king of &t;an londe. & h&a;h an mine hirede; mid &t;ine mon-weorede. And Angele ich sette an hond; al to-gadere Scotlond. habbe hit an honde; and beon king of &t;an londe. from &t;an fader to &t;an sune. &t;er-of &t;u scalt mi mon bi-cumen. And &t;u Lot mi leofe freond; Godd &t;e wur&d;e li&d;e. &t;u hauest mine suster to wiue; &t;&a; bet &t;e scal iwur[&d;]e. Ich &t;e &y;ifue Loen&a;is; &t;at is a lond faier. and ich wulle le[g]gen &t;er-to; londes swi&d;e gode. biside &t;ere Humbre; wur&d; an hundred punden. For mi fader V&d;er; &t;e while &t;e he wes king here. lufede wel his dohter. &t;e wes his b&a;d i&t;ohte. & heo is mi suster; & haue&d; sunen tweien. &t;eo me beo&d; on londe; children alre leofest. &T;us sp&a;c Ar[&d;]ur &t;e king; &t;a wes Wolwain lute child. swa ((ves)) &t;e o&d;er; Modr&a;d his bro&d;er. Wale &t;at Mod%dr&a;d wes ibore; muchel h&a;rm com &t;er-fore. Ar[&d;]ur for to Lundene; & mid him his leoden. he heold inne londe; ane muchele hustinge. and sette alle &t;a la&y;en; &t;at stoden bi his &a;lderne da&y;en. alle &t;a la&y;en gode; &t;e her &a;r stoden. he sette gri&d; he sette fri&d;; and alle freodomes. &T;enene he for to Cornwale; to Cadores riche. he funde &t;er a m&a;ide; vnimete f&a;ier. Wes &t;as m&a;idenes moder; of Romanisce mannen. Cadores ma&y;e; & &t;at maide him bi-tahte. & he heo f&a;ire a-feng. and softe heo fedde. Heo wes of he&y;e cunne; of Romanisce monnen. n&a;s in nane londe; maide nan swa hende. of spec%che & of dede; and of tuhtle swi&d;e gode. heo wes ihaten Wenhauer; wif-monne hendest. Ar&d;ur heo nom to wife; & luuede heo wunder swi&d;e. &t;is maiden he gon wedde and nom heo to his bedde. Ar&d;ur wes i Cornwale; al &t;ene winter &t;ere. and al for Wenh&a;uere lufe; wimmonne him leofuest. &T;a &t;e winter wes agan; and sumer com &t;er anan. Ar&d;ur hine bi&t;ohte; wh&a;t he don mahte. &t;at his folc gode; aswunden ne l&a;ie &t;ere. He ferde to &A;xch&a;str&a;n; to &t;an mid-festen. & heold &t;er his hustinge; of heh&y;en his folke. & seide &t;at he wolde; in-to Irlonde. wenden al &t;at kine-lond; to his &a;h&y;ere hond. buten &t;e king Gillomar; to him ra&t;er come &a;r. and mid listen him speken wi&d;; & &y;irnde Ar&d;ures gri&d;. he wolde westen his lond; and lu&d;ere him gon an hond. mid fure mid stele; streit gomen wurchen; & &t;at lond-folc asl&a;n; &t;e wolde stonden him a&y;ein. &A;fne &t;an worde; &t;a &t;e king s&a;ide; &t;a andswarede &t;at folc; f&a;ire &t;an kinge. Lau%uerd king hald &t;i word; we beo&d; alle &y;arewe. to ganne & to ride; oueral to &t;ire neode. &T;er wes moni bald Brut; &t;e hafde beres leches. heouen up heore bruwen; i-burst an heore &t;onke. Wenden touwarde innen; cnihtes mid heore monnen. heo ruokeden burnen; bonneden helmes. heo wipeden hors leoue; mid lin%nene cla&d;e. heo sceren heo scoiden; scalkes balde weoren. sum sc&a;ft horn; sum scaft ban. sum &y;arked stelene flan. sum mak((de)) ((&t;))wonges; gode & swi&d;e strong. summe beo((ve))den speren; & beonneden sceldes. Ar&d;ur letten beoden; &y;eond al his kine-&t;eoden. &t;at &a;uer&a;lc god cniht; to him come for&d;-riht. and euer&a;lc oht mon; comen for&d;-riht anan. & wa-swa bil&a;fden; his leomen he sculde leosen. & wha-swa come glad-liche; he sculden wur&d;e riche. Seouen niht uppen &A;stre; &t;a men hafden iuast. &t;a comen alle &t;a cnihtes. to scipen for[&d;]-rihtes. wind heom stod an honde; &t;e scaf heom to Irlonde. Ar&d;ur a &t;et lond ferde; and &t;a leoden a-merden. muchel uolc he aslo&y;; orf he nom vniuoh. & &a;uere he h&a;hte &a;lcne mon; chireche-gri&d; halden. &T;et tidinde; com to &t;an kinge. &t;e lauerd wes of &t;an londe; &t;at &t;er wes icu[m]en Ar&d;ur; and &a;rm&t;en iwrohte &t;er. He sumnede al his leoden; &y;eond his kine-londe. and his Irisce uolc; fusden to fehte. to-&y;&a;ines Ar&d;ure; &t;an a&d;ele kinge. Ar&d;ur & his cnihtes. heom wepnede for&d;-rihtes. & foren heom to-&y;eines; folc vnimete. Ar&d;ures men weoren; mid wepnen al bi-&t;ehte; &T;a Irisce men weoren; nakede neh &t;an. mid speren & mid axen & mid swi&d;e sc&a;rpe s&a;xen. Ar&d;ures men letten fleon; vnimete flan. and merden Irisc ((folc)); & hit swi&d;e ualden. ne m&a;hten heo i&t;olien; &t;urh nanes cunnes &t;ingen. ah flu&y;en awai [on] si&d;e; swi&d;e u&a;le &t;usend. and Gillomar &t;e king flah; & aw&a;-wardes teh. and Ar&d;ur him after; and &t;ene king ikahte. he nom bi &t;an honde; &t;ene king of &t;an londe. Ar&d;ur &t;e h&a;&y;e; herbeorwe isohte. an his mode him wes &t;a &a;&d;e; &t;at Gillomar him wes swa neh. Nu dude Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. swi&d;e muche freond-scipe; at-foren al his folke. he lette &t;ene king scrude; mid &a;lchere prude. and &a;c bi Ar&d;ure sat; and &a;c mid him-seolue &a;t. mid Ar&d;ure he win dronc; &t;at him wes mucheles un&d;onc. Na&d;eles &t;a he isah; &t;at Ar&d;ur wes swi&d;e glad. &t;a cleopede Gillomar; an his horte him wes s&a;r. Lauerd Ar&d;ur &t;i gri&d;; &y;ef me leomen & &y;if me lif. ich wulle &t;i mon bicumen; & biteche &t;e mine &t;reo sunen. mine sunen deore; to don al &t;ine iwille. & &y;et ich wulle mare; &y;if &t;u me wult &y;efen &a;re. ich wulle &t;e bi-tache; &y;isles swi&d;e rich. children sume sixti; h&a;&y;e & swi&d;e m&a;hti. &Y;et ((ich)) wulle m&a;re; &y;if &t;u me &y;ifuest &a;re. &a;lche &y;ere of mine londe. seouen &t;usend punde. & senden heom to &t;ine londe; & sixti mark of golde. & &y;et ich wulle mare; &y;if &t;u wult me &y;ifuen are. alle &t;a steden; mid alle heore iweden. &t;a h&a;uekes & &t;a hundes; & heh&y;e mine mahmes. ich bitache &t;e to honde; of al mine londe. And &t;enne &t;u hauest &t;is idon; ich wulle nimen. halidom. of seint Columkille; &t;e dude Godes iwille. & seint Br&a;ndenes h&a;fed; &t;e Godd seolf hale&y;ede. & seinte Bride riht fot; &t;e hali is & swi&d;e god. & halidomes ino&y;e; &t;e comen ut of Rome; & swerien &t;e to so&d;e; swiken &t;e &t;at ich nulle. ah ich &t;e wulle luuien; and halden &t;e for lauerd halden &t;e for hahne king; & mi-seolf beon &t;in vnderling. &T;is iherde Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest king; & he gan lih&y;en; luddere steftne. & he gon andswerie; mid &a;dmode worden. Beo nu glad Gillomar; ne beo &t;in heorte noht s&a;r. for &t;v &a;rt a wis mon; &t;a bet &t;e scal iwur&d;en. for &a;uere me &a;hte wisne mon; wur&d;liche igreten. for &t;ine wis-dome; no scal &t;e noht &t;a wurse. muchel &t;u me beodest; &t;e scal beon &t;a betere. Her for&d;-rihtes; bi-foren al mine cnihtes. for&y;iuen &t;e amare; al &t;&a; haluen-d&a;le. of golde & of g&a;rsume; ah &t;u scalt mi mon bicumen. and half &t;at gauel sende; &a;lche &y;ere to mi[n]e londe. Halfe &t;a steden; & halfe &t;a iweden. halue &t;a hauekes; & halue &t;a hundes. &t;&a; &t;u me beodest. ich wulle &t;e bi-lefen; ah ich wulle habben. &t;ire h&a;hre monne children; &t;eo heom beo&d; alre leofuest. ich heom mai &t;e bet ileouen; & swa &t;u scalt wunien; in wur&d;scipe &t;ire. a &t;ine kine-dome i &t;ine rihte icunden. & ic &t;e wulle &y;euen to; &t;at ne scal &t;e king woh don. buten he hit abugge; mid his bare rugge. &T;eo hit s&a;ide Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. &T;a hafden he an hond; al to-somne Irlond. & &t;e king his mon bicumen; and bit&a;ht him his &t;reo seonen. &T;a sp&a;c &A;r&d;ur; to sele his cnihten. Faren to His-lond; & nimen we hit to ure honde. Ferde &t;er fusde. & com to Islonde. &A;lcus &t;e king wes ihaten; h&a;h mon of &t;an &a;rd. he iherde &t;a tidende of Ar&d;ure &t;an kinge. he dude al so wis mon; & wende to&y;eines him anan. anan for&d;-rihtes; mid sixtene cnihtes he bar on his honde; &a;nne mucle &y;eord of golde. Sone swa he Ar&d;ur is&a;h; swa he on his cneowen b&a;h; & &t;as wor[d] him iqua&d;. &t;e king wes af&a;red; Wulcume sire Ar&d;ur; wilcume lauerd. Her ich biteche &t;e an hond; al to-gadere Islond. &t;u scal beon min h&a;h&y;e king; and ((ich)) wul beon &t;in under-ling. Ich &t;e wullen heren; swa mon scal don his h&a;rren. & ich wulle &t;i mon bicumen; & bit&a;che &t;e minne leofue sune. Esscol is ihaten; and &t;u hine scalt i&a;&d;elien. to cnihte hine dubben; alse &t;in a&y;ene mon. His moder ich habbe to wife; &t;as kinges dohter of Rusie. And &a;c &a;lche &y;ere; &y;iuen &t;e wulle &a;hte. seoue &t;usend punde; of seoluere and of golde. & to &a;uer-&a;lche r&a;de; beon &y;&a;ru to &t;ire neode. &T;is ich wullen &t;e swerien; uppen mine sweorden; &t;e halidom is a &t;ere hilte; &t;e hexste of &t;isse londe. likien swa ne liken; nulle ich &t;e nauere swiken. &T;is iherde Ar[&d;]ur a&d;lest kingen. Ar&d;ur wes wunsum; &t;er he hafde his iwillen. & he wes wod sturne; wi&d; his wi&d;er-iwinnen. Ar&d;ur &t;a li&d;e word iherde; of &t;an leod-kinge. al &t;at he &y;irnde; al he him &y;ette. &Y;i[s]les and a&d;es; and alle his ibodes. &T;a iherde suggen; so&d;ere worden. &t;e king of Orcaneie; vnimete kene. Gonwais wes ihate; hae&d;ene ke[m]pe. &t;at Ar&d;ur king wolde; cume to his londe. mid muchele scip-ferde; fusen to leoden. Gonwais him uerde to-&y;&a;ines; mid wisen his &t;eines. and sette Ar&d;ure an hond; al Orcaneies lond. and twa and &t;ritti &a;it-lond; &t;e &t;ider in ligge&d;. and his mon-radene; mid muchelere mensce. And he him hafde a uoreward; biforen al his du&y;e&d;e. &a;lche &y;ere to iwiten; fulle sixti scipen. mid his a&y;ere costninge; bringen heom to Londenne. ifulled to iwisse; mid gode s&a;-fisce. &T;is for-ward he iuaste; and &y;isles he ((f))unde. and a&d;es he swor gode. swiken &t;a[t] he nolde; & seo&d;&d;en he lefe nom. & for&d; he gon li&d;en; Lauerd haue wel godne d&a;i. ich wulle cumen; wenne ich mai. for nu &t;u art mi lauer((d)) leouest alre kingen. &T;a Ar[&d;]ur hafde &t;is idon; &t;a &y;et he wolde mare afon. he nom his writen gode; and senden to Gutlonde. and gr&a;tte &t;e king Doldanim; and hehte hine sone comen to him. & him-seolf his mon bicume; and bringen him his tweien sunen. And &y;if &t;u &t;at nulle; do &t;at &t;u wulle. Ich &t;e wulle sende; sixtene &t;usend. he&y;e here-kempen; to mucle &t;ine harmen. scullen &t;i lond wasten; and &t;iire leoden aslan. and &t;at lond setten; swa heom bezst &t;inche&d;. and &t;e seoluen binden; & to me bringen. &T;is iherde &t;e king; &t;r&a;t &t;as kaiseres. & he on uaste iueng; f&a;iere his iweden. hundes & hafekes; & his gode horsses. muchel seoluer muchel gold; his tweien sunen an his hond. And for&d; he gon wenden; to Ar&d;ure &t;an kingen. and &t;as word s&a;ide; Doldanim &t;e sele. Hail seo &t;u Ar[&d;]ur; a&d;elest kingen. Her ich bringe tweiene; mine sunen beiene. heore moder is kinges istreon; quene heo is min a&y;ene. Ich tache &t;e mine leofen sunen; mi-seolf ich wulle &t;i mon bicumen. ich heo bi&y;at mid r&a;flac; ut of Rusie. And ic wulle sende; gauel of mine londe. &a;uer-&a;lche &y;ere; to &y;iueles &t;ingen. ich wulle senden &t;e in-to Lundene. seouen &t;usend punden; &T;at ic wulle swerien. &t;at nulle ich n&a;uere swiken. ah here ich wulle &t;i mon bicomen; &t;i mon-scipe is &t;a mare. swiken nulle ich nauere; swa longe swa beo&d; auere. Ar&d;ur nom his sonde; & sende to Winent-londe. to Rumare&d; &t;an kinge; and hehte him cu&d;en an hi&y;inge. &t;at he h&a;fde in his hond; Brut-lond & Scot-lond. Gutlond & Irlond. Orcaneie & Islond; He h&a;hte Rumare&d;. cumen; and bringen him his &a;ldeste sune. & &y;if he &t;at nolde; he wolde hine driuen of londe. and &y;if he mihte afon; he wolde hine sl&a;n o&d;er an-hon. and his lond al for-don; his leoden for-demen. &T;is iherde Rumared; &t;e riche king of Winete. swi&d;e he wes afered; al swa &t;a o&d;ere weoren arer. la&d;e him weoren &t;a tidende; from Ar&d;ure &t;an kinge. No&d;eles &t;e king Rumare&d;; hercnede r&a;des. he nom his &a;ldeste sune; and sele tw&a;lf eorles. & ferde to Ar&d;ure; &t;an kinge a&d;ele. and set &a;t his foten; and feire hine gon greten. Hail seo &t;u Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest Brutten. Ich hatten Rumare&d;; &t;e king of Winet-londe. i-noh ich habbe iherd kenne; of ken-scipe &t;ine. &t;at &t;u &a;rt widen i-cu&d;; kingen alre kennest. &T;u hauest moni kine-lond; bi&y;iten al to &t;ire hond. nis na king an londe; &t;e &t;e ma&y;en stonde. king ne na kaisere; in nauere nane compe. of al &t;at &t;u bi&y;innest; &t;u dest &t;ine iwille. Her ich &a;m to &t;e icume; and broht &t;e mine aldeste sune. her ich sette &t;e an hond; me seoluen and mi kine-lond; and minne sune leofe; and mine leoden alle. wif & mine weden; and alle mine wunnen. wi&d; &t;at &t;u me gri&d;ie; wi&d; &t;ine grim r&a;sen. And beo &t;u min h&a;h&y;e king; and ich wulle beon &t;in under-ling. and senden &t;e to honde; fif hundred pund of golde. &t;as &y;euen ich finde &t;e wulle; &a;ue[r]-alche &y;ere Al Ar&d;ur him &y;ette; &t;at &t;e king &y;irde. and seo&d;&d;en he heolde runen; wi&d; sele his &t;einen. & seide &t;at he wolde; a&y;&a;in to &t;isse londe. and iseon Wenhaiuer; &t;e wuneliche quene. Bemen he lette blawen; & bonnien his ferden. and to scipen wenden; wunder bli&d;e. &t;eines. Wind heom stod on willen; weder alse heo wolden. bli&d;e heo weoren alle for &t;i; up heo comen at Grimesbi. &T;at iherden sone; &t;a h&a;hste of &t;issen londe. and to &t;&a;re quene com tidende; of Ar&d;ure &t;an kinge. &t;at he wes isund icumen; & his folc on selen. &T;a weoren inne Bruttene; blissen ino&y;e. Her wes fi&d;elinge and song; her wes harpinge imong. pipen & bemen. murie &t;er sungen. Scopes &t;er sungen; of Ar&d;ure &t;an kingen. & of &t;an muchele wur&d;-scipe; &t;e he iwunnen hafeden. folc com to hirede; of feole cunne &t;eode. widen and siden; folc wes on selen. Al &t;at Ar&d;ur is&a;h; al hit him to b&a;h. riche men and pouere; swa &t;e ha&y;el ualle&d;. nes &t;er nan swa wr&a;cche Brut; &t;at he nes aw&a;l&y;ed. Her mon mai arede; of Ar&d;ure &t;an king. hu he twelf &y;ere; seo&d;en wuneden here. inne gri&d;e & inne fri&d;e; in alle u&a;&y;ernesse. Na man him ne faht wi&d;; no he ne makede nan un-fri&d;. ne mihte nauere nan man; bi-&t;enchen of blissen. &t;at weoren in &a;i &t;eode. mare &t;an i &t;isse. ne mihte nauere mon-cunne; nan swa muchel wunne. swa wes mid Ar&d;ure; & mid his folke here. Ich mai sugge; hu hit iwar&d;; wunder &t;&a;h hit &t;unche. Hit wes in ane &y;eol-d&a;ie; &t;at Ar&d;ur in Lundene lai. &t;a weoren him to i-cumen; of alle his kinerichen. of Brutlonde; of Scotlonde; of Irlonde; of Islonde. and of al &t;an londe; &t;e Ar&d;ur h&a;fede an honde. alle &t;a h&a;xte &t;eines; mid horsen & mid sweines. &T;er weoren seouen kingene sunes; mid seouen hundred cnihten icumen. wi&d;-uten &t;an hired; &t;e herede Ar&d;ure. &A;lc hafede an heorte; leches he&y;e. and lette &t;at he weore; betere &t;an his iuere. &T;at folc wes of feole londe; &t;er wes muchel onde. for &t;e an hine talde h&a;h; &t;e o&d;er muche herre. &T;a bleou mon &t;a bemen; & &t;a bordes bradden. water me brohte an uloren; mid guldene l&a;flen. seo&d;&d;en cla&d;es soften; al of white seolke. &T;a sat Ar&d;ur adun; & bi him Wenhauer &t;a quene. seo&d;&d;en sete &t;a eorles; and &t;er-after &t;a beornes. seo&d;&d;en &t;a cnihtes; al swa mon heom dihte. &T;a he&y;e iborne; &t;ene mete beoren. &a;fne for&d;-rihten; &t;a to &t;an cnihten. &t;a tou-ward &t;an &t;&a;inen; &t;a touward &t;an sweinen. &t;a touward &t;an bermonnen; for&d; at &t;an borden. &T;a du&y;e&d;e w&a;r&d; iwra&d;&d;ed; duntes &t;er weoren riue. &a;rest &t;a laues heo weorpen; &t;a while &t;a heo il&a;sten. and &t;a bollen seoluerne; mid wine iuulled. & seo[&d;&d;]en &t;a uustes; uusden to sweoren. &T;a leop &t;er for&d; a &y;ung mon; &t;e ut of Winet-londe com. he wes i&y;efen Ar&d;ure; to halden to &y;isle. he wes Rumarettes sune; &t;as kinges of Winette. &T;us seide &t;e cniht &t;ere; to Ar&d;ure kinge. Lauerd Ar&d;ur buh ra&d;e; into &t;ine bure. and &t;i quene mid &t;e & &t;ine m&a;ies cu&d;e; & we &t;is comp scullen to-delen; wi&d; &t;as uncu&d;e kempen. &A;fne &t;an worde; he leop to &t;an borde. &t;er leien &t;a cniues; bi-foren &t;an leod-kinge. &t;reo cnifes he igrap; and mid &t;an an&a; he smat. i &t;ere swere &t;e cniht; &t;e &a;rest bi-gon &t;at ilke fiht. &t;at his hefued i &t;ene flor; h&a;lde to grunde. Sone he sloh &a;nne o&d;er; &t;es ilke &t;eines bro&d;er. &a;r &t;a sweordes comen; seouene he afelde. &T;er wes f&a;ht swi&d;e gr&a;t; &a;lc mon o&d;er smat. &t;er wes muchel blod-gute; balu wes an hirede. &T;a com &t;e king bu&y;en; ut of his buren. mid him an hundred beornen; mid helmen & mid burnen. &a;lc bar an his riht hond; whit stelene bro[n]d. &T;a cleopede Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. Sitte&d; sitte&d; swi&d;e; elc mon bi his liue. and wa-swa &t;at nulle don; he scal for-demed beon. Nime&d; me &t;ene ilke mon; &t;a &t;is feht &a;rst bigon. & do&d; wi&d;&d;e an his sweore; & dra&y;e&d; hine to ane more. & do&d; hine in an ((ley)) uen; &t;er he scal liggen. and nime&d; al his nexte cun; &t;a &y;e ma&y;en iuinden. and swenge&d; of &t;a hafden; mid breoden eouwer sweorden. &T;a wifmen &t;a &y;e ma&y;en ifinden; of his nexten cunden. kerue&d; of hire neose; & heore wlite ga to lose. and swa ich wulle al for-don; &t;at cun &t;at he of com. And &y;if ich auere-mare; seo&d;&d;en ihere. &t;at &a;i of mine hirede; of he&y;e na of lo&y;e. of &t;issen ilke slehte; &a;ft sake are[re]. ne sculde him neo&d;er gon fore; gold ne na g&a;rsume. h&a;h hors no h&a;re scrud; &t;at he ne sculde beon ded. o&d;er mid horsen to-dra&y;en; &t;at is elches swiken la&y;en. Bringe&d; &t;ene halidom; and ich wulle swerien &t;er-on. swa &y;e scullen cnihtes; &t;e weoren at &t;issen fihte. eorles & beornes; &t;at &y;e hit breken nulle&d;. &A;rst sweor Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. seo&d;&d;en sworen eorles; seo&d;&d;en sweoren beornes. seo&d;&d;en sweoren &t;eines; seo&d;&d;en sweoren sweines. &t;at heo nauere-mare; &t;e sake nulde arere. Me nom alle &t;a dede; & to leirstowe heom. ladden. Seo&d;&d;en me bleou bemen; mid swi&d;e murie dremen. weoren him leof weoren him l&a;[&d;]; elc &t;er feng water & cl&a;[&d;]. & seo&d;&d;en adun seten; s&a;hte to borden. al for Ar&d;ure &a;i&y;e. a&d;elest kingen; Birles &t;er &t;urngen; gleomen &t;er sungen. harpen gunnen dremen; du&y;e&d;e wes on selen. &T;us fulle seoueniht; wes &t;an hirede idiht. Seo&d;&d;en hit sei&d; in &t;ere tale; &t;e king ferde to Cornwale. &t;er him com to anan; &t;at w&a;s a crafti weorc-mon. and &t;ene king imette; and feiere hine gr&a;tte. Hail seo &t;u Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kinge. Ich &a;m &t;in a&y;e mon; moni lond ich habbe &t;urh-gan. ich con of treo-wrekes; wunder feole craftes. Ich iherde suggen; bi-&y;eonde s&a; neowe tidende. &t;at &t;ine cnihtes; at &t;ine borde gunnen fihte. a midewinteres d&a;i; moni &t;er feollen. for heore mucchele mode; mor&d;-gomen wrohten. and for heore heh&y;e cunne; &a;lc wolde beon wi&d;-inne. Ah ich &t;e wulle wurche; a bord swi&d;e hende. &t;at &t;er ma&y;en sitten to; sixtene hundred & ma. al turn abuten; &t;at nan ne beon wi&d;-uten. wi&d;-uten and wi&d;-inne. mon to-&y;&a;ines monne. Whenne &t;u wult riden; wi&d; &t;e &t;u miht hit leden. and setten hit whar &t;u wulle; after &t;ine i-wille. and ne dert &t;u nauere adrede; to &t;ere worlde longen. &t;at &a;uere &a;[ni]e modi cniht. at &t;ine borde makie fiht. for &t;er scal &t;e heh&y;e; beon &a;fne &t;an lo&y;e. Timber me lete biwinnen. and &t;at beord bi-ginnen. to feouwer wikene uirste; &t;at wrec wes iuor&d;ed. To ane he&y;e d&a;ie; &t;at hired wes isomned. and Ar&d;ur himseolf beh; sone to &t;an borde. and hehte alle his cnihtes; to &t;an borde for&d;-rihtes. &T;o alle weoren iseten; cnihtes to heore mete. &t;a sp&a;c &a;lc wi&d; o&d;er; alse hit weore his bro&d;er. alle heo seten a-buten; ne((s)) &t;er nan wi&d;-uten. &A;uere &a;lches cunne((s)) cniht; &t;ere wes swi&d;e wel idiht. alle heo weoren bi ane; &t;a heh&y;e & &t;a la&y;e. ne mihten &t;er nan &y;elpen; for o&d;ere kunnes scenchen. o&d;er his iueren; &t;e at &t;an beorde weoren. &T;is wes &t;at ilke bord; &t;at Bruttes of &y;elpe&d;. and suge&d; feole cunne lesinge; bi Ar&d;ure &t;an kinge. Swa de&d; auer-alc mon; &t;e o&d;er luuien con. &y;if he is him to leof; &t;enne wule he li&y;en. and suggen on him wur&d;-scipe; mare &t;enne he beon wur&d;e. ne beo he no swa lu&d;er mon; &t;at his freond him wel ne on. &A;ft &y;if on uolke feond-scipe arere&d;. an &a;uer-&a;i time; bitweone twon monnen. me con bi &t;an l&a;&d;e; lasinge suggen. &t;eh he weore &t;e bezste mon; &t;e &a;uere &a;t at borde. &t;e mon &t;e him weore la&d;; him cu&d;e. last finden. Ne al soh ne al les; &t;at leod-scopes singe&d;. ah &t;is is &t;at so&d;&d;e; bi Ar&d;ure &t;an kinge. Nes n&a;uer ar swulc king; swa duhti &t;urh alle &t;ing. for &t;at so&d;e stod a &t;an writen; hu hit is iwur&d;en. ord from &t;an &a;nden; of Ar[&d;]ure &t;an kinge. no mare no lasse; buten alse his la&y;en weoren. Ah Bruttes hine luueden swi&d;e; & ofte him on li&y;e&d;. and sugge&d; feole &t;inges; bi Ar&d;ure &t;an kinge. &t;at n&a;uere nes i-wur&d;en; a &t;issere weorlde-richen. inoh he mai suggen; &t;e so&d; wule uremmen. seolcu&d;e &t;inges; bi Ar&d;ure kinge. &T;a wes Ar&d;ur. swi&d;e heh; his hired swi&d;e hende. &t;at nas na cniht wel itald; no of his tuhlen swi&d;e bald. inne Wales no in &A;nglelond; inne Scot[lond] no in Irlond. in Normandie no inne France; inne Flandres no inne Denemarc. no in nauere none londe; &t;e a &t;eos halfe Mungiu stonde&d;. &t;et weoren ihalde god cniht; no his deden itald oht. bute he cu&d;e of Ar[&d;]ure; & of a&d;elen his hirede. his wepnen and his weden; & his hors-leden. suggen and singen; of Ar&d;ure &t;an ginge. and of his hir((ed))-cnihten; and of he&y;e heore mihten. and of heore riche-dome; and hu wel hit heom bicomen. &T;enne weore he wilcume; a &t;issere weorlde-richen. come &t;er he come; and &t;eh he weore i Rome. al &t;at iherde of Ar[&d;]ure telle. heom &t;uhte muchel seollic; of selen &t;an kinge. And swa hit wes iuuren iboded; &a;r he iboren weoren. swa him s&a;ide Merlin; &t;e wite&y;e wes m&a;re. &t;at a king sculde cume; of V&d;ere Pendragune. &t;at gleomen sculden wurchen burd; of &t;as ki[n]ges breosten. and &t;er-to sitten; scopes swi&d;e sele. and eten heore wullen; &a;r heo &t;enne fusden. and winscenches ut teon; of &t;eos kinges tungen. and drinken & dreomen; daies & nihtes. &t;is gomen heom sculde i-lasten; to &t;ere weorlde longe. And &y;et him seide Marlin; mare &t;at wes to ((co))mene. &t;at al &t;at he lokede on; to foten him sculde bu&y;en. &T;a &y;et him s&a;ide M&a;rlin; a sellic &t;e wes mare. &t;at sculde beon unimete care; of &t;as kinges for&d;-fare. and of &t;as kinges ende; nulle hit na Brut ileue. buten hit beon &t;e leste d&a;&d;; at &t;an muchele dome. &t;enne ure Drihte; deme&d; alle uolke. &A;lles ne cunne we demen; of Ar&d;ures de&d;en. for he seolf s&a;ide; to sele his Brutten. su&d; inne Cornwale; &t;er Walwain wes for-faren. and him-seolf wes for-wunded; wunder ane swi&d;e. &t;at he uaren wolde. into Aualune. in-to &t;an &a;it-londe; to Argante &t;ere hende. for heo sculde mid haleweie; helen his wunden. and &t;enne he weore al hal; he wolde sone. come heom. &T;is ilefde Bruttes; &t;et he wule cumen &t;us. & lokie&d; a whenne; he cume to his londe. swa he heom bihahte; ar he heonne wende. Ar&d;ur wes an weorlde; wis king and riche. god mon and gri&d;-ful; his gumen hine luueden. Cnihtes he hafede prute; and gr&a;te on heore mode. & speken to &t;an kinge; of seol%lichen &t;inge. and &t;us &t;at hired cleopede; to he&y;e &t;an kinge. Lauerd Ar&d;ur faren we; to Francene riche. and iwinnen al &t;at lond; to &t;ire a&y;ere hond. flemen alle &t;a Freinscen. heore king feollen. alle &t;a castles bonien; and setten heom to mid Brutten. & rixlien a &t;ere riche; mid reh&y;ere streng&d;e. &T;a andswarede Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. Eouwer wille ich wulle don; ah &a;r ich wulle to Norweien; and ich wulle mid me leden; Lot minne o&d;em. he is W&a;l((way))nes fader; &t;a ich wel luuie. For beo&d; icumen of Norwei&y;e; niwe tidende. &t;at Sichelin king &t;er is ded; his du&y;e&d;en bileued. & h&a; hafe&d; al his kineriche; bi-que&d;e her Lo&d;&d;e. For &t;e king is al bid&a;led; sune & eke dohteren. and Lot is his suster sune; &t;e bet him scal iwur&d;e. for ich hine wulle in Norw&a;&y;e; neowe king makien. and hine w&a;l lere; to wite&y;en wel &t;a leoden. And &t;enne ich &t;us habbe idon; ich wullen seo&d;&d;en cumen ham. and &y;arkien mine ferde; & faren into France. and &y;if &t;e king me stont wi&d;; and nulle &y;eornen mi gri&d;. ich hine wulle mid fehte; fallen to &t;an grunde. Ar&d;ur lette blawen; hornes and bemen. and lette beoden to s&a;; Bruttes swi&d;e balde. Scipen he h&a;fde gode; bi &t;ere s&a;-flode. fiftene hundred; fusden from londe. and flu&y;en after &t;ere s&a;; swulc heo fluht hafden. & buh&y;en in-to Norw&a;&y;en; mid baldere streng&d;en. Sone swa heo comen; hafne heo nomen. mid muchelere streng&d;e; stepen a &t;a riche. Ar&d;ur senden; his sonde; wide &y;eond &t;an londe. & h&a;hte heom cumen sone; and Lot habben to kinge. & &y;if heo &t;at nolden; alle heom he wolde a-slan. &T;a nomen heore sonden; eorles Norenissce. and senden to &t;an kingen; and hahten hine a&y;ain wenden; & &y;if &t;u nult a&y;&a;in faren; sorh&y;en &t;u scalt habben & kare. for longe bi&d; auere; &t;at ne iwur&d; n&a;uere. &t;at we uncu&d;ne mon; to kinge scullen h&a;bben. For &y;if Sikelin is for&d;-faren; her beo&d; o&d;ere icoren. &t;e we ma&y;en bi vre iwille; h&a;bben to kinge. & &t;is is &t;at so&d;e; nis &t;er nan o&d;er. o&d;er far &t;e aw&a;iward; and wend &t;e riht hamward. o&d;er to-d&a;i a seoueniht; &t;u scalt habben gr&a;t fiht. &T;a eorles Norenissce. nomen heom to r&a;de; &t;at king heo wolden habben; of seoluen heore cunden. for al Sikelines quiden; sotscipe heo heolden. And swa longe. swa beo&d; &a;uere; ne scal hit stonde n&a;uere. ah we scullen nimen Riculf; &t;e is swi&d;e riche eorl. and hebben hine to kinge; &t;is is us iqueme. and sumnen ure ferde; &y;eond al &t;issen &a;rde. and faren to Ar&d;ure; & flem%men hine mid fehte. & Lot we scullen fusen; and flemen of londen. o&d;er we mid fehten; sculle&d; hine fallen. Heo nome Riculfe; &t;ene eorl of Norene. and hefuen hine to kinge; &t;eh hit neore him noht icunde. and sumneden uerde; &y;eond Nornisce &a;rde. And Ar&d;ur an his ende; &y;uond &t;at lond gon wende. &t;at londe he &t;urh-arnde; burh&y;es he uor-barnde. &a;hte he nom inoh; muche moncun he &t;er of-sloh. And Riculf him gon riden; to&y;&a;ines Ar&d;ure anan. to-g&a;dere heo fusden; and veht heo bigunnen. Bruttes bu&y;en heom to; balu &t;er wes riue. Luken vt of sca&t;e; sweordes longe. hefden flu&y;en a &t;ene uelde; faluwede nebbes. beorn a&y;ein beorne; scaft sette an breoste. burnen &t;er breken; Bruttes bisie weoren. brustleden sceldes; scalkes ueolen. & swa al &t;ene d&a;i-liht; i-laste &t;is muchele fiht; ferden heo &a;st ferden heo west. &t;er Noreine wes &t;a wurse; ferden heo su&d; ferden heo nor&d;; &t;e Norrene &t;er feollen. Bruttes weoren balde; &t;a Noreine heo a-qualden. Noreinisce men &t;er feollen; fif and twenti &t;usend. and Riculf king &t;er wes of-sla&y;en; and idon of lif-d&a;&y;en. lutel &t;er eode to l&a;ue; of &t;an leod-folke. wulc-swa hafuede &t;at wracche lif; &y;irde Ar&d;ures gri&d;. Ar[&d;]ur bis&a;h a Lot; &t;e leof him wes swi&d;e. and &t;us him c[l]eopien agon; Ar&d;ur &t;e riche mon. Lot wend hider to me; &t;u art mi wine deore. Her ich &t;e biteche; al &t;as kineriche. of me &t;u scalt halden; and habben me to munde. &T;a wes Walwain &t;ider icumen; Lottes &a;ldeste sune. of Rome from &t;an Pape; &t;e Supplice wes ihate. &t;a longe him wes dihte; and makede hine to cnihte. W&a;lle wel wes hit bito&y;en; &t;at Walwain wes to monne iboren. for Walw&a;in wes ful a&d;elmod; an &a;lche &t;eouwe he wes god. he wes mete-custi; and cniht mid &t;an bezste. Al Ar&d;ures hired; wes swi&d;e if((u))r&d;ed. for Walwaine &t;an kene; &t;e icumen wes to hirede. and for his fader Lote; &t;e iloten wes to kinge. &T;a spac Ar&d;ur him wi&d;; and hehte hine halden god gri&d;. and hehte hine luuien; his gri&d;fulle leoden. & &t;a gri&d; nolden halden; fallen heom to grunde. &T;a &y;et c[l]eopede Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. Wh&a;r beo &y;e mine Bruttes; fare&d; nu for&d;-rihtes. &y;arkie&d; bi &t;an flode; mine scipen gode. Al duden &t;a cnihtes; swa Ar&d;ur heom h&a;hte. &T;a &t;a scipen weoren &y;aru; Ar&d;ur gon to s&a; faren. mid him he [n]o[m] his cnihtes; his Norenissce &t;eines. and balden his Bruttes; and bah for&d; mid v&d;es. and &t;e duhtie king; com to Dene[m]arke. he lette sl&a;n teldes; wide &y;eond &t;a feldes. bemen he lette blawen; and his cume bodien. &T;a wes inne Denemarke; a king of mucle m&a;hte. &A;scil wes ihate; hext ouer Denene. he isah &t;at Ar[&d;]ur bi-won; al &t;at him wes on willen. &A;scil king hine bi-&t;ohte; wh&a;t he don mahte. la&d; him wes to leosen; leouen his leoden. He isah &t;at [mid] streng&d;e; stonden he ne mahte. a&y;ain Ar&d;ure mid nauere nane compe. He sende gretinge; to Ar&d;ure kinge. hundes & hauekes; & swi&d;e gode hors%ses. seoluer and r&a;d gold; mid r&a;h-fulle worden. & &y;et dude mare; &A;scil &t;e m&a;re. he sende to &t;an h&a;xten of Ar&d;ures hireden. and bad heom. arndien him; to h&a;h&y;en &t;an kingen. &t;at he moste his mon bicumen; & to &y;isle bit&a;chen his sune. and &a;lche &y;ere him senden; gauel of his londe. &a;nne b&a;t mid isunde; from breorde to grunde. of golde & of g&a;[r]sume; & of godliche pallen. and seo&d;&d;en he wolde swerien; swiken &t;at he nalden. &T;is i[h]erden Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. &t;at &A;scil Denene king; wolde beon his vnderling. buten &a;lche [f]ihte; he and alle his cnihtes. &T;a iwra&d; ia&d;eled; Ar&d;ur &t;e riche. and &t;us andsw&a;rede; mid a&d;mode worden. Wel wur&d;e &t;an monne; &t;e mid wisdome; biwine&d; him gri&d; & fri&d;; & freond-scipe to halden. &T;enne he isiht &t;et he bi&d;; mid streng&d;e ibunden. i&y;arked al to leosen; leofue his richen. mid liste he mot leo&d;ien; lu&d;e his bendes. Ar&d;ur hehte &t;ene king cume; and bringen his aldeste sune. and he swa dude sone; &t;e king of Denemarke. Ar&d;ures iwille; sone he gon fulle. to-somne heo comen; and s&a;hten iwur&d;en. &T;a &y;et cleopede Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. Faren ich wulle to France; mid muchele mire ferde. ich wulle habben of Noreweie; ni&y;e &t;usend cnihtes. & of Denemarke ich wulle leden; ni&y;e &t;usend of &t;an leoden. and of Orkaneie; enleuen hundred. and of Mureinen; &t;reo &t;useond monnen. and of Galeweien; fif &t;usend of &t;an leoden. and of Irlonde; elleuen &t;usend. and of Brutaine; mine cnihtes balde. scullen &t;r&a;sten bi-foren me; &t;ritti &t;usunde. and of Gutlonde; ich wulle leden; ten &t;useond of &t;an leoden. and of Frislonde; fif &t;usend monnen. and of Brutaine; Howel &t;ene balde. and mid swulche uolke; France ich wulle i-sechen. And swa ich ibiden Godes &a;re; &y;et ich wulle haten mare. &t;at of alle &t;an londen; &t;at stonde&d; a mire honden. ich haten &a;lcne ohtne mon; &t;e his wepnen beren con. alse he wule liuen; and his lumen habben. &t;at he faren wi&d; me; to fehten wi&d; Frolle. &t;at is Francene king; f&a;ie he scal iwur&d;e. He wes iboren i Rome; of Romanisce cunne. For&d; ferde Ar&d;ur; &t;at he com to Flandres. &t;at lond he gon biwinnen; and sette hit mid his monnen. and seo[&d;]&d;e he beh &t;anene; in-to [Buluine] [and al] Buluines lond. nom hit to his a&y;ere hond; and seo&d;&d;en he nom &t;ene w&a;i; &t;e in touward France l&a;i. &T;a bed he his bod; allen his beornen. for &t;&a;r heo uoren; &t;at na wiht heo ne nomen. buten he mid rihte; hit bi&y;iten mihte. mid rihte chepinge; i &t;as kinges hirede. &T;at iher[de] Frolle; &t;er he wes inne France. of Ar&d;ures i-spede; and of alle his deden. and hu al bi-wonne; &t;at he lokede on. and al hit him to beh; &t;at he mid e&y;ene isah. &t;a wes &t;e king Frolle; la&d;liche of-fered. A &t;ere ilke worlde. &t;a &t;is wes iwur&d;en. wes Francene lond; Gualle ihaten. and Frolle wes from Rome; ifaren in-to France. and &a;lche. &y;ere sende; gauel of &t;an londe. ten hundred punde; of seoluer and of golde. Nu i-herde Frolle; &t;e &a;ldere wes of France. of &t;ere lond-sor&y;e; &t;e Ar&d;ur dude an londe. Sonde he sende sone; an uest touward Rome. and hehte Romanisce folc; reden heom bi-tweonen. hu feole &t;usend cnihten; heo &t;ider wolden sen((den)). &t;at he &t;a &a;&d; mihte; wi&d; Ar&d;ure uihte. and ulemen of londe; Ar&d;ur &t;ene stronge. Cnihtes gunnen riden; vt of Rom-leoden. fif and twenti &t;usend; ferden touward France. &T;is iherde Frolle mid muchele his ferde. &t;at &t;e Romanisce uolc; riden touward londe. Frolle & his ferde; heom to-&y;eines ferde. &t;a heo comen to-somne; kene men and wihte. of alle &t;an &a;rde; vnimete uerde. &T;&a;t iherde Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen; & sumnede his ferde; and heom to-&y;aines wende. Ah n&a;s n&a;uere king nan; &t;a quic wes an eor&d;en. &t;a eouere &a;r an uolde; swulc folc a-walde. for of alle &t;an kine-londe; &t;e Ar&d;ur hafuede an honde; for&d; he ladde mid him; alle &t;a kenneste men. &t;at nuste he neuere on weorlde; hu feole &t;usend, &t;er weoren. Sone swa heo comen to-somne; Ar&d;ur & Frolle. harliche heo igr&a;tten; al &t;at heo imette. Cnihtes swi&d;e stronge; igripen speren longe. and r&a;sden heom to-g&a;dere; mid r&a;h&y;ere streng&d;e. Alle d&a;i &t;er weore duntes swi&d;e riue. folc feol to uolden; and f&a;ie-si&d; worhten. gr&a;mende segges; gras-b&a;d isohten. gullen &t;a helmes; &y;eoumereden eorles. sceldes &t;&a;r scenden; scalkes gunnen reosen; &T;a cleopede Ar[&d;]ur; a&d;elest kingen. Whar beo &y;e mine Bruttes; balde mine &t;aines. &T;e d&a;i him for&d; &y;eonge&d;; &t;is folc us a&y;ein stonde&d;. Lette we heom to gliden; sc&a;rpe gares ino&y;e. & techen heom to riden; &t;ene w&a;i touward Romen. &A;fne &t;an worde; &t;e Ar[&d;]ur iseide. he sprong for&d; an stede; swa sparc de[&d;] of fure. Him weore fuliende; fifti &t;usende. h&a;rde here-kempen; h&a;lden to fihte. smiten uppen Frolle; &t;&a;r he wes on ulocke. and brohten hine of fleme; mid muclen his folke. &t;er Ar[&d;]ur of-sloh; muchel uolc and vniuoh. &T;a fleh in-to Parise; Frolle &t;e riche. and &t;a &y;eten tunden; mid teonen ino&y;e. and &t;a word seide; sorhful an heorte. Leouere me. weore; &t;at ich iboren neore. &T;a weoren inne Paris; plihtliche spelle((s)) ful iwis. sorhfulle iberen; burhmen gunnen beouien. walles heo gunnen rihten; &t;a &y;&a;ten heo gunnen dihten. mete heo nomen; al &t;at heo neh comen; an &a;lchere halue; heo heolden to bur&y;e. heo uerden &t;ider alle; &t;e heolden mid Frolle. &T;at iherde Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. &t;at inne Paris wunede Frolle; mid unimete uerde. and seiden &t;at he wolde wi&d; Ar&d;ure stonden. To Paris ferde Ar&d;ur; &a;rh&d;e bi-deled. and bi-l&a;i &t;a walles; and are[r]de his teldes. a feower halue he heo bi-lai; fouwer wiken and enne d&a;i. Auared weoren &t;a leden; &t;a &t;ere weoren wi&d;-innen. &t;a burh wes wi&d;-innen; afulled mid monnen and &a;ten sone &t;ene mete; &t;e &t;er wes isomned. &T;a feouwer wiken weoren a&y;onged; &t;a Ar&d;ur wes &t;&a;r atstonden. &t;&a; wes inne bur&y;e; vni-mete sor&y;e. mid wr&a;cche &t;an falke; &t;e leie &t;er an hungre. &t;er wes wop &t;e[r] wes rop; and reou[&d;]en vniuoh&y;e. Heo cleopeden to Frolle; and beden hine fri&d; wurchen. Ar&d;ures mon bi-cumen; and his mon-scipe bruken. and &t;ene kinedom halden; of Ar&d;ure &t;an kenen. and no lete noht &t;at wr&a;cche uolk; uor-faren al mid hungre. &T;a andswarede Frolle; freo he wes an heorte. Nai swa me helpe God; &t;&a; alle domes awalt. ne scal ich nauere his mon bicume; no he mi kine-laue((rd)). mi-seolf ich wulle fihte; a Gode is al &t;at rihte. &T;a &y;et cleopede Frolle; freo mon an heorte. N&a;i swa me helpe Drihten; &t;e scop &t;as d&a;ies lihten. nulle ic nauere-mare; &y;irnen Ar&d;ures &a;re. ah fehten ich wulle; buten &a;lche cnihte. licame wi&d; licame; biforen mine leoden. hond a&y;ain honde; wi&d; Ar&d;ure kinge. Wha&d;er unkere swa beo&d; &t;ere wakere; sone he bi&d; &t;e la&d;ere. wah&d;er vnkere swa &t;er ma luuien; his freonden he bi&d; &t;e leouere. and wha[&d;]er unkere &t;e m&a;i of o&d;ere; &t;at betere biwinne. habben al &t;is o&d;eres lond; and sette hit an his a&y;ere hond. &T;is ic wulle &y;irne; &y;if Ar&d;ur hit wule &y;etten. and &t;is ich wulle swerien; uppen mine sweorden. and &y;isles ich wulle finden; &t;reo kingene sunen. &t;at ich &t;is forward wulle; fast-liche halden. &t;at nulle ich hit li&y;en; bi mine quike liuen. For leouere me is to liggen; bi-fore mine leoden; &t;an ich iseo an uolde; for-faren heom mid hungre. For we habbeo&d; mid fehte; ure cnihtes ((uor))-farene. scalkes au&a;lled; fifti &t;usende. and moni &a;nne gode wifmon; i-whorht to ble((&d;))ere widewe. moni child fader-l&a;s; and frouere bidaled. and nu &t;is folc mid hungre; wunderliche ih&a;rmede. For-&t;i hit is betere; bi-twixen unke seoluen. to-d&a;len and to-dihten &t;is kine-lond mid fihte. and habbe hit &t;a betere; and bruken hit on wunne. Frolle nom twalf cnihtes; mid &t;issen worden for&d;-rihtes. and sende heom an sonde. to Ar&d;ure kinge. & iwuste &y;if he wolde; &t;is fore-warde halde. and mid his a&y;ere hond; bi-telen &t;at kine-lond. o&d;er uore-liggen; his leoden to harmen. and &y;if he hit bi-talden; hafde hit on an onwalde. &T;at iherde Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. n&a;s he neuere swa bli&d;e; &a;r an his liue. for him likede tidende; from Frolle &t;an kinge. and &t;as word seide; Ar&d;ur &t;e sele. Wel sai&d; Frolle; &t;e king is of France. betere is &t;at wit tweie; bitelen &t;as riche. &t;ene &t;er beon of-sla&y;ene; ure &t;eines snelle. &T;is fore-ward ich bi-luuie; bi-fore mine leoden. to ane isette d&a;ie; to don &t;at he beode&d;. &t;at scal beon tomar&y;en; biforen unker monnen. &t;at fehten wit scullen unc seoluen; & falle &t;e for-cu&d;ere. And wha&d;er unker &t;e ge&d; abake; & &t;is feoht wulle for-sake. beon he in &a;lche londe; ique&d;e for ane sconde. &t;enne m&a;ie me singe; of ane swulche kinge. &t;e his beot haue&d; imaked; and his cniht-scipe for-saken. &T;&a;t iherde Frolle; &t;e king wes of France. &t;at Ar&d;ur fehten wolden; him-seolf buten cnihte. Strong mon wes Frolle; and sterc mon on mode. and his beot imaked hafde; bi-foren al his du&y;e&d;e. and [h]e ne mihte; for scome muchelen; scenden hine seoluen. bi-l&a;uen his balde ibeot; &t;at he i burh hafde iseid. S&a;ide &t;at he s&a;ide; to so&d;e he hit wende. &t;at Ar&d;ur hit wolde for-saken; and nawiht to &t;an fehte taken. for &y;if hit wuste Frolle; &t;e king wes ane France. &t;at Ar&d;ur him &y;etten wolde; &t;at he i&y;irnd hafde. don he hit nolde; for a scip ful of golde. Neo&d;eles wes Frolle; to fihte swi[&d;]e kene. muche cniht & strong mon; and modi on heorten. and s&a;ide &t;at he wolde. &t;ene d&a;i halde. in &t;an &a;it-londe; &t;e mid watere is bi-&y;eonge. &T;at &a;it-lond stonde&d; ful iwis; inne &t;ere burh of Paris. &T;er ich wulle mid fehte; bi-tele mine irihte. mid scelden; and mid cnihtes iwede. nu to-mar&y;en bi&d; &t;e d&a;i; habben &t;e hit bi&y;iten m&a;i. Comen &t;a ti&d;ende; to Ar&d;ure &t;an kinge. &t;at Frolle wolde mid f&a;hte; France bitellen. n&a;s he n&a;uere swa bli&d;e; &a;r an his liue. and he leh&y;en agon; ludere st&a;fnenen. and &t;as word seide; Ar&d;ur &t;e kene. Nu ich wat &t;at Frolle; wi&d; me wulle fihte. to-mar&y;e in &t;an d&a;ie; alse he seolf demde. i &t;an ait-londe; &t;at mid watere is bistonde. for hit bicume&d; kinge; &t;at his word stonde. Lete&d; blawen bemen; and bodien mine monnen. &t;at &a;uer-&a;lc god mon; to-niht wakien for &t;on. and bidden ure Drihten; &t;e alle domes awalt. &t;at he me iscilde; wi&d; Frolle &t;ene wilde. and mid his riht honde; wite&y;e me wi&d; sconde. And &y;if ich m&a;i &t;is kinelond; bi&y;iten to mire a&y;ere hon[d]. auere-&a;lche &a;rmen mon; &t;e &a;&d; scal iwur&d;en. and wurchen ic wulle; muchel Godes wille. Nu me uulsten &t;er-to; &t;e alle &t;ing mai wel ((i))don. &t;e he&y;e heuene-liche king; stonde me an helping. for ich hine luuien wulle; &t;a while &t;e ich liuie. &T;er wes al longe niht; songes an((d)) ca[n]del-liht. h&a;hliche sungen clarckes; hali Godes salmes. &T;a hit d&a;i we[s] amar&y;en; du&y;e&d;e gunne sturien. his w&a;pnen he nom an honden; Ar&d;ur &t;e stronge. warp he an his rugge; a r&a;f swi&d;e deore. &a;nne cheisil scurte; & &a;nne pallene curtel. &a;nne burne swi&d;e deore; ibroiden of stele. Sette he an hefde; &a;nne helm godne. to his side he swende; his sweorde Caliburne. his sconken he helede; mid hosen of stele. and duden on his uoten; spuren swi&d;e gode. &T;e king mid his weden; leop on his stede. me him to rehte; anne scelde gode. he wes al clane; of olifantes bane. Me salde him an honde. enne scaft stronge. &t;er wes a &t;an &a;nde; a sp&a;re swi&d;e hende. hit wes imaked; i Kairme&d;in; [bi] a smi&d; &t;e hehte Griffin. hit ahte V&d;er; &t;e wes &a;r king her. &T;a &t;e iwepned wes &t;e rah&y;e; &t;a gon he to uarene. he mihte &t;a bi-halde; &t;e &t;er bihalfues weore. &t;ene king richne; rehliche riden. seo[&d;]&d;en &t;is weorlde wes a-stald; nes hit no-whar itald. &t;at &a;uere ai mon swa hende; wunden uppen horse. swa him wes Ar&d;ur; sune V&d;eres. Riden after &t;an kinge; balde here-&d;ringes. a &t;en feoremeste flocke; feouwerti hundred. he&y;e here-kempen; bihonged mid stelen. baldere Brutten; bisie mid wepnen. After &t;an fusden; fifti hundred. &t;eo W&a;lwain ladde; &t;e w&a;s a w&a;l-kempe. Seo&d;&d;en &t;er gunnen ut si&y;en; sixti &t;usende. Bruttes swi&d;e balde; &t;at wes &t;a bac-warde. &T;er wes &t;e king Angel; &t;er wes Lot and Urien. &t;er wes Vrienes sune; Yw&a;in ihaten. &t;er wes K&a;i and Beduer; and biwusten &t;a uerde &t;er. &t;er wes &t;e king Howel; hah mon of Brut-lond. Cador &t;er wes &a;c; &t;e kene wes on flocke. &t;er wes of Irlonde; Gillomar &t;e stron[g]. &t;er wes Gonwais &t;e king; Orka[nei]es deorling. &t;er wes Doldamin &t;e kene; ut of Gut-londe. &t;er wes Escil &t;e king; Denemarkes deorling. Folc &t;er wes afoten; swa feole &t;usend monnen. &t;at nas nauere na swa wit-ful mon; a &t;issere weorlde-richen. a nauere nane spelle; &t;at mihte &t;a &t;usend telle. bute he hauede mid rihte; wisdom of Drihtene. o&d;er he hafde mid him; &t;at him hafde M&a;rlin. Ar&d;ur for&d; gon li&d;e; mid vnimete folke. &t;at he com fuliwis; into &t;ere burh of Paris. a west halue &t;an watere; mid mucle his genge. An &a;st h&a;lf wes Frolle; mid muc%chelere ferde. &Y;aru to &t;an fehte; biforen his cnihtes alle. Ar&d;ur nom &a;nne bat godne; & b&a;h &t;er an inne. mid scelde mid stede; and mid alle his iwede. and he &t;at scip stronge; scaf from &t;an lon((de)). and stop uppen &t;at &a;it-lond; and ladde his stede an his hond. his men &t;e hine &t;er brohte; alse &t;e king hehte. leten &t;ene bat bu&y;en; for&d; mid &t;an v&d;en. Frolle into scipe ferde; &t;e king wes unuele. &t;at he auere &t;ohte wi&d; Ar&d;ure to fehte. Ferde to &t;an &a;ite; mid a&d;ele his wepnen. uppen &t;an &a;it he stop; & his stede him after droh. &t;eo men &t;e hine &t;er brohten; alse &t;e king hehte. lette &t;ene bat fusen; for&d; mid &t;an v&d;en. and &t;a kinges tweien; ane &t;er wuneden. &T;a me mihte bihalden; &t;e &t;er bihalues weoren. folc a &t;an uolde; feondliche adredde. heo clumben uppen hallen; heo clumben uppen wallen. heo clumben uppen bures; heo clumben uppe tures. &t;at comp to bihalden; of &t;an tweom kingen. Ar&d;ures men beden; mid muchele &a;&d;moden. Godd &t;ene gode; and &t;a hali his moder. &t;at heore lauerd &t;ere; si&y;e moste habben. and &t;a o&d;ere eke; bede for heore kinge. Ar&d;ur stop a stel bo&y;e; and leop an his blancke. and Frolle mid his i-wede; leop on his steden. &t;e an an his &a;nde. a &t;an &a;it-londe. and &t;&a; o&d;er an his &a;nde; i &t;an &a;it-londe. heo quehten heore scaftes; kine-wur&d;e cnihtes. heo gr&a;neden heore steden; gode cnihtes heo weoren. N&a;s he n&a;uere ifunde; a n&a;uere nane londe. nan swa wiht-ful mon; &t;at hit wuste &a;r &t;an. wh&a;&d;er of &t;an kingen; ouer-cumen sculde liggen. for beien heo weoren cnihtes kene; ohte men and wihte. muchele men on mihte; and a maine swi&d;e stronge; Heo mune&y;eden heore steden. and tosomne gunnen riden; fusden feondliche. &t;at fur him sprong after; Ar&d;ur smat Frolle; mid feond-stronge maine; uppen &t;ene sceld heh&y;e; and &t;e stede &t;e wes god; leop ut i &t;e ulod. Ar&d;ur ut mid his sweorde; balu wes a &t;an orde. and puinden uppen Frolle; &t;er he wes an ulode. &a;r heore comp weore; icumen to &t;an &a;nde. Ah Frolle mid honde; igr&a;p his spere longe. and kept Ar&d;ur anan; alse he aneoust com. and &t;ene stede balde; smat i &t;ere breoste. &t;at &t;at spere &t;urh raf; and Ar&d;ur adun draf. &T;a aras &t;e mon-drem; &t;at &t;e uolde dunede a-&y;en. aque&d;en &t;a weolcne; for reme of &t;an uolke. &T;&a;r Br((u))ttes wolden; ouer water bu&y;en. &y;if Ar&d;ur up ne sturte; sterc-liche sone. and igr&a;p his sceld godne; ileired mid golde. and to-&y;aines Frolle; mid feondliche lechen. breid bi-foren breosten; godne sceld brade. And Frolle him to fusden; mid his feond-r&a;se. and his sweord up ahof; and a-dun-riht sloh. and smat an Ar&d;ures sceld. &t;at he wond a &t;ene feld. &t;e helm an his h&a;uede; and his hereburne. gon to falsie; foren an his hafde. & he wunde afeng; feouwer unchene long. heo ne &t;uhte him noht s&a;r; for heo n&a;s na mare. &t;at blod orn a-dun; ouer al his breoste. Ar&d;ur wes abol&y;e; swi&d;e an his heorte. and his sweord Caliburne; swipte mid maine; and smat Frolle uppen &t;&a;ne h&a;lm; &t;at he atwa helden. &t;urh-ut &t;ere burne hod; &t;at hit at his breoste at-stod. &T;a feol Frolle; folde to grunde. uppen &t;an gras-bedde; his gost he bi-l&a;fde. &T;a Bruttes loh&y;en; ludere stefuene. and leoden to fleonen; feondliche swi&d;e. Ar[&d;]ur &t;e riche; wende to londe. and &t;us cleopien agon; a&d;elest kingen. Wh&a;r &a;rt &t;u Walwain; monne me leofest. Heot &t;as Rom-w&a;ren alle; mid gri&d;en li&d;en heonne. &a;lc mon bruke his ham; swulc Godd hit him on. hat &a;lcne mon; halde gri&d;; uppen leome & uppen lif. and ich hit wulle dihten; to-d&a;i a seouennihte. hat &t;is folc &t;enne; li&d;en al to-somne. and cumen to me seoluen. &t;&a; bet heom scal i-wur[&d;]en. Heo scullen me mon-radene; mid mo[n]scipe fremmen. and ich heom wulle holden; a mine on-wolden. and setten i leode; la&y;en swi&d;e gode. For nu scullen Romanisce la&y;en; to &t;an gru[n]de reosen. &t;a iuurn here; stoden mid Frolle. &t;e li&d; on &a;ite of-sla&y;en; and idon of lif-da&y;en. Her-after ful sone; scal his cun of Rome. heren tidinge; of Ar&d;ure &t;an kinge. for ich heom wulle wi&d; speken; and Rome walles to-breken. & munegie heom hu king Belin; Bruttes ladde &t;ider in. and iwon him &t;a londes alle; &t;at stonde&d; into Rome. Ar&d;ur beh to &t;an &y;&a;te; forn at &t;ere bur&y;e. comen wit-fulle men; &t;e &t;a burh biwusten. and Ar&d;ur letten binnen; mid alle his monnen. bitahten him halles bitahten him castles. bitahten him ful iwis; al &t;a burh of Paris. &t;er wes muchel blissce; mid Brutisce uolke. &T;e d&a;i s&a;h to burh&y;e; &t;e Ar&d;ur iset hafde. com al &t;a mon-weorede; and his men bicomen. Ar&d;ur nom his du&y;e&d;e; and atwa heom to-dalde. and &t;a haluend&a;le; Howele bit&a;tte. and hehte hine uaren sone; mid muchele &t;ere uerde. mid Brutisce monnen; londes iwinnen. Howel dude al swa; alse Ar&d;ur hine hehte. he biwon Barri; and alle &t;a londes &t;er-bi. Angou and Turuine; Aluerne and Gascunne. and &t;a hafuenes alle; &t;e herden to &t;an londes. Guitard &t;e duc h&a;hte; &t;e Peytouwe ahte. he nolde bu&y;en Howele; ah heold to-&y;&a;ines him &a;uere. nolde he &y;irnen na gri&d;; ah Howel him faht wi&d;. ofte he uolc ualde; and ofte he ulem makede. Howel al &t;at lond weste; & of-sloh &t;a leode. &T;a is&a;h Guitard; &t;e i Peitou wes lauerd. &t;at alle his leoden; him to lose eoden. wi&d; Howele he gri&d; makede; mid al his mon-weorede. and bicom Ar&d;ures mon; &t;as a&d;ele kingen; Ar&d;ur him war&d; li&d;e; and luuede hine swi&d;e. & hehte hine his; lond bruken; for he him b&a;h to foten. &t;a hafde Howel; h&a;hliche agunnen. Ar&d;ur hafde France; and freoliche heo sette. he nom &t;a his ferde; and wende &y;eond &t;an &a;rde. to Burguine he wende; and sette hit an his honde. and seo[&d;]&d;en he gon li&d;en; in-to Loherne. and alle &t;a londes; sette him-seolue an honde. al &t;at Ar&d;ur is&a;h; al hit him to b&a;h. and seo&d;&d;en he wende ful iwis; a&y;ain ham to Paris. &T;a hafde Ar&d;ur France; mid gode gri&d;e astalde. i-set and isemed; &t;at sel was an &t;eoden. &t;a hehte he &t;a cnihtes alden; &t;a he hafde &y;are at-halden. &t;at heo to &t;an kinge comen; and heore l&a;n a-f&a;ngen. for heo feole &y;eren; hafden i-bon his iueren. Summen he &y;&a;f lond; summen seoluer and gold. summen he &y;&a;f castles; summen he &y;af cla&d;es; hehte heom uaren an wunne; and beten heore sunnen. for-bed heom to berne wap[n]en; for &a;lde heom eode ouenan. and hehte heom luuien swi&d;e; Godd in &t;issen liue. &t;at he an ende ful iwis; &y;efen heom his paradis. &t;&a;t heo mosten bruken; blisse mid &a;nglen. Alle &t;a cnihtes alde; foren to heore londe. and &t;a &y;unge bil&a;fden; mid leouen; heore kingen. Alle &t;a ni&y;en &y;ere; Ar&d;ur wuneden &t;ere. ni&y;en &y;ere he heold France; freoliche on honde. and seo&d;&d;en na lengere; &t;at lond he ne walde. Ah &t;a while &t;e &t;at kinelond; stod an Ar[&d;]ures hond. &t;inges seolcu&d;e; si&y;en to &t;ere &t;eode. monienne mod-fulne mon; Ar&d;ur make((de)) milde. and monienne hehne mon; he helde to his foten. Hit wes an ane &A;st%tere; &t;at men hafden iuaste; &t;at Ar&d;ur ((an)) &A;stere d&a;i hafde; his a&d;ele men at-somne. al &t;at h&a;hste mon-cun; &t;at herden in-to Francen. & of alle &t;an londen; &t;e &t;ider in l&a;ien. &T;er he &y;ette his cnihten; alle heore irihten. elc ane he &y;ef &a;hte; alse he i&a;rned hafde. &T;us him iqua&d; Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. K&a;i bisih &t;e hiderward; &t;u &a;rt min haxte stiward. her ich Angou &y;iue &t;e; for &t;ire wel-dede. and alle &t;a irihte; &t;e &t;ide[r] in beo&d; idihte. Cneole me to Beduer; &t;u art min hexte birle her. &t;a while &t;a ich beo an liue; luuien ich &t;e wulle. her ich &y;iue &t;e Neustrie; aneuste mire riche. &T;a hehte Neustrie; &t;at nu hatte Normandie. &T;e ilke tweien eorles weoren; Ar[&d;]ures deore men. at rede and at rune; an &a;uer-&a;lche tune. &T;a &y;et him seide Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. Wend &t;e hider Howel-din; &t;u &a;rt mi mon and mi cun. haue &t;u Bulune; and bruc his on wunne. Cum%me ner Borel; &t;u art cniht wis and war. her ich &t;ene Mans &t;e; mid monscipe bit&a;che. and bruc &t;u his on wunne; for &t;ire wel-dede. &T;us Ar&d;ur &t;e king delde; his driht-liche londes. after heore iwurhte; for he heom &t;uhte wur&d;e. &T;a weoren bli&d;e spelles; in Ar&d;ures hallen. &t;er wes harepinge and song; &t;e[r] weoren blissen imong. &T;a &A;stre wes a&y;onge; and Aueril eode of tune. and &t;at gras was riue; and &t;at water wes li&d;e. and men gunnen spilien; &t;at wes M&a;i at tune. Ar&d;ur nom his folc feire; and to &t;ere s&a; uerde. and lette bonien his scipen; wel mid &t;an bezsten. & ferde to &t;issen londe; and up com at Londen. up he com at Lundene; leoden to blissen. Al hit wes bli&d;e; &t;at hine is&a;h mid e&y;en. sone heo gunnen singe; of Ar&d;ure &t;an kinge. and of &t;ere wur&d;-scipe muchele; &t;e he iwunne hafde. &T;er custe uader &t;ene sune; and seide to him wel-cume. dohter &t;a moder; bro&d;er &t;ene o&d;er. suster custe suster; &t;a softere heom wes an heorten. A monie hundred studen; stoden bi &t;an weie. folc fraini[n]ge; of feole cunne &t;ingen. and cnihtes heom talden; of heore on-walden. and heore &y;eolp makeden of muchele bi&y;eten. Ne mihte na mon suggen; n&a;re he na swa hende. mon. of halue &t;an blissen; &t;a weoren mid &t;an Brutten. &A;lc ferde an his neode; &y;eond &t;as kine-&t;eode. from burh&y;e to burh&y;e; mid blissen uniuo&y;e. and &t;us hit ane stu[n]de; stod a &t;an ilke. blisse wes on Brutene; mid balde &t;an kinge. &T;a &A;stre wes a&y;eonge; and sumer com to londe. &t;a nom Ar&d;ur his red; wi&d; r[i]che his monnen. &t;at he wolde inne Karliun; bere his crune him on. and a White-sune-d&a;i; his folc &t;er isomnie. A &t;en ilke da&y;en; men gunnen demen. &t;at nes i nane londe; burh nan swa hende. na swa wide cu&d;; swa Karliun bi Uske. buten hit weoren &t;a burh riche; &t;e Rome is ihaten. &T;a &y;et wes mid &t;an kinge; moni mon an londe. &t;at quidde &t;a burh of Karlion; ricchere &t;ene Rome. and &t;at Uske weore; selest alre wateren. Medewes &t;er weoren brade; bihalues &t;ere burh&y;e. &t;er wes fisc; &t;er wes fu&y;el; and f&a;ier-nesse ino&y;e. &t;er wes wude and wilde deor; wunder ane monie. &t;er wes al &t;a murh&d;e; &t;e &a;i mon mihte of &t;enche. Ah nauer seo&d;&d;en Ar&d;ur &t;ider b&a;h; &t;a burh seo&d;&d;e no i&t;&a;h. no nauere ((ne)) m&a;i; bi-twene &t;is and Domes-d&a;i. Summe bokes sugge&d; to iwisse; &t;at &t;a burh wes biwucched. and &t;&a;t is wel isene; so&d; &t;at hit sunde. I &t;&a;re burh weoren; twa munstres swi&d;e m&a;re. &t;at an munstre wes of Seint Aaron; &t;er-inne wes muchel halidom. &t;at o&d;er of &t;an martir Seint Iuli&a;n; &t;e heh is mid Drihten. &t;er weoren nunnen wel idon; moni heh iboren wifmon. &T;e biscop-stole wes at Sein[t] Aaron. per wes moni sel mon; canunes &t;er weoren; &t;e cu&d; weoren widen. &t;er wes moni god clarc; &t;e wel cu&d;e a leore. muchel heo ferden mid &t;an crafte; to lokien in &t;an leofte. to lokien i &t;an steorren; neh&y;e and feorren. &t;e craft is ihate; Astronomie. Wel ofte heo &t;an kinge; seide of feole &t;inge. heo cudden him on leoden; what him sculde ilimpen; Swulc wes &t;e burh of Karliun. &t;er wes muchel ric%che-dom; &t;er wes muchel blisse; mid bisie &t;an kinge. &T;e king nom his sonde; and sende &y;eond his londe. h&a;hte cumen eorles; hehte cumen beornes. hehte cumen kinges; and &a;c here-&d;ringes. hehte cumen biscop%pes; hehte cumen cnihtes. hahte alle &t;a freo-men; &t;a [e]uere weoren an londe. bi heore life hehte heom beon; a White-sune-d&a;i at K&a;rleon. Cnihtes gunnen riden; vnimete whiden. riden touward Kairliun; of feole cunne londen. To &t;an White-suned&a;ie; &t;er com &t;e king Angel. king of Scotlonde; mid sceone his folke. moni wes &t;e faire mon; &t;e fol&y;ede &t;an kingen. Of Mureiue king Vrien; and his f&a;ire sune Yw&a;in. Stater king of Su&d; Wales; and Cadwa&d;lan king of Nor&d; Wales. Cador eorl of Cornwale. &t;a &t;e king luuede. Morui&d; of Glouch&a;stre; Maurin of Winchastre. Gurguint eorl of Herford; and Beof eorl of Oxeuord. Gursal &t;e balde; from Ba&d;e &t;er com ride. Vrgent of Chastre; Ionatus of Dorchestre. &A;rnald of Salesburi; and Kinmarc of Cantuareburi. Balien of Silech&a;stre; Wigein of Leirch&a;stre. Argal eorl of Warwic; mid folk swi&d;e sellic. Dunwale Apries sune; and Kegein. Elau&d;es sune. Kineus &t;er wes Coittes sune; & Cradoc Catelles sune. &A;dlein Cledaukes sune; Grimarc Kinmarkes sune. Run Margoitt & Netan Clofard; Kincar. and Aikan. Kerin Neton. and Peredur. Madoc. Traher and Elidur; &T;is weoren Ar&d;ures; a&d;ele eorles. and &t;a haxte &t;eines ohte; of alle &t;issere &t;eode. wi&d;-uten &t;an beornen of Ar&d;ures borden. &t;a na man ne mihte ikennen; ne al &t;at folc inemnen. &T;a weoren &a;rchebiscopes &t;reo; inne &t;issere &t;eode. inne Lunden and in Eou%uerwic; and inne Karliun Sein[t] Dubric. he wes swi&d;e hali mon; &t;urh alle &t;inge wel idon. To Lundene l&a;i &t;e &a;rchebiscop-stol; &t;e to Cantwareburi wes seo[&d;]&d;e idon. seo[&d;]&d;e Engliscemen; &t;is lond heom iwunnen. To tellen &t;at folc of Kairliun; ne mihte hit na mon idon. &T;er wes Gillomar &t;e king; Irisce monnen deorling. Maluerus king of Islonde; Doldanet king. of Gutlonde. Kin[g] Kailin of Frislonde; &A;scil king of Denelonde. &T;er wes Lo&d; &t;e kene; &t;e king wes bi Nor&d;e. and Gonw&a;is Orcaneie king; ut-la&y;en deor-ling. &T;ider com &t;e wilde; &t;e eorl of Builuine. L&a;&y;er wes ihaten; and his leoden mid him. of Flandres &t;e eorl Howeldin; of Ch&a;[r]tres &t;e eorl Cherin. &T;eos ferede mid him; al &t;at Frensce moncun. twalf eorles swi&d;e r&a;ihe &t;e rixleden ouer France. Guitart eorl of Peiters; K&a;i &t;e eorl of Angers. Beduw((e))ar eorl of Normandie; &t;at lond hehte &t;a Neustrie. of &t;e Mans com &t;e eorl Borel; of Brutaine &t;e eorl Howel; Howel eorl wes freo mon; and faire weoren his iwede. and al &t;at folc Frensce; bihongen weoren feire. i-wepned wel alle; and hors ho hafden uatte. &T;er weoren bisides; fiftene biscopes. Nes na cniht ne na swein; ne oht mon &t;at weore &t;ein. from &t;a porz of Spaine; to &t;an tune of Alemaine. &t;at &t;ider i-comen nere; &y;if he iboden weore. al for Ar&d;ures &a;ie; a&d;eles cunnes. &T;a al &t;is hired wes icumen; &a;lc king mid his folke. &t;er me mihte bihalde; &t;e &t;er bi-halues weore. moni seolcu[&d;]ne mon; &t;e isi&y;en wes to burh&y;en. and feole cunne ti&d;ende; mid Ar&d;ure &t;an kinge. &T;er wes moni sellic cla&d;; &t;er wes moni cniht wra&d;. &t;er weoren herber&y;e; h&a;h-liche awur&d;e. &t;er &t;a innes weoren; mid streng&d;e biwunnen. &t;er weoren on uelden; moni &t;usend telden. &t;er com spic and water; and aten vnimete. ne mai hit na mon suggen on his tale; of &t;an win and of &t;an ale. &t;er com hey &t;er com gras; &t;er com al &t;at god was. &T;a al &t;is folc isomned was; at sele &t;an kingge. &t;a com &t;e White-sune-d&a;i; alse Drihten hine sende. &t;a comen &t;a biscopes alle; biuoren heore kinge. and &t;a &a;rchebiscopes &t;reo; biuoren Ar&d;ure. and &t;ene kine-helm nome; &t;a him wes icunde. and setten uppen his hafde; mid he&y;ere blisse. swa heo hine gunnen lede; al mid Godes rede. Seint Dubris eoden biuoren; he wes Criste icoren. &t;e &a;rche-biscop of Lundene; eode an his riht honden. and bi his luft side. &t;e [ilke] of Eouerwike Fiftene biscopes biuoren; of feole londen icoren. heo weoren bi-hangen alle; mid palle swi&d;e balde; &t;e weoren alle ibrusted. mid barninge golde. &T;er feouwer kinges eoden; biuoren &t;an kaiseren. heo we&y;e[den] on heore honde; feouwer sweord of golde &T;us hehte &t;a an; &t;e wes a swi&d;e duhti mon. &t;at wes Cador &t;e king; Ar[&d;]ures deorling. &t;e o&d;er of Scotlonde; sweord he weide an honde. & &t;e king of Nor&d; Walles; & &t;e king of Su&d; Wales. and &t;us heo gunnen leden; &t;e king to chirechen. &t;eo biscopes gunnen singe. biuoren &t;an leod-kinge; bemen &t;er bleowen; bellen &t;er ringeden. cnihtes gunnen riden; wifmen for&d; gliden. To iwissen hit is isaid; and so&d; hit is ifunden. &t;at no isah no mon; nauer &a;r; mid eor&d;liche monne her. half swa hahne ric%che-dom; a nauer nane hepen. swa mid Ar&d;ure was a&d;eles cunnes. Into chirchen bi-com; Ar&d;ur &t;e riche mon. Dubriz &t;e arche-biscop; Drihten him wes ful god. of Rome he wes legat; and of &t;an hirede prelat. he song &t;a hali masse; biuoren &t;an leod-kinge. Comen mid &t;ere quene; wifmen wel idone. &t;ere richchere monne wif alle; &t;e wunede on londe. and &t;ere hehere monnen dohtere; &t;a quene hafden isohte. al swa &t;a quene hafde ihate; bi hire fulle wite. I &t;ere chireche i &t;ere s[u]&d; halue; sat Ar&d;ur &t;e king him-seolf. bi pere nor&d; side; Wenh&a;iuer &t;a quene. &T;er comen hire bi-foren; feouwer quenen i-coren. &a;lc bar on luft honde; enne beh of rede gold. & &t;reo snau-wh[i]te culueren; se[t]ten an heore sculderen. &t;&a;t weoren &t;a feouwer quenen; &t;ere cnihte wifen. &t;a beren an heore heonden; &t;e feouwer sweordes of golde. bi-uoren Ar&d;ure; a&d;elest kingen. Moni m&a;ide child. wes &t;ere; mid m&a;re &t;ere quene. &t;&a;r wes moni pal hende; on faire &t;an uolke. of monies cunnes londe; &t;er wes muchel onde. for &a;lc wende to beon; betere &t;ene o&d;er. Feole cnihtes anan; comen to &t;ere chirechen; summe for gu&d;inge; summe for &t;an kinge. summe to bihalden; &t;a wifmen &t;at weoren balde. Songes &t;er weoren murie; &t;a ilaste swi&d;e longe. ich weone &y;if hit weore; ilast seoue &y;ere. &t;a &y;et heo weolden mare; &t;e &t;er-at weoren. &T;a &t;e masse wes isungen; of chircchen heo &d;runge. &t;e king mid his folke; to his mete uerde. mid mucle his du&y;e&d;e; drem wes on hirede. &T;a quene an o&d;er halue; hire hereberwe isohte. heo hafde of wif-monne; wunder ane monien. &T;a &t;e king wes isete; mid his monnen to his mete. to &t;an kinge com &t;&a; biscop; Seind Dubriz &t;e wes swa god. and nom of his hafde; his kine-h&a;lm h&a;hne. for &t;an mucle golde; &t;e king hine beren nalde. & dude enne lasse crune; on &t;as kinges hafde. and seo&d;&d;en he gon do; a &t;ere quene al swo. Inne Troie &t;is wes la&y;e; bi heore &a;lderne da&y;e. &t;a Bruttes of come; &t;e weoren wel idone. alle &t;a wepmen; at heore mete seten. sundi bi heom-seoluen; &t;at heom &t;uhte wel idon. and al swa &t;a wifmen; heore i-wune hafden. &T;a &t;e king wes isete; mid alle his du&y;e&d;e. to his mete. eorles and beornes; at borde &t;as kinges. &t;e stiward com steppen; pe K&a;y wes ihaten. h&a;xt cniht on londe; vnder &t;an kinge. of alle &t;an h&a;pe; of Ar&d;ures hirede. Kay hehte him biuoren; moni h&a;h mon icoren. &t;er weoren a &t;usen[d] cnihte((s)) bald; wunder wel i-talde. &t;at &t;eineden &t;an kingen; & his here-&d;ringen. &a;lc cniht hafde pal on; and mid golde bigon. and alle heore uingeres; iriuen mid gold ringes. &T;as beorn &t;a sunde; from kuchene to &t;an kinge. An o&d;er half wes Beduer; &t;as kinges h&a;&y;e birle. mid him weoren eorlene sunen; of a&d;ele cunne iboren. and &t;ere heh&y;e cnihtene sunen; &t;a &t;ider weoren icu[m]en. seouen kingene sunen; &t;at mid him quehten. Bedeuer a-uormest eode; mid guldene bolle. after him a &t;usend; &t;rasten to hirede. mid alle &t;as cunnes drenche; &t;e me cu&d;e on bi&d;enche. And &t;a quene an hire ende; wifmen swi[&d;]e hende. a &t;usend hire eode biuoren. riche men and wel icoren. to &t;&a;inen &t;ere quene; and &t;a[i] &t;at mid hire weoren. Nes he n&a;uere i-boren; of nane cnihte icoren. i-l&a;red no l&a;wed; a nauere nare. leode. &t;e cu&d;e him i-telle; an &a;ies cunnes spelle. of halue &t;an riche-dome; &t;e wes inne Kairliune. of seoluere and of golde; and gode iweden. of heh&y;e iborene monnen; &t;a inne hirede wuneden. of horsen and of hafueken; of hunden to deoren. and of riche iweden; &t;a a &t;an hirede weoren. & of alle &t;an folke; &t;e wuneden &t;er on folde. wes &t;isses londes folk; leodene hendest itald. & al swa &t;a wimmen; wunliche on heowen. and hah-lukest iscrudde; & alre bezst ito&y;ene. For heo hafden on ique&d;en alle; bi heore quike liue. &t;at heo wolden of ane heowen; heore cla&d;es habben. Sum hafde whit sum hafden r&a;d; sum hafde god grene &a;c. and alches cunnes fah cla&d;; heom wes wunder ane la&d;. & elche untuhtle; heo talden vn-wur&d;e. &T;a hafde &A;nglene ard; &t;at alre bezste here-word. and &t;is leodisce uolc &a;c; leofuest &t;an kinge. &T;a wifmen heh&y;e iborene; &t;a wuneden a &t;issen londe. hafden ique&d;en alle; on heore quides so&d;e. &t;at nan lauerd taken nolde; inne &t;issere leode. n&a;uer n&a;nne cniht; neore he noht swa wel idiht. bute he icostned weoren; &t;rie inne compe. & his oht-scipen icudde; & i-fonded hine seolue. balde-liche he mitte &t;enne &y;irnen him brude. For &t;ere ilke tuhtle; cnihtes weoren ohte. &t;a wif-men wel idone; and &t;a betere biwitene. &t;a weoren i Brutene; blissen ino&y;e; &T;a &t;e king i&y;eten hafde. and al his mon-weorede. &t;a bu&y;en of burh&y;e; &t;eines swi&d;e balde. alle &t;a kinges; and heore here&t;ringes; alle &t;a biscopes; and alle &t;a cl&a;rckes. alle &t;a eorles; and alle &t;a beornes. alle &t;a &t;eines; alle &t;a sweines; feire iscrudde; helde &y;eond felde. Summe heo gunnen &a;rnen; summe heo gunnen urnen. summe heo gunnen lepen; summe heo gunnen sceoten. summe heo wr&a;stleden; and wi&d;er-gome makeden. summe heo on uelde; pleouweden vnder scelde. summe heo driuen balles; wide &y;eond &t;a feldes. Monianes kunnes gomen; &t;er heo gunnen driuen. & wha-swa mihte iwinne; wur&d;sci&t;e of his gomene. hine me ladde mid songe; at-foren &t;an leod-kinge. and &t;e king for his gomene; &y;&a;f him &y;euen gode. Alle &t;a quene; &t;e icumen weoren &t;ere. and alle &t;a lafdies; leoneden &y;eond walles. to bihalden &t;a du&y;e&d;en; and &t;at folc pl&a;ie. &T;is il&a;ste &t;reo d&a;&y;es; swulc gomes & swulc pl&a;&y;es. &T;a a &t;an ueor&d;e d&a;ie; &t;e king gon to spekene. and a&y;&a;f his gode cnihten; al heore rihten. he &y;ef seoluer he &y;&a;f gold; he &y;ef hors he &y;ef lond. castles & cla&d;es eke; his monnen he ique[m]de. &t;er wes moni bald Brut; biuoren Ar&d;ure. Nu comen to &t;an kinge; neouwe tidinde. Ar&d;ur &t;e ba[l]de king; sat at ane borde. biuoren him seten kinges; and feole here-&d;ringes. biscopes and cl&a;rekes; and swi&d;e ohte cnihtes. &T;er comen in-to halle; spelles seol-cu&d;e. &t;er comen twalf &t;eines ohte; mid palle bi-&t;ehte. h&a;&y;e here-kempen; heh&y;e men on wepne. &a;lc hafde on heonde; gr&a;tne ring of golde. and mid &a;ne bende of golde; &a;lc hafde his h&a;fd biuonge. &A;uer tweie and tweie; tuhte to-somne. &a;lc mid his honde; heold his iuere. and gliden ouer ulore; biuoren Ar&d;ure. swa longe &t;at heo comen; bi-uoren Ar&d;ure. &t;an leod-kinge. Heo gr&a;tten Ar&d;ur anan; mid a&d;elen heore worden. Hal seo &t;u Ar&d;ur king; Bruttene deorling. and hal seo &t;i du&y;e&d;e; and al &t;i driht-liche uolc. We sunden tw&a;lf cnihtes; i-cumen her for&d;-rihtes. riche and wel idone; we sunde&d; of Rome Hider we sunden. icumene; from ure kaisere. Luces is ihaten; &t;e waldo&d; Rome-leoden. he hahte us hider wende; to Ar&d;ure &t;an kinge. and &t;e hat gr&a;ten; mid his grim worden. & s&a;i&d; &t;at he awundred is; wunder ane swi&d;e. whar &t;u &t;at mod nime; a &t;isse middenerde. &t;at &t;u derst of Rome; wi&d;-suggen &a;i dome. o&d;er hebben up &t;in e&y;en; a&y;ein ure &a;ldren. and wha hit &t;e durre r&a;den; &t;at &t;u swa reh &a;rt. iwur&d;en. &t;at &t;u &t;rattien darst; domes walden. Luces &t;ene kaisere. hexst of quicke monnen. &T;u haldest al &t;i kine-lond; a &t;ire a&y;ere hond. and nult noht &t;ene kaisere; of londe ihere. of &t;an ilke londe; &t;e Iulius hafde an honde. &t;a inne iuurn da&y;&a;n; biwon hit mid fehten. and &t;u hit hauest at-holde; a &t;ire an-wolde. mid balden &t;ine cnihten; binimest us ure irihten. Ah s&a;i us Ar&d;ur sone; and word send to Rome. we sculle&d; bere &t;in &a;rde; to Luces ure kaisere. &y;if &t;u wult icnawen; &t;at he is king ouer &t;e. and &t;u his mon bicumen wulle; and hine for lauerd icnawen. and don riht &t;an kaisere; of Frolle &t;an kinge. &t;at &t;u mid wo&y;e; at Paris a-slo&y;e. & nu haldest al his lond; mid unrihte a &t;ire hond. &Y;if &t;u i &t;issen tw&a;lf wiken; temest to &t;an rihten. and &t;u wult of Rome; &t;olien &a;i dome. &t;enne miht &t;u libben; imong &t;ine leoden. And &y;if &t;u swa nult don; &t;u scalt wursen vnder-fon. &t;e kaisere wule her cumen; swa king scal to his a&y;en. king swi&d;e kene; and nimen &t;e mid streng&d;e. ibunden &t;e lede; biuoren Rom-leoden. &t;enne most &t;u &t;olien; &t;at &t;u &a;rst for-ho&y;edest. &A;fne &t;isse worden; Bruttes bu&y;en from borden. &t;er wes Ar[&d;]ures hird; hehliche awra&d;&d;ed. and muchene a&d; sworen; uppen m&a;re ure Drihten. &t;at alle heo dede weoren; &t;a &t;eos arunde beden; mid horsen al to-dra&y;ene. d&a;&d; heo sculden &t;olie; &T;er heo bu&y;en to; Bruttes swi&d;e wra&d;e. luken heom bi uaxe; and laiden heom to grunde. &t;er weoren men Romanisce; reouliche ato&y;ene. &y;if Ar&d;ur ne leope to; swulc hit a liun weore. and &t;as word seide; wisest alre Brutten. Bil&a;ue&d; bilaue&d; swi&d;e; &t;as cnihtes on liue. ne sceollen heo on mine hirede; nenne harm &t;olien. heo beo&d; hider iriden; ut of Rom-leoden. swa heore lauerd heom hehte; Luces is ihaten. &A;lc mon mot li&d;en; &t;er his lauerd hine hate&d; gan. nah na man demen; erendes-mon to d&a;&d;en. bute he weoren swa ufele biwiten. &t;et he weore lauerd-swike. Ah sitte&d; adun stille; cnihtes inne halle. and ich me bir&a;de wulle; of swulchere neode. wulc word heo scullen a&y;en beren; to Luces &t;an kaiseren. &T;a seten adun alle; &t;a du&y;e&d;e on heore benche. and &t;a luding al&a;id; biuoren &t;an leod-kinge. &T;a stod Ar&d;ur him up; a[&d;]elest kingen; and he cleopede him to; seouen sune kinges. eorles and beornes; & &t;a &t;e weoren baldest. and alle &t;a wiseste men; &t;a wuneden a &t;en folke. wenden in-to ane huse; &t;e wes biclused faste. an ald stanene weorc; sti&d;e men hit wurhten. &t;er men gunnen rune; his red-&y;euen wise. wulc andswere he &y;iuen wolde; Luces &t;an kaisere. &T;a ibo&y;en weoren alle; beornes to benche. &t;a wes hit al stille; &t;at wuneden inne halle. &t;er wes vnimete &a;ie; mid m&a;re &t;an kinge. ne durste &t;er na man speken; leste &t;e king hit wolde awreken. &T;a stod &t;er up Cador; &t;e eorl swi&d;e riche &a;r. and &t;as word s&a;ide; bifore &t;an riche kinge. Ich &t;onkie mine Drihte; &t;at scop &t;es d&a;ies lihte. &t;isses d&a;ies ibiden; &t;a to hirede is ibo&y;en. and &t;issere tidinge; &t;e icumen is to ure kinge. &t;at we ne &t;uruen na mare aswunden liggen here. For idelnesse is lu&d;er; on &a;lchere &t;eode. for idelnesse make&d; mon; his mon-scipe leose. ydel-nesse make&d; cnihte; for-leosen his irihte. idelnesse gr&a;i&d;e&d;; feole uuele craften. idel-nesse make&d; leosen; feole &t;usend monnen. &t;urh e&d;eliche dede; lute men wel spede&d;. For &y;are we habbeo&d; stille ileien; ure wur&d;-scipe is &t;a lasse. ah nu ic &t;o[n]kie Drihtne; &t;&a; scop &t;as da&y;es lihte. &t;at Romanisce leoden sunden swa r&a;ie. & heore beot makie&d; to cumen ure burh&y;es. ure king binden; and to Rome hine bringen. Ah &y;if hit is so&d; &t;at men sai&d;; alse segges hit telle&d;. &t;at Romanisce leoden; sunden swa r&a;&y;e. and sunden swa balde; and swa balu-fulle. &t;at heo wulle&d; nu li&d;en; in-to ure londen. we heom scullen &y;arekien; &y;eomere spelles. heore r&a;h-scipe scal heom-seoluen; to reou&t;e iwur&d;en. For nauere ne lufede ich longe; gri&d; inne mine londe. for &t;urh gri&d;e we beo&d; ibunden; and wel neh al a-swunden. &T;at iherde Walwain; &t;e wes Ar[&d;]ures m&a;i. and wra&d;&d;ede hine wi&d; Cador swi[&d;]e; &t;a &t;as word kende. and &t;us andsw&a;rede; Walwain &t;e sele. Cador &t;u &a;rt a riche mon; &t;ine r&a;d%des ne beo[&d;] noht idon. for god is gri&d;; and god is fri&d;; &t;e freoliche &t;er halde&d; wi&d;. and Godd sulf hit makede; &t;urh his Godd-cunde. for gri&d; make&d; godne mon; gode workes wurchen. for alle monnen bi&d; &t;a bet; &t;at lond bi&d; &t;a murgre. &T;a iherde Ar&d;ur; &t;at flit of &t;issen eorlen. and &t;us spac &t;e riche; wi&d; ra&y;en his folke. Sitte adun swi&d;e; mine cnihte alle. and &a;lc bi his lifen; luste mine worden; Al hit wes stille; &t;at wunede inne halle &T;a spak &t;e king balde; to riche his folke. Mine eorles mine beornes; balde mine &t;eines. mine duhti men; mine freond deoren; &t;urh eou ich habbe biwunnen; vnder &t;ere sunnen. &t;at ich &a;m swi&d;e riche mon; reh wi&d; mine feonden. gold ich habbe and g&a;rsume; gumenen ich &a;m &a;lder. no biwan ich hit noht ane; ah dude we alle cl&a;ne. To moni feohte ich habbe eou ilad. and &a;uere &y;et weoren wel irad. swa &t;at feole kine-londes; stonde&d; a mine honde. &y;e beo&d; gode cnihtes; ohte men and wihte. &t;at ich habbe iuonded; i wel feole londen. &T;a &y;et him spac Ar&d;ur; a&d;elest kingen. Nu &y;e habbeo&d; iherd; h&a;&y;e mine &t;eines; what Romanisce men; rede&d; heom bi-twenen. and wulc word heo sende&d; us here; into ure londe. mid write & mid worde; wi&d; gr&a;tere wr&a;&d;&d;e. Nu we mote bi-&d;enchen; hu we ure &t;eoden. and ure muchele wur&d;-scipe; mid rihte ma&y;en bi-wite&y;en. wi&d; &t;is riche moncun; wi&d; &t;as Rome-leoden. and andsware heom senden; mid a&d;elen ure worden. mid mucle wisdome; vre writ senden to Rome. & i-witen at &t;an k&a;isere; for whan he us ofcunnen. for whan he us mid &t;r&a;tte; & mid hokere igr&a;te&d;. Swi&d;e s&a;re me grome&d;; & vni[m]ete me scome&d;. &t;at he at-wit us ure luren; &t;at we ifeorn habbeo&d; forloren. Heo sugge&d; &t;at Iulius Cesar hit biwon. mid compe i fehten. Mid streng&d;e and mid fehte; me de&d; feole vnrihte. for Cesar i-sohte Bruttene; mid baldere streng&d;e; no mihte Bruttes wi&d; him; heore lond werien. ah mid stre[n]&d;e heo eoden an hond; and bitahten him al heore lond. and &t;er-after sone; alle his men bicome. Sum ure cun heo hadden i-sla&y;en; and sum mid horsen to-dra&y;en. summe heo ladde ibunden; ut of &t;issen londen. and &t;[i]s lond biwunne; mid unrihte and mid sunnen. & nu axe&d; mid icunde; gauel of &t;issen londe. Al swa we ma&y;en don; &y;ef we hit don wulle&d;. &t;urh rihte icunde; of Beline kinge. and of Brennen his bro&d;er; &t;an duc of Burgunne. &T;eos weoren ure &a;ldre; &t;a we beo&d; of icumene. &t;eos bil&a;ie Rome; and &t;a riche al bi-wunnen. & biuoren Rome &t;ere stronge; heore &y;isles an-henge. and seo&d;&d;en heo nomen al &t;at lond; and setten hit an heore a&y;ere hond. and &t;us we mid rihte ahten; Rome us biriden. Nu ich wulle leten Belin; and Brenne bil&a;uen. and speken of &t;an kaisere; Costantin &t;an stronge. he wes Helene sune; al of Brutten icume. he biwon Rome; and &t;a riche a-welde; Lete we nu of Costantin; &t;e Rome iwon al to him. and speken of Maximi&a;n; &t;at was a swi&d;e stro[n]g mon. he wes king of Brutene; he biwon France. Maximien &t;e stronge; Rome he nom an honde. and Alemaine he biwon eke; mid wunder muchele streng&d;e. and al from Romayne; into Normandie. And &t;eos weoren mine &a;lderen mine a&d;&d;ele uore-genglen. and ahten alle &t;a leoden; &t;a into Rome leien. and &t;urh swuche dome; ich ahte to bi&y;eten Rome. Heo &y;irne&d; me an honde; gauel of mine londe. al swa ic wille of Rome; &y;if ich r&a;d habbe. Ich wilnie a mine &t;onke; to walden al Rome. and he wilne&d; me in Brutene; to binde swi&d;e uaste; and sl&a;n mine Bruttes; mid his balu-reses. Ah &y;if hit on mi Drihten; &t;e scop d&a;i&y;es and niht%ten. he scal his balde ibeot; s&a;re abuggen. & his Rom-leoden; &t;er-fore scullen reosen. and ic wulle r&a;h beon; &t;er he nu rixle&d; on. Wunie&d; nu stille alle; ic wulle suggen mine iwille. ne scal hit na man o&d;er i-don; ah hit scal stonden &t;er-on. He wilne&d; al; and ich wilni al; &t;&a;t wit beiene a&y;&a;&d;. habben hit nu and a&y;e; &t;e hit &a;&d; m&a;&y;en iwinne. for nu we scullen cunne. wham hit Godd unne. &T;us spac &t;e balde; &t;e Brutene hafde an onwalde. &t;at wes Ar&d;ur &t;e king; Bruttene deorling Setten his kempen; and his quides lusten. summe heo s&a;ten stille; mucle ane stunde. summe heo muche runen; r&a;hten heom bitweonen. summe hit &t;uhte heom god; summe hit mengden heore mod. &T;a heo hafden longe; i-lustned &t;an kinge. &t;a spac Howel &t;e hende; hah mon of Brutene. and his quides r&a;hte. bi-uoren raien &t;an kinge. Lauerd king hercne me; alse ich &a;r dude &t;e. &T;u hafest i-s&a;id word so&d;e; seleh&d;e &t;e beo&d; &y;if&d;e. Hit wes &y;are ique&d;en; &t;at we nu sculle&d; cu&d;en. i &t;an iuurn &y;ere; &t;at nu is ifunden here. Sibeli hit s&a;ide; hire quides weoren so&d;e. and sette hit on bocke; uolke to bisne. &t;at &t;reo k[ing]es sculden bu&y;en; ut of Brut-londe. &t;a biwinnen sculden Rome; and al &t;a riche. and alle &t;a londes; &t;e [&t;]er-to ligge&d;. &T;e uorme wes Belin; &t;at wes a Brittisc king. &t;e o&d;er wes Costantin; &t;e king wes on Brutene. &t;u scalt beon &t;e &t;ridde; &t;e Rome scal habben. And &y;if &t;u wult bi-ginnen; &t;u hit scalt biwinnen. and ich wulle &t;er-to helpe. mid ha&y;ere stren&d;e; ich wulle ouer s&a; sende. to selen mine &t;einen. to balden mine Brutten. &t;a bet we scullen fusen. Ich wulle haten alle; &t;a a&d;ele of Bruttain%ne. bi leomen and bi heore liue; &y;eond alle mine londe. &t;at heo beon &y;arewe sone; mid &t;e uaren to Rome. Mi lond ich wulle sette; to wedde for [s]eoluere. and alle &t;e &a;hten of mine londe; for seoluere and for golde. and swa we scullen uaren to Rome; & slan Luces &t;ene kaisere. & bi-tellen &t;ine irihten. I &t;e lede ten &t;usend cnihtes. &T;us Howel spilede; hext of Brutaine. &T;a &t;e Howel iseid hafde; &t;at him sel &t;uhte. &t;a sp&a;c Angel &t;e king; Scotlondes deorling. and stod uppen ane boncke; & beien his bro&d;eren. &t;at was Lot and Vrien; tweie swi&d;e a&d;ele men. &T;us Angel &t;e ki[n]g seide; to Ar&d;ure &t;an kene. L&a;uerd Ar&d;ur ich sugge &t;e; &t;urh so&d;e quides mine. &t;at ilke &t;at Howel haf[e&t;] ispeken; ne scal hit na man a-wreken. ah we hit scullen il&a;sten; bi ure quicke liuen. And lauerd Ar&d;ur &t;e h&a;h&y;e; lust me ane stunde. c[l]eope &t;e to r&a;de; &t;ine eorles riche. and alle &t;a h&a;xte; &t;a beo&d; in &t;ine hirede. & bide heom &t;e suggen; mid so&d;en heore worden. wh&a;t heo &t;e wulle&d; fulste; &t;ine iuan to for-donne. Ich &t;e leden wulle; cnihtes of mire leode. &t;reo &t;usend kempen; ohte alle i-corene. ten &t;usend men auote; to uehte swi&d;e gode. and fare we to Rome; and iwinnen &t;a riche. Ful swi&d;e us m&a;i scomien; and ful swi&d;e us mai gromien. &t;at heo sculle senden sonden; after gauele to ure londe. Ah swa us helpe Drihte; &t;&a; scop &t;as da&y;es lihte. heo hit scullen abugge; mid heore bare liue. For &t;enne we habbeo&d; Rome; and alle &t;a riche. we scullen nimen &t;a londes; &t;a &t;er-to ligge&d;. Peoile and Alemaine. Lumbardie & Brutaine. France & Normandie; &t;a hit h&a;hte Neustrie. and swa we sculle&d; me&d;egie; heore mod vnimete. &T;a &t;e king isaid hafde; &t;a andswarede alle. Ini&d;ered wur&d;e &t;e ilke mon; &t;e &t;er-to nule helpen. mid ahten and mid wepnen; and mid alle his imihten. &T;a wes Ar&d;ures hired; sturneliche awra&d;&d;ed. cnihtes an-burste weoren; &t;at alle heo gunnen biuien. &T;a Ar&d;ur iherd hafde; his hired iberen. &t;a cleopien agon; &t;e king wes abol&y;en. Sitte&d; adun stille; cnihtes inne halle. and ich eou wulle telle; what ich don wulle. Mine writen ich wulle maken; &t;a wel beon idihte. and sende &t;an k&a;isere; modes sor&y;e and muchel kare. and ich wulle ful sone; faren into Rome. Nulle ich &t;ider na gauel bringe; ah &t;ane kaiser ich wulle binden. and seo&d;&d;en ich wullen hine an-hon; and al &t;at lond ich wulle uordon. and foruaren &t;a cnihtes alle; &t;e a&y;ein me stonde&d; i fehte. Ar&d;ur his writ nom an honden; mid wi&d;er-fulle worden. and &t;an beornen hit bi-tahte; &t;&a; &t;a &a;rnde hafde ibrohte. and seo&d;&d;e he lette heom scruden; mid &a;lchere pruden. mid &t;an h&a;xte scrude; &t;a he hafde on bure. and hehte heom faren sone; to Luces of Rome. and he cumen after wolde; swa ra&d;e swa he mihte. &T;as tw&a;lfe heore wai ferden; tou-ward heore londen. mid seolure and mid golde; cnihtes swa iscrudde. no &t;urh al swa wel idihte; &t;us Ar&d;ur heom dihte. al for heore worde. &T;as twalf cnihtes foren; &t;at heo to Rome comen. heo gretten heore kaisere; heore kine-lauerd. Hail seo &t;u Luces; &t;u art h&a;xt ouer us. We ((w))oren at &t;an ra&y;e; at Ar[&d;]ure &t;an kinge. we habbeo&d; writen ibroht &t;e word swi&d;e grate. Ar&d;ur is &t;e kenneste mon; &t;at we &a;uere lokeden on. and he is wunder riche; and his &t;eines beo&d; balde. &t;er is &a;uer-&a;lc swein; swulc he cniht weore. &t;er is &a;uer-&a;lc swein; swulc he weore riche &t;ein. &t;er beo&d; &t;a cnihtes; swulc hit weoren kinges. mete &t;er is vnimete; & men swi&d;e balde. and &t;a ueie&y;ereste wifmen; &t;a wunie&d; on liuen. and him-seolf Ar&d;ur &t;e balde; u&a;i&y;erest ouer alle. Bi us he sende word &t;e; &t;at he wule to &t;isse londe. na gauel he nule bringen; ah &t;e seoluen he wule binden. and seo&d;&d; he wule &t;e an-hon; and &t;is lond al for-don. and Alemaine Lunbardie; Burguine France. and Normandie; Frolle he sloh ((is)) iua. swa he wulle us alle do. and ahnien him ane; &t;a we a&y;en alle clane. Her-to he wule leden kinges; eorles & here-&t;ringes. And her we habbeo&d; an honden; writen &t;at he sende. &t;e &t;e quiddie&d; what he wule don; &t;enne he cume&d; hider on. &T;a &t;&a; &a;rnde wes iseid. &t;&a; kaisere wes ful s&a;ri mon. & astured weoren; Rom-weren alle. mid sterclichere wr&a;&d;&d;e; Ofte heo eoden to r&a;de. ofte heo heolden rune; &a;r heom mihte iwur&d;en. waht heo don wolde. No&d;eles a &t;an ende; enne r&a;d heo ifunden. &t;at was &t;urh &t;a senaturs; &t;a &t;et sina&d; heolden. &t;an kaisere heo radden; &t;at he write runen; and sende his sonde; &y;eond feole kinelonde. and hehte heom cume sone; alle to Rome. of euer-&a;lche londe; &t;e heom oht lufeden. and alle &t;a wulle&d; mid fehte; bi&y;iten lond o&d;er ahte. Folc &t;er com sone; to &t;ere burh of Rome. swa muchel swa &t;er neuere &a;rer; na mon no isumnede. Heo seiden &t;at heo wolden; ouer Munt Giu iwenden. and wi&d; Ar&d;ure fehten; whar-swa heo hine ifunden. and Ar&d;ur sl&a;n o&d;er an-hon; and his hired al for-don. and ahnien &t;an kaisere Ar&d;ures riche. &T;e &a;reste king &t;e &t;er com; he wes swi&d;e kene. mon. Epistrod king of Grece; Ethion duc of Boece. per com mid mucle wi&y;e; Irtac king of Turckie. Pandras king of Egipte; of Crete &t;e king Ipolitte. of Syrie &t;e king Euander of Frigie &t;e duc Teucer. of Babilone M&a;ptisas; of Spaine &t;e kaisere Meodras. of Medie &t;e king Boccus; of Libie &t;e king Sexstorius. of Bittunie Pollidices; of Iturie &t;e king Sexes. Ofustesar king of Aufrike; nes &t;er na king his ilike. mid him com moni Aufrican; of Ethiope he brohte &t;a bleomen. &T;a seolue Romleoden; li&d;en heom to-somne. &t;at weoren at nexte; of Rome &t;a hexte. Marces Lucas and Catel. Cocta Gaius & Metel. &t;is weoren &t;a sixe; &t;e &t;at senaht al biwusten. &T;a &t;is folc isomned wes; of feole cunne londes. &t;a sette &t;e kaisere; arimen al &t;&a;ne here. &T;a weoren &t;er riht italde; to fihte swi[&d;]e balde. feouwer hundred &t;usende; cnihtes a &t;an h&a;pe. mid wepnen. and mid horsen; swa bihoue&d; to cnihten. Nes he neuere iboren; i nauere nane bur&y;e. &t;at mihte &t;at folc tellen; &t;at &t;er eoden a-uoten. Auormest heruestes d&a;ie; uor&d; heo gunnen sturien. auer riht &t;ene w&a;i; &t;et touward Munt Giu lai. Lete we nu ane while; &t;eos ferde bil&a;ue. and speke we of Ar&d;ure a&d;elest kinge. &t;a &t;e he bisoht hafde; his &t;eines sele. and &a;lc wes ham iuare; &t;er he lond hafde. And ra&d;e a-&y;&a;in comen; cnihtes to hireden. mid wepnen wel idihten; &t;urh allen heore mihte. of Scotlond of Irlond; of Gutlond of Islond. of Noreine of Denene; of Orcaneie of Maneie. of &t;an ilke londen; beo&d; an hundred &t;usende. iwepnede &t;eines ohte; on heore londes wise. Neoren hit noht cnihtes; no &t;es w&a;ies idihte. ah hit weoren men &t;a kenlukeste; &t;a &a;i mon ikende; mid mucle wiaxen; mid longe saxen. Of Normandie of Angou; of Brutaine of Peitou. of Flandres of Bulunne; of Loherne of Luueine. comen an hundred &t;usende; to &t;as kinges. hirede. cnihtes mid &t;an bezsten; &t;urh-costned mid wepnen. &T;er comen &t;a twalf iueren; &t;a France sculden heren. twelf &t;usend cnihtes; heo brohten for&d;-rihtes. and of &t;issen londe Ar&d;ur nom an honde. fifti &t;usend cnihtes kene; and ohte men to fihte. Howel of Brutaine; cnihtes mid &t;an bezste. ten &t;usend la[d]de; of his leod-folke. Of ganninde monnen; &t;a heo for&d; wenden. &t;urh nane cunnes spelle; ne cu&d;e heom na mon telle. Ar&d;ur &t;a hehte; a&d;elest kinge. to ane isette time; &t;at folc isomnien bi heore bare lifen. at Barbe-fleote; & &t;er he wolde g&a;dere. sele his &t;ede. &T;is lond he bi-tahte; ane sel-cu&d;e cnihte. he wes Walwain%nes bro&d;er; n&a;s &t;er nan o&d;er. Moddred wes ihaten; forcu&d;est monnen. treou&d;e nefde he nane; to nauer nane monne. he wes Ar&d;ures m&a;i; of a&d;elen his cunne. ah cniht he wes wunder god. & he hafde swi&d;e muchel mod. Ar&d;ures suster sune; to &t;ere quene wes his iwune. &t;at w&a;s ufele idon; his &a;me he dude swike-do[m]. Ah al hit wes stille; in hirede and in halle. for na man hit ne wende. &t;at hit sculde iwur&d;e. ah men to so&d;e i-wenden; for Walwain wes his bro&d;er. &t;e alre treoweste gume; &t;e tuhte to &t;an hirede. &t;urh ((Wal))wain. wes Modr&a;d; monnen &t;a leouere. and Ar&d;ur &t;e kene; ful wel him iquemde. He nom al his kinelond; & sette hit Moddr&a;d an hond. and Wenhauer his quene wur&d;lukest wiuen. &t;a &t;e in &t;issere leode; wunede; an londe. Ar&d;ur bi-tahte; al &t;at he ahte. Moddrade and &t;ere quene; &t;at heom was ique[m]e. &T;at was ufele idon; &t;at heo iboren weoren. &t;is lond heo for-radden; mid r&a;u&d;en uniuo&y;en. and a &t;an &a;nden heom-seoluen; &t;e Wurse gon i-scenden. &t;at heo &t;er for-leoseden; lif and heore saulen. and &a;uer seo&d;&d;e la&d;en; in auer-&a;lche londe. &t;at nauer na man nalde; sel bede beoden for heore saule. for &t;an swike-dome; &t;at he dude Ar[&d;]ure his &a;me. Al &t;at Ar&d;ur ahte; he Moddrede bitahte. lond and his leoden; & leofen his quene. and se&d;&d;en he nom his ferde; of folken swi&d;e hende. and ferde ful sone; touward Su&d;-hamtune. &T;er comen seilien sone; &y;eond &t;a s&a; wide. scipes uniuo&y;e; to &t;as kinges folke. &t;e king &t;at folc beide; &y;eond &t;a scipen longe. bi &t;usend & bi &t;usend; to &t;an scipen &t;rasten. &t;e uader weop a &t;ene sune; suster a &t;ene bro&d;er. moder a &t;a dohter; &t;a &t;a du&y;e&d;e sturede. Weder stod on wille; wind wex an honde; ankeres heo up dro&y;en; drem wes on uolken. Wunden in-to widen s&a;; &t;eines wunder bli&d;e. scipen &t;er for&d; &t;rungen; gleo-men &t;er sungen. seiles &t;er tuhten; rapes &t;er rehtten. wederen alre selest; and &t;a s&a; sweuede. For &t;ere soft-nesse; Ar[&d;]ur gon to sl&a;pen. Alse &t;e king slepte; a sweuen him ((i))mette. feorlic wes &t;at sweouen. &t;ene king hit auerde; &t;a &t;e king him awoc; swi&d;e he wes idr&a;cched. and granen agon; ludere stefenen. N&a;s &t;er nan swa &t;riste; cniht under Criste. &t;at durste &t;ene king fr&a;ine; of his fare-coste. &a;r &t;e king him-seolf speke; and spilede wi&d; his beornen &t;ere. and &t;us Ar[&d;]ur him seide; &t;a he awoc of sl&a;pe. Lauerd Drihten Crist; domes waldende. midelarde mund; monnen froure. &t;urh &t;ine a&d;-mode wil; walden &a;nglen. let &t;u mi sweuen; to sel&t;en iturnen. &T;a spac Angel &t;e king. Scottene deorling. Lauer[d] s&a;i us &t;i sweuen; sele&y;eh&d;e us beo &y;eue&d;e. Blu&d;eliche qua&d; &t;e king; to blisse hit iwur&d;e. &T;er ich lai a sweuete; agan ich forto slepe. me &t;uhte &t;at in &t;ere weolcne; com an wunderlic deor. &a;st in &t;an leofte; ladlic an sehte. wi&d; leite mid storme. sturn-liche wende. nis in nare leode; nan swa lad-lic beore. &T;a com &t;er westene; winden mid &t;an weolcnen. a berninge drake; ((burh))[&y;es he] ((suel))[de] mid his feure he lihte. al &t;is lond-riche; me &t;uhte a mire sih&y;e&d;e. &t;at &t;a s&a; gon to berne; of leite & of fure. &t;a &t;e drake ferede; &T;es drake and beore. beien to-somne. radliche sone; to-gadere heo come; heo smiten heom to-gaderen; mid feondliche r&a;sen. [f]lo&y;en of heore h&a;&y;ene; swulc fur-burondes. Ofte wes &t;e drake buuen; and eft seo&d;&d;en bineo&t;en. neo&d;eles a &t;an &a;nde; he&y;en he gon wende. and he flah dun-rihte; mid feond-liche r&a;sen. and &t;ene beore he ismat. &t;at he to &t;ere eor&d;e iwhat. and he &t;er &t;ene beore of-sloh; and hine lim-mele to-droh. &T;a &t;at feht wes ido; &t;e drake a&y;en wende. &T;is sweuen me imette; &t;er ich lai and slapte. Biscopes &t;is iherden; & boc-il&a;rede men. &t;is iheorden eorles; &t;is iherden beornes. &a;lc bi his witte; wisdom s&a;iden. &t;is sweuen ar&a;hten; Ne durste &t;er na cniht; to ufele r&a;cchen na wiht. leoste he sculden leosen; his leomen &t;at weoren him deore. For&d; heo gunnen li&d;en; an eouste bilife. wind heom stod on wille; selest alre wedere. heo h&a;fden al &t;at heom wes neod; to londen heo comen at Barbe-fleot. To Barbe-fleot at Costentin; &t;er com muchel moncun in. of alle &t;an londe; &t;a Ar&d;ur hafde an honde. Swa sone swa heo mihten; ut of scipe heom rehten. &t;e king his folc hehte; herberwe isechen. an badien &t;e king wolde; &t;at his folc come; Nes he &t;ere buten ane niht; &t;a com him to an hende cniht. he talde tidinge Ar&d;ure &t;an kinge. he seide &t;at &t;er wes icumen; a sca&d;e li&d;e. of westward Spaine; wel [d]reori feond and inne Brutaine. bisi wes to harme; bi &t;ere s&a;-side. &t;et lond he weste wide; nu hit hatte Munt Seint Michel; &t;at lond ewelde. iwidel. Lauerd king que&d; &t;e cniht; to so&d;e ich &t;e cu&d;e her-riht. he hafue&d; inome &t;ine ma&y;e; mid hahliche stren&d;e. he&y;e wimmon i-boren; Howeles dohter icoren. Eleine wes ihaten; a&d;elest maidenen. To &t;an munte he heo uerede; a&d;elest maidene; nu fulle feowertene niht; &t;e feond heo hafue&d; ihalden &t;er-riht. nute we on liue; &t;eh he heo nabbe to wife. Alle he make&d; him to mete; &t;a men &t;a he i-gripe&d;. ru&d;eren hors & &t;a scep; g&a;t and &t;a swin eke. al &t;is lond he wule for-fare; buten &t;u afeollen ure kare. lond and &t;as leode; a &t;e is ure neode. &Y;et &t;e cniht seide; to &t;an uolc-kinge. I-sihst &t;u lauerd &t;e munt; and &t;ene wude muchele. &t;er wune&d; &t;e sca&d;e inne &t;a scende&d; &t;as leode. We habbe&d; wi&d; him iuohten; wel feole si&d;en. bi s&a; & bi londe; &t;es leoden he am&a;rde. ure scipen he aseingde; &t;at folc he al adrente. &t;eo &t;at feuhten a &t;an londe; &t;eo he adun leide. we habbeo&d; idriuen &t;at swa longe; &t;at we hine l&a;te&d; ane. faren heu swa he wule; after iwille him; &t;is lond-cnihtes ne durren; wi&d; him mare na fehten. Ar&d;ur &t;is iherde; a&d;elest alre kinge. he cleopede him to. &t;ene eorl K&a;i; &t;e wes his stiward and his m&a;i. Beduer eke; to him he cleopede. he wes &t;es kinges birle. He h&a;hte heom for&d;-riht; beon al war to midder-niht. mid alle heore wepne; to wenden wi&d; &t;an kinge. &t;at na mon under Criste; of heore uare nuste. buten Ar&d;ur &t;e king; and &t;a tweien cnihtes mid him. and heore sweines sixe ohte men and wihte. and &t;e cniht &t;e radde; hit &t;an king. heom ladde. To &t;ere mid-nihte; &t;a men weoren aslepe. Ar&d;ur for&d; him wende; a&d;elest alre kinge. Bi-foren rad heore lo[n]d-cniht; &t;at hit was d&a;iliht; heo lihten of heore steden; and rihten heore i-weden. &T;a ise&y;en heo nawiht feorren; a muchel fur smokien. uppen ane hulle; mid s&a;-ulode bi-uallen. and an-o&d;er hul &t;er wes swi&d;e heh; &t;&a; s&a; hine bifledde. ful neh. &t;er-uuen-on heo ise&y;en a fur; &t;at wes muchel and swi&d;e stor. &T;&a; cnihtes &t;a tweoneden; to wha&t;ere heo faren mihten. &t;et &t;e eotend war neore; of &t;eos kinges fore. &T;a nom him to rede; Ar&d;ur &t;e r&a;&y;e. &t;at heo sculden somed faren; aneosten &t;an ane furen. and &y;if hine &t;er funden; a-quellen hine to de&d;en. For&d; &t;e king wende; &t;at he com aneuste. noht he &t;er ne funde. bute a muchel fur &t;er berninde. Ar&d;ur eode abute; & his cnihtes bi his siden. na whit heo ne funden; quikes uppen wolden. buten &t;at fur muchele; and ban vnimete. bi atlinge heom &t;uhte; &t;ritti uo&d;ere. Ar&d;ur &t;a nuste. nenne red godne & bi-gon him to spekene. to Beduer his eorle. Beduer far biliue; a-dun of &t;issen hulle. and wend &t;e ouer &t;at water deope; mid allen &t;ine iwede; and mid wisdome; wend to &t;an fure. and bi-halues &t;e iga; and bi-hald &y;eorne. &y;if &t;u miht a-finden; oht of &t;an feonden. And &y;if &t;u hine miht of-&y;iten; on ai&y;es cunnes wisen. wend adun stille; &t;at cume to &t;an watere. & seien me &t;er sone; what &t;u i-se&y;en habbe. and &y;if hit ilimpe&d; swa; &t;at &t;u li&d;en to &t;an fure. & &t;e feond &t;e of-&y;ite; and &t;u to fuse. hafe mine godne horn; &t;e al mid golde is ibon. and blawe hine mid maine; swa mon scal for neode. and fus &t;e to &t;an feonde; and bigin to fihten. & we &t;e scullen fusen to; swa we hit swi&d;est ma&y;en don. And &y;if &t;u hine i-findest; aneouste &t;an fure; and &t;u al un-a&y;eten a&y;ein miht iwende. &t;enne for-beode ich &t;e; bi &t;ine bare life. &t;at &t;u nauere wi&d; &t;ene scucke; feht no biginne. Beduer iherde; what his lauerd him seide. his wepnen he on him dude; and for&d; him iwende. and up a-st&a;h &t;ene munt; &t;e is uni-mete. He bar an his honde; &a;nne g&a;re swi&d;e stronge. &a;nne sceld an his rugge; i-rust al mid golde. h&a;lm an his hafde; hehne of stele. his bodi wes bifeong; mid f&a;ire are burne. he hafde bi his side; enne brond al of stele. and for&d; he gon steppen; sti&d; imainede eorl. &t;at he com fusen; an neouste &t;an furen. and he under ane treo; gon him at-stonden. &T;a iherde he wepen; wunder ane swi&d;en. wepen and weinen; and wanliche iberen. &T;a &t;e cniht wende; &t;at hit &t;e eotend weoren. and he an-bursten agon; swulc weore a wilde bar. and for&y;&a;t sone; &t;at his lauerd him s&a;ide. His sceld he br&a;id on breoste; his spere he igrap faste. and an neoste gon fuse; touward &t;an fure. he wende to finden; &t;ene feond sturne. &t;at he fehten mihte; and fondien hine seolue. &T;a fond he &t;er ane quene; quecchen mid hafde. heor-lockede wif; weop for hire wei-si&d;. wanede hire si&d;es; &t;at heo w&a;s on liues &t;at set bi &t;an fure; mid reolichen ibere. & s&a;t & bi-heold &a;uere; &a;nne burin&a;sse. and hire &y;eddes s&a;ide; &y;eomere stefne. Wale Eleine; wale deore maide. wale &t;at ich &t;e uedde; &t;at ich &t;e uostredde. wale &t;at &t;&a; wald-sca&d;e; here &t;e haue&d; &t;us for-uare. wale &t;at ich wes iboren; mine leomen he haue&d; to-broken. &T;a bi-s&a;h &t;at wif abuten; whar &t;e eotend come bu&y;en. bi-seh a &t;ene eorl Beduer; &t;a icumen wes &t;er. &T;a s&a;ide &t;at wif here; &t;er heo s&a;t bi fure. Wh&a;t &a;rt &t;u f&a;re whit; e&a;rt &t;u angel e&a;rt cnih[t]. beo&d; &t;ine fe&d;er-heomen; ihaneked mid golden. &Y;if &t;u &a;rt of heuene; &t;u miht isund faren heonene. and &y;if &t;u &a;rt eor&d;lic cniht; &a;rm &t;u iwur&d;est for&d;-riht. For nu anan cume&d; &t;e sca&d;e; &t;e alle &t;ine leomen wule to-dra&y;en. &t;eh &t;u weore stel al; he &t;e awalt iwildel. He uerde to Brutaine; to a&d;[el]est alre bolde; to Howeles castle; h&a;h mon inne Brutene. &t;a &y;aten alle he to-brac; and binnen he gon wende. He nom &t;are halle wah; and helden hine to grunde. &t;&a;s bures dure he warp adun; &t;at heo to-barst a uiuen. he funde i &t;an buren; f&a;irest alre bruden. Eleinen wes ihaten; a&d;elest kunnen. Howeles dohter; h&a;h mon of Brutene. Ar&d;ures ma&y;e; of swi&d;e he&y;e cunne. Ich wes hire uoster-moder; and feire heo uostredde. &T;er &t;e eotend unc ifeng; for&d; mid him-seoluen. fiftene mile; into &t;isse wilde wude. hider to &t;issen ilke stude; &t;us he us diste; to-d&a;i a seouen nihte. Sone swa he hider com; swa he &t;at maide inom. he wolde mon-radene; habben wi&d; &t;an maidene. &A;lde n&a;fde heo na mare; buten fihtene &y;ere. ne mihte &t;at maiden; his mone i-&t;olien. anan swa he lai hire mide; hire lif heo losede sone. & her he heo bi-burede; burden alre hendest. Eleine min a&y;en uoster; Howelles dohter. &T;a [h]e hafde &t;is idon; swa me seoluen inom. a uolden he me laiden; and lai mid me seoluen. nu hafe&d; he mine ban alle; lad-liche a-brokene. mine leomen al to-le&d;ed. mi lif me is a-la&d;ed. Nu ich habbe &t;e itald; hu we beo&d; her ih&a;d. flih nu swi&d;e; lest he &t;e ifinde. for &y;if he cume&d; a-bol&y;en; mid his balu-r&a;sen. nes he neuere iboren; &t;e ma&y;en stonden &t;e biuoren. Efne &t;issen worden; &t;a &t;at wif seide. Beduer heo gon hirten; mid hende-liche worden. Leofe moder ich &a;m mon; and cniht &a;m wel idon. and ich &t;e wule suggen; &t;urh so&d;e mine worden. n&a;s nan kempen i-boren; of nauer nare burden. &t;at mon ne m&a;i mid stren&d;e; stupen hine to grunde. & hire &t;e ane alde wifmon; swi&d;e lutle beo&d; &t;ine m&a;hten. Ah hafuen nu swi&d;e godne d&a;i; and ich wulle faren minne w&a;i. Adun him ferde Beduer; to his du&y;e&d;e-kinge. and talde him hu he hafde kare; and hu he hafde al ifare. and what &t;at wif alde; of &t;an maidene him talde. and hu &t;e eotend &a;lche d&a;i; bi &t;an alde wiue lai. &T;er heo heom bi-twenen; heolden heore runen. hu heo mihten taken on; &t;at &t;e scucke weore fordon. &T;eo while com &t;e eoten[de] faren; and fusden to hi[s] fure. he bar uppen his rugge; bur&d;ene grete. &t;at weore tw&a;lf swine; iteied to-somne; mid wi&d;en swi&d;e grete, y-wri&d;en al to-gadere; Adun he warp &t;a dede swin; & him-seolf s&a;t &t;er-bi. his fur he beten a-gon; & muchele treowen l&a;iden on. &t;a six swin he to-droh; & euere he to &t;an wiue loh. & sone umbe while; he lai bi &t;an wife. ah he nuste noht &t;an tidende; &t;at comen to his wife-&t;inge. He droh ut his gleden; his fl&a;sce he gon breden; and &t;a six swin he gon &a;ten alle; &a;r he arise of selde. al biwaled on axen; wanliche weoren &t;a sonden. and seo&d;&d;en he gon r&a;mien; and raxlede swi&d;e. & adun lai bi &t;an fure; & his leomen strahte. Lete we nu &t;ene eotend bi-lafuen; and atlien to &t;an kinge. Ar&d;ur at &t;an watere; his wapnen ((nom)) an honde. & &t;e eorl Beduer; god cnih[t] wis and war. and &t;e &t;ridde wes K&a;i; &t;es kinges stiward & his m&a;i. Ouer &t;an watere heo comen; iwepned mid &t;an bezsten. & sti&y;en up &t;an hulle; mid allen heore maine. &t;at heo comen fusen; a-neuste &t;an furen. &t;er &t;e eotende lai and sl&a;p; & &t;a quene s&a;t and weop. Ar&d;ur hine teh bi-siden his iferen. for-bad heom bi heore leomen; & bi heore bare liuen. &t;at nan neoren swa kene; &t;at heom neh comen. buten he ise&y;en; &t;at hit ned weoren; Beduer at-stod him &t;ere; and K&a;i his iuere. Ar&d;ur gon stepe vor&d;; sti&d;-imoded kempe. &t;at he com to &t;an ulette; &t;er &t;e feond lai and sl&a;pte. &A;uere wes Ar&d;ur; &a;rh&d;e bideled. &t;et wes sutel &t;er-on; sellic &t;ah hit &t;unche. for Ar&d;ur mihte &t;ere; &t;ene eotende al to-h&a;uwe. slan &t;ene scucke; &t;er he lai & slapte. &T;a nolde Ar&d;ur on slepen; na wiht hine areppen. leste he an uferre da&y;e; up-br&a;id iherde. &T;a cleopede Ar&d;ur anan; a&d;elest kingen. Aris aris feond-sca&d;e; to &t;ine f&a;ie-si&d;e. nu wit scullen delen; &t;ene d&a;d of mire ma&y;en. &A;r &t;e king h&a;fde; &t;&a;s ful is&a;ide. &t;e eotend up a-sturte; & igrap his mucle clubbe. and wende mid &t;an dunten; Ar&d;ur al to-driuen. ah Ar&d;ur br&a;id he&y;e; his sceld buuen his h&a;lme. and &t;e eotend smat &t;er-an-ouenan; &t;at al he gon to-scenen; And Ar&d;ur him swende to; an hi&y;ende mid his sweorde. and &t;en chin him of-swipte; mid alle &t;an cheuele. and sturte him biaften ane treo; &t;e &t;er stod aneouste. and &t;e eotend smat after biliue; & noht hine ne hutte. ah he &t;at treo smat; &t;at al his clubbe to-draf. And Ar&d;ur aneouste; &t;at treo bieorn abute. and swa Ar&d;ur & &t;e scucke; biurnen hit &t;reie a-buten. &T;a wes &t;e eotend heui swi&d;e. and Ar[&d;]ur wes swiftre; & of-toc &t;ene eotend. and up ahof his gode brond; and &t;at &t;ih him of-smat; & eotend adun w&a;t. And Ar&d;ur at-stod and biheold. &t;a gon to spekene &t;e ueond. Lauerd lauerd &y;ef me gri&d;; wha is &t;at me fihte&d; wi&d;. Ne wende ich &t;at na man; a &t;issere weorlde-richen. me mihte &t;us lehtliche; a-leggen mid fehte. bute hit Ar&d;ur weore; a&d;elest alre Brutte. and neo&d;eles n&a;s ich nauere; of Ar[&d;]ure a-f&a;red s&a;re. &T;a him s&a;ide Ar[&d;]ur; a&d;elest kingen. Ich &a;m Ar&d;ur &t;e king; Bruttene deorling. Tel me of &t;ine cunne; and whar beo heore beonste. and wha &t;e weore on uolde; fader o&d;er moder. ihalde. and of wulche londe; &t;u art ili&d;en hidere. and whi &t;u mine ma&y;e; a-ualled hafuest mid mor&d;e. &T;a andswarede &t;e feond; &t;er he l&a;i and biheold. Al &t;is ich wulle don; and &t;ine treo&d;e under-fon. wi&d; &t;at &t;u me lete liuien; and mine leomen h&a;len. Ar&d;ur hine iwr&a;&d;&d;ede; wunder ane swi&d;e. and he Beduer cleopede; balde his kempe. Ga aneouste Beduer; and hefd him binim her. & fere hit for&d; mid &t;e; adun of &t;isse munte. Beduer aneouste com; & his h&a;fued him binom & swa heo &t;eone((ne)) ferden. adun to heore iferen. [&T;a sat &t;e king adun] and hine gon to resten. and &t;as word seide; Ar&d;ur &t;e sele. No u&a;ht ich nauere [u]eh[t] non; uppen &t;issere uolden. buten &t;a ich sloh &t;ene king Riun; uppen &t;an munte of Rauinite. Seo&d;&d;en heo uor&d; wenden; & to &t;ere uerde comen. &t;a &t;e &t;at hafd ise&y;e; sellic heom &t;uhte. whar weore under heuene; swulc hafed ikenned. Howel of Brutaine; beh to &t;an kinge. and &t;e king him seide; al of &t;an maidene. &T;a wes Howel sari; & sorhful an heorte for-&t;i. and nom al his feren; and ferde to &t;an munte. &t;er &t;at Brutisce maide; bibured l&a;i on eor&d;e. He lette &t;er areren sone; ane chireche swi&d;e faire. a Seinte Marie nomen; Drihtenes moder. & seo&d;&d;en he &y;&a;f nome &t;an hulle; &a;r he &t;onne wende. and hehte hine &A;leine Tunbel; nu hit h&a;hte Munt Seint Myhhel. &T;a wes Ar&d;ures hired; sellich isomned. of Irlonde & of Scotlonde; &t;ider weoren iscri&d;ene. &T;a lette &t;e king blauwen; bemen an hireden. & wenden of Brutaine; bisie men & kene. &t;urh-ut Normandie; &t;&a; hehte &t;a Neustrie. heo uerden &t;urh-ut France; and folc heom after ferde. heo bu&y;en ut of Fra[n]ce; into Burguine. His hauw&a;res &t;er comen; and heolden his iferen. & cudde &t;an kinge; &t;er i &t;are cu&d;&d;e. &t;at Luces &t;e kaisere; and al his Romanisce here. &t;ider-ward heo comen; fromward heore &t;eoden; & swa heo wolden fusen; in touw%ward France. and al &t;at bi-winnen; and seo&d;&d;en wenden hidere. & Bruttes alle aquellen; quicke &t;er heo heom funde. and Ar&d;ur &t;ene kene; ibunde lede to Rome. &T;a wes abol&y;en; baldest alre kingen. and hehte a &t;an feldes; slen alle his teldes. and &t;er he wikien wolde; &t;at he &t;at so&d;e wuste. wh&a;r he minte &t;ene k&a;isere; iwisliche kepen. &T;at wate((r)) hehte Albe; &t;er lai &t;e king balde. An wis cniht &t;er com ride; to &t;as kinges uerde. &t;e wes al for-wunded; & his folc afelled swi&d;e. hafden Romanisce men; al his lond bi-r&a;iued him. He talde &t;an kinge; neouwe ti&d;ende. whar lai &t;e kaisere; and al his Romanisce here. & wh&a;r he hine mihte iwinde; &y;if he hine wolde wi[&d;] him fihten. o&d;er gri&d; makien; wi&d; Romanisce monnen. Ah lauerd Ar&d;ur qua&d; &t;e cniht; ich &t;e wulle cu&d;en her-riht. &t;at betere &t;e is freondscipe to habben; &t;ene for to fihten. for a&y;an &t;ine tweie; heo habbeo&d; tw&a;lue. swa feole kinges; swa feole here-dringes. Nis he in nare ku&d;&d;e; &t;e hit &t;e ma&y;e icu[&d;]&d;e. for alle &t;an uolke; &t;e uulie&d; &t;an kinge. wi&d;-uten &t;an Rom-leoden; of his a&y;ere &t;eoden. and wi&d;-ute &t;an uolke; &t;e &y;irne&d; &t;as kinges are. &T;a &t;e talen weoren alle italde; & Ar&d;ur heo hafden under-stonde. &t;a cleopede &t;e king for&d;-rihtes; his deoreste cnihtes. & radden heom bitwenen; enne castel to areren. on-uast &t;an wateren; &t;e Albe wes ihaten. On ane swi&d;e feiere stude; itimbred he wes ful sone. &t;er feng moni hond to; an hi&y;ende he wes ido. for &y;if Ar&d;ur mis-ferde; &t;enne he come to fihte. o&d;er his uolc ueolle; o&d;er setten to fleonne. &t;enne &t;ohte he to at-stonden; at &t;an castle stronge. &T;a cleopede he eorles tweie; a&d;ele men and wise. he&y;e men icunned; &t;an kinge swi&d;e deore. &t;&a; an wes of Chartres; and hehte Gerin. muchel wisdom wunede mid him. &t;e o&d;er hehte Beof ((of)) Oxene-uord; welle wide sprong &t;as eorles word. &T;e &y;et &t;e king cleopede Walw&a;in. &t;e wes his deoreste m&a;i. for Walwain cu&d;e Romanisc; Walwain cu&d;e Bruttisc. he wes iued inne Rome; wel feole wintre. &T;e king nom &t;as &t;reo cnihtes hende; and to &t;an kaisere heom sende. and hehte hine mid his ferde; faren a&y;&a;in to Rome. & &t;at he n&a;uere into France; his ferde no ladde. And &y;if &t;u &t;ider wendest; and &t;ine ferde ledest. &t;u scalt beon under-uonge; to &t;ine u&a;ie-si&d;e. For France is min a&y;en; and ich heo mid fehte biwon. and &y;if &t;u nult bilauen; &t;at &t;ider nult li&d;en. fare wit to uihte; and falle &t;e uor-cu&d;ere. and lete we &t;at folc wr&a;cche; wunien an &a;re. While Rom-leoden; iwunnen &t;a &t;eoden. and seo&d;&d;en heo &t;a &t;eoden; mid fehte for-loseden. and ich heo mid feohte bi-won; and mid fehte wule halden. For&d; &t;a cnihtes wenden; godliche kempen. &t;at [weoren] Gerin & Beof &t;e hende; and Walwain &t;e balde. iburned and ihelmed; an h&a;&y;en heore steden. and &a;lc weiede an sculdre; sceld swi&d;e godne. heo beren on heore honde; gares swi&d;e stronge. For&d; heo gunnen ride; riche men from hirede. muchel of &t;ere du&y;e&d;e; &t;e mid Ar&d;ure wunede. mid Walwaine eoden; and &a;&d;-mod-liche hine beden. &t;at he wi&d; Rom-leode; summe sake arerde. &t;at we ma&y;en mid fehte; fondien us seolue. for hit is feole &y;ere; &t;at heore &t;r&a;ttes comen here. and heore beot makie&d;; &t;at heo us wulle bihafdi. Nu is hit muchel leod-scome; &y;if hit scal &t;us a-ligge. bute &t;er sum sake beo; &a;r we iwur&d;e s&a;hte. scaftes to-brokene; brunies to-torne. sceldes to-scened; scalkes to-heouwen. sweordes iba&d;ede; i blode &t;an rede For&d; &t;a eorles wenden; &t;urh &a;ne wude muchelen. and m&a;rcoden enne w&a;i; &t;e ouer anne munte l&a;i. &t;at heo bi-comen sone; to &t;an uolke of Rome. wur&d;liche iwepned; wunden an horsen. &T;er me mihte bi-halden &t;e mon &t;e bi-halues weore. moni &t;usenden; &t;rasten ut of telden. al to bi-halden; &t;eos &t;reo cnihtes balde. and bi-heolden heore steden; and bi-heolden heore iweden. & hercnede tidende; from Ar&d;ure &t;an kinge. and a-neouste for&d;-rihtes; fr&a;inede &t;a cnihtes. and &y;if &t;e king heom i-send h&a;fde; to &t;an kaisere. to speken &t;an k&a;isere wi&d;; and to &y;irnen his gri&d;. Ah for nauer nare speche; &t;as &t;reo eorles riche. nolden abiden; &a;r heo comen riden. forn to &t;as teldes deoren; &t;er-inne wes &t;e kaisere. Adun heo gunnen lihten ((& bitahten hore steden)) and swa heo iwepned mid alle; wenden in-to telde. forn to &t;an kaisere; &t;e Luces we[s] ihate. &T;er he s&a;t an his bedde; heore &a;rnde heo him cudde. &a;lc his sa&y;e s&a;ide; swa him sel &t;uhte. & hehten hine wenden; a&y;&a;in to his londen. &t;at he nauere mid un-fri&d;e; France; no isohte. &T;a while &t;a &t;eos eorles &t;reo; seiden heore erende. a-set &t;e kaisere; swulc he akimed weore. and andsware nauer nan; no a&y;&a;f &t;issen eorlen. ah he lustnede &y;eorne; lu&d;er on his &t;ohte. &T;a an-b&a;lh Walwain; swulc an iburst &t;ein and &t;as word s&a;ide; Walwain &t;e kene. Luces &t;e riche; &t;u &a;rt k&a;isere of Rome. we beo&d; Ar&d;ures men; a&d;elest Brutten. He sent &t;e his sonde; wi&d;-uten gretinge. he hat &t;e faren to Rome; &t;a riche is &t;in a&y;en. let hine halden France; &t;e he biwon mid fehte. and hald &t;u richen; and &t;ine Rom-leoden. While &t;ine aldren; France ieoden. mid fehte heo &t;er biwunnen; unimete wunnen; swa ane while heo &t;er l[i]ueden; and seo&d;en heo hit leoseden. mid fehte Ar[&d;]ur hit biwon; and he hit wule walden. He is ure lauerd; we beo&d; his leod-kempen. He us h&a;hte suggen; so&d; to &t;e seoluen. &y;if &t;u nult a&y;en bu&y;en; &t;[i] bone he wule iwur&d;en. and &y;if &t;u nult a&y;en wenden; ah iwur&d;ien &t;in iwillen. and &t;u wult &t;at kinelond; bi-tellen to &t;ire hond. nu to-mor&y;en is &t;e d&a;i; haue &y;if &t;u bi&y;ete m&a;i; &T;&a; andswarede &t;e kaisere; mid gr&a;ttere wr&a;&d;&d;e; Nulle ich noht a&y;&a;in faren; ah France ich wulle bi-tellen. mine &a;ldren hit heolden; and ich hit wulle habben. Ah &y;if he wolde bi-cumen mi mon; & for lauerd me icnawen. & treouliche me heren; & me for h&a;rre halden. gri&d;ien ich him wulle; & his gumen alle. and lete halde Brut-lond; &t;&a; Iulius hafde in his hond. & o&d;ere londes monie; &t;e Iulius hafde an honde. &t;at he naue&d; nane rihte to; &t;&a; riche &t;&a;h he walde. &t;a he scal alle leose. buten he leo&d; makie. &T;a andswarede Walwain; &t;&a; wes Ar&d;ures m&a;i. Belin & Brenne; bei&y;ene &t;a ibro&d;ere. Brut-lond heo ahten; and France heo biwunnen. and seo&d;&d;en heo uerden sone; and bi&y;eten Rome. and &t;er heo wuneden seo&d;&d;e; wel feole &y;ere. &T;a &t;is wes al iuare; &t;a wes Brennes k&a;isere. and walde Rom-leoden; and alle &t;a &t;eoden. And Rome is ure icunde; &t;a &t;u haldest an honde. and &y;if we mote libben; we hit wulle&d; habben. beute &y;if &t;u wulle icnawen beo; &t;at Ar&d;ur is king ouer &t;e. and &a;lche &y;ere him senden; g&a;uel of &t;ine londen. and &y;if g&a;st him a leo&d;; &t;u miht libben &t;a e&d;. &T;a s&a;t bi &t;an kaisere; a cniht of his cunne. Quencelin ihaten; h&a;h mon inne Rome. &T;es cniht andswarede; biuoren &t;an kaisere. & &t;us him seide; &t;e cniht was unisele. Cnihtes fare&d; eou a&y;&a;in; and cu&d;e&d; eower kinge. [Bruttes beo&t; bolde] a[c] heo beo&d; unwr&a;ste italde. for &a;uere heo &y;elp makie&d;; heore monscipe is lut%tel. Mare he &t;ohte to suggen; &t;a Walwain br&a;id to sweorden. and smat hine ufenen &t;at hafde; &t;at he atweo h&a;lde. & he hi&y;enliche anan; heolde to his horsen. and heo up leopen; mid grimliche lechen. and &t;as word seide; Walwain &t;e sele. Swa me helpe &t;e ilke lauerd; &t;e scop &t;es da&y;es lihte. &y;if &a;uer-&a;ie is swa kene; of eouwer moncunne. &t;at us after kenne; ich hine wulle aquelle he scal beo to-swungen; mid brade mine sweorden. Efne &t;are ilke tale; &t;a cleopede &t;e kaisere. Halde&d; heom halde&d;; alle heo sculle&d; heongien. he&y;e uppen treouwe; o&d;er mid horsen beon to-dra&y;ene. Efne &t;issere s&a;&y;e; &t;a &t;e kaisere seide. &t;e eorles gunnen riden; & spureden heore steden. heo sc&a;ken on heore honden; speren swi&d;e stronge. beren bi-foren breosten; brade heore sceldes. Aneouste gunnen ride; eorles r&a;&y;e. and &a;uere &t;&a; kaisere; lude gon cleopie. Nime&d; heom sl&a;h heom. i-scend heo us habbeo&d;. &T;er me mihte ihere; &t;e &t;er bihalues weore. clupien &t;usende; of &t;an &t;eod-folke. Hider hider wepnen; Wende we heom &a;fter. Hider ure sceldes; &t;e scalkes atwende&d;. Sone heom after wenden; iwepnede kempen. &t;er sixe &t;er seouene; &t;er &a;hte &t;er ni&y;ene. And &a;uere &t;a eorles; arnde biliues. and &a;uere umbe stunde; bise&y;en heom bi-hinde. and euere &t;a cnihtes of Rome; after biliue come. And &t;er com aneouste; alre swi&d;est &a;rne. & euere cleopede; kenlich swi&d;e. Wende&d; a-&y;&a;in cnihtes; and werie&d; eo mid fihtes. Hit is eo muchel scome; &t;at &y;e wulle&d; at-sceken. Walwain icneo &t;ene reme; of &t;an Romanisce men; he wende his stede; & to him gon ride. & smat hine &t;urh mid &t;an spere. swa he ispited weore. & br&a;id to him &t;at spere; &t;e gume iwat sone. & &t;&a;s word kende; Walwain &t;e kene. Cniht &t;u ride to swi&d;e; betere &t;e weore at Rome. Marcel hehte &t;e cniht; he&y;ere monnen. &T;a Walwain i-s&a;h; &t;at he to grunde b&a;h. sone his sweord he ut abr&a;id; smat of Marcele &t;at hefd. and &t;as word s&a;ide; Walwain &t;e sele. Marcel far to helle; & tel heom &t;er spelles. and wune &t;er to-&y;ere; mid Quencelien &t;in ifere. and halde&d; &t;er unker rune; betere inc weoren inne Rome. for &t;us we eou scullen techen; ure Bruttisce speche. Gerin is&a;h hu hit ferde; hu &t;e Romanisce lai &t;er dune; and his hors mune&y;ede; and &a;nne o[&d;]erne imette. and smat hine &t;urh-ut mid his spere; and &t;as word spilede; Rid nu swa Romain; and reos &t;e to hellen. and &t;us we scullen grundien; &y;if Godd us wule fulsten. Nis noht wur&d; &t;ratte; buten &t;er beo dede &a;[c] Bos is&a;h &t;e ohte mon; hu his iueren hafden idon. & his hors wende; wunder ane swi&d;e. and mid alle his mitte; teh to ane cnihte. & smat hine buuen &t;an scelde; &t;at to-barst his gode burne. & &t;urh-ut &t;ene sweore; &t;e sw&a;lt ful sone. And &t;us &t;e eorl cleopien agon; kenliche on his feren. Bruttes us wulle&d; scenden; &y;if we heonne wende&d;. bute we bet aginnen. &a;r we heonene iwenden. Efne &t;ere speche; &t;e &t;e eorl [k]ende. heo bi-wenden heom sone; wunder ane swi&d;e. and &a;lc his sweord swi&d;e adroh; and &a;lc his Rumain of-sloh. & seo&d;&d;en heore hors wenden; & heore w&a;i heolden. And &t;&a; Romanisce men; riden eouere after heom. ofte heo heom on smiten; ofte heo heom at-witen; ofte heo s&a;iden heom [t]o; Abuggen &y;e scullen &t;a dede. ah ne mihten heo &t;urh nane &t;inge; heore nenne adun bringe. no nenne h&a;rm &t;er don heom; i &t;an wi&d;er-happen. Ah &a;uere umbe whilen; &t;e eorles a&y;ain wenden. and &a;r heo to-twemden; &t;e wurse wes Rom-leoden. &T;us heo iuerden; fiftene milen. &t;at heo comen to ane stude; vnder ane ueire wude. on-uast &t;an castle; &t;er Ar&d;ur lei uaste. &T;reo milen &t;er-from; to &t;an wuden &t;rungen; ni&y;e &t;usende; &t;e Ar&d;ur &t;ider senden. baldere Brutten; &t;e bezst &t;at lond cneowen. heo wolden wite &t;at so&d;e; of Walwain &t;an kene. and of his iueren; hu heo iuaren weoren. wha&d;er heo liue weoren; &t;a heo bi w&a;ie l&a;ien. &T;&a;s cnihtes si&y;en &t;urh &t;ene wude; wunder ane softe. uppen ane hullen; and &y;eorne biheolden. Heo letten alle &t;a horsmen; i &t;an wude alihten. and rihten heore i-wepnen; and alle heore iweden. buten an hundred monnen; &t;e &t;er sculden bi-halden. &y;if heo on-&y;iten mihten; &t;urh &a;ies cunnes &t;ingen. &T;a ise&y;en heo feorren; in ane uelde muchelen. &t;reo cnihtes &a;rnen; mid allen heore mainen. After &t;an &t;reom cnihten; &t;ritti &t;er comen. after &t;an &t;rittie; heo ise&y;en &t;reo &t;usende. &t;er-after comen &t;rasten; &t;ritti &t;usen anan. Romanisce leoden; mid r&a;ue bihonged. And &t;a eorles bi-uoren heom; aneuste at-arnden. euere &t;ene rihte w&a;i; &t;e touward &t;an wude lai. &t;er heore iueren; wel ihudde weoren. &T;a eorles &a;rden to &t;an wuden; &t;a Romanisce after riden. &t;a Bruttes to-r&a;sden; on heore ir&a;ste steden. and smiten to a-uorenon; and feollen an hundred anan. &T;a wenden Rom-leoden; &t;at Ar&d;ur come riden. and weoren afered feondliche swi&d;e. and Bruttes after heom; and slo&y;en of &t;an folke. fiften hundred; &T;a com heom to fulste; of heore a&y;e uolke. &t;a Ar&d;ur &t;ider hafde isend; sixtene &t;usund. baldere Brutten; mid burnen bihonged. &T;a com &t;er ride; &t;at wes an eorl riche. Petreius ihate; heh of Rome. mid six &t;usend kempen; &t;an Romanisce to helpen. & mid muchelere streng&d;e. leopen to &t;an Brutten. and lut &t;er-of nomen; ah monie heo of-slo&y;en. Bruttes to wude h&a;lden; &t;e o&d;ere after wenden. and &t;a Bruttes auoten; uaste a&y;&a;in stoden. and &t;a Romanisce men; fuhten ridende. and Bruttes heom to heolden; & heore ((hors)) slo&y;en. & moni &t;er nomen; & in &t;ene wude dro&y;en. &T;a iwar&d; Petreius wra&d;; &t;at his wes &t;a wurse &t;er. and he mid his uerde; from &t;an wude wende. and Bruttes heom to bu&y;en; and bi-&a;ften heom slo&y;en. &T;a Bruttes weoren ut of wude; i&y;ein to &t;an felde. &t;a atstoden Rom-leoden; mid r&a;&y;e stren&y;e. &T;a bi-gon &t;at muchele fiht; &t;er ueollen eorl%les & moni god cnih[t]. &t;er ueollen a d&a;i; fiften &t;usend. a&d;elere monnen; &a;r hit weore &a;fen. &T;er he finden mihte; &t;e his main wolde fondien. hond a&y;an honde; strongne ((a&y;ein str))[onge]. sceld a&y;ein scelde; scalkes &t;er ueollen. Vrnen &t;a streten; mid blode-str&a;men. leien &y;eond &t;an ueldes; gold-fa&y;e sceldes. al &t;ene d&a;i longe; heo heolden &t;at feht stronge. Petreius an his halue; his folc heold to-somne. &t;a iwr&a;&d; sone; &t;at Bruttes hafden &t;at wurse. &T;at is&a;h &t;e eorl he&y;e; of Oxeneuorde. Beof w&a;s ih&a;ten; h&a;h Bruttisc mon. &t;at a nare wisen; ne mihte hit i-wur&d;en. &t;at Bruttes ne mos((ten)) reosen; buten heo r&a;d haueden. &T;a eorl &t;a cleopede; cnihtes a&d;ele. of &t;an alre bezsten; of alle &t;an Brutten. and of &t;an kennesten; &t;e &t;er quike weoren. and tuhte hine ut a &t;an felde; aneouste &t;ere ferde. and &t;us him iseide; an heorte him wes unne&d;e. Cnihtes hercnie&d; nu to me; Drihten us helpe. we beo&d; hidere icumen; and &t;is feht habbe((o&d;)) under-numen. buten Ar&d;ures rede; &t;e is ure hexte. &y;if us oht ilimpe&d;; we him &t;a bet likie&d;. and &y;if us ilimpe&d; uuelen. he us wule hatien. Ah &y;if &y;e wulle&d; minne r&a;d; &t;enne ride we al glad. We beo&d; &t;reo hundred cnihtes; ihelmede &t;eines. ohte men and kene; a&d;ele iborene. Cu&d;e&d; eouwer cniht-scipe; we beo&d; of are cu[&d;]&d;e. Ride&d; &t;enne ich ride; and fulie&d; mine rede. Alle halde&d; him to; to &t;an cnihte &t;a ich do. ne nime &y;e nenne stede; no nanes cnihtes iwede. ah &a;uer-&a;lc god cniht; sl&a;n &a;uere adun-riht. &A;fne &t;an worde; &t;e &t;e cniht s&a;ide. of Oxene-uorde. to his iueren bisiden; &t;e gon he to riden; &a;fne al swa swi&d;e; swa hund &t;ene heort driue&d;. and his iueren after; mid allen heore mahten. &t;urh-ut &t;ene muchele uehte; al &t;a cniht-weorede. fluen an heore steden; uolc heo &t;ere aqualden. Wo w&a;s heom iboren; &t;a i &t;an weie heom weoren biuoren. for alle heo hit to-treden; mid horsen & mid steden. and swa aneouste heo iwenden; and Petreium iuengen; Beo[f] him bi-arnde; and mid &a;rmen bi-clupte. & br&a;id hine of his stede; & to eor&d;e hine istr&a;hte. he wuste him bihalues; balde his cnihte. Bruttes adun slo&y;en; Petreius heo dro&y;en. and &t;a Rom-leoden; r&a;hliche fuhten. and a &t;an laste ne mihte mon wite. wha o&d;erne smite. &t;er wes muchel blod-gute; balu wes on compe. &T;a is&a;h Walwain; &t;er he wes bihaluen. mid seouen hundred cnihten; &t;ider he gon h&a;lden. in his w&a;i&y;e &t;at he funde; al he hit aqualde. and ridende igrap Petreiun; on richen his steden. and ladde uor&d; Petreiun; l&a;&d; &t;eh hit weore him. &t;at heo to &t;an wude comen; &t;er heo wel wusten. sikerliche to halden; &t;ene riche mon of Rome. and &a;ft ut a &t;ene ueld wenden and bi-gonnen to fehten. &T;er me iseon mihte; sor&y;en ino&y;e. sceldes scenen; scalkes fallen. halmes to-h&a;lden; h&a;h((&y;e)) men to-swelten. blodie ueldes; falewede nebbes. Bruttes heom to-r&a;sden; &t;a flu&y;en Rom-leoden. Bruttes heom slo&y;en; and monie heo quic. nomen. and &t;e d&a;i-ende &t;&a;; wa wes Rom-leoden [&t;]a. &T;a bond men uaste; kempen Romanisce. and l&a;dden heom to &t;an wude; biuoren Walwaine. heom biwakeden a &t;ere nihte. twenti hundred cnihten. &T;a hit dai wes amar&y;en; du&y;e&d;e gon sturie. for&d; heo gunnen li&d;e. to heore kine-lauerde; and swulc lac him brohte; &t;at leof him wes to habben. &T;a spac Ar&d;ur him &t;us; Wulcume Petreius. Nu ic &t;e wulle teche. Bruttisce sp&a;che. &T;u &y;ulpe biforen &t;an kaisere; &t;at &t;u me woldest aquellen. Nimen mine castles alle; and mine kine-riche. and muchel &t;e s&a;l iwur&d;en; of &t;at &t;u wilnedest to habben. Ich wulle bitachen &t;e; ful iwis; minne castel inne Paris. and &t;er &t;u scalt wunien; swa &t;e beo&d; alre leo&t;est. ne scalt &t;u nauere. mare; &t;i lif &t;enne lede. Ar&d;ur &t;a cnihtes nom; &t;e &t;er iuongen weoren. &t;reo hundred rideres; he nom eke anan. &t;e alle weoren iueren; cnihtes swi&d;e ohte; and kene men to uihte. and h&a;hte heom amor&y;en; monliche arisen. bi[n]den Romanisce men; mid stronge rake-teh&y;en. and lede Petreius; to &t;ere borh ((of)) Paris. Feouwer eorles he h&a;hte; for&d; heom ibringen. Cador Borel; Beduer and Richer. he hehte heom beon iueren; &t;at heo siker weoren. and cumen a&y;ain sone; to heore kine-lauerde. &T;is wes al &t;us ispeken; ah hit wes sone under-&y;eten. H&a;w&a;res foren; &y;eond &t;as kinges ferden. & iherden suggen; so&d;ere worden. wuder Ar&d;ur wolde senden; &t;&a; cnihtes. &t;e he haf[de] i benden. and &t;a hauweres for&d;-rihte; wenden uor&d; bi nihte. &t;at heo comen sone; to &t;an kaisere of Rome. and talden al heore tale; hu &t;as feouwer eorles sculden uare. and for&d; lede Petreius; to &t;&a;re burh of Paris. and al heo talden &t;ene w&a;i; &t;e intowardes Parise l&a;i. and whar me heom kepen mihte; in ane slade deopen. and biraiuien of heom; Petreiun &t;ene riche mon. & &t;a feouwer eorles ileggen; & fasten heom binden. Luces &t;is iherden; &t;e kaiser of Rome. and he leopt to wepne; swulc hit a liun weore. and ten &t;usend hehte; kempen i&t;o&y;ene. to horse & to wepnen; aneouste foren wenden; He cleopede Sextorius; of Libie he wes king of Turkie dux. he sende after Euander; &t;e of Babiloine wes icumen &t;er. he cleopede to &t;an senaturs; Bal Catel; Carrius. &t;eos weoren alle kine-borne; & &t;eos weoren alle icoren. aneouste to riden; and Petreium aredden. Anan swa hit was euen; for&d; heo iwenden. heom ladden twelue; of &t;an leod-folke. &t;a swi&d;e war%re weoren; and &t;a wei&y;es cu&d;en. &T;a riden Rom-leoden; riseden burnen. quahten on hafden; helmes he&y;en. seldes on rugge; r&a;&y;e Rom-leoden. Heo ferden alle nihte; neodliche swi&d;e. &t;et heo comen in &t;e wai; &t;a in-to Parise lei. &t;a weoren heo biuoren; and Bruttes biaften. Ah wale &t;at hit nuste; Cador &t;e kene. &t;at &t;a Rom-leoden; heom for-riden hafueden. Heo comen in &a;nne wude; on &a;nne swi&d;e faire stude. in ane dale deope; di&y;elen bih&a;lues. sweoren heom bitw&a;nen; &t;at &t;er heo wolden kepen. &T;er heo leien stille; ane lutle stunde. & hit agon dai&y;en; and deor gunnen wa&y;e&y;en. &T;a comen Ar&d;ures men; quecchen after streten. riht &t;ene ilke w&a;i; &t;er &t;e o&d;er uerde l&a;i. heo riden singinge; segges weoren bli[&d;]e. Neo&t;eles Cador wes &t;er; swi&d;e wis & swi&d;e war. he and Borel &t;e eorl riche; bu&y;en heom to-g&a;deres. & nomen heom bitweonen; fif hundred cnihtes. and biuoren wenden; iwepnede kempen. Richer and Beduer; wenden heom bafte &t;er. and &t;a cnihtes fereden; &t;a heo iuongen hafden. Petreium and his iueren; &t;a iwunne weoren. &T;a heo comen riden; uppen Rom-leoden; & Rom-leoden r&a;sden to; mid r&a;&y;ere streng&d;en. and smiten a &t;an Brutten; mid swi&d;e bite[r]e duntes. breken Bruttene trume; balu wes on folke. &t;e wude brastlien gon. beornes &t;er feollen. Bruttes heom wi&d;-stoden; and st&a;rcliche heom weoreden. &T;at iherde Richer; & &t;e eorl Beduer. hu heore i-ueren; heom b[i]uoren fuhten. Petreiun heo nomen; & heore inume allen. and mid &t;reo hu[n]dred sweinen; in-to wude senden. And heom-seolue fusden; to-ward heore if&a;ren. and smiten a Rom-leoden; mid ra&y;ere streng&d;en. &t;er wes moni dunt i&y;euen; and moni mon &t;er wes isla&y;en. &T;a under&y;&a;t Euander; &t;e he&d;ene king wes swi&d;e war. &t;at heore uolc gon waxen; and Bruttes gunnen wonien. and bu&y;en heom to-somne; his cnihtes seleste. and uuenon &t;an Brutten; swulc heo heom wolden abiten. Bruttes wokeden &t;a; & heore wes &t;at wurse. heo slo&y;en heo nomen; al &t;at heo neh comen. Wa wes Brutten &t;ere; buten Ar&d;ure. heore hel&t; wes to lutel &t;ere; at he&y;ere neode. &T;er wes Borel of-sla&y;en; and idon of lif-da&y;en. Euander king hine aqualde; mid lu&d;ere his crafte. and &t;reo Bruttes eke; he&y;e men iborene. &T;er isla&y;en weoren; &t;reo hundred of heore iueren. and monie quike nomen; & narwe heom ibunden. &t;a nusten heo godne r&a;d nanne; for alle heo wenden beon dede. neo&t;eles heo fuhten; swa ohtliche swa heo mahte. &T;a wes ut ifaren; from Ar&d;ures ferden. &t;&a; king of Peytouwe; har mon iblowen Guitard he hehte; Gascunne he ahte. he h&a;fde to iueren; fif hundred rideren. &t;reo hundred scuhten; kene men to uehten. and seouen hundred auoten; &t;a fuse weoren to harmen; Heo weoren ifaren into &t;an londe; fodder to biwinnen. &a;i&t;er uodder and mete; to l&a;den to heore ferde. &T;a luden heo iherden; of &t;an Rom-leoden. heore deden heo bi-lafden; and &t;iderward gunnen li&d;en. sti&d;-imodede men & swifte; slau&t;e bid&a;led. &t;at heo comen sone; an-neouste &t;an fehte. Guitard and his cnihtes; &t;er-riht for&d;-rihtes. igrip%pen heore sceldes; swi&d;e balde cnihtes. and alle &t;a scut%ten; scuuen heom bisides. and &t;a men auoten; to gunnen fusen; and alle somed smiten on; mid smarten heore dunten. At &t;an uorme sm&a;llen; Romaniscen veollen. fiftene hundred; folden to grunden; &t;er wes isl&a;&y;en Euander; &t;e king wes ful sturne. &a;r. Catellus of Rome; for&y;&a;t his domes &t;&a;re. &T;&a; astalden &t;er flem; &t;at &a;r sta&d;el heolden. &t;a rugges to-wenden; & flu&y;en Rom-leoden. Bruttes heom after bu&y;en; & mid baluwe heom. igr&a;tten; and swa monie heo &t;er nomen; and swa monie heo &t;er slo&y;en. &t;at no mihte Bruttene uerde; bi-ueolen na-mare. And &t;a Romanisce men; &t;e &t;er at-faren mihten. at-arnede ful sone; to &t;an kaisere. and talden him tidende; of Ar&d;ure &t;an kinge. for heo wenden to so&d;e; &t;at Ar&d;ur &t;ider comen. &t;er wes auared swi&d;e; &t;e kaisere & his ferde. &t;e Bruttes isla&y;en hafden; &t;at heom sel &t;uhten. a&y;ein-ward heo bu&y;en &t;a; mid baldere bi&y;ete. and to &t;an stude wenden a&y;&a;in; &t;er &t;at feht hafde ibeon. and bureden &t;a deden; and &t;a quike gunnen for&d; leden. And senden after Petreiun; &t;&a; heo &a;r nomen. & after his iueren; &t;&a; &a;r inumen weoren. and senden heom alle fuliwis; into &t;&a;re bur&y;e of Paris. and &t;reo castles fulden; and faste heom biclusden. after Ar&d;ures heste; a&d;elest kingen. Alle Brut-leoden; luueden Ar&d;uren. alle heom stod him &a;ie to; &t;at wuneden a &t;an &a;rde. swa dude &t;an kaisere; of &A;r&d;ure he hafde muchele kare. and alle Rom-leoden; of Ar&d;ure weoren a-f&a;rde. &T;a w&a;s mid so&d;e ifunde; &t;at M&a;rlin s&a;ide whilen. &t;at sculden for Ar[&d;]ure; Rome ifullen afure. and &t;a wal of stanen; quakien and fallen. &T;as ilke tacni[n]ge sculde beon; of Luces &t;an k&a;iseren. & of &t;an senature; &t;a mid him come of Rome; and of &t;an seoluen wisen; &t;&a; &t;er gunnen resen. &t;at Merlin i furn-da&y;en seide; al heo hit funden &t;ere. swa heo duden &a;re. and seo&d;&d;en wel iwhare; &a;r Ar&d;ur iboren weore. Merlin al hit bodede; &T;e kaisere i-herde suggen; so&d;ere worden. hu his men weoren inu[m]en; and hu his folc &a;c of-sla&y;en. &T;a weoren inne his ferde; feole-valde sor&y;e. summe m&a;nden heore freond; summe &t;r&a;tteden heore ueond. summe bonneden wepnen; balu heom wes &y;eue&d;e. &T;a iseh Luces; &t;at lu&d;ere him ilimped w&a;s; for &a;lche d&a;i he losede; of his leod-folke. ah he herm iuredde; his he&y;e men he losede. He iw&a;r&d; afered &t;a; wunder ane swi&d;e. and nom him to r&a;de; & to som-rune. &t;at he wolde to &A;ust; mid alle his iuerde. for&d; bi Lengres he wolde uare; of Ar&d;ure he hafde muchele kare. Ar&d;ur hafde his hauwares. an hirede &t;as kaiseres; and sone duden him to witen; whuder he wolde wenden. Ar[&d;]ur lette sone; somnien his ferde. stilleliche bi nihte; his cnihtes seleste. and for&d; &t;e king wende; mid sele his folke. An his riht honde; he lette Lengres stonde. and i &t;&a;ne w&a;i biforen ferde; &t;e Luces faren wolde. &T;a he com in ane dale; vnder ane dune. &t;er he gon at-stonden; kennest alre kingen. &t;at dale is mid so&d;e; Sosie ihaten. Ar&d;ur &t;er adun lihte; and h&a;hte al his du&y;e&d;e; gr&a;&d;ien heom to fihte; swa scolden cnihtes ohte. &t;at whenne Rom-leoden; &t;er comen riden. &t;at heo uengen heom on; swa ohte cnihtes sculden don. Alle &t;a sweines & &t;a un-wr&a;[st]e &t;eines. & of &t;an smale uolke; feole &t;usunde. &t;e king heom sette in ane hulle; mid feole here-marken. &t;at he dude for &y;epscipe; &t;er-of he &y;elpen &t;ohte. al swa hit i-war&d; seo&d;&d;e; &t;er-after ful sone. Ar&d;ur ten &t;usend nom; of a&d;elen his cnihten. sende a riht honde; mid raue bihonge. he lette o&d;ere ten &t;usende; an his lift honde. ten &t;usend biuoren; ten &t;usend bi&a;ften. mid heom-seoluen heo heolden; sixtene &t;usund. bi-halues he sende; in-to ane wude hende. seouentene &t;usend; selere cnihten. wel iwepnede men; &t;ene wude to bi-wit%te&y;en. &t;at heo mihte &t;ider uare; &y;if him neod weore. &T;a wes inne Gloucestre; an eorl mid &t;an bezste. Morui&d; wes ihate; mon swi&d;e kene. him he bi-tahte; &t;ene wude & &t;a ferde. And &y;if hit ilimpe&d;; swa wule &t;e liuiende Godd. &t;at heo ouer-cumen beon; and biginnen to fleon. sette&d; heom after; mid allen &a;ouwer mahten. and al &t;at &y;e of-take ma&y;en; doh hit of lif-da&y;en. &t;a uatte & &t;a lene; &t;a riche and &t;a hene. For no beo in nauer nare leode; no in none leode. cnihtes al swa sele; swa beo&d; mid me seolue. cnihtes al swa r&a;&y;e; cnihtes al swa riche. cnihtes al swa stronge; in nauer ane londe. &Y;e beo&d; under Criste; cnihten alre kennest. and ich &a;m rihchest alre kinge. vnder Gode seolue; do we wel &t;as dede. Godd us wel spede; Cnihtes &t;a andswarede. stille-liche under lufte; Alle we scullen wel don. and alle we scullen to-uon. Ni&d;ing wur&d;e &t;e cniht; &t;e ne cu&d;e his mahten her-riht. &T;a s&a;nde heo a ba siden; al &t;a men auoten. &t;a lette he sette up &t;ene drake; herem&a;rken unimake. bi-t&a;hte hine ane kinge; &t;e wel hine cu&d;e halde. Angel kinge of Scotlonde; &t;a uormeste uerde heold an honde. Cador &t;e eorl of Cornwaille; &t;a uerde heold baften. Bo[f] hafde ane; &t;e eorl of Oxen-uorde. &T;e eorl of Ch&a;stre Gerin; &t;a ueor&d;e uerde heold mid him. &T;a uerden uppen &t;ere dune; heold Escil king &t;e Denisce. Lot heold &t;a ane; &t;e leof was &t;an kinge. Howel of Brutaine; heold ane o&d;ere. Walwain &t;e kene; wes bi &t;an kinge. Kai wuste ane; stiward w&a;s &t;as kinges. Beduer ane o&d;er; &t;e wes &t;es kinges birle. &T;e eorl of Flandres Howeldin; ane uerde hefde mid him. Ane muchele uerde hefde Gui[t]ard; &t;e king of Gascunnes &a;rd. Wigein eorl of Leicestre; and Ionatan eorl of Dorchestre. heo wusten &t;a twa uerden; &t;e &t;er weoren auoten. &T;e eorl of Chastre Curselein; and eorl of Ba&d;e &t;e hehte Urgein. ho bi-wusten ba &t;a uerden; &t;a weoren &t;&a;r auoten. &t;eos sculden a twa haluen; halden to &t;an uehte. to &t;issen twam eorlen; &t;a ohte cnihtes weoren. hafden Ar&d;ur treou&d;e; &t;e eorles weoren treowe. &t;a weoren alle &t;a uerden isette; alse Ar&d;ur sel &t;uhte. &t;a cleopede him to; &t;e king of Brutaine. his red&y;iuen alle; &t;a r&a;i&y;est weoren to dome. & &t;us seide Ar&d;ur anan; to a&d;elen his monnen. Hercne&d; nu tou-wardes ((me)); mine wines deore. ir&a;sed &y;e habbeo&d; tweien; to Romanis monnen. and twien heo beo&d; ouer-cumen; and isla&y;en and inumen. for heo al mid wronge; wilneden of ure londe. and min heorte sei&d; me; &t;urh ure Drihten hehne. &t;at &y;et heo scullen beon ouer-cumen; ba&d;e isl&a;&y;en and inumen. &Y;e habbeo&d; ouer-cumen Noreine; &y;e habbeo&d; ouercume Denene. Scotlond & Irlond; al iwunen to eouwer heond. Normandie and France; bi-wunnen mid fehte. &T;reo & &t;ritti kine-lond; ich halde a mire a&y;ere hond. &t;&a; &y;e hit under sunnen; habbeo&d; me bi-wunnen. And &t;is beo&d; &t;a for-cu&d;este men; of alle quike monnen. h&a;&d;ene leode; Godd heo seonde&d; la&d;e. ure Drihten heo bi-l&a;ue&d;; and to Mahune heo tuhte&d;. & Luces &t;e k&a;isere; of Godd seolf naue&d; nane care. &t;at hafue&d; to iueren; ha&d;ene hundes. Goddes wi&d;er-iwinnen; we heom scullen awelden. leggen heom to grunde; and us seoluen beon isunde. mid Drihtenes willen; &t;e walde&d; alle deden. &T;a andswatede eorles &t;are; Alle we beo&d; &y;arewe. to libben and to liggen; mid leouen vre kingen. &T;a &t;as ferde wes al idiht; &t;a wes hit dai-liht. Luces at Lengeres bo&y;ede; & al his Rom-leode. he hehte his men blawen; his guldene bemen. bonnien his ferden; for&d; he wolde riden. from Lengres to Auste; swa l&a;i his weie rihte. For&d; gunnen riden; Romanisce leoden. &t;at heo ane mile comen; neh Ar&d;ure. &T;a iherde Rom-leoden; r&a;&y;e ti&d;enden. ise&y;en alle &t;a dales; alle &t;a dunes. alle &t;a hulles; mid helmes bi&t;ahte. he&y;e hare-marken; h&a;le&d;es heom heolden. sixti &t;usende; &t;rauwen mid winde. sceldes blikien; burnen scinen. palles gold-fa&y;e; gumen swi&d;e sturne. steden lepen; sturede &t;a eor&d;e. &T;e keiser isah &t;&a;ne king fare; &t;er he was bi wude-sca&y;e. he Luces &t;a s&a;ide; &t;&a; lauerd of Rome. & spac wi[&d;] his monnen; lud[e]((r))[e] stefnen. What beo&d; &t;eos ut-la&y;en; &t;a &t;isne wei us habbeo&d; for-uaren. Nime we ure wepnen; & heom to wenden. heo sculle&d; beon isla&y;ene; and summe quic iula&y;ene. alle heo sculle beon dede; mid wite fordemde. Efne &t;an worden; heo iuengen heore wepnen. &T;a heo i-g&a;red weoren; mid gode heore wepnen. &t;a spac Luces sone; &t;&a; lauerd of Rome. Biliue we heom to; alle we scullen wel do. &T;er weoren icumen mid him; fif & twenti kingen. he&d;ene uolc alle; &t;a heolden of Rome. eorles and dukes eke; of &a;stene weorlde. Lauerdinges qu&a;d Luces &t;a; Mahun eou beo li&d;e. &Y;e beo&d; kinges riche; & here&d; into Rome. Rome is mi rihte; rihcchest alre bur&y;e. and ich ah h&a;xst to beon; of alle quike monnen. &Y;e iseo&d; her on uolden; &t;a ure ifan sunden. heo &t;enche&d; to rixlien he&y;e; ouer ure riche. halden us for h&a;nen; heom-seoluen riche iwur&d;en. Ah we heom scullen forbeoden; mid baldere streng&d;en. for ure cun h&a;xst was; of alle quike monnen. and alle &t;a lond biwinnen; &t;a heo on lokeden. and into Brutlonde; ferde Iulius &t;e stronge. and bi-won him to hondes; feole kine-londes; Nu wolden ure under-lingges; beon ouer us kingges. ah heo hit scullen a-buggen; mid heore bare ruggen. no scullen heo nauere li&d;en; a&y;&a;in to Brutaine. &A;fne &t;an worde; &t;a sturede &t;a uerde. bi &t;usend & bi &t;usende; heo &t;runggen to-somne. &a;lc king of his folke; &y;arkede ferde. &T;a hit al was iset; & ferden isemed. &t;a weoren &t;ar-riht italde; fulle fiftene ferden. twein kinges &t;ere; &a;uere weoren ifere. feouwer eorles and a duc; dihten heom to-gadere. and &t;e k&a;isere him-seolf; mid ten &t;usend kempen. &T;a gon &t;at folc sturien; &t;a eo[r]&d;en gon to dunien. bemen &t;er bleowen; bonneden ferden. hornes &t;er aque&d;en; mid h&a;h&y;ere stefnen. sixti &t;usende; bleowen to-somne. Ma &t;er aque&d;en; of Ar&d;ures iueren. &t;ene sixti &t;usende; segges mid horne. &t;a wolcne gon to dunien; &t;a eo[r]&d;e gon to biuien. To-somne heo heolden; swulc heouene wolde uallen. &a;rst heo lette fleon to; feond-liche swi&d;e. flan al swa &t;icke; swa &t;e snau adun ualle&d;. stanes heo letten seo&d;&d;en; sturnliche winden. seo&d;&d;en speren chrakeden; sceldes brastleden. helmes to-helden; he&y;e men uellen. burnen to-breken; blod ut &y;eoten. ueldes falewe wur&d;en; feollen here-m&a;rken. Wondrede &y;eond &t;at wald; iwundede cnihtes ouer-al. sixti hundred &t;ar weoren; to-tredene mid horsen. beornes &t;er swelten; blodes at-urnen. str&a;hten after stretes; blodie stremes. balu wes on uolke; &t;e burst wes vnimete. Swa al swa sugge&d; writen; &t;&a; wite&y;en idihten. &t;at wes &t;at &t;ridde m&a;ste uiht; &t;e auere wes here idiht. &t;eo at &t;an laste; nuste nan kempe. wh&a;m he sculde sl&a;n on; and wham he sculde sparien. for no icneou na man o&d;er &t;ere; for vnimete blode. &T;a h&a;f &t;at fiht of &t;an studen; &t;er heo &a;r fuhten. and bigunnen arum&d;e; r&a;sen to-somne. and neouwe ueht bi-gunnen; narewe i&t;rungen. &t;er weoren Romleoden; reouliche iladde. &T;a comen &t;er kinges &t;reo; of h&a;&d;ene londe. of Ethi[o]pe wes &t;e an; &t;e o&d;er wes an Aufrican. &t;e &t;ridde wes of Libie; of h&a;&d;ene leode. Heo comen to &t;ere uerde; a &t;ere &a;st &a;nde. & &t;ene sceld-trume breken; &t;e Bruttes &t;er heolden. and anan f&a;lden; fiftene hundred. baldere &t;einen; of Ar&d;ures. &t;eoden. &t;a wenden Bruttes; sone to &t;a rugges. &T;a comen &t;er riden; tweien eorles kene. &t;at was Beduer and K&a;i; Ar&d;ures birle and his m&a;i. heore Bruttes heo iseh&y;en; mid bronden to-hawen. &T;er iwur&d;en to-bursten; eorles swi&d;e balden. mid ten &t;usend cnihten; h&a;lden to &t;an uihten; amidden &t;an &t;runge; &t;er heo &t;ihkest weoren. and slo&y;en Rom-leoden; reouliche swi&d;en. & &y;eond &t;an uehte wenden; after heore iwillen. &T;a weoren heo to &t;riste; and to ufele heom biwusten. wala wa wala wa; &t;at heo neoren war &t;a. &t;at heo ne cu&d;en bi-witen heom; wi&d; heore wi&d;er-iwinnen. for heo weoren to kene; & to &a;r-wene. and to swi&d;e fuhten; and to ueor wenden. and spradden to wide; &y;eond &t;at feht brade. &T;a com &t;e king of Mede; &t;e muchele & &t;e brade. he&d;ene here-&t;rihng; &t;er he h&a;rm wrohte. he ladde to iueren; twenti &t;usend rideren. he heold on his honde; &a;nne gare swi&d;e stronge. &T;ene gare he uor&d; strahte; mid strongen his maine. and smat &t;ene eorl Beduer; forn a &t;an breoste; &t;at &t;a burne to-barst sone; biuoren and bihinde. an-opened wes his breoste; &t;a blod com for&d; luke. &T;er feol Beduer anan; de[d] uppen uolden. &t;er wes sarinesse; sorre&y;en ino&y;e. &T;er Kai funde Beduer; ded liggen him &t;er. & Kai &t;at lich wolde; leden mid him-seolue. mid twenti hundred cnihten; he h&a;lde &t;er a-buten. and feondliche feuhten; & falden Rom-leoden. & of Medie &t;er slo&y;en; moni hundred monnen; &t;at ueht wes strong swi&d;e; and heo weoren &t;er to longe. &T;a com &t;er li&d;en; a swi&d;e ladlic king an. mid sixti &t;usend monnen; sele of his londen. Setor &t;e kene. &t;e com him from Libie. &T;er &t;e king stronge; wi[&d;] K&a;i him gon fehte. and for-wundede Kai swi&d;e; inne strongen &t;an fehte. to &t;an bare de&d;e; reou-lich wes &t;a dede. His cnihtes &t;er-rihte; hine ladden of &t;an uihte. mid muchelere streng&d;e; &t;urh &t;at feht str&a;hten. Wa wes Ar&d;ure kinge; for &t;a tidinge. &T;&a;t iseh &t;e riche &t;ein; Ridwa&d;elan wes ihaten. Beduer%res suster sune; of he&y;e Bruttes he wes icume. &t;at Boccus mid his spere stronge; Bedver hafde istunge. Wa w&a;s him on liue; &t;a his &a;m wes an de&d;e. for he of alle monnen; m&a;st hine lufede. He cleopede of his cunne; cnihtes swi&d;e gode. & of &t;an alre leofeste; &t;e he on liue wuste. fif hundred bi tale; fusden to-somne. Riwa&d;%&d;lan &t;a s&a;ide; riche mon of Brut%tene. Cnihtes &y;e beo&d; of mine cunne; cume&d; hidere to me; and wreke we Beduer min &a;m; &t;a bezst wes of ure cunne. &t;a Buccus hafd of-stungen; mid his spere strongen. Fuse we alle to-somne; & ure i-fan feollen; &A;fne &t;an worde; for&d; he iwende; and alle mid him anan; a&d;ele his i-ueren. and Buccus &t;ene king icneowen; &t;er he was i compen. mid his spere and mid his scelde; monine king he aqu[a]lde. Riwad&d;lan braid ut his sweord sone; and him to sweinde; and smat &t;ane king a &t;ene helm; &t;at he a twa to-ueol. and &a;c &t;ere burne hod; &t;at hit at &t;e to&d;en at-stod. and &t;e he&d;ene king; h&a;lde to grunde. & his fule saule s&a;h in-to helle. Riw&a;rd&d;lan &t;a seide; r&a;h he was on mode. Boccus nu &t;u hafst aboht; Beduer &t;u slo&y;e. and &t;i saule scal to-&y;ere; beon &t;as wurse iuere. &A;fne &t;an worde; swulc hit &t;e wind weore. he &t;raste to &t;an fihte; swa &t;ode do&d; on felde. &t;enne he &t;at dust he&y;e; a&y;iue&d; from &t;ere eor&d;e. al swa Riwad&d;lan; r&a;sde to his feonden. Al heo hit slo&y;en; &t;at heo aneh comen. &t;e while &t;e heo mihte walden; heoren kine-wur&d;e wepnen. neouren in al &t;an fihte; cnihtes nane betere. &t;e while &t;at heom ilaste; &t;at lif on heore breoste. Boccus &t;ene king heo of-slo&y;en; and a &t;usend of his cnihten. &T;a wes Beduer awr&a;ken; wel mid &t;an bezsten. &T;er wes an oht eorl; a&d;eles cunnes. Leir wes ihaten; lauerd of Buluine. he is&a;h i &t;an fihte; enne ueond fusen. &t;at on admirail; of Babiloine he wes &a;ldere. muchel uolc he aualde; uolde to grunde. And &t;e eorl &t;at bih&a;dde; an heorte him was unne&d;e. he br&a;id an his breoste; &a;nne sceld bradne. and he igrap an his hond; a sper &t;at wes swi&d;e strong. & his hors mune&y;eden; mid alle his imaine. and &t;ene admiral hitte; mid sm&a;rten ane dunte. vnder &t;ere breoste; &t;at &t;a burne gon to berste. &t;at him &t;er b&a;fte; &t;at sper &t;urh-r&a;hte. fulle ane ue&d;me; &t;e ueond feol to grunde. &T;at isah sone; &t;eos admirale sone; Gecron is ihate. and his spere grap anan; and smat Leir &t;ene eorl s&a;re. a &t;a lift side; &t;urh-ut &t;a heorte. &t;e eorl adun halde. Walwain &t;at bihedde; &t;er he wes on uehte and he hine iwra&d;ede; wunder ane swi&d;e. &t;at is&a;h Howel; h&a;h mon of Brutten. and he &t;ider halde; mid fif-tene hundred monnen; herde here-ke[m]pen. mid Howele fusden. and Walwain heom uuenon; swi&d;e sti&d;-imoded mon. he hefde to iferen; fif and twenti hundred; baldere Brutten. &t;a bigunnen heo to fehten; &T;er weoren Rom-leoden; reouliche. iledde. Howel heom kepte; Walwain heom imette. &t;er wes wunderlic grure; &t;a welcnen aque&d;en. &t;a eor&d;e gunnen to buuien. stanes &t;er bursten; urnen stremes of blode. of &a;rmen &t;an folke. &t;at wel wes unimete. &t;a weoren Bruttes werie; Kinard &t;e eorle of Strugul; bilefde &t;ene king Howel. & inom mid him Labius Rimarc & Boclouius. &T;is weoren &t;a keneste men; &t;at &a;i king ahte. &t;eos weoren on mon-cunne; eorles main stronge. Heo nalden for heore mucle mode. fulien Howele &t;an gode. ah bi heom-seoluen heo slo&y;en; alle &t;e heo neh come. &T;at is&a;h a riche mon; of &t;an Rom-leoden. hu Kinard &t;e kene; heore uolc &t;er aqualde. and &t;e cniht gon him alihten; of leofuen his steden. and nom him on his honde; a spere imaked of stele. & bi-walede hine a blode; & bi-halues him eode. &t;at he com a &t;an ende; &t;er f&a;ht Kinard &t;e stronge. Kinardes burne he up ahof; and he &t;ene eorl &t;er of-sloh. &T;a &y;eiden lude; alle Rom-leode. and bu&y;en to &t;an Brutten; & heore trume breken. & feollen here-marken; uolc adun helden. sceldes &t;er scenden; scalkes. &t;er feollen. &t;er ueollen to grunde; fiftene &t;usende. baldere Brutten; balu &t;er wes riue. Swa ilaste longe; &t;at uiht swi&d;e stronge. Walwain gon &y;eonge; &y;eond &t;at w&a;l muchele. and somnede his cnihtes alle; &t;er he heom funde i fihte. Aneouste &t;er com ride; Howel &t;e riche. heo somneden heore beire uolc anon; & for&d; heo gunnen fusen. and riden to Rom-leoden. mid ra&y;ere wra&d;&d;en. & fastliche heom to bu&y;en; and breken &t;ere Freinsce trumen. And Walwain for&d;-rihte; &t;er he ifunde Luces &t;ene kaiser. leouien under scelde. & Walwain him to sweinde; mid &t;e stelene sweorde. and &t;e kaisere hine; &t;at [g]om[e] wes swi[&d;e] sturne. sceld a&y;ein scelden; sciuren &t;er wunden. sweord a&y;ein sweorde; sweinde wel ilome. fur fleh of &t;e stelen; &t;a ueond weoren abol&y;en. &T;er wes viht swi&d;e strong; stureden al &t;a ferden. &t;e kaisere wende; Walwain to scende; &t;at he miht an uuere da&y;e; &y;elpen uor &t;ere deden. Ah Bruttes him &t;rungen to; &t;r&a;fliche swi&d;e & &t;a Romanisce men; arudden heore k&a;iseren. and heo to-somne heolde; swulc heouene wolde ualle. Alle &t;ene dai-liht; heo heolden seo&d;&d;en &t;at fiht. ane lutle stunde; &a;r &t;e sunne eode to grunde. Ar&d;ur &t;a cleopede; a&d;elest alre kinge. Nu we heom to alle; mine cnihtes ohte. & Godd seolf us fulste; ure feond to afallene. &A;fne &t;an worden; &t;a bleou men &t;a bemen. fiftene &t;usend anan; &t;raste to blauwen. hornes and bemen; &t;a eor&d;e gon beouien. for &t;an vnimete blase; for &t;an mucle ibeote. Romleoden wenden; rug to &t;an feohten. feollen here-marken; he&y;e men swulten. flu&y;en &t;a &t;e mihten; &t;a ueie &t;&a;r feollen. Muchel mon-sl&a;ht wes &t;ere; ne mihte hit na man tellen. hu feole hundred monnen; to-heouwen &t;er weoren. i &t;an mucle &t;runge; i &t;an mon-sl&a;hte. Wes &t;e kaisere of-sl&a;&y;en; a seolcu&d;e wisen. &t;at nuste hit nauer seo&d;en; na mon to sugen. of nauer nare cu&d;[&d;]e wha &t;ene kaisere qualde. Bute &t;a &t;et feht was al idon; and &t;at folc wes al iblissed. &t;a funde men &t;ene kaisere; of-stungen mid ane spere. Word com to Ar&d;ure; &t;er he wes on telde. &t;at &t;e kaisere wes of-sla&y;en; and i-don of lif-d&a;&y;en. Ar&d;ur lette sl&a;n an teld; a-midden &a;nne bradne ueld. & &t;ider i-beren lette; Luces &t;ene kaisere. and lette hine bitillen; mid gold-fa&y;e pallen. and bi-witen hine &t;er lette; &t;reo da&y;es fulle. &t;e while he wurchen lette; an werc swi[&d;e]riche. ane cheste longe; and wreon heo al mid golde. And lette leggen &t;er-inne; Luces of Rome. &t;at wes a swi&d;e duhti mon; &t;a while his da&y;es ilasten. &T;a &y;et dude Ar&d;ur m&a;re; a&d;elest alre Brutte. Ar&d;ur asechen lette; alle &t;a riche. kinges and eorles; and &t;a riccheste beornes. &t;a i &t;an fehte weoren i-sla&y;en; and idon of lif-d&a;&y;en. he lette heom burien; mid baldere pruten. Buten &t;reo kinges; he beren lette. Luces &t;an kaisere. and lette makien beren; riche and swi&d;e maren. and lette heom sone; senden to Rome and grette Rom-weren alle; mid gr&a;ten ane huxe. and seide &t;at he heom sende; &t;at gauel of his londe. and efte wold heom al-swa; senden heom gretinge ma. &y;if heo &y;irnen wolden; of Ar&d;ures golden. and &t;er-after wulle sone; riden into Rome. and tellen heom ti&d;inge; of Brutlondes kinge. and Rome walles rihten; &t;e &y;are weoren to-fallen. And swa ich wulle ((awelden)); &t;e wode Rom-leoden. Al &t;is &y;elp wes idel i-do; for eo&d;er weis hit eode. al o&d;er hit itidde; &t;e leoden he bil&a;fden. al &t;urh Modred is m&a;in; for-cu&d;est alle monnen A &t;an muchele fihte; Ar&d;ur of his cnihtes losede; fif and twenti &t;usend. a uolden to-hav%wen; of Brutten swi&d;e balde; bir&a;ued at liue; K&a;i wes forwunded seore; wunder a swi&d;e. to Kinun he wes ilad; and sone &t;er-after he wes ded. bi-bured he wes &t;ere; bi-halue &t;an castle. i-mong heremiten. &t;at w&a;s &t;e riche mon; K&a;i hehte &t;e eorl. Kinun &t;e castel. Ar&d;ur &y;&a;f him &t;ene tun; and he &t;er-to tumde; and sette &t;er &t;ene nome. after him-seoluen. for Keises d&a;&d;e; Kain he hit hehte. nu and auere mare; swa hit hehte &t;ere. Seo&d;&d;en Be&d;uer wes isl&a;&y;en; and i-don of lif-dah&y;en. Ar&d;ur hine beren lette; to B&a;ios his castle. and biburied he wes &t;ere; inne &t;ere bur&y;e. wi&d;-uten &t;an su&d; &y;&a;te; in eor&d;e me hine sette. Howeldin iulut wes; for&d; into Flandres. and alle his bezste cnihtes; &t;er flutten uor&d;-rihtes. in-to &t;an eorldomen; &t;enne heo &t;er comen. and alle &t;a dede; in eor&d;e me heom leide. inne Teruane; heo liggeo&d; alle clane. Leir &t;ene eorl me ladde; in-to Buluine. & Ar&d;ur &t;er-&a;fter seo&d;&d;e; wunede in ane londe. inne Burguine. &t;er him bezst &t;uhte; &T;at lond he al biwuste. and alle &t;e castles sette. and seide &t;at he wolde; him-seolue &t;at lond holde. And seo&d;&d;en he his beot makede; a sumere &t;at he wolde. faren into Rome; & ahnien al &t;a riche. and beon him-seolf kaisere; &t;e Luces wuneden &a;re. And monie of Rom-leoden; wolden &t;at hit swa eoden. for heo weoren a-dradde; to heore bare de&d;e. &t;at monie &t;er aw&a;i flu&y;en; and heore castles bibu&y;en. and monie sende sonde; to Ar&d;ure &t;an stronge. and monie him speken wi&d;; & &y;irnden Ar&d;ures gri&d;. and summe heo wolde; a&y;ein Ar&d;ure halden. and halden wi&d; him Rome; & weren &t;a leode. And neo&d;eles heo auered weoren; for heore u&a;ie-si&d;en. &t;at nusten heo under Criste; nenne r&a;d godne. &T;a wes hit itimed &t;ere; &t;at Merlin saide while. &t;at Rom-walles sculden; a&y;ein Ar[&d;]ure to-uallen. &t;at was agan &t;&a;re; bi &t;an kaisere. &t;a ueol &t;er-inne fehte; mid fifti &t;usund monne. ruren &t;er to grunde; riche Rom-leoden. &T;a Ar&d;ur wende to so&d;e; to a&y;en al Rome. & wunede inne Burguine; richest alre king. &T;a com &t;er in are tiden; an oht mon riden. and brohte tidinge; Ar&d;ure &t;an kinge. from Moddrede his suster sune; Ar&d;ure he we((s)) wilcume. for he wende &t;at he brohte; boden swi&d;e gode. Ar&d;ur lai alle longe niht; and spac wi&d; &t;ene &y;eonge cniht. swa nauer nulde he him sugge; so&d; hu hit ferde. &T;a hit wes d&a;i a mar&y;en; and du&y;e&d;e gon sturien. Ar&d;ur &t;a up aras; and strehte his &a;rmes. he aras up and adun sat; swulc he weore swi&d;e seoc. &T;a axede hine an u&a;ir cniht; Lauerd hu hauest &t;u iuaren to-niht. Ar&d;ur &t;a andswarede; a mode him wes une&d;e. To-niht a mine slepe; &t;er ich l&a;i on bure. me im&a;tte a sweuen; &t;er-uore ich ful sa((ri)) &a;m. Me imette &t;at mon me hof; uppen are halle. &t;a halle ich gon bi-striden; swulc ich wolde riden. alle &t;a lond &t;a ich ah; alle ich &t;er ouer sah. and Walwain sat biuoren me; mi sweord he bar an honde. &t;a com Moddred faren &t;ere; mid unimete uolke. he bar an his honde; ane wiax stronge. he bigon to hewene hardliche swi&d;e. and &t;a postes for-heou alle; &t;a heolden up &t;a halle. &T;er ich iseh Wenheuer eke; wimmonnen leofuest me. al &t;ere muche halle rof; mid hire honden heo to-droh. &T;a halle gon to h&a;lden; and ich h&a;ld to grunden. &t;at mi riht &a;rm to-brac; &t;a seide Modred Haue &t;at. Adun ueol &t;a halle; & Walwain gon to ualle. and feol a &t;ere eor&d;e his &a;rmes brekeen beine. & ich igrap mi sweord leofe; mid mire leoft honde. and sm&a;t of Modred is hafd &t;at hit wond a &t;ene ueld. And &t;a quene ich al to-sna&d;de; mid deore mine sweorede. and seo[&d;]&d;en ich heo adu[n] sette. in ane swarte putte. and al mi uolc riche; sette to fleme. &t;at nuste ich under Criste; whar heo bicumen weoren. Buten mi-seolf ich gon atstonden; uppen ane wolden. & ich &t;er wondrien agon; wide &y;eond &t;an moren. &t;er ich isah gripes. and grisliche fu&y;eles. &T;a com an guldene leo; li&d;en ouer dune; deoren swi&d;e hende. &t;a ure Drihten make[de]. &T;a leo me orn foren to; and iueng me bi &t;an midle. & for&d; hire gun &y;eongen; & to &t;ere s&a; wende. And ich is&a;h &t;&a; v&d;en; i &t;ere s&a; driuen. and &t;e leo i &t;an ulode; iwende wi&d; me seolue. &T;a wit i s&a; comen; &t;a v&d;en me hire binomen. com &t;er an fisc li&d;e; and fereden me to londe. &t;a wes ich al wet; & weri of sor&y;en and seoc. &t;a gon ich i-wakien; swi&d;e ich gon to quakien. &T;a gon ich to biuien; swulc ich al fur burne. And swa ich habbe al niht; of mine sweuene swi&d;e i&t;oht. for ich what to iwisse; agan is al mi blisse. for a to mine liue; sor&y;en ich mot dri&y;e. wale &t;at ich nabbe here; Wenhauer mine quene. &T;a andswarede &t;e cniht; Lauerd &t;u hauest un-riht. ne sculde me nauere sweuen; mid sor&y;en are((c))chen. &t;u &a;rt &t;e riccheste mon; &t;a rixleo&d; on londen. and &t;e alre wiseste; &t;e wune&d; under weolcne. &Y;if hit weore ilu[m]pe; swa nulle hit ure Drihte; &t;at Modred &t;ire suster sune; hafde &t;ine quene inume. and al &t;i kine-liche lond; is&a;t an his a&y;ere hond. &t;e &t;u him bitahtest; &t;a &t;u to Rome &t;ohtest. and he hafde al &t;us ido; mid his swike-dome. &t;e &y;et &t;u mihtest &t;e awreken; wur&d;-liche mid wepnen. & &a;ft &t;i lond halden; and walden &t;ine leoden. and &t;ine feond fallen; &t;e &t;e ufel unnen. and sl&a;n heom alle clane; &t;et &t;er no bilauen nane. Ar&d;ur &t;a andswarede. a&d;elest alre kinge. Longe bi&d; &a;uere; &t;at no wene ich nauere. &t;at &a;uere Moddred mi m&a;i; wolde me biswiken. for alle mine richen. no Wenhauer mi quene; wakien on &t;onke. nulle&d; hit biginne; for nane weorld-monne. &A;fne &t;an worde for&d;-riht; &t;a andswarede &t;e cniht. Ich sugge &t;e so&d; leofe king; for ich &a;m &t;in vnder-ling. &t;us hafe&d; Modred idon; &t;ine quene he hafe&d; ifon. and &t;i wun-liche lond; is&a;t an his a&y;ere hond. he is king & heo is que[ne]; of &t;ine kume nis na wene. for no wene&d; heo nauere to so&d;e; &t;at &t;u cumen a&y;ain from Rome. Ich &a;m &t;in a&y;en mon; & iseh &t;isne swike-dom. and ich &a;m icumen to &t;e seoluen; so&d; &t;e to suggen. Min hafued beo to wedde; &t;at is&a;id ich &t;e habbe. so&d; buten lese; of leofen &t;ire quene. & of Modrede &t;ire suster sune; hu he hafue&d; Brut-lond &t;e binume, &T;a s&a;t hit al stille; in Ar&d;ures halle. &t;a wes &t;er s&a;rin&a;sse; mid sele &t;an kinge. &t;a weoren Bruttisce men; swi&d;e vnbalde uor &t;&a;n. &T;a umbe stunde; stefne &t;er sturede. wide me mihte iheren; Brutten iberen. and gunne to tellen; a feole cunne spellen. hu heo wolden for-deme; Modred & &t;a quene. and al &t;at mon-cun for-don; &t;e mid Modred heolden. Ar&d;ur &t;a cleopede; hendest alre Brutte. Sitte[&d;] a-dun stille; cnihtes inne halle. and ich eou telle wulle; spelles vncu&d;e. Nu to-m&a;r&y;e &t;enne hit d&a;i bi&d;; & Drihten hine sende. for&d; ich wulle bu&y;e; in to-ward Bruttaine. and Moddred ich wulle s[l]an; & &t;a quen for-berne. and alle ich wulle for-don; &t;a biluueden &t;en swike-dom. And her ich bileofuen wulle; me leofuest monne. Howel minne leofue m&a;i; hexst of mine cunne. and half mine uerde; ich bil&a;fuen a &t;issen &a;rde. to halden al &t;is kine-lond; &t;a ich habbe a mire hond. & &t;enne &t;as &t;ing. beo&d; alle idone; a&y;an ich wulle to Rome. & mi wunliche lond bit&a;che; Walwaine mine m&a;ie. and iuor&t;((e)) m((i)) beot seo[&d;]&d;e; bi mine bare life. Scullen alle mine feond; w&a;i-si&d; make&y;e. &T;a stod him up Walwain; &t;at wes Ar&d;ures m&a;i. and &t;as word saide; &t;e eorl wes abol&y;e. &A;ldrihten Godd; domes waldend. al middel-&a;rdes mund; whi is hit iwur&d;en. &t;at mi bro&d;er Modred; &t;is mor&d; hafue&d; itimbred. Ah to-d&a;i ich at-sake hine here; biuoren &t;issere du&y;e&d;e. and ich hine for-demen wulle; mid Drihtenes wille. mi-seolf ich wulle hine an-hon; haxst alre warien. &t;a quene ich wulle mid Goddes la&y;e. al mid horsen to-dra&y;e. For ne beo ich nauere bli&d;e; &t;a wile a beo&d; aliue. and &t;at ich habbe minne &a;m; awr&a;ke mid &t;an bezste. Bruttes &t;a andswarede; mid baldere stefne. Al ure wepnen; sunden &y;arewe; nu to-mar&y;en we scullen uaren. A mar&y;en &t;at hit d&a;i wes; & Drihten hine senden. Ar&d;u[r] uor&d; him wende; mid a&d;elen his folke. half he hit bil&a;fde; & half hit for&d; ladde. For&d; he wende &t;urh &t;at lond; &t;at he com to Whit-sond. scipen he h&a;fde sone; monie & wel idone. ah feowertene niht fulle; &t;ere l&a;i &t;a uerde. &t;eos wederes abiden; windes bi-delde. Nu was sum for-cu&d; kempe; in Ar&d;ures ferde. an&a;n swa he demen iherde; of Modredes [d]e&d;e he nom his swein aneouste; and sende to &t;issen londe. and sende word Wenhaueren; heou hit was iwur&d;en. and hu Ar&d;ur wes on uore; mid muclere ferde. and hu he wolde taken on; & al hu he wolde don. &T;a quene com to Modred; &t;at w&a;s hire leofuest monnes. and talde him tidende; of Ar&d;ure &t;an kinge. hu he wolde taken an; & al hu he wolde don. Modr&a;d nom his sonde; and sende to Sex-lond. after Childriche; &t;e king wes swi&d;e riche. and b&a;d hine cume to Brutaine; &t;er-of he bruke sculde. Modr&a;d bad Childriche; &t;ene stronge & &t;ene riche. wide senden sonde; a feouwer half Sex-londe. and beoden &t;a cnihtes alle; &t;at heo bi&y;eten mihte. &t;at heo comen sone; to &t;issen kinedo[m]e. and he wolde Childriche; &y;eouen of his riche. al bi&y;eonde &t;ere Humbre; for he him scolde helpe. to fihten wi&d; his &a;me; Ar&d;uren kinge. Childrich beh sone; in-to Brutlonde. &T;a Modred hafde his ferde; isomned of monnen. &t;a weoren &t;ere italde; sixti &t;usende. here-kempen harde; of he&d;ene uolke. &t;a heo weoren icumen hidere; for Ar[&d;]ures h&a;rme. Modred to helpen; forcu&d;est monnen. &T;a &t;e uerde wes isome; of &a;lche mon-cunne. &t;a heo weoren &t;er on hepe; an hund%dred &t;usende; he&d;ene and cristene. mid Modrede kinge; Ar&d;ur lai at Whit-sond; feouwertene niht him &t;uhte to long. and al Modred wuste; wat Ar&d;ur &t;&a;r wolde; &a;lche dai him comen sonde. from &t;as kinges hirede; &T;a ilomp hit an one time; muchel rein him gon rine. & &t;&a; wind him gon wende. & stod of &t;an &a;st ende. and Ar&d;ur to scipe fusde; mid alle his uerde. and hehte &t;at his scip-men; brohten hine to Romerel; &t;er he &t;ohte up wende; in-to &t;issen londe. &T;&a; he to &t;ere hauene com; Moddred him wes auornon. ase &t;e d&a;i gon lihte; heo bigunnen to fihten; alle &t;ene longe d&a;i; moni mon &t;er ded l&a;i. summe hi fuhten a londe; summe bi &t;an stronde. summe heo letten ut of scipen; scerpe garen scri&t;en. Walwain bi-foren wende; and &t;ene w&a;i rumde. & sloh &t;er a-neuste; &t;eines elleouene; he sloh Childriches sune; &t;e was &t;er mid his fader icume. To reste eode &t;a sunne; w&a; wes &t;a monnen; &t;er wes Walwain a-sl&a;&y;e; & idon of lif-da&y;e. &t;urh an eorl Sexisne; s&a;ri wur&d;e his saule. &T;a wes Ar&d;ur s&a;ri; & sorhful an heorte for-&t;i. & &t;as word bo[d]ede; ri((c))chest alre Brutte; Nu ich ileosed habbe; mine sweines leofe; Ich wuste bi mine sweuene; wh&a;t sor&y;en me weoren &y;eue&d;e. i-sla&y;en is Angel &t;e king; &t;e wes min a&y;en deorling. & Walwaine ((mi)) suster sune; wa is me &t;at ich was mon iboren. Up nu of scipen biliue; mine beornes ohte. &A;fne &t;an worde; wenden to fihte. sixti &t;usend anon; selere kempen. and breken Modredes trume; and wel neh him-seolue wes inome. Modred bi-gon to fleon; & his folc after teon; flu&y;en ueond-liche. feldes beoueden eke; &y;urren &t;a stanes. mid &t;an blod-stremes. &T;er weore al &t;at fiht i-don; ah &t;at niht to ra&d;e com; &y;if &t;a niht neore; isla&y;en hi weoren alle. &T;e niht heom to-delde; &y;eond slades & &y;eon dunen. and Modred swa vor&d; com; &t;at he wes at Lundene; Iherden &t;a burh-weren; hu hit was il ifaren. and warnden him in&y;eong; & alle his folke; Modred &t;eone wende; to-ward Winchastre. and heo hine under-uengen; mid alle his monnen. And Ar&d;ur after wende; mid alle his mahte. &t;at he com to Winchestre; mid muchelere uerde. & &t;a burh al bir&a;d; & Modred &t;er-inne abeod. &T;a Modred i-s&a;h; &t;at Ar&d;ur him wes swa neh. ofte he hine bi&t;ohte; w&a;t he don mahte. &T;a a &t;ere ilke niht; he hehte his cnihtes alle. mid alle heore iwepnen; ut of burh&y;e wenden. and s&a;ide &t;at he weolde; mid fihte &t;er at-stonden. He bi-hehte &t;ere bur&y;e-were; auer-mare freo la&y;e. wi&d; &t;an &t;a heo him heolpen; at he&y;ere neoden. &T;a hit wes d&a;i-liht; &y;aru &t;a wes heore fiht; Ar&d;ur &t;at bi-hedde; &t;e king wes abol&y;e. he lette bemen blawen; and beonnen men to fihten. he hehte alle his &t;eines; & a&d;ele his cnihte. fon somed to fihten; and his ueo[n]d auallen. and &t;e burh alle for-don; and &t;at bur((h))-folc ahon; Heo to-gadere stopen; and sturnliche fuhten. Modred &t;a &t;ohte; what he don mihte. & he dude &t;ere; alse he dude elles-whare. swike-dom mid &t;an m&a;ste; for auere he dude unwr((a))ste. he biswac his iueren; biuoren Winchestren. and lette him to cleopien; his leofeste cnihtes. anan. and his leoueste freond alle; of allen his folke. and bi-stal from &t;an fihte; &t;e feond hine a&y;e. and &t;at folc gode lette; al &t;er for-wur&d;e. Fuhten alle d&a;i; wenden &t;at heore lauerd &t;er l&a;i. and weore heom aneouste; at muchelere neode. &T;a heold he &t;ene wai; &t;at tou-ward Hamtone lai. and heolde touward hauene; forcu&d;est h&a;le&d;e. and nom alle &t;a scipen; &t;a &t;er oht weore. and &t;a steor-men alle; to &t;an scipen neodde. and ferden into Cornwalen; forcu&d;est kingen a &t;an da&y;en. And Ar&d;ur Winchestre; &t;a burh bilai wel faste; & al &t;at moncun of-sloh; &t;er wes sor&y;en inoh. &t;a &y;eonge and &t;a alde. alle he aqualde. &T;a &t;at folc wes al ded; &t;a burh al for-swelde. &t;a lette he mid alle; to-breken &t;a walles alle. &T;a wes hit itimed &t;ere; &t;at Merlin seide while. &A;rm wur&d;est &t;u Winch&a;stre; &t;&a; eor&d;e &t;e scal forswal&y;e. swa Merlin s&a;ide; &t;e wite&y;e wes m&a;re. &T;a quene l&a;i inne Eouwerwic; n&a;s heo n&a;uere swa sarlic. &t;at wes Wenhauer &t;a quene; s&a;r&y;est wimmonne. Heo iherde suggen; so&d;&d;ere worden. hu ofte Modred flah; and hu Ar&d;ur hine bibah. Wa wes hire &t;ere while; &t;at heo wes on life. Ut of Eouerwike; bi nihte heo i-wende. & touward Karliun tuhte; swa swi&d;e swa heo mahte; &t;ider heo brohten bi nihte; of hire cnihten twei&y;e. and me hire hafd bi-wefde; mid ane hali rifte. and heo wes &t;er munechene; kare-fullest wife. &T;a nusten men of &t;ere quene; war heo bicumen weore. no feole &y;ere seo&d;&d;e; nuste hit mon to so&d;e. wha&d;er heo weore on de&d;e. &t;a heo hire-seolf weore; isunken in &t;e watere. Modred wes i Cornwale; & somnede cnihtes feole. to Irlonde he sende; a-neoste his sonde. to Sex-londe he sende; aneouste his sonde. to Scotlonde he sende; aneouste his sonde. he hehten heom to cume alle anan; &t;at wolde lond habben. o&d;er seoluer o&d;er gold; o[&d;]er ahte o[&d;]er lond. on &a;lchere wisen; he warnede hine seoluen. swa de&d; &a;lc witer mon; &t;a neode cume&d; uuen-an. Ar&d;ur &t;at iherde. wra&d;est kinge; &t;at Modred w&a;s i Cornwale. mid muchele monweorede; & &t;er wolde abiden &t;at Ar&d;ur come riden. Ar&d;ur sende sonde; &y;eond al his kine-londe. and to cumen alle hehte; &t;at quic wes on londe. &t;a to uihte oht weoren; wepnen to beren. and w[ha]-swa hit for-sete; &t;at &t;e king hete. &t;e king hine wolde a folden; qui[c] al for-bernen. Hit l&a;c to-ward hirede; folc vni-mete. ridinde & ganninde; swa &t;e rim falle[&d;] adune. Ar&d;ur for to Cornwale; mid uni[me]te ferde. Modred &t;at iherde; & him to&y;eines heolde. mid vnimete folke; &t;er weore monie u&a;ie. Uppen &t;ere Ta[m]bre; heo tuhten to-gadere. &t;e stude hatte Camelford; euer-mare ilast &t;at ilke weorde. And at Camelforde wes isomned; sixti &t;usend. & ma &t;usend &t;er-to; Modred wes heore &a;lder; &T;a &t;ider-ward gon ride. Ar&d;ur &t;e riche; mid unimete folke. u&a;ie &t;ah hit weore. Uppe &t;ere Tambre; heo tuhte to-somne. heuen here-marken. halden to-gadere; luken sweord longe. leiden o &t;e helmen; fur ut sprengen; speren brastlien. sceldes gonnen scanen; scaftes to-breken. &t;er faht al to-somne; folc vnimete. Tambre wes on flode; mid vnimete blode. mon i &t;an fihte non &t;er ne mihte; ikenne nenne kempe. no wha dude wurse; no wha bet. swa &t;at wi&d;e wes imenged. for &a;lc sloh adun-riht; weore he swein weore he cniht. &T;er wes Modred of-sla&y;e; and idon of lif-da&y;e. in &t;an fihte &T;er weoren of-sla&y;e; alle &t;a snelle. Ar[&d;]ures hered-men. he&y;e [and lowe] and &t;a Bruttes alle; of Ar&d;ures borde. and alle his fosterlinges; of feole kineriches. And Ar&d;ur forwunded; mid wal-spere brade. fiftene he hafde; feondliche wunden. mon mihte i &t;are laste; twa glouen i&t;raste. &T;a nas &t;er na-mare; i &t;an fehte to laue; of twa hundred &t;usend monnen. &t;a &t;er leien to-hauwen; buten Ar&d;ur &t;e king ane; & of his cnihtes tweien. Ar&d;ur wes for-wunded; wunder ane swi&d;e. &t;er to him com a cnaue; &t;e wes of his cunne. he wes Cadores sune; &t;e eorles of Corwaile. Constantin hehte &t;e cnaue; he wes &t;an kinge deore. Ar&d;ur him lokede on; &t;er he lai on folden. and &t;as word seide; mid sorhfulle heorte. Cost&a;ntin &t;u art wilcume; &t;u weore Cadores sone. Ich &t;e bitache here; mine kineriche. and wite mine Bruttes; a to &t;ines lifes. and hald heom alle &t;a la&y;en; &t;a habbeo&d; i-stonden a mine da&y;en. and alle &t;a la&y;en gode; &t;a bi V&d;eres da&y;en stode. And ich wulle uaren to Aualun; to uairest alre maidene. to Argante &t;ere quene; aluen swi&d;e sceone. & heo s[c]al mine wunden; makien alle isunde. al hal me makien; mid halewei&y;e drenchen. And seo&d;e ich cumen wulle. to mine kineriche. and wunien mid Brutten; mid muchelere wunne. &A;fne &t;an worden; &t;er com of se wenden. &t;at wes an sceort bat li&d;en; sceouen mid v&d;en. and twa wimmen &t;er-inne. wunderliche idihte; and heo nomen Ar&d;ur anan; and aneouste hine uereden. and softe hine adun leiden; & for&d; gunnen li&d;en. &T;a wes hit iwur&d;en; &t;at Merlin seide whilen. &t;at weore uni-mete care; of Ar&d;ures for&d;-fare. Bruttes ileue&d; &y;ete; &t;at he bon on liue. and wunnien in Aualun; mid fairest alre aluen. and lokie&d; euere Bruttes &y;ete; whan Ar&d;ur cumen li&d;e. Nis nauer &t;e mon iboren; of nauer nane burde icoren. &t;e cunne of &t;an so&d;e; of Ar&d;ure sugen mare. Bute while wes an wite&y;e; M&a;rlin ihate. he bodede mid worde; his qui&d;es weoren so&d;e. &t;at an Ar&d;ur sculde &y;ete; cum Anglen to fulste. Costantin &t;us leouede on londe; & Bruttes hine lufede. and swi&d;e deore heom he wes. and w((r))&d;eliche heo hine heolden; Nu h&a;fuede Modred sunen tweie. an main((e)) swi&d;e stronge. hei ise&y;en hu hit ferde here; of Ar[&d;]ure &t;an kaisere. and hu heore fader wes of-sla&y;e; & i-don of lif-da&y;en. & hu Bruttes to-dreued weoren; mid feole cunne bursten. &T;a ilke tweie bro&d;eren; speken heom bi-tweohnen. and somneden &t;a cnihtes alle; selest &t;a heom &t;uhte. &t;a weoren wide to-flo((&y;en ut)) of &t;an wi&d;er-uehte. and somneden uerde; wide &y;eond &t;an arde. and &t;uhten to slan Costantin; and al his lond binimen him. &T;at iherde sugge Costantin; &t;e king wes a-bol&y;en; and sende his sonde; wide &y;eond his londe. and hirede hehte cume; &t;an kingge to helpe. Si&y;en toward hirede; &y;eonglinges snelle. &t;ritti &t;usend anan; somned comen &t;rasten. and &t;e king for&d;-rihtes; makeden hom cnihtes. &T;a o&d;ere cnihtes &t;er comen; &t;a at &t;an fehte ar weoren. &t;a hafde he to-somne; sixti &t;usende. &T;at iherde bodien; beien Mod%dredes sunen. and nomen heom to rade; and to som-rune. &t;at &t;e an li&d;en wolde; in-to Lundene. and &t;e o[&d;]er li&d;en wolde; in-to Winchastre. and &t;er heo wolden abiden; &t;at &t;e king comen riden. and wolden wi&d; him fehten; mid allen heore mehten. A[h] &t;&a; hit com to neode; o&d;er weis hit eode. Costantin gon li&d;e; touward Lundenne. &T;at iherden bodien; &t;eo &t;a burh biwusten. h&a;lden to-somne; to heore hustinge. heo nomen heom to rade; and to som-rune. &t;at heo wolden halden alle; mid Costantin &t;an kinge. and for-saken Modredes sune; &t;&a; &t;at mor&d; wrohte; Modredes sune flah; and in-to ane munestere teh. And Constantin him after wende. and &t;er hine ic&a;hte; &t;e king mid his sweorde; &t;at hefd him of-swipte. And &t;us &t;e king wordede; wr&a;&d; on his &t;onke; Li&y;e &t;er &t;u la&d;e mon; leof &t;u beo &t;an Sucke. sl&a;&d; heom aneouste; al &t;at &y;e finde&d; &t;ere. mine wi&d;er-i-winnen; weorpe&d; heom to grunden. &T;is slaht wes sone idon; for moni mon &t;er wenden to. Seo&d;en lette Costantin &t;e king wes on londe; blawen his bemen; and bonnien his ferden. and wende riht &t;ene wai; &t;e touward Winch&a;stre lai. and for&d; ladde mid him; &t;a Bruttes of Lundene. and to Winch&a;stre comen; and a-neouste binnen wenden. &T;at is&a;h Meleou; &t;e wes Modredes sone. and from his iueren cherde; and fleh to are chirche. and for&d;-riht anan wende; forn to ane wefde. Costantin braid ut his sweorde; & &t;at hafde him of-swipte. &t;at seint Anfibales weofd; iwra&d; &t;er-of a blode. and seo&d;en he lette slen; alle Melaeoues men; &T;eo wes Costantin king here; of &t;essere kine-riche. &t;a bigunnen blissen; in Brutene to wunien. her w&a;s gri&d; her wes fri&d;; and freo&y; la&y;en mid folke. and ful wel heo[l]den &t;a ilke la&y;en; &t;at stoden on Ar&d;ures da&y;en. Ah &t;at ilke i-laste; to lutele while. for no ilast he buten feouwer &y;er; his feond hine aqualde. and his folc hine uerede; in-to Stan-henge. and &t;er hine leide; bi leofen his aldren. Seo&d;&d;en wes Conan; ihouen her to kinge. &t;at wes &t;e for-cu&d;este mon; &t;et sunne here scean on. Costantines suster sune; his &a;m he biswac to de&d;e. for he hefde rihte; to &t;issere kine-riche. Conan mid attere; his &a;mes sune aqualde; He bigon un-fri&d;. ((is men)) him fuhten wi&d;. and he gon sechien; to his twam susteren. alc burh i &t;an londe; ferde al to sconde. astured wes al &t;as &t;eode; strong-liche swi&d;e. Six &y;ere ilaste; &t;as s&a;rinesse on londe. &t;a veol &t;e king of horse; and f&a;i-si&d; makede. wel wes al &t;is folke; for his f&a;ie-si&d;e. &T;a &t;is wes al ido &t;us; &t;a i-war&d; king Uortiporus. &T;eo comen Sexisce men; seilen to londe. and m((u))chelne harm wrohten; bi&y;eonde &t;ere Hunbren. slo&y;en & nomen; al &t;at heo neh comen. And Uortiporus &t;e hen((de)) sende after genge. and ferede heom ouenon; and feolde Sexisce men. and monie &t;usend sente; to &t;are se-grunde. and &t;us he heom a-ferde; and flemde of londe. &t;at n&a;uer seo[&d;]&d;en bi his da&y;en; ne lusten heom hider uaren. His da&y;es ilaste seuen &y;ere; and seo&d;&d;en he dei&y;ede And seo[&d;]&d;en nom &t;as riche; Malgus &t;e re&y;e. &t;at was &t;e faireste mon; wi&d;-uten Adam & Absolon. swa alse &t;e boc us sugge&d;; &t;a &a;uere iboren weore. &T;es lette his hired dihte; al wi&d; o[h]te cnihten. &t;uhten alle &t;es sweines; swulche heo weoren &t;eines. haueden alle his hired-cnafe; &a;lches godes sweines la&y;e. Ne durste nauere nan vn-hende mon; &t;as kinges hus isechen. He biwun &t;a londes alle; &t;a stoden him an honde. &T;a wes al &t;as Bruttene; afeolled mid blisse. &t;a bleden uor&d; comen; &y;eond al &t;is kine-domen. &T;e king ne rohte of &a;hte; ah al he hit &y;af his cnihten. no mihte no mon sugge; of wundere na-mare. &t;ene wes mid &t;an kinge; bu((ten)) of ane &t;inge. He luuede &t;ane sunne; &t;e la&d; ((is)) ure Drihtene. &t;a wifmen heo for-soken; to mare sunne heo token. wapmon luuede wapmon; wifmen heom la&d;e weoren. swa &t;at monie &t;usende; wenden of &t;issen lond. wifmen swi&d;e feire; ferden to o&d;ere &t;eoden; for muc%chel scome heo[m] &t;uhte; &t;at wepmen heom ne rohte. &T;urh-ut alle cunnes &t;inge; &t;is ilke wes a god kinge. buten of &t;ere sunne; &t;at ich iseid habbe. &T;a com an of his cunne; Carric wes ihaten. and nom &t;isne kine-dom. and mid seor&y;en wunede &t;er-on. snel cniht wes Carric; ah he nes noht iseli. &t;at wes for un-leoden; spilden al his &t;eoden. &T;eos king wes a&d;el Bruttisc mon; hux and hoker me warp him on. he for-l&a;tte Carriches; & Kinric hine cleopede. and &y;et on feole bocken; his nome me swa write&d;. Folc hine gunnen h&a;nen; folc hine gunne hatien. and hoker lo&d; sungen; bi la&d;en &t;an kingen. &T;a bigon weorre; ouer al &t;issen arde. and Sexisce men sone. seileden to londe. and herber&y;e token a-neouweste; bi-&y;eonde &t;ere Humbre. and &t;e king w&a;ilien agon; wide &y;eon &t;as &t;eoden. l&a;&d; he wes al folke; &t;a him on lokede. &T;a wes in Aufrike a king swi&d;e riche. he wes an Aufrican; Anster ihaten. he hafde sonen tweien; snelle cnihtes beien. Gurmund hehte &t;e eldere; & Gerion hehte &t;e &y;eongere. &T;e alde king de&y;ede; his da&y;es weoren a&y;eongen. he bitahte his sune Gurmunde; selen his riche. Ah Gurmund hit for-ho&y;ede; and habbe he heo nolde. and &t;ohte al o&d;er; and &y;ef heo his bro[&d;]er. and seiden &t;at he nolde; a&y;en nane riche. bute he heo biwunne; mid wepnen and mid monnen. ah mid compe he wolde; a&y;en kineriche. o&d;er nauermare; nolde he habbe nane. Gurmund was kempe; i-costned on m&a;ine. and he wes &t;e strongeste mon; &t;&a; &a;i mon lokede on. He bi-gon to sende; &y;eond al &t;an londe. in-to Babilonie; in-to Macedonie. in Turkie. in-to Persie. in-to Nubie. in-to Arrabie. & bad alle &t;e &y;eonglinges; &y;eond &t;a h&a;&d;ene londes. &t;at heo heom bi&y;eten; wur&d;liche wepnen. and he heom for&d;-rihtes; wolden makien cnihtes. and seo[&d;]&d;en mid heom wenden; and fonden whar he mihten. mid strongen kempen; biwinnen kineriche. Hit halde touward Aufrike of ((feole)) kuneriche. monies riches monnes sune; monie ha&d;ene gume. comen to Gurmunde; &t;an h&a;&d;ene &t;ringe. &T;a &t;is ferde wes isomned; and his folc arimed. &t;a weoren &t;er italde; cnihtes swi&d;e balde. an hundred and sixti &t;usend; f((r))eoliche iwapned. wi&d;-uten heore scutten; &t;a biuoren scolden scuuen. wi&d;-uten &t;an craftmonnen; &t;e comen to Gurmunde. For&d; heo iuusden; vnimete uerden. to &t;are se wenden; &t;a heo wind hafden. in-to scipe halden; ha&d;ene kempen. Seouentene &t;er foren; &t;at kinges sunen weoren. &t;er weoren twenti and &a;hten; of eorlene streone. suipten from londe; seouen hundred scipene. a formeste flocke; wi&d;-uten &t;a feoliende. For&d; flet mid v&d;e; folc vnimete. &t;a &a;it-londes allen; &t;a heo biforen funden. alle heo eoden an honde; &t;an kinge Gurmunde. moniane kinge he faht wi&d;; and alle heo &y;irnden his gri&d;. & alle &t;e londes he biwon; &t;at he lokede on. And &t;a a &t;an ende; he com to Irlonde. and &t;at lond he al biwon; and aqualden &t;a leoden. and wes icleoped king &t;ere; of &t;an kine-londe. & seo[&d;]&d;en he gon wende; in-to &t;issen londe. seil heo dro&y;en to hune; and comen to Su&d;-hamtune. &T;a wunede bi-&y;eonde &t;ere Hunbre; of Hengestes cunne. in &t;an nor&d; ende; drenches sume sixe. heo iherden ti&d;inde; of Gurmund &t;an kinge. ofte heo heom bi&t;ohte; what heo don mihten. hu heo mihten biswik[e]n; Karic of his richen. and Bruttes alle aquellen; mid lu&d;eren heore craften. Sexisce men senden sonde; to Karic &t;an king. and seiden &t;at heo wolden; wi&d; hine gri&d; i-wurchen; leofere heom weore; to here Karic &t;ene Gurmunde. &t;an vncu&d;e kinge; &y;ef he heom wolde gri[&d;]ien; &t;at heo mosten liuien. & a&y;euen heom &t;at lond; &t;at while Uortigerne &t;e king; Hengeste bitahte. &t;a he nom his dohter leoue; and heo him wolden senden; gauel of &t;an londe. halden hine for hehne king; Karic heore deorling. & &t;is heo him to-&y;eornden; mid &y;islen to iso&d;ien. And Karic heom ilefde; al heore leosinge. and &t;is gri&d; &y;ette; and dai heom sette. &T;a wes Karic biswiken; al mid heore craften. Karic auer seo&d;en; Kine-ric he hehten. al mid hoker-worden; &t;e king heo for-husten Karic ileouede to so&d;e; Sexisce monne lare. Vnder &t;an worden; heo letten writ makien. & senden heore sonden; to Gurmunt &t;en kinge. and &t;us &t;a word seiden; &t;a a &t;an writ stoden; Hail seo &t;u Gurgmund; hal seo &t;u he&d;ene king. heil seo &t;i du&y;e&d;e; hail &t;ine drihtliche men. We sunden men Sexisce; selest of &t;an kunne. &t;a Hengest of Sex-londe; hider mid him brohte. wunie&d; inne Brutaine; bi nor&d;e &t;ere Humbre. &t;u art he&d;ene king; we he&d;ene kempen. Karic is Cristine mon; he is us la&d; for&d;an. and &y;if &t;u wult al &t;is lond; nimen to &t;ire a&y;ere hond. we wulle&d; mid &t;e uehten; mid f((u))llere stren&d;en. and Caric of-sl&a;n and alle his cnihtes flan; & setten al &t;is kine-lond; a &t;ire a&y;ere ((hond)). &y;if &t;u hit wult us a-&y;iuen; we &t;e wulle&d; &y;elden. sixti hundred punden; to alches &y;eres firsten. & we wulle&d; &t;ine men bi-cumen; to &y;islen sullen &t;e ure sunen. And &y;if hit &t;i wille weore; &t;at &t;u hider woldest wende. &t;as forwarde makien; and &t;as spechen u&a;stnien. we wulle&d; ouer-al. atlien to &t;e seluen. a watere and a londe; halden &t;e uor kinge. &T;a bi-gon to spekene; Gurmund &t;e kene. &Y;arkie&d; mine scipen biliue; for&d; ic wulle li&d;e. Seiles heo up dro&y;en; for&d; heo gunnen si&y;en. luken rapes longe. li&d;en for&d; mid u&d;en. and swa heo gunnen wenden; to Nor&d;-humbre-londe. and speken wi&d; Sexisce men; and s&a;hte i-wur&d;en. and sworen &t;at heo wolden; heore forward halden. &T;a weoren heo al an; Gurmund and Sexesce men. &t;a somneden heo uerde; vnimete an &a;rde. & ferde touward Karriche; &t;an kinge of &t;issere riche. and &a;uere heo sungen mid hokere; of Kinriche &t;an kinge. Caric his Bruttes gadere[de]; and beide heom to-somne. and him to wende; al &t;at was on londe. for rihtere neode nusten heo red betere. Caric muchel folc hafde; and ferde vnimete. & ofte he com to compe; to Gurmu[n]de kinge. and ofte he him faht wi&d;; and neuere no &y;irde his gri&d;. and for heo hokerede him on; he i-war&d; swi&d;e kene mon. & &y;if he hafde genge; efne wi&d; Gurmunde. Gurmund weore sone isla&y;en; his folc idon of lif-da&y;en. Ah &a;uere a &t;an ende; w&a;x Gurmundes genge. and &a;uere a &t;an ende; feol Carriches genge. Gurmund draf Carriche wide &y;eond &t;as riche. and Carric at Cherinchestre; biclusde hi[ne] ful faste. and moni d&a;i &t;er biuoren; he lette &t;ider fusen. al &t;at he hafde ihalden; &t;at corn of &t;issen londe. and &t;a walles fastnede; wunder ane stronge. Gurmund &t;et i-herde. and &t;ider he gon ride. and bi-l&a;i Chirenchestre; wi&d;-utene swi&d;e faste. And Gurmund al &t;is kinelond; walde to his a&y;ere hond. bur&y;es he for-barnde; tunes he for-swelde. Bruttes he aqualde; balu wes on londe. munekes he for-pinede on mani are wise. &t;a riche wif he lette his hired-men; makien to horen. preostes he alle of-sl&a;h; alle &t;a chirchen he to-droh. cl&a;rkes he aqualde; alle &t;a he funde. [e]che [child] he lette seo&d;e; . . . . alle &t;a cnihtes. he lette hon for&d;-rihtes. al &t;is lond for-ferde; a ueole cunne wise. Wulc wr&a;cche folc swa mihte; fleh ut of &t;eode. su[m] to Wales wende; sum to Cornwale. sum in-to Neustrie; &t;e hatte nu Normandie. sum fleh bi-&y;eonden s&a;; in-to Bruttaine. and gunnen wunien seo&d;&d;e; &a;n &t;et lond heht Armoriche. & summe heo flu&y;en to Irlonde; for &t;an &a;ie of Gurmunde. and &t;er wuneden &t;eouwe; inne &t;ral-dome. heo and al heore cun; and her ne come nauere a&y;en. And &t;us losede Bruttes; al &t;as kine-londes. And Gurmund bil&a;i Chirenchestre; abuten swi&d;e uaste. and Caric wes wi&d;-innen; and moni of his monnen. wa w&a;s &t;an leoden; &t;e &t;a weoren on liuen. Hit was in ane d&a;ie; &t;at Gurmund mid his du&y;e&d;e. dringes he&d;ene; riden a slatinge. &T;a com &t;er an gume riden; to Gurmunde kingen. he wes ihaten Isemberd; inne France wes his &a;rd. he wes Louweises sune; &t;as kinges of &t;ere &t;eode. his fader hine hafuede ut idriuen. of al his kinerichen. &t;at no moste he neouwar wunie; on al his onwalde. and he fleh to &t;issen londe; to Gurmu[n]de kinge. he hafde to iueren; twa &t;usend rideren. and Gurmund%des mon he bicom; ne mihte he na wurse don. for Crist seolue he for-soc; and to &t;an Wursen he tohc. and &t;er for[let]e he Cristindom; and he&d;e-scipe nom him on. And swa heo uoren beien; mid mucle heore uerde. and bi-leien Chirenchestre; an elche halue wel faste. Wel ofte Kariches men; comen ut of burh&y;en. and r&a;sden an Gurmunde; mid r&a;&y;ere stren&d;e. and slo&y;en of his folke; feole &t;usende. & senden heom to helle; he&d;ene hundes alle; Karic wes swi&d;e goud cniht; and swi&d;e wel he heold his fiht. and faste he heold Chirchestre; mid streng&d;e &t;an m&a;ste. &t;at ne mihte Gurmund; n&a;uere m&a;ren his ferde. ar he lette heom mid ginnen; biswiken wi&d;-innen. Gurmund castles makede; abuten Chirenchestre. &t;reo he bitahte; &t;reom he&d;ene cnihte. him-seoluen he heol[d] &t;at ane. Isembard &t;at o&d;er; Gurmund makede &a;nne tur; &t;er-inne he bulde &a;nne bur. &t;er-inne he pleo&y;ede his pla&y;en; &t;a me luuede a &t;eon da&y;en. &t;er-inne he hafde his maumet; &t;a he heold for his god. Hit i-lomp on ane d&a;i&y;e; &t;at Gurmund mid his du&y;e&d;e. weoren swi&d;e bli&d;e; and drunc%ken of wine; &T;a com &t;er an he&d;ene mon; a-waried wur&d;en he for&t;an. and askede tidende; Gurmunde &t;e kinge. Seie me lauerd Gurmund; &t;u art swi&d;e riche king. heou longe wult &t;u beo&y;ie; abuten &t;issere bur&y;e. what wult &t;u &y;iuen me; &y;if ich &t;e burh &y;iuen &t;e. and al &t;at is wi&d;-inne; to don &t;ine iwille. &t;at noht no bi&d; to leue; al &t;u hit slat a&y;e. &T;a andswa((re))de Gurmund; &t;e riche he&d;ene king. Ich &y;iue &t;e ane eorl-dom; auere to a&y;e. wi&d; &t;at &t;u a-neoste; &t;e burh me bi-tache. &T;is for-ward wes imaked anan; lut men hit wuste; &T;a &t;es he&d;ene cniht; up aras for&d;-rit. & nettes bi-sohte; ibroiden swi&d;e narewe. and &t;a tolen &t;er-to; and cuht heom swi&d;e narewe. &t;er biforen he gon &y;eoten; draf and chaf and aten. &T;us he hit gon dihten. and sparewen &t;erto liht. and he a &t;an uorme drahte; sw((i&d;e)) monie he ilahte. and he from &t;an grunde; nom heom mid isunde. &t;at alle heore whingen; noht awemmed neoren. &T;a bi-sohte he nute-scalen; and lette &t;e curneles ut dra&y;en. & tinder nom and lette i &t;an scalen don. & foren to &t;&a;re nihte; fur &t;er-on brohte. and to &t;an sparewen uoten; uaste heom icnutten. &T;eos he lette for&d; wenden swi&d;e ueole sparewen. &t;a sparwen heore flut nomen; & flu&y;en to heore innen. &y;eond &t;are bur&y;en; &t;&a;r heo ar wune&y;ende weoren; i &t;an ((e))ouesen he grupen. swa heo duden in &t;en mu&y;en. Anan swa &t;et fur wes hat; swa &t;e sparewe innere crap. &t;e wind com mid &t;ere nihte; and &t;at fur awehte. and &t;a burh a feole studen; gon hure to bernen. an &a;st halue an west halue; wa wes Brutten &t;ere. &t;enne heo wenden beon sikere; and flu&y;en in ane ende. &t;enne aras &t;at fur anan; bi-uoren and bi-hinden. Gurmund lette blawen; hornes & bemen. fiften &t;usende; &t;arsten to blase. Bruttes for-burnen; Bruttes gunnen irnen. heo leopen ut of walle; and me heom sloh alle. Nes hit nohwhar iseid; no a bocken irad. &t;at &a;i folc swa feire; swa for-fare ((weore)) swa wes Caric and his genge. &t;e king wes of Bruttene. &T;a burh born alle niht; &t;e brune wes vnimete. &t;at feht wes sone idon; &t;at fur heom eoden ouenon. And Carrich king him isah; &t;at he ouercume w&a;s. &t;e king him gon crepen; an heonden and a futen swulc he mid un-sunde; al uor-wunded weore. and swa he swi&d;e stille; bistal from his du&y;e&d;e. and west him gon wenden; into &t;e Walsce londen. & &t;as wai&y;es he wende; ut of &t;isse londe. and nuste nauere na man; whar Karic him bicom. buten &a;nes an ane tide; an cniht &t;er com ride. & seide Gurmunde; of Kariche tidende. &t;at he in Irlonde; somnede genge. and wolde mid fehte; &a;ft faren hidere. Ah nuste nauere na man; to whan &t;e &t;ret him bi-com. And &t;us wes Chirenchestre; and his londes aweste. and Gurmund ihouen to kinge; of al &t;isse kine-londe. for &t;enne &t;e burh wes biwunnen; mid swulc%ches cunnes ginnen. [mi]d sparewen &t;at beren &t;at fur; & sparewen heo forba((r))nden; And feole wintere seo&d;&d;en; &t;at folc &t;a &t;er wunede. cleopeden heo Sparewenchestre; in heore leod-spellen. and &y;et hit dude summe men; to imu&y;en &t;e alde deden. And &t;us wes &t;a riche burh; mid reou&d;en for-demed. and Gurmund wes on londe; iheouen her to kinge. and Gurmund wes an he&d;ene mon; and for-dude &t;ane Cristindom. &T;a &t;is wes al &t;us ifare; &t;&a; wes her sor&y;e and muchel care. Gurmund falde &t;a munstres; and an-heng alle &t;a munkes. of cnihten he carf &t;e lippes; of madenen &t;a tittes. preostes he blende; al &t;is folc he scende. &a;lcne bilefued mon; he lette bi-limien. and &t;us he gon to taken on; and fordude al &t;isne Cristindom. And seo&d;&d;en he uor to Lu[n]dene; to ane muchele hustinge. &t;ider gunnen si&y;e; alle Sex-leode. &t;a wuneden i &t;issen londe; mid Gurmu[n]de kinge. and his men bicome; mo[n]ie and vniuo&y;e. heom heold for-ward; and a&y;ef heom sone al &t;is &a;rd. of him to heoldenne; and habben hine for kinge. And &t;e king hehte; al &t;a[t] hine lufede. &t;at whar-swa heo mihten finde; Bruttes i &t;issen londe. &t;at h((i))ne anan slo&y;en; o&d;er mid horsen to-dro&y;en. buten he libben wolden; his lif in &t;ral-dome. and for-saken Godes m&a;sse; and luuien h&a;[&d;]enesse. &t;enne moste he libben. &t;eou a &t;isse londe. Bisiden Allemaine; is a lond; Angles ihaten. &t;er weoren iborne; &t;a ilke &t;e weorn icorne. &t;a Gurmund an hond; bitahte al &t;is kinelond. alse he heom a forward h&a;dde; &y;if he hit biwunne. Al his biheste; he heom bilaste. Of Englen heo comen; and &t;er-of heo nomen nomen. and letten heom cleopien ful iwis; &t;at folc &t;at wes &A;nglis. & &t;is lond heo cleopeden &A;ngle-lond; for hit wes al on heore honde. Seo[&d;]&d;e &a;rest Bruttes; b&a;h&y;en to &t;issen londe; Brutaine hit wes ihaten; of Brutten nom taken. a &t;at &t;is folc com; &t;a &t;isne nome. him bino[m]. And moniee of &t;an bur&y;en; and monie of &t;an tunen. and monie of &t;an londen. and of &t;an h((a))men; heo binomen heore namen; al for Bruttene sceome and nomen al &t;is lond; and setten hit al an heore hond. for Gurmund hit heom al &y;ette; & him-seolf a&y;ein wende. &T;a comen heo to Lundene; to &t;an muchele hustinge. and wolden ane king. makien; to &t;issere kineriche. &T;a ne mihtte heom iwur&d;e. wha &t;is lond scolde a&y;en and to-wende mid alle; a muchelere wra&d;&d;e. and fif kinges a-neouste. heo makeden in &t;isse londe. And &a;lc nom of o&d;ere; al &t;at heo mihten. ane while un-some; and an o&d;ere while isahte. and &t;us heo wuneden here. an hundred and fif &y;ere. &t;at neuere com here Cristindom; icud i &t;issen londe. no belle i-rungen; no masse isunge. na ch[i]rche &t;er nes ihale&y;ed. no child &t;er nes ifule&y;ed &T;a wes inne Rome; a pape of Godes dome Gregori wes ihate. Godd seolf hine lufede; &T;a wes hit in ane stunden; &t;at &t;e pape wolde wenden. &t;at he wol((de)) [speden] an ane of his neoden. &T;a com he in are strete; &t;at strahte to Rome. &t;a isah he leden; of Englisce leoden. &t;reo swi&d;e f&a;ire men; faste ibunden. heo scolden beon iseolde; and &t;a pane&y;es. weoren i-talde. &T;a fr&a;inede &t;a pape an-an; of fei&y;ere &t;an monnen. whonnene heo weoren; & hu heo &t;are comen. and of wulche stronde; heo istroned weoren. &T;&a; andswarede &t;e an; &t;at wes a swi&d;e fair mon. We beo&d; he&d;e((ne)) men; & hider beo&d; iladde. and we weoren ut isalde; of Anglene londe. and fulluht we to ((&t;e)) &y;eorne&d;. &y;ef &t;u us wult ifreoi&y;en. &T;a[t] seiden men Anglisce; a&d;ele iborene. &T;a reousede Gregori; Godd hine luuede. and &t;as andsware saide; &t;e pape wes isele. Iwis &y;e beo[&d;] &A;nglisce. englen ilicchest. of alle &t;an folke; &t;a wunie&d; uppen uolde. eouwer cun is fe&y;erest of alle quike monnen. &T;e pape heom freinede; of feole tidinde. of la&y;en and of londen. and of &t;issere leodene kinge; and heo him al seiden; so&d; &t;at heo wusten. and he heom ureoi&y;en lette; and fulluht on sette. and charde a&y;ein sone; eft into Rome. Anne cardinal cleopede; i-coren of his uolke. Austin wes ihot&a;n; a&d;elest cl&a;rken. &t;e pape him seide; in his som-rune. Austin &t;u scalt wende; mid so&d;-f&a;ste &t;onke. in-to Engle-londe; to &A;&d;elberte kinge. & beode &t;er Godes godd-spel; &t;e scal spede ful wel. And ich &t;e feouwerti bi-t&a;che wel gode cl&a;rkes. Nu to-mar&y;en bi&d; &t;e d&a;i; &t;a &t;u scalt do &t;e i &t;ene w&a;i. For&d; ferde Austin; and his cl&a;rkes mid him. &t;at him wes ful iwil; at Tanette he com hider in. & swa he up is iwend; &t;at he com into Kent. Swa he uor&d; to Cantuare-buri; &t;er him &t;uhte swi&d;e muri. &t;er he funde A&d;elbert &t;at king wes a &t;an &a;rd. A&d;elberde he talde tidende; of &t;an heoueneliche kinge. he seide him &t;at godd-spel; and &t;e king him luste swi&d;e wel. wel he &t;at lar-spel unde((r))-nom an-eouste he &y;irnde Cristindom, Iuul&y;ed iwar[&d;] A[&d;]elberd king; and al his du&y;e&d;e mid him, and anan he gon to wurche; ane swi&d;e feire chirche. a seinte ((Trinet))&d;es nome; wel wes &t;an kinge &t;eruore. &T;a iwende seint Austin vor&d;; &a;st and west and su&d; and nor&d;. and seo&d;&d;e &t;urh-ut Englelond. & turnde hit to Godes hond. cl&a;rkes he lerde; chirreches he arerde. seoke men he helde; &t;ur Halindes mihte. And swa he droh su&d;-ward; &t;at he com to Dorchestre. &t;er he funde &t;a wurste men; &t;a on londe wuneden. he talde heom Godes leore; and duden him to scare. he tahten heom Cristindom; ((and heo grenneden him hon)) &T;er stod seint Austin. and his cl&a;rkes mid him. and speken of Crist Godes sune; al swa wes &a;r heore iwune. &t;er heo iwur&d;en to; to wra&d;ere hele. and nomen tailes of reh&y;en; and hangede on his cape; an elchere halue; and bi-halues urnen. and wurpen hine mid banen; and seo&d;&d;e &y;eiden him on. mid &y;eomerliche stanen. & swa heo hine gunnen sende; an driuen hine ut of &t;an ende. Seint Austin heo weoren la&d;; and he iwra&d; swi&d;e wra&d;. and he fif milen iwende; from Dorchestre. and com to ane munte. &t;e muchel wes & hende. &t;er he lai on cneowe ibede; and cleopede auere touward Gode. &t;at he hine awreke; a &t;an a-warriede uolke. &t;a hine isend hafden; mid heore sca&d;e deden. Vre Drihte hine iherde; in-to &t;ere heoue((ne)). and his wreche sende; an wr&a;stliche &t;an folke. &t;a &t;e rih&y;en tailes; hangede a &t;an clarkes. &T;a tailes heom comen on. &t;er-uoren heo ma&y;en iteled beon. Iscend wes &t;at mon-cun. mug%gles heo hafden. and inne hirede &a;lches; men cleope&d; heom muglinges. and euer-elc freo mon; ful telle&d; heom on. & Englisce freomen; in uncu&d;e londen. for &t;an ilke dede; heo habbeo&d; neb rede. and monies godes monnes sune; in vncu&d;e londe. &t;e nauere ne com &t;er neh. is icleoped cued Austin him wunede; vnder ane munede. and his clarkes mid him eke. &t;eo comen of Rome; cleopede to Drihtene; &t;e scop da&y;es lihte. s&a;rimod and sorhfulle; heom sceomeden wel s&a;re. &t;at &t;at vni-wraste moncun; heom iscend hafden. &T;a wolde he &t;er-after sone. wenden to Rome. and menen to Gregorie; &t;an holi appostolie. hu Dorchestre-seten; hine gunnen greten. Al swa he wes al &y;a[r]eou; & wolde his wei uaren. a &t;ere ilke nihte; &t;a at-eoden him ure Drihte. and nemnede him his. rihte nome; welle uain wes he &t;er-uore. Wh&a;t &t;enchest &t;u Austin; what &t;enchest &t;u leof min. Woldest &t;u &t;us sone; faren a&y;ein to Rome. No scalt &t;u noht &y;ete; fusen of londe. &t;u &a;rt swi&d;e leof me; and ich wulle wunien mid &t;e. and &t;u scalt ir&a;d-liche; in-to hefne-riche. heofne is &t;e al &y;aru; &t;ider scal &t;i saulen uaren. &T;us spac ure Drihten; wi&d; Austin his cnihten. &T;a &t;e Austin under-&y;&a;t. wh&a;t ure Drihten h&a;den is&a;id. and he isah ure Drihte; &t;e &t;us him bihehte. and ure Drihten waht to heofene; and Austin a cneowe heolde. adun to &t;ere uolde; &t;er he iseh ure Drihten stonde. weopende he cleopede; to heuenliche kinge. &y;eorne he bad are; to &t;an almihtie Gode. &a;r he mid alle ueolle; adun to &t;ere uolde. A &t;an ilke stude; &t;er stod ure Drihten. &t;er he pihte his st&a;f; him-seolf he cneoulede &t;er neh. and his iueren he seide lar-spel; and hit likede him ful wel. &T;a he isaid hauede; &t;a s&a;&y;en of ure Drihten. his staf he nom an honde; & wolde to his inne &y;eonge. Up he l&a;c &t;ene staf; &t;at water &t;er-after leop. &T;e ue&y;ereste welles str&a;m; &t;e irne&d; on uolden. &A;r nes &t;er na tun; no wunende na man. Sone uolc gadere[de] to Austin &t;an gode. and al bi his l&a;uen; &t;ider gunnen li&d;en. and bi-gunnen &t;er to bulden; bi &t;an watere &t;a was hende. Moni mon &t;er u&a;tte hele; &t;ene stude he cleopede Cernele. cerno cernis; &t;at is Latin ful i-wis. cerno an Englisc leoden; ich iseo swa hit is ique&d;en. el is Ebreowisc; &t;at is Godd ful iwis. &t;ene tun he c[l]eopede Cernel; ich iseo Drihten iwil-del. to &t;issere weorlde longe; &t;e nome &t;er scal stonde. al-se hit is ique&d;en; after Godes leoden. &t;ene stude to iwur&d;ien; &t;er stod ure Drihten. and his engles mid him; &t;a he spac wi&d; Austin. Austin wende wide &y;eond Englene londe. he fullehtede kingge; and heore here-dringes. he fullehtede eorles; he fullehtede beornes. he fullehtede Englisce men; he fullehtede Sexisce men; and sette an Godes honde; al &t;at was on londe. &T;a wes he ful bli&d;e-mod; &t;at folc he hafde iblissed. Nor&d; in Engle-londe; Bruttes h&a;fden an honde. muchel del of londe; and castles swi&d;e stronge. &T;a Bruttes nalden; &t;an Enlisce bu&y;en. imong heom munekes weoren; muchelere weorede. Seint Austin funde; inne &t;isse londe. seouen biscopes to iwisse; singende masse. and enne &a;rchebiscop; &t;e at Karliun at-sto[d]. and at Bangor wes a munecclif; mid muneken uni-uo&y;e. Dionot h&a;hte heore abbeod; he wes of he&y;e monnen. he h&a;fden on seuen hepen; sixtene hundred muneken. and &y;et ma &t;er-to; munekes swi&d;e balde. and of Bruttisce streonen; sti&d;e imodede men; Writen sende Austin. to &t;an seouen biscopen; and hehte heom comen sone; and speken wi&d; him-seolue. & don him hersumnesse; and &t;urh him singen masse. for he hauede an honde; &t;a hehnesse of &t;issen londe. he was icleop%ped legat; of &t;issen londe he w&a;s primat. & &t;as &t;inges weoren idone; &t;urh &t;ene pape of Rome. &T;as biscopes rei&y;e weoren; and andswere a&y;euen. Ne beo we na-wit under him; &t;e is ihaten Austin. ah we beo on londe; he&y;e men and stronge. and habbeo&d; ure irihte; of ure arche-biscpe. &t;e wune&d; inne Karliun; godd clarc and wel idon; &t;a haue&d; his cantel-cape on. of Gregorie &t;an pape; and mid wur&d;-scipe mucle; halde&d; his wike. For no scal hit nauere iwur&d;en; a &t;issere worlde-richen. &t;at we auere bu&y;en; Austine &t;an uncu&d;en. for he is ure fulle ifa; & his iferen al-swa. For Austin is ibo&y;en hidere; in-to &t;issen londe. and haue&d; i-fulle&y;ed &t;ene king; Cantuaren a&d;eling. A&d;elbert ihaten; heh inne Anglene. and he hafue&d; ifunden here; hundes he&d;ene. &t;a comen of Sexlonde; mid Gurmu[n]de &t;an kinge. &t;eo he alle fullehte&d;; and to Gode fuseo&d;. &t;eo haldeo&d; ure kinelond; mid unrihte on heore hond. Cristine we beo&d; alle; and of Cristine cunne. and ure elderne swa weoren; agan is &t;reo hundred &y;eren. & heo beo&d; neowene icumen; and Cristindom habbeo&d; under-numen. and Austin heom fullehte&d;; and to Gode fuseo&d;. For &t;an we hine hati&y;en uulle&d;; ((& heren h))[ine nulle&d;] nauere to ure liue. no scullen we him wur&d;en li&d;e. &T;&a;s ti&d;ende come; to Austine sone. hu &t;e biscopes hine scenden; & wulc andsweore him senden. and hu Bruttisce clerekes; him seiden hokeres. &T;a wes he sari-mod; and sorh-ful an heorten. and fuse him gon sone; and ferde to &t;an kinge. and m&a;nde to [A&d;el]berte; &t;an kinge of &A;st-Angle. hu Bruttisce biscopes; hine gr&a;tte mid huxes. and hu heo uorho&y;eden; to halden hine for herre. &T;e king hine iwra&d;ede; wunder ane swe&d;e. and saide &t;at he wolde; aquellen heom a londe. and swe ((he)) dude seo&d;&d;e; &t;er-after ful sone. A&d;elbert wes inne Kintte; king of &t;an londe. &t;a hafde he enne m&a;i; &A;luric wes ihaten. inne Nor&d;-humberlonde; fur-cu&d;est alre kinge. he radde al &t;a redes; &t;at dede weoren &t;a biscopes. &t;at heo weoren alle of-sla&y;en; and i-don of lif-da&y;en. Nu nuste noht Bruttes &t;ere; &t;at balu heom wes &y;iue&d;e. A&d;elbert sende sonde; wide &y;eond his londe. &A;luric sende so[n]de; &y;eond Norh-humberlonde. heo somneden uerde; mucle on arde. & wolden &t;a Bruttes al for-don; &t;a cl&a;rkes fordemen. heo uoren to Leir-ch&a;stre; and &t;a burh bileien uaste. heo wusten &t;er-inne Brochinal &t;at w&a;s a Bruttisc eorl. cniht mid &t;an bezsten; wunede inne Leir-chastre. Bruch((i))[n]al ut wende; and &y;arewede his ferde. and wende him ut to uihtes; wi[&d;] A&d;elbertes cnihtes. and sone wes him ouer-cumen; and alle his Bruttes weoren inumen. & swa heo gunnen &t;rasten; into Leirch&a;stren. slo&y;en & nomen al &t;at heo neh comen. and seiden &t;at heo wolden; in-to Wales wenden; & sl&a;n al &t;a Bruttes; &t;a &t;er weoren bihalues. &A;luric luuede murie; inne Leir-chastre. Vnder &t;an ilke &t;inge; comen to &A;luric &t;an kinge. munekes and eremite; & canunes white. biscopes and cl&a;rckes; and preostes mid Godes m&a;rkes. and feolen to his foten; and his gri&d; &y;eornden. and beden hine for Godes leoue; leten heom beon on londe. and ((ho)) him wolden foren bidden; to &t;an he&y;en kingen &T;a andswarede; for-cu&d;est kinge. Luste&d; nu&d;e alle; wh&a;t ich sugge wulle. wende&d; ut a &t;an felde; mid eower mon-werede. and ich eou wulle word senden; hu hit scal iwur&d;en. and mine r&a;d-&y;iuen; reden me wulle&d;. Vt wenden munekes; & &t;a masse-preostes. vt wenden cl&a;rkes; vt wenden canones. alle ut wenden; &t;a &t;er icumen weoren. &t;es kinges gri&d; to wilnien; for lufe of Godd seolfne. Wi&d;-uten &t;ere bur&y;e; an ane uelde brade. wes isomned &t;at folc sone; sor&y;e heom wes &y;ef&d;e. Aluric nom to rede; &t;eh na [m]a[n] hine ((ne)) bede. &t;at he al &t;as wolde feollen to &t;an grunde. He sende for&d;-rihtes fif hundred cnihtes. and ni&y;en hundred mid heom; balde men afoten. mid mucle wi-axen; a &t;ene ueld wenden. and [mid] unrihtes slo&y;en; al &t;at heo neh comen. Heo ualden to grunde; fiftene hundred. and fife and sixti anan. selere monnen. boc-ilerede men; balu wes on uolken. &T;is sone wes itald; wide & side. &T;a weoren on londe; &t;reo he&y;e men italde. and al &t;a Bruttes anan; halden to &t;an ilken. Baldric &t;e kene; eorl of Cornwale. swa hehte &t;e an; heh mon on londen. he heold Deuene-scire; al an his honde; alse &t;et wate((r)) Desse; wende&d; into &t;ere s&a;. Bruttes &t;at lond heolden; wel swi&d;e longe. a &t;at A&d;estan &t;e stronge. &t;e king of &t;issen londe; heom binom &t;as londes alle. and drof heom ouer Tambre. &t;at nauere heo &t;as kine-&t;eode; seo&d;&d;en no walde. Inne Nor&d; Wales wes a king; Cadwan &t;e kene. of Su&d; Wales; Margadud; monnen alre u&a;&y;erest. al &t;at lond sele; into S&a;uerne from &t;an ufere ende; &t;at wende&d; in-to &t;are s&a;i. Inne Maluerne; aneouste Seuarne. Margadud king wunede; mid swi&d;e mucle uolke. and A&d;elstan him la&d; to; &t;e king of &t;issere leode. and heom heold swa harde; & mid h&a;rme heom igrette. and dreof heom mid his wepnen; ut ouer We&y;en. and &t;at lond binom heom; &t;at li&d; &t;er bi-twixen. Seuerne and We&y;e; no walden heo hit seo[&d;]&d;en. Margadud & Baldric; & Cadwan &t;e balde. somneden ferde of folke unimete. and foren uppen Aluriche; &t;an kinge of Nor&d;-humbre. and hardliche wi&d; him fuhten; and his ferde felden. &T;er iwar&d; sone; for-wunded ful s&a;re. &t;e king of Nor&d;-humbre; &t;at comp wes vnimete. &t;er wes Baldric eorl anan; mid bronden to-heouwen. i &t;an compe &t;er ueollen; ten &t;usend cnihten. &t;urh steles biten; baldere Brutten. Anglisce & Sexisce; seouentene &t;usend. mid machen weoren to-heowen; &t;a hep wes &t;a lassen. &A;luric him uor&d; heolde; in-to Nor&d;-humbre. for-wunded swi&d;e sare; sorhful wes his du&y;e&d;e. Comen i &t;issen londe to ane hustinge. Cadwan and Margadud; and heore mon-weorede. bu&y;en uorh mid heom; al Brut-leoden. to Leirchestre foren; and &t;a burh nomen. &T;a hehten heo an hi&y;inge; cumen to hus-tinge. al &t;at wolde libben; inne &t;issere leoden. &T;er comen &A;nglisce; &t;er comen Sexise. &t;er heo makeden to kinge; Cadwan &t;ene kene. al hit him alo&d;ede; &t;at he on lokede. &t;a weoren &A;luriches wunden; inne Norhhumbre; alle iheled. ah &t;e hel&d;e was neo&d;ered. for lur%re of his monnen; and for his leoden uallen. &A;luric iherde; from &t;es kinges hirede. feole tidende of Cadwane kinge. &t;rattes unimete; of alre la&d;est monne. &A;luric sende sonde into Scotlonde. and into Nor&d; londe; &t;er he cnihtes mihte uinden. and after al &t;an uolke; &t;e &t;er cumen mihte. and bad heom heore helpes; to he&y;ere neodes. Cadwan gadere[de] uerde; &y;eond alle &t;issen &a;rde. and al of W&a;lisce londe; comen to his honden. and heolde hine for&d; seo&d;&d;en; to-ward Nor&d;-humbren. Aluric &t;is iherden; and him to&y;&a;ines wenden. &t;at nas heom bi-tweounen; buten bare twa milen. fusden &t;a uerden; swulc heo wolden uehten. &T;a is&a;&y;en eorles. &t;a ise&y;en beornes. biscopes &t;a ise&y;en; and boc-ilarede. men. &y;if heo to-gadere comen; & mid wepnen on-slo&y;en. &t;at &t;&a;r sculde ualle; moni beor[n] f&a;ie. Ofte heo bi&t;ohten; what heo don mahten. heo setten gri&d; heo sette fri&d;; to anes d&a;i&y;es firste. heo speken heom to-somne; & spileden bitweonen. &t;at heo wolden alle; &t;a kinges sehtn((i))e. &T;er iwur&d;en sahte; &t;a kinges beie tweien. s&a;hte and some; heo custen wel ilome. &t;as kinges wel ilomen; mid luue heom icusten. eorl custe o&d;er; swulc hit weore his bro&d;er. sweines &t;er plo&y;eden; blisse wes mid &t;einen. &A;luric wes king on londe; bi nor&d;en &t;ere Humbre. and Cadwan wes king sele; a su&d; half &t;ere Humbre. blisse wes on hireden; mid balden &t;at kingen. N&a;s hit is&a;id n&a;uere; an s&a;&y;e no on leo&d;e. &t;at mare luue weore ifunden; bi-tweone twei kingen. for &t;at &t;e an hafden; &t;at heo hafden beien. &t;e an heold &t;ene o&d;er deorluker &t;ene bro[&d;]er. Beien heo wifes nomen; ofte heo to-gadere comen. &t;a &t;e wifes iwedded weoren; on ane time to bedde heo eoden. &a;i&d;er mid his lufe wende; toward heore wife. he streoneden tweien sunen; beien an ane timen. beien an ane d&a;ie; heo weoren afte iborne. to-gadere heo weoren ibredde; to-gadere heo weoren iuedde. &T;a children wuxen; and wel i&d;o&y;en. wel wes heore aldren; For to u&a;stnen &t;a luuen; of leofuen heore u&a;deren. to-somne me heom tahte; to-somne me heom tuhte. beien heo wereden; anes kunnes iweden. al swa duden &t;a children; swa &a;r duden &t;a aldren. swa mouchel luue heolden &t;at sellic &t;uhte monnen. And &t;us heo wuneden here; wel feole &y;ere. &t;at &t;&a; children weoren; muchele iwaxen. riden uppen steden; and luueden cnihtes iweden. heore maines heo uondeden; wel ueole si&d;en; heore armes weore stronge; heo breken scaftes longe. mid longe sweorden heo smitten; &t;a &y;ifen sm&a;rte biten. Heore uaderes &t;a comen; mid mucle fa&y;ernessen. inne Bruttaine; mid muclere blisse. &t;a &y;et &t;at lond-riche; hehte Armoriche. &t;a &y;unge men me dubbede. bei&y;ene to cnihte. Wi&d; an lut%tel &y;eren; &t;a uaderes dede weoren. and &t;a twa children; weoren ihouen to ki[n]gen. &a;i&d;er heold his i-cunden; swa duden &a;r heore &a;ldren. &T;&a; wes inne Cantware-buri; &t;a burh wes &t;a swi&d;e muri. an &a;rche-biscop; &t;e wes mon swi&d;e god. he for-ba[d] &t;an kingen; kine-helm to nimene; a &t;at hin-seolf comen; and setten hine an heore hafden. &T;at bod wes ihalden; a &t;as &a;rchebiscopes onwalden. and Cadwad&d;al his lond haueden; a &t;is h&a;lue &t;ere Humbre. and Edwine al bi-&y;eonde; touward &t;an nor&d; ende. kinges heo weoren ((i))houene; & kinges isworene. ah for-bode wes &t;a crune; an ure Drihtenes nome. Cadwalan &t;ohte. &t;e wes Cadwanes sune. ofte he hine bi-&t;ohte what he don mahte. seo&d;&d;en heore faderes beiene; for&d; weoren i-farene. N&a;fde &t;a seht-nesse ilast; buten seouen &y;ere urist. Cadwalan hefde; castles swi&d;e monie&y;e. and &t;e riche-dom stod; m&a;re on Cad&d;walanes hond. Cadwa&d;lan gon li&d;e; in-to Londene. he sende men gode; after &t;an erchebiscope. and hehte ful sone; &t;at he to Lundene come. &T;a he to Lundene com; iqueme hit wes &t;an kingen. &t;e king auoten eode; to-&y;eines &t;an erche-biscope. wi&d;-uten his halle dure; and s&a;ide &T;u art wilcume. & leof-liche hine bihedde; & lauerd hine cleopede. He a&y;af ure Drihten; &a;lchere irihten. he spac of feire l&a;re; & al of Godes are. his spechen weoren gode; wi&d; &t;an &a;rche-biscope. &T;e king hine bi-&t;ohte; feire & swi&d;e ofte. &t;at he on his icunde; king hine makede. To ane isette d&a;i&y;e. &t;at folc &t;&a;r i-somnede. &t;er m&a; Cadwa&d;lan sone; makede to kinge. muchel wes &t;a blisse; &t;at w&a;s in &t;&a;re bur&y;e. Of &t;isse uare-coste; Adwine na-&t;ing nuste. a[h] sone swa he hit wiste; wra&d; he wes an heorte. and seide auere wi&d; and wi&d;; Ich wulle makien un-fri&d;. and al ic wulle aquellen; &t;at ich quike uinde. of Cadwa&d;lanes uolke; ualsest alre monne. Uerde he go[n] gaderen; of feole &t;usend monnen. he hehde ituht to herie; a &t;as half &t;&a;re Humbre. Eoden heom to r&a;de; cnihtes swi&d;e gode. alle &t;a wiseste men; &t;a weore inne londe. heo lerden Edwine king; &t;e wes heore lauerd. &t;at he sende his sonde; to Cadwa&d;lane kinge. & bisohte hine u&a;ire; alse his leofe bro&d;e[r]. and for &t;ere muchele luue; &t;a heolde heore aldren. &t;at hine letten king beon; and his kine-halm avon. and he wolde a&y;ein wenden; heom to his folke; ouer &t;ere Humbre. and g((r))i&d; &t;&a;r halden; and ner &a;ft a-&y;en teon. wi&d; &t;an he moste king beon. ihouen and ihalden; &t;urh &t;ene he&y;e Godd. and he wolden bi his liuen; Cadwalain luuien. and beon &y;aru to his neode; an &a;lchere &t;eode. &T;is iherde Cadwalan; &t;e king wes bi su&d;&d;en. and he andswerede; mid a&d;elere speche; Nu ich iherd habbe; [wordes wise of Edwine his bisocne] &t;e is mi bro&d;e[r] deore. ich me bi-r&a;de wulle; of swulchere neode. and after ane lutel da&y;en; him andsware &y;euen. wha&d;er he hit wolde iunne; o&d;er him for-beode. hu swa his riche men; r&a;den him wolden. &T;e d&a;i wes is&a;t; a[h] lutel mon wes &t;e bet. &T;a &t;is al wes iwur&d;en; &t;a comen heo to ane uorde. Duglas &t;a water wes ihaten; &t;er heo tou-wenden. &t;er wes &t;a motinge; bituxe &t;an twam kinge. &A;dwine bisohte; mid alle &t;at he mahte. &t;at Cadwalan him &t;olede; kine-helm to beberene. and he hine wolde luuien; a to his liuen. Riche men eoden to r&a;de; of swulchere neode. summe hit gonnen r&a;den; summe to for-beoden. summe &t;er heolden wel to; summe nolden hit no. &T;a while &t;a cnihtes wise; &t;a spechen sculden rihte. &t;e king in are medewe; alihte of his stede. &t;an kinge luste slepe; &t;a riche weoren at rede. Com &t;er a bur-cniht. he wes &t;es kinges suster sune; Brien hehte his nome. he nom his lauerdes hefd; &t;e leof him wes on uolke. in his b&a;rm he hit l&a;ide; & his lockes he to-sc&a;dde. &T;e king him gon to sl&a;pen; and Brien gon to wepen. urnen &t;a teres; uppen &t;es kinges leores. and &t;e king awoc of slepen; wete weoren his wongen. he g((r))apede an his nebbe; he wende &t;at hit bledde. and bis&a;h uppen Brien; mid braden his lechen. &T;a isah he of Brien; his teres ut luken. s&a;re gon &t;e kempe; wepen ouer kinge. &T;a axede &t;e king anan; Cadwalan ihaten. Wh&a;t is &t;e leofe m&a;i; &t;at &t;u swa wepest to-d&a;i. &t;u &a;rt ihalden kene gume; hauest &t;u nu quene &t;eouwes inume. S&a;i&y;e me biliue; hu &t;e beon on si&d;e. Brien &t;a andswerede; cniht mid &t;an bezste. Nu we ma&y;en wepen; [mi]d wanliche i-beren. halden us for h&a;ne; &t;er we weoren he&y;e. Nu &t;u wult under-uon; &t;at nauer &a;r nes idon. tweien kinges halden; kine-helmes on londen. Nu&d;e we scullen wepen; &t;&a; &a;r richen weoren. for wur&d;scipe ualle&d; adune; &t;er wes &a;r wunne. Cadwadlan &t;is iherde; &t;e king wes on londe. and iw&a;r&d; him abo((l))&y;e; bitter ane swi&d;e. and a-neouste sende sonde; to Edwine kinge. and hehte hine; hih&y;enliche; uaren of his riche. For ne scal he nauere bi mine quiken liuen; kine-helm broken. and &y;if he hit wul auon; ich hit wulle wernen. and ic hine bir&a;uien wulle; at his baren liue. & nimen al Nor&d;-humberlond; to mire a&y;&a;re hond. and walden al his riche; and he scal wur&d;en hene. &T;as tidende me brohten; to Adwine kinge. & he iwr&a;&d; abol&y;en; wunder ane swi&d;e. swa bi&d; a bar wilde; &t;enne he bi&d; in holte. bi-stonden mid hunden; and &t;as andsware kende. wra&d;est alre kingen. Swa me helpen Drihten; &t;a scop &t;as d&a;i&y;es lihten. and &t;a halidomes alle; &t;a wunie&d; inne Rome; kine-helm ich wulle bruke; & he hit scal abugge. and &t;er-uore ibiden; bitterest alre balewen. he scal habben pa&t;es weste; and wildernesse ino&y;e. and moni mod-sorh&y;e; his monscipe scal ualle. Al swa hit ilomp su&d;&d;e; &t;&a;r-&a;fter ful sone. &A;i&d;er &t;ratte o&d;er swi&d;e; and &t;ruste mid worde. & swa heo to-delden; d&a;d heo bi-hehten. &A;dwine wes kempe; his men weoren kene. Cadwa&d;lan wes cniht god; and he hafde muchel mod. Edwine wende ouer Humbre; and Ca[d]wa&d;lan to Lundene; &t;as kinges weoren wra&d;e. &t;a a-r&a;s &t;a weore; Heo riden and heo arnden. heo her&y;ede and heo barnde; heo slo&y;en & heo nomen; al &t;at heo neh comen. wa wes &t;an beondes; &t;a on londe wuneden. Cadwalan wes inne Lundene; and somnede his leoden. wide he sende sonde; &y;eond feole kine-londe. he hafde on his ferde; fifti &t;usende. here-kempen he&y;e; to hermen swi&d;e kene. Adwine bi nor&d;e; his writen nom aneouste. and sende in to Denene; to Galwa&d;e & to Scot-lond. &t;at stod on Edwines hond. he somnede uerde; &y;eond. alle his &a;rde. &t;at he isomned hafde; sixti &t;usende. cnihtes swi&d;e kene; wode to uihte. Cadwa&d;lan gon li&d;e; ut of Lundenne. touward Nor&d;-humbre; h&a;rmes he wrohte. he for ouer Humbre; hi&y;en-liche swi&d;e. and bigon to westen &t;at lond; &t;at stod on Edwines hond. &T;a wes Edwine king; &a;rh&d;en bideled. and he for&d;-rihtes; spac wi&d; his cnihtes. Wur&d;e for ni&d;ing &t;e mon; &t;e nule hine sturien. habben bares heorte; and remes brede. cu&d;en &t;an kinge; &t;at we quiken sunde. He lette blawen bemen; and bonnien his uerden. for&d; he gon wende; &t;at he com to &t;an ende. &t;er &t;e king Cadwa&d;lan; wunede on cumelan. To-gadere gunnen resen; &t;eines riche. breken speren longe; sceldes brastleden an honde. heouwen he&y;e helmes; sc&a;nden &t;a brunies. feollen &a;rm kempes; &a;mteden sadeles. drem wes on uolc%ke. &t;a eor&d;e gon to dunien; urnen &t;a brockes. of reden blodes. feollen &t;a fo((l))ckes; falewede nebbes. Bruttes gunnen breo&d;en; balu wes on uolken. &T;us heo gunnen delen; &t;ene d&a;i longe. riht to &t;an euening; &t;a fleh Cadwalan &t;e king. and Edwine him after gende; mid allen his imihten. Alle niht Cadwalan; flah mid his cnihten. nefden he of his ferde; buten fif hundred cnihten. heo flu&y;en to Scotlonde; sorhen heom com on honde. And Edwine after an-non. mid fiftene &t;usend monnen. baldere &t;eines; heore beot wes iuor&d;ed. Fulede &t;ere uerde; folc unimete. from d&a;i&y;e to da&y;e; &t;ene king heo gunnen driuen. so&d; is on &t;an spellen; heo &t;ohten hine aquellen. Cadwaddlan fl&a;[h] to &t;ere s&a;; scipen he &t;er funde. &t;a scipen heo gunnen hure; mid ahten swi&d;e deore. into Irlonde; &t;a scipen gunnen wende. hauene heo &t;er nomen; isund &t;a scipen comen. &T;a ahte Irlond; a king &t;at wes swi&d;e strong. he hehte Gille Patric; god king i &t;an rich. he underfeng Cadwalan; faire nid his cossen. and &y;af him wickinge; &y;eond Irlonde. Lette we nu beon Cadwa&d;lan. and ga we to Edwine a&y;an. Edwine in &t;issen londe; a-marden &t;as leoden. bur&y;es he barnde; castles he ualde. his here wrohte on londe; harmes vniuo&y;e. al Cadwa&d;lanes lond; he walde to his a&y;ere hond &T;a comen hauweres; to hire((de)) &t;as kinges. and seiden tidende; Edwine kinge. wa wr&d;e heom ((for)) &t;on; &t;at heo iboren weore. sa&y;en heo him s&a;iden; of ane m&a;idenne. &t;at wes Briennes suster hende; ueirest wifmonne. heo wunede i Winch&a;stre; inne &t;an castle. And Edwine mid his ferde; &t;ider-ward wende. sone swa he &t;ider com; mid stren&d;e he heo nom. ladden heo to Eouuerwic anan; cnihtes swi&d;e wel idon. to bure me ladde; to &t;as kinges bedde. &T;e king dude vnwisdom; &t;at he &t;at ilke maide nom. for &t;e wifmon a; wes &t;es ilke kinges iua. &T;a wunede i &t;an hirede; an clarc &t;e com from Spaine. Pelluz wes ihaten; of he&y;ere laren. feole craftes he cu&d;e; &t;a he isah in &t;an lufte. on sterren and on sunne; and on &t;are s&a; brade. in-siht he cu&d;e; a winde and a mone. of &t;an uisce &t;er he wl&a;t; and of wurmen &t;er heo crepe. Cadwa&d;lan in Irlonde; gadere[de] genge. and to scipe flutte; mid muchelre uerde. Pelluz swi&d;e ueorre; isah on &t;an sterre. &t;at ferde cumen wolde; uppen &A;dwine kinge. and Pelluz hine lerde; hu he &t;as leoden mihtte. alre bezst bi-witen; Ba bi londen and bi scipen. Cadwa&d;lan and his men; ofte gunnen fusen. to cumen to &t;issen londen. biuoren wes &a;uere Edwine; and &t;a hafne heom for-warnde. &t;urh Pelluces lare; ne mihten heo cumen here. Wa wes Cadwalan; &t;at he wes on liuen. for he bigon &t;ene swike-dom; uppen his sweord-bro&d;e[r]en. and &t;er-uore him-self hafde; h&a;rm &t;ene meste. Cadwalan him to cleopede; his bezste cnihtes alle. and seide &t;at he wolde; wende to Brutaine. and &t;ene king iseon; &t;e Salemon wes ihaten. an heorte him weore &t;e selere; for heo weoren isibbe. heo weoren of ane cunne; &t;a kinges bei&y;e tweien. Bruttes heo weoren beine; ah swi&d;e heo weoren un-balde. Cadwa&d;lan to scipen com; and seh for&d; mid u&d;en. and seilede after v&d;e; unsel him wes on mode. to ane &a;it-londe heo bicomen; &t;at stonde&d; bi Gernemu&d;e. likede swa heom likede; &t;er heo gunnen wikie. &t;er heo abiden wederes; for &t;e wind heom stod to-&y;&a;ines. &T;a iwar&d; &t;e king &t;ere; is&a;cled ful swi&d;e. and hafde &t;at uuel hate; binumen hi[m] wes &t;a hele. &T;a ni&y;en d&a;&y;es weoren a&y;eong; &t;e king wes swi&d;e un-strong. &t;a wes ((he)) wr&a;ccheliche of-lust; after deores fl&a;sce. Brien his m&a;i he cleopede; and sone hit him cudde. &t;at buten he hafde deores flasc anan; d&a;d he moste &t;olien. Ofte wes Briene wa; and neouuere wurse &t;ene &t;a. hundes nom Brien; and hired-men wel idon. &y;eond wudes & &y;eond feldes; heo uerden bi-lifes. &t;urh nanes cunnes ginne; no mihten heo deor iwinne. nou&t;er heort no hinde; no mihte heo nauere ifinde. &T;e king sende his sonde; after Brien &t;a wes to longe. Leof was &t;e king Briene; wa wes him on liue. Ofte he hine bi&d;ohte; what he don mahte. and bi&t;ohten him enne r&a;d; seo&d;&d;en he &t;ohten him swi[&d;e] god. he igrap a nail-sax; sel-liche kene. and wel iwh&a;t. and feng him-seolue swa neh; &t;at he nom his a&y;e &t;eh for unimete neode; &t;er-of he makede brede. he bredde heo an hi&y;inge; and brohte heo &t;an kinge. Hail seo &t;u Cadwa&d;lan; &t;u &a;rt mi kine-lauerd. ich habbe &t;e here i-broht; breden alre deorest. &t;at ich auere an &a;i borde; beren bi-uoren kinge. held me to and &a;t her-of sone; &t;in hele heo scal iwur&d;en. &T;e king s&a;t on his bedde; his beornes hine biheolde. of &t;ere brede he &a;t; sone &t;er-after him wes &t;&a; bet. &T;e king him gon to sweten; &t;at ufel hine gon for-leten. wi&d;-innen &t;an fif niht; &t;e king iwr&a;&d; fere for&d;-riht. swa n&a;uer &t;e king nuste; wh&a;t he inoted hafde. &T;e king iwr&a;&d; al uere; his folc iwar&d; bli&d;e. wind heom com on wille; heo wunden up seiles to coppe. scipen gunnen li&d;en; leod-scopes sungen. Ba weoren sehte; s&a; & &t;a sunne. wind and &t;a wide se; ba eke isome. flod ferede &t;a scipen; scopes &t;er sungen. At Ridel&a;t he com alond; &t;er wes blisse & muche song. bitwixe Dinan & &t;ere s&a;; &y;et hit is isene. Sone swa he &t;er com; feire he wes under-uon. &t;a kinges weoren bli&d;e; beiene to-gaderes. &t;er wunede &t;e king; al &t;ene winter a skenting. &t;er-after com leinten; and d&a;&y;es gunnen longen. &t;er heo gunnen somnien; scipen uniuo&y;en. folc unimete; grunden an uolde; &T;us dude Cadwalan; and Peluz hit wuste a-nan. &t;urh his dweomer-cr&a;ften; &t;e wunede in &t;an lufte. and al &t;at he auunde; in &t;an lufte & bi &t;an grunde. &t;urh &a;lches cunnes &t;ing; he warnede &a;uere &A;dwine king. and dude him al to witen; of &t;are uerde; & of &t;an scipen. Cadwa&d;lan wes in Brutaine; mid Salemone &t;an kinge. &t;e wes his moddrie sune; and muchel hine. lufede. & &t;at iherde suggen; wel feole si&d;en. &t;at Pelluz &t;e hende; &t;e com ut of Spaine. warnede Edwine &t;ene king; &a;uer &t;urh alle &t;ing. of feole cunne &t;inge; &t;at him weoren to cumene Ca&d;wa&d;lan &t;an gode. wa wes on mode. and ofte sp&a;c wi&d; Brien; &t;e wes his deoreste mon. and nomen heom to rede; and to som-rune. &t;at alle &t;a while; &t;e Pelluz weore alife. no mihte Cadwa&d;lan; comen to &t;issen londe. mid nauer nare lisse; &t;at Edwine hit nuste. Brien bonnede his fare; Brien hafde mucle care. nom him an honde; of seoluer and o golde ma&d;mes unimete; moniare cunne. nom he tunnen gode; and &t;a &a;hte dude &t;er-inne. To &t;&a;re s&a; he wende; and seilede mid v&d;e. he hafde on his uore; wintunnen ino&y;e. on s&a; and on londe; his win he lette fonden. and on alle wissen he toc him on; swulc he weore a chepmon. In he wende at Barbe-fleot and at Su&d;-hamtune up a-leop. &t;er he ut dra&y;en lette; win of his tunne. and hendeliche hit delde; alle &t;are du&y;e&d;e. &t;a him abuten weore; riche and henen. and alle luuede &t;ene chapmon; &t;a him lokede on. V[m]be seouennihten; he spac wi&d; his cnihten. alle weoren his iueren; swulc heo chapmen weoren. and eor&d;-hus heo hureden; sti&d; biwaled on eor&d;en. heo cluseden &t;er wi&d;-innen; alle heore win-tunnen. heo scupten heore lauerde; &a;nne nome neowe. heo hahten hine Kinebord; ut of Spainisce ard. He saiden &t;at he wenden wolde; wide &y;eond &t;issen londe. & fondien wher he mihte; his win sullen on wille. For&d; he wende bi nihte. mid one of his cnihte. for&d; he gon li&d;e; in-to Lundene. and aneouste gunnen wende; on-fast Westmustre. and fraineden ti&d;inde; of Edwine kinge. Sone men him talde; so&d; &t;at heo funde. &t;at &t;e king in Eouerwic wnede; mid allen his folke. mid muchere blisse; men he hafde ino&y;e. Brien gon to farene; uor&d; mid ane iuere. ut of Lundene; derneliche he li&d;ede. &t;ene w&a;i touward Eouuerwike; wra&d; on his mode. &T;a he iuaren hafde; fulle seouen nihte. &t;a imette he enne pilegrim; pic bar an honde. hi&y;end-liche &t;e com; from &t;as king%ges hirede. Brien hine gon fr&a;ine; of his fare-coste. &t;e pillegrim him talde; al &t;at he wolde. Wi&d; him warfte Brien; al his iweden. and &a;i&t;er gon li&d;e; &t;ider him to luste. Brien enne smi&d; funde; &t;e wel cu&d;e smi&d;ie. and saide &t;at he wes pelegrim; ah pic nefden he nan mid him. &t;ene &t;ridde d&a;i &t;er bi-fore; at his inne he wes forlore. His fore-ward he makede; &t;e smi&d; gon to smi&d;e&y;e; ane pic swi&d;e long; swi&d;e muchel an swi&d;e strong. sw[i&d;]e sca((r))p wes &t;e pic; &t;e staf wes swi&d;e sellic. &T;ene staf he nom an honde; and ferde ouer &t;an londe. &t;at he com sone li&d;e; to &t;as kinges hirede. Brien eode upward; Brian eode dun-ward. ne mihte he iheren; word of his suster nan. no he uraini ne durste; for &t;es kinges folke. &T;a hit wes dai a-mar&y;e; &t;at Drihten hine sende. &t;e king lette feden alle; &t;a neode hafden. alle &t;e bl&a;&d;e; &t;e wuneden on &t;e bur&y;e. me heom hehtte on-neouste; cume to &t;an castele. bi &t;usend and bi &t;usunde; &t;r&a;sten gunnen binward Brien wenden binne; mid o&d;er wrecche monnen; his l&a;tes weoren alle. swulc he lome weore. alle his hateren weoren to-toren. nas he noht to &t;an iboren. &T;e an hine putte hider-ward; and &t;e o&d;er hine putte &y;eond-ward. uncu&d; him wes swi&d;e; swulc craft on folcke. his pic he heold bi-siden; and sat imong &t;an o&d;eren. &T;e king him gon to &t;einen; mid alle his here-cnihten. &t;&a; quene bar to drinken; & alle hire bur-lutlen. &T;a i-lomp hit seo&d;&d;e; &t;e[r]-after ful sone. &t;at Galarne &t;at maiden; com hire &y;eongen. bolle heo hafde an honden; &t;er-mide heo bar to dringen. &t;a is&a;h heo Brien &t;er; deore hire bro&d;[er]. on wr&a;cches monnes liche; &t;eh he weoren riche. Anan swa &t;at maiden hine i-s&a;h; sone heo him to b&a;h. and droh of hire uingre; an of hire ringe. and salde him an honde; &a;nne ring of rede golde. and &t;us s&a;ide Galerne; &t;at god-fulle maide. Haue &t;is gold wr&a;cche; Godd &t;e wur&d;e milde. and bu&y;e &t;e &t;er-mide hateren; &t;at wi&d; chele &t;e ma&y;en werien. &T;a wuste he to so&d;e; &t;at his suster icneou hine. & &t;as word seide; Brien &t;e sele. For-&y;elde hit &t;e Drihten; &t;e sop &t;as da&y;es lihten. &t;at &t;u &t;issen lome monne; &y;iue of &t;ine golde. Ymong &t;an wrecche uolke; &t;at maiden heo hudde. bitwxen twam wi[n]dewen; &t;at maiden iwar&d; an selden. and sp&a;c wi&d; hire bro&d;ren; &t;a bet hire wes on heorten. and talden him ti&d;ende; al of &t;as kinges hirede. and heo him tahte Pelluz; &t;ene clarc &t;e com from Sp&a;ine; and he lokien agon; in l&a;&d;est alre monne. &T;a heo to-gadere hafden ispeken. sone heo gunen to-delen. for nauer neo&d;er nalde; for his &a;fne wiht of golde. &t;at &t;e king hit wusten; &t;at heo to-gaderen weoren. for sone heo weoren for-don ba; o&d;er of-sla&y;en o&d;er an-hon. &T;at folc hafden alle i&y;eten; and arisen from heore seten. dremeden drunkene men; dune wes on folke. Pelluz wes aneoste; and &y;emde &t;ene nap. Brien him atlede to; for he hafde him ful wa ido. his pic he nom an honden; & helede hine under capen. swa longe he gon atlen; &t;at he com him baften; and imong al &t;an &t;runge; &t;&a;rsten him i &t;an ruge. &t;at he brac ut bi-foren; under his breosten. And for&d; he bi-wafde; &t;ene pic he bil&a;fde. and for&d; imong &t;an uolke; &t;a wes he al fere. and wende him a-neoste; of &t;as kinges hirede. &a;uere for&d; &t;ene w&a;i; su&d;-riht alse he l&a;i. &T;a he &t;us hafde idon; to Axcetre he bi-com. &t;er he funde for&d;-rihtes; monie of his cnihtes. and frei[ne]den &y;eorne; of his leod-kinge. And Brien heom gon tellen; &t;at wil-spelles weoren. and seiden &t;at Cadwa&d;lan; cumen wolde anan. mid swa muchele uerde; of feole cunne &a;rde. &t;at ne durste Edwine king; cumen to-&y;&a;ines him na&d;ing. no in nauer nare bur&y;e; ne durste he him ibide. &T;at iherde Deuene and &t;a men of Deorchestre. and &t;an Cornw&a;lscen; wel heom wes on liuen. Brien sende his s[o]nde; ouer s&a; to Brut-londe. and dude &t;an kinge to witen; ai&d;er bi worden and bi writen. of alle his deden; and &t;at Pelluz wes on de&d;en. and bad hine an hih&y;ende; comen to &t;issen londe. & &t;e king duden swa; swa swi&d;e swa he m&a;hte. And Brien sende sonde; in-to Su&d;-ham-tune. and longien him to lette; his ma&d;mes leoue. & alle &t;a beornes anan; &t;e bu&y;en him to wolden. comen aneouste; in-to Exch&a;stre; and sti&d;-imodede men; &t;a burh gunnen walden. Cadwalan &t;at iherde; &t;e king wes ful bli&d;e. and inne Brutaine; bonnede ferde. &t;at he &t;reo hundred hauede; h&a;&y;ere scipene. and al he hafden &t;er-to; &t;at heom bihouede. And &t;e king Salomon; wide gon sende. and for&d; he gon li&d;en; mid his Brutleoden. &t;at is to iwitene; mid twa hundred scipene; to helpen his cunne; Cadwa&d;lan kinge. Weder stod an wille; wind mid &t;an bezste. heo rihten heore loues; and up dro&y;en seiles. li&d;en ouer s&a;-str&a;m; swa sel &t;uhte heom. &T;a comen he to Tottenes; beien &t;a kinges; Selemon &t;e sele; and Cadwalan &t;&a; kene; &t;at lond-folc wes bli&d;e; for heore leod-kinge. &T;a wes in &A;st-londe; a king &t;e hehte Penda. he ((b))iwuste a &t;an da&y;en; &t;at folc of Merchene la&y;en. and he lufde Edwine; Edwine lufde hine. and euere he wolde reden; Edwine to his neoden. And Penda iherde suggen; so&d;ere worden. &t;at Brien heold Exchestre; biclused wi&d;-innen. faste. and &t;e king Penda. wide gon sende &t;a. and sumede uerde. and for&d; him fusen; & wenden to Exchastre. mid vnimete genge; and bil&a;i uul faste; &t;a burh of Exchestre. Brien &t;e wihte; mid twa hundred cnihte. wes &t;er wi&d;-innen; and &t;a burh wereden. Sone &t;a tidende icumen wes; to &t;&a;re hauene of Totenes. to Ca&d;walane kinge; hu Brien wes bi-&t;rungen. he lette blawen bemen; and bonnien his ferden. & ferde &a;uere &t;ene w&a;i; &t;&a; touward Exchestre lai. and delde a &t;reo ulockes; his duhti((e)) cnihtes. and &t;us cleopien a-gon; &t;e king wes abol&y;en. &A;uer-&a;lc god cniht; faren heom to for&d;-riht. for we beo&d; cnihtes gode. mid wepnen wel idihte; arude we Brien. &t;e is min ibore mon. For &y;if heo nime&d; Brien; heo hine wulle&d; aquelen. and seo&d;[&d;]en heo wulle&d; hine a-hon; and alle his i-feren for-don. & us &t;er-after sone; mid alle heore im&a;h((te)). To heo gunnen riden; g&a;res heo letten gl((i))den. breken b((r))&a;de wei&y;es; brustleden scaftes. gold-ua&y;e sceldes; scanden bilifes. feollen &t;a cnihtes; faleweden nebbes. &y;eond &t;an feldes wide; swulten men u&a;i&y;e. blod orn in &t;e wei&y;e; strames swi&d;e brade. &t;er neoren eorles; no wur&d;er &t;ene cheorles. &T;er weoren &t;a of-sl&a;&y;ene; seouen &t;usend fulle. Marcchisce monnen; &t;a &t;er icumen weoren. &t;a falden heo adune. heremarken ua&y;e. heo wurpen sceldes sone. dunede &t;a eor&d;e; &T;a sette to fleme; alre &y;eomerest folke. and Cadwalan after heom; mid allen his imahten. & mid his a&y;ene honden; nom &t;ene king Pendan. he wes M&a;rwales fader; Mildbur&y;e alde-uader. Pendan heo nomen; and duden hine i benden. wi&d;-innen Excestre; and biwusten hine wel faste. Swa sellic hit ferde; in alle &t;an uahte; &t;at nas Pendan &t;e king; amarred nanes kunnes &t;ing. and Cadwalan hine biwuste; wel &t;urh alle custe. and f&a;ire heo hine uedde; and faire he eode to bedde. &T;a weoren agan seouen nih[t]; &t;a nom Pendan enne cniht. &t;e wes swi&d;e wis mon; and wel cu&d;e speken; and cleopede hine to rade; and seide him of his neode. and &y;eorne hine bisohte; for lufe of ure Drihte. &t;at he speke wi[&d;] Cadwalan &t;e wes his kine-lauerd. &t;at he hine gri&d;ede; &t;urh &t;ene Godd he&y;e. and he wolde bi-cumen his mon; his mon-scipe h&a;h&y;en. d&a;i&y;es and nihtes; he and al his cnihtes. &T;e cniht him for&d; wende; to Cadwalane kinge. &t;er he hine imette; and f&a;ire hine igrette. and dude alse god mon; sel him wur&d;e for &t;an. for a is treowe monnen; treou&d;e ihalden. [H]al s[eo] &t;u Cadwalan; &t;u art mi kine-lauerd. &T;e ibundene king Penda; hider me gon sende. & &y;erne&d; &t;ine &a;re; nu and auere-m&a;re. and he wulle &t;i mon bi-cume; and to &y;isle seollen &t;e his sune. and of &t;e his kine-lond halden; and for lauerd &t;e ikenne; & on &a;lchere &t;eode; beon &y;aru to &t;ine neode. he wule beon &t;i mon icoren; a&y;ein &a;lcne mon iboren. &T;a andsw&a;rien agon; mid a&d;elen his worden; Cadwalan &t;e kene. &t;e king of Su&d;-londe. &Y;if Penda wolde halde; &t;at he me bi-hate&d; to don. and bitechen me his sune; his gold and his g&a;rsume. & treouwe mon auere beon; & neouwar min herm iseon. & likede swa him likede; n&a;ue[re] me bi-swike. ich me bir&a;den wolde; of swulchere neode. &T;er anan for&d;-riht; andswarede &t;e gode cniht. La swa ic auere mote i&t;eon; ich wulle his an barh beon. and habbeon to iueren; an hond((r))et rideren. uppen alle ure londe; uppen seoluer and uppen golde. And swa ich bide are; &y;et he wulle mare. ane suster he haue&d; hende; in &t;an &a;st ende. nis nan feirure wifmon; &t;a whit sunne scine&d; on. &t;e king of France Leouwis; &y;irne&d; hire ful iwis. and he wulle hire to mor&y;eue; &t;ene Mans bit&a;chen. and habben heo to quene; &t;at m&a;iden Helene. And ich suggen &t;e to so&d;e; &t;&a;h ich &t;i bro[&d;]er weore. &a;uere &t;e is selere; &t;i-sulf &t;at &t;u heo habbe. &t;urh hire &t;u miht biwinnen; lufe of hire cunnen. and iwinnen al &t;i kine-lond; to &t;ire a&y;ere hond. and wunien on londe; and walde &t;ine riche. &T;a andswarede Cadwalan; &t;e king wes on londen. Hit is on mine rede; to don &t;at &t;u bede. &Y;if &t;u miht under Criste; &t;is forward me ileste. ich &t;e &y;euen to hure; al Deuene-scire. al for Heleine lufe; hi&y;endliche let heo cume. &T;e cniht him gon wende; mid muchelere genge. to &t;an castle of Deoure; on &t;ere s&a; oure. he nom &t;er Helene; wunder-liche & f&a;ire. and for&d; he heo ladde; in-to Wi[n]ch&a;stre &t;er wes muchel blisse; burh-men weoren bli&d;e. &T;er &t;e king Cadwalan; com him to-&y;eines heom. he weddede &t;at m&a;iden; & nom heo to his bedden. &t;e[r] wes wif-&d;ing riche; and vnimete blisse. &T;a hit wes d&a;i a-mar&y;en. & du&y;e&d;e gunnen sturien. & &t;e king iu&a;stned hafde; alle his forwarde. &t;a nom he muchele genge; and after Penda sende. &t;er he wes ful faste; in &t;an castle of &A;xch&a;stre. and mid muche lufe hine hehte; cumen to Lundenne. Penda to Lundene com; he wes aht-liche under-uon. and Cadwalan &t;e kene; mid lufe hine custe. and Penda bicom his mon &t;er; his monscipe wes &t;e mare. &t;a weoren Lundenisce men; bli&d;est arle leoden. &T;a wes hit seo[&d;]&d;e &t;er-after noht longe. Cadwalan gan li&d;e; wide &y;eond &t;is londe. alle &t;a hine lufeden; he heom gon gri&t;ien. alle &t;a him heolden wi&d;; he bi-nom heore lif; and heore leoden; and al &t;at heo leof hafden. and hi&y;end-liche gon wende; tou-ward &t;ere Humbre. and gon &t;at lond westen; mid h&a;rmen &t;an m&a;sten. &T;at iherde Edwine; and alle &t;at luueden hine. swi&d;e heo gunnen dreden; of Cadwalanes deden. Edwine nom his sonde. and senden to Sex-londe. he sende in-to Denene; he sende in-to Noreine. in-to Wellisce londe. in-to Scotlonde. in-to Orcanei&y;e. in-to Galwai&y;e; in-to Is-londe. in-to Fris-londe. in-to Gutlonde; &t;er gumen weoren kene; he bed heom cumen sone; mid wepnen wel idone. to driuen ut &t;a Bruttes; &t;e bisie weoren to harmes. and &t;enne he Bruttes h&a;fden; mid bronden to-h&a;uwen. he wolde al &t;is kine-lond; setten an heore hond. bute &t;at he icleoped weore; king of &t;an londe. he wolde &t;ere du&y;e&d;en; &t;is lond al to-dalen. Ah he ful lutel wuste; what ilomp seo&d;&d;e. Comen touward londe; touward Edwine kinge. bi s&a; & bi londe; feole cunne leoden. &t;er comen seouen kinges; and six sunen kinges. seouentene eorles; and sixti &t;usend beorn%nes. N&a;s he boren nauere; in nauer nare burh&y;e. &t;e mihte in &a;i spelle; &t;at o&d;er uolc telle. nas hit nauere is&a;id; no on bocken irad; &t;at &a;uer &a;r weore; &a;i swa muchel ferde. &a;uere in &A;ngelonde; &t;urh &a;nie king to-gadere. Edwine gon to uarene; mid mucle his ferde. and Cadwalan after wende; mid unimete folke. &T;e stude hehte H&a;d-feld; &t;er heo at-stoden. under scelde. twelf milen is &t;e wald. &t;e is ihaten He&d;-feld. Edwine an his ende; his teldes alle sette. his marken & his mare; and eke his mon-weorede. and Cadwalan &t;e kene; him com to-&y;aines sone. &t;er fusden to-somne; uerden unimete. Heo fuhten feondliche; feollen &t;a uai&y;e. brokes &t;er urnen; mid unimete stremen. of bloden &t;an r&a;de; &t;e balu wes unimete. Helmes &t;er gullen; beornes &t;er ueollen. sceldes gunnen scenen; scalkes gunnen swelten. at &t;an forme rese; fifti &t;usende. baldere beornen; heore beot wes &t;&a; lasse. &T;er wes Edwines ferde; &y;eoumerest alre uolke. & Edwine him-seolf anan; &a;rmest alre kingen. &t;er wes Edwine of-sla&y;en; and his sunen tweien. &t;er feollen seouen kinges; and six sunen kinges. his eorles his beornes; his cnihtes his cheorles. &t;er wes &t;e swein & &t;e cnaue; beinen of are la&y;e. nefden heo nane are; of &t;an lasse no of &t;an mare. ah al &t;a ferde wes of-sla&y;en; and idon of lif-da&y;en. Of &t;an ((fehte)) fleh a gume; Edwines &y;ungeste sune. wellen henden wes &t;e mon; Osric ihaten. nefde he to iueren; b[u]ten an hundred rideren. &T;eos to wuden wenden; and &t;er gunnen wunien. and barnden Cadwalanes lond; and eoden him lu&d;ere an hond. & his folc slo&y;en; a feole cunnes wissen. &T;at iherde Cadwalan; &t;e king wes on londen. hu Osric Edwines sune; dude ut-la&y;en wune. Cadwalan muchel uolc nom; and lette heom to wuden gan. and Osric heo funden; & wi&d; him fehten. &t;er heo Osric slo&y;en; and alle his iueren. Nu wes &t;e king Cadwalan; bli&d;est alre kempen. nu wes icleoped Cadwalan; king ouer Anglen. Penda wes king under him; and ma &t;a iqueme weoren him. Cadwalan aquald hefde; of Edwines cunne. al &t;at &t;er wes hende; wi&d;-uten ane monne. he wes ihaten Oswald; under Drihtene bald. he wes of Edwines cunne; & him leofuest monne. & he wes hex monnen; of Edwines cunnen. Oswald nom on his hond; al to-gadere Edwines lond. eorles and kempen; his men al bicomen. me heold hine king h&a;hne; bi&y;eonde &t;ere Humbre. &t;at iherde Cadwalan; and &t;us qua&d; to his eorlen. Somnie we nu ferde; &y;eond alle mine &a;rde. nu ich mi lond habben bi-tald; nu haui&d; hit Oswald. ah &t;er-uore him scal ileoten; bitterest alre baluwen. For &t;an kinelond; ich hine aqualle wulle. and al his ferde; fallen to grunde. and al &t;at he of com; ich hit wulle for-don. and swa me scal him tache; to walden kineriche. Aleggen ich wulle his muchele mod; monnen he is me la&d;est. Cadwalan somnede uerde; mucle in &t;issen &a;rde. & ferde touward &t;ere Humbre; &y;aru al to fehte. Oswald &t;is iherde; &t;as he&y;es Godes icorne. and nom him al his ferde; &t;a hafde in his &a;rde. and for-soc &t;at feht sone; for-saken him weoren la&d;e. and fe[r]de &a;uere for&d;ward. & Cadwalan him after wende; ah of-taken he hine ne mahte. &T;a wes Cadwalan adred; for wi&d; Scotten he wes iu&a;id. for he &t;at nor&d;erne uolc h&a;uede; ineou&d;ered ful swi&d;e. & nom him to rede; of swulchere neode. &t;at he a&y;ain wolde; for &t;er he kare hafde. and bi-teche Penda; &t;e wes his under-kinge. folc and his ferde; to flemen of arde; Edwines m&a;i Oswald. and driuen hine of londe. And al Cadwalan spede swa he ispeken hafde. a&y;&a;n he gon wende; in-to &t;isse londe. and in &t;an nor&d; ende; sette &t;ene king Penda; to fleomen Oswalde; ut of &t;issen londe. Oswald &t;at iherde; &t;at Cadwalan ch&a;rde. and &t;er wunede Penda; to driuen hine of londe. &t;a was &t;&a; king Oswald; an his &t;onke swi&d;e bald. and a&y;&a;in him gon wende; muchele his ferde. to-&y;eines &t;an kinge Penda; to fleomen hine &t;enne. Penda hine bi-&t;ohte; swiken hu he mahte. he sende to Oswalde; &t;en nor&d;erne kinge. & seide &t;at he wolde; sahtnesse wurche. and timliche him speken wi&d;; & make&y;en sehtnesse and gri&d;. and beon saht and some; swulc heo weoren bro&d;eren. and faren of &t;an ende; to Cadwalane kinge; and leten &t;ene king Oswald; habben his riche. and his lond. &T;ene d&a;i; and &t;e stude heo setten; s&a;hnesse to makien. and &t;er-after ful sone; heo cumen to-somne. Oswald com muchel bi-foren; he wes to Godes hond icoren. &t;e studen hehte Houen-feld; &t;er Oswald sette his teld. he lette sone arere; a muchel cros and mare. and hehten al his ferde; fallen on heore cneowen. and bidden &t;ane al-mihti Godd; &t;urh his milde mihti mod. &t;at he heom &y;iue mildze; of heore misde[de]. and &y;if Penda &t;at gri&d; breke. &t;at ure Drihten hit awreke. &T;a weren iended &t;as beden; &t;a com him Penda riden. and word seide. swikelest alre kinge. Oswald &t;u art wilcume; wunne &t;e is &y;eue&d;e. hafue &t;u al &t;i kine-lond; a[h] nim &t;i seoluer and &t;i gold. nim an hundred hunden; nim an hundred haueken. nim an hundred steden; nim gold-fah i-wede. and send &t;as gretinge; to Cadwa&d;lan kinge. and &t;us &t;u maht him wi&d;; makien &t;e saht-nesse and gri&d;. & ich wulle a &t;ine stude beon; &t;at &t;a lufe scal wel i&t;eon. & &y;et ich &t;e suggen wulle; ane sunder rune. hu &t;u mihte fon on. &t;at hit ne bu&d; nauere undon. and cleope mid &t;e tweien. &t;at &t;ine treowe men beon beien. & ich wulle tweien to me; &t;a wel scullen reden. &T;a rad for&d; a &t;an felde; falsest alre kinge. and Oswald rad a &t;ene feld; n&a;fde he sper ne n&a;nne sceld. Penda his sweord ut a-droh; and he Oswald of-sloh. &t;is wes Seint Oswald; &t;e amur&d;ered wes aquald. and Penda gon to fleonne; mid alle his ferde. &t;at iseh&y;en for&d;-rihtes; Oswaldes cnihtes. and after heom setten; mid allen heore mihten. muc%chel del heo slo&y;en; of &t;an mon-weorede. and &t;e king Penda; une&d;e gon a-wende. and neo&d;eles he at-r&a;d; &t;e Seint Oswald biswac. Penda com to &t;issen londe; to Cadwa&d;lan kinge. and talde al &t;an kinge; hu he iuaren hafden. Hit likede wel &t;an kinge; buten for ane &t;inge. hit of-&t;uhte him ful sone; for &t;an swikedome. Nu hafde Oswald; &t;e a mor&d;e wes aquald. &a;nne &a;lpine bro&d;er; nes &t;er nan o&d;er. he wes icleoped Oswi; &t;e wes a swi&d;e duhti mon. &t;a &t;ringes nor&d;erne; makeden hine to kinge. for wa wes heom on life; for heore lauerdes de&d;e. Oswi nom to his hond; al his bro&d;er kine-lond. Oswi hafde eme((s)) sunen; &t;e weoren; swi&d;e prute gumen. and ma of his cunne; &t;a weoren mod-fulle. heo hafden muchele onde; to &t;an kine-londe. and makeden muc%chel un-fri&d;; and ofte fuhten him wi&d;. and &t;ohten hine aquellen; for his kine-londen. Ah Oswi wes cniht sturne; &t;at he &t;er cudde. alle &t;a him beren onde; he draf of &t;an londe. hi&y;endliche he heom quehte; ouer &t;ere Humbre. &t;at nes &t;er nan to laue; of &t;an &t;e him weoren la&d;e. And heo gunnen wenden; to &t;an kinge Pendan. and menden heom to Pendan; of Oswy &t;an kinge. &t;at he heom idriuen ut hafde; of al heore icunde. and heo bi-sohten Penda; &t;ene king of &A;st-londe; &t;at heom fulste; Oswy to for-uarne. and heo wolden bicumen his men; and his mon-scipe he&y;en. &y;if he wolde Oswy [for]-don; o&d;er sl&a;n o&d;er a-hon. &T;a andswerede Penda; &t;e king of &A;st-londe. At me nabbe &y;e nenne r&a;de; for ich &a;m wi&d; Oswi iu&a;id. for ich Oswald aqualde; wihteste alre kinge. and Oswy his bro&d;er is oht cniht; and ar&d; heorte na-wiht. &y;if he me mihte cacchen; he me wolde quellen. Ah fare&d; to Cadwalane; &t;e king is on londe; and &y;if he me wulle sende. &t;at folc of his londe. vt of Corwale; cnihtes icudde. and of Walisce londe; mid seolure and mid golde. &t;enne wlle ich Oswy anan; mid &a;rm&d;en igreten. driuen hine of londe. leoden to sconde. o&d;er slan hine mid egge; la&d;est alle ginge. &T;as cnihtes gunnen wende; to Cadwa&d;lane kinge. To Cadwa&d;lane heo come; mid fals&a;n dome. &t;an kingen heo tolden al &t;at heo wolden. Hit ilomp an ane time; to &t;an White-sune-tide; &t;at &t;e king hehte of londen; comen al to Lunden. alle &t;e wolden his gri&d;; and wi&d; &t;an kinge habben fri&d;. &T;ider comen kinges; and &a;c here-&t;ringes &t;ider comen eorles; &t;ider comen beornes. biscpes &t;ider comen; and boc-ilerede men. riche and hene; &t;ider heo comen alle. alches cunnes leoden; &t;a &t;ene king lufeden. & &t;e king a &t;an dai&y;e; his crune bar an h&a;fde. &t;er wes muchel blisse; mid balde &t;an kinge. for &t;e king wes swi&d;e treowe mon; his treou&t;e wel he iheold. &T;a &t;as leoden alle; ili&d;en weoren to-somne. &t;a stod him up Penda; biuore Cadwa&d;lane kinge. and &t;us he gon tellen; on false his spellen. Lauerd we beo&d; icumen; alse &t;u hafdest i-que&d;en. alle &t;ine men iborne; Englisce and Bruttisce. eorles & beornes; cnihtes & cl&a;rckes. and we &t;ine kinges; &t;a beo&d; &t;ine underlinges. Ah Oswy seide &a;uere; &t;at nulle he come nauere. no &t;ine heste iuor&d;en; ah bi-hate&d; h&a;rm to don. Nert &t;u noht swa modi swa him is Oswy. he for-ho&y;e&d; ful iwis; to isechen &t;ine hiredes. Ah &y;if &t;u wult me lenen; & &t;ine l&a;ue iunnen. and &t;u me wulle fulsten; and ferde bi-t&a;chen. and swa muchel of &t;ine garsume. god swa &t;e &t;unche; ich wulle uor&d; aneouste; and faren ouer Humbre. & Oswy &t;er makien; &a;rmest alre kingen. no scal he mid stren&d;e; &t;ene stude uinde. &t;at ich hine nulle; &t;e an hond sulle. o&d;er quic o&d;er ded; &t;at me &t;unche&d; god r&a;d; & &y;if &t;u &t;is nult don; &t;u scalt wurse under-fon. for Oswy is a swulc mon; &t;ine scome he wulle don. &T;a andswarede; Cadwalan &t;e kene. Penda ich hit &t;e sugge ouer-al; Oswy haue&d; for-wal; o&d;er he li&d; ibedde; ibunden mid ufele. o&d;er uncu&d;e leoden; icumen beo&d; to his &t;eoden. for nulle he nauere icnawen; &t;at he nolde him to cumen. &t;a ich hehte alle cumen; mid gri&d;e mid fri&d;e. and mid lufe. Ah Penda ga &t;ider ut anan; ich wulle wi&d; mine eorlen; mine rune halden. and minne red finden; whe&d;er ich &t;e &y;etten wullen. &t;a &t;ing &t;e &t;u bede. and ich wulle after Oswine senden; a&d;ele mine sonde. and haten hine hi&y;indliche; cumen to mine riche. &T;ider ut eode Pe[n]da; an eorl wes his iuere. and Cadwa&d;lan wes &t;er-inne; mid swi&d;e feole monne. &T;us him spac Cadwa&d;lan; &t;e king wes of Englen. &Y;e beo&d; mine men alle; &t;a beo&d; a &t;isse mote. and &y;e habbeo&d; alle iherd; wh&a;t Penda king hafue&d; iseid. and hu he wulle taken on; & Oswi king al fordon. &y;if ic him lenen wulle; mine leoden to vulste. and ic wulle &t;at &y;e me reden; ((of wlchere deden. &t;a ich lete Oswi for-do;)) &t;a ich lete hine cumen me to. & &y;if he for mire sonde; for-sake&d; hider to cumene. mine here ich lete seo&d;&d;en; hine hene makien. &T;a iw&a;r&d; abol&y;en; a Welisc king in &t;e hepen. he wes ihaten Margadud; monnen wur&d;e him &y;eomerist for &a;uere he &A;nglisce men; bi-hehte; h&a;rm &t;ene meste. &T;us seide M&a;rgadud; of Su&d; Wales he wes duc. Her nu me Cadwa&d;lan; wh&a;t ich &t;e wulle cu&d;e. &T;u hauest &t;ine willen iseid; ah &t;is nis noht god red. Hit is swi&d;e &y;are; &t;at Bruttes comen here. and mid him ure &a;ldre; &t;e Bruttes weoren a&d;ele. and &t;is lond ieoden; Bruttisce leoden. and longe hit walden; after heore willen. &t;a while &t;a hit wes on heore hond; hit wes ihaten Brut-lond. Nu nabbe we of &t;an londe; buten &t;ene west ende. &t;a Bruttes hafden iwuned here; wel feole wintre. &T;a comen Englisce men; mid heore ufele craften. heo weore wi&y;el-fulle; and &t;is lond al biwunne. and biswiken heore lauerd sonen; and alle his leoden. & &y;iuenen heore kinge; ane he&d;ene quene. &t;a comen of Sex-londe; &t;a leoden us beo&d; la&d;e. &t;urh &t;ere quene; ure cun aqualden here. and swa habbeo&d; Englisce men; ure icunden at-heolden. &t;et we nauere seo&d;&d;en; bi-sechen hit no mihten. Penda king is Englisc; and Oswy al-swa ful iwis. Let &t;u &t;a hundes; hannen to-gaderes. ei&d;er freten o&d;er; swa hund de&d; his bro&d;er. and leten heore whelpes; wh&a;ruen heom bi-sides. elc o&d;er quelle; &t;at &t;er nan quic no leue. And &y;if Oswy cume&d; bufen; and &t;at feht ma&y;en ouer-cumen. we him sculle&d; to luken; and neou&d;er hine aleggen. lond and his leoden; and his la&y;en uallen. and &y;if Penda bi&d; buuen; & &t;at comp ma&y;en ouer-cumen. &t;in a&y;e mon is Penda; mid alle his kine-londa. &T;enne hauest &t;u Englisc lond; to &t;ire a&y;ere hond. and alle &t;ine wur&d;scipe; &t;us &t;u miht biwinnen. & libben a &t;in lif; swa &t;e arle leofest bi&d;. No findest &t;u nauer-mare mon; &t;a &t;e durre haten on. &T;a andswarede a mon; &t;e bald wes on hireden. Lust nu me Cadwa&d;lan; lust me ane stunden. Nis &t;ar nan betere red; &t;ene Margadud haue&d; ised. & &y;if &t;at nult don; &t;u scalt wurse afon. & alle &t;ine leoden; &t;a later &t;u hafuest to neoden. Efne &t;issere sa&y;e; &t;a &t;e Brut s&a;ide. &t;a wes icleoped Penda; & com into hirede. and Cadwa&d;lan him &y;ette; al &t;at he wolde. &T;a wes Penda bli&d;e; & igladed swi&d;e. Penda & his cnihtes; to horsen for&d;-rihtes. and aneousten gunnen wenden; toward Norh-humberlonden. & Oswi iherden suggen; &t;at Penda hine sohte. & &y;arecode his ferden; & fusde to&y;&a;ines Pendan. faht heo bigunnen; r&a;&y;e heo weoren beien. feondliche heo fuhten; u&a;iden heo weoren. vnimete feollen; f&a;ie men on folden. &T;a hit wes uppen non; &t;a sunne gon to nipen. &t;er wes Oswy of-sla&y;en; & idon of lif-da&y;en. & his sune & his &a;m; & eorles sume uiuen. &t;er weoren ni&y;e &t;usu[n]de; &d;ringes nor&d;erne. isla&y;en i &t;an d&a;i&y;e; &t;a du&y;e&d;e wes &t;a lasse. & &t;e king Penda; s&a;re wes iwunded &t;a. & &t;onene gon wende; &a;st to his londe. Oswy h&a;fden &a;nne sune; Osric wes his nome. he wes ane stunde; mid Cadwa&d;lane kinge. in his h[i]rede iued; & deorliche ifostred. Osric bisohte Cadwalan; swa mon scal his lauerde don. &t;at he moste beon his mon; & his fader lond habbeon. Cadwa&d;lan him &y;et; al &t;at he &y;irde. he bitahte him an hond; al his fader kine-lond. hehte hine hit habben; & halde mid wunne. God king wes Cadwa&d;lan; swa him wes icunden. he wes king hire; seouen and feouwerti &y;ere. &T;a uerde he to Lunden; to gladien &t;a leoden. and heold ane metsunge; mid &t;an uolke of Lundene. he &a;t of ane uisce uret-liche swi&d;e. &a;r &t;e uisc i-eten weore. i-uueled was &t;e ki[n]g. seouen niht & enne d&a;i; &t;e king a &t;an ufele l&a;i. nes &t;er nan o&d;er red; seo&d;&d;en wes &t;e king ded. heo bureden hine in Lunden; s&a;ri weoren &t;a leoden. Enne sune hafde Cadwa&d;lan; Cadwalader ihaten. he wes Penda suster sune; al of kingen icume. &t;eos feng to his riche; after his fader dai&y;e. Swi&d;e leoflic wes &t;e mon; his leoden hine luueden. he wes swi&d;e god cniht; and swi&d;e sturne inne fiht. &a;h an his da&y;en ilompen; reo&d;en on leoden. &A;rst aswond &t;at corn here; &y;eond al &t;as kineriche. &t;er-after hit wes swa deore; & al folc gon to de&y;en. swa &t;at &t;u mihtes fare fulle seouen nihte. &t;at no mihtest &t;u. &t;urh nene chep; finde neouwer na bred. an bur&y;e and on londe; leoden weoren &y;eoumere. no nan uolc on londe; &t;at of-fingred nes s&a;re. &T;a &t;at wes idriuuen; longe &y;eond &t;as leoden. &t;a com &t;er an-o&d;er sor&y;e; &t;er-after ful sone. &t;at quale com on orue; vnimete swi&d;e. &t;er cheorl draf his sul&y;e; i-oxned swi&d;e f&a;ire. o&d;er while he brohte ham; halue his oxen. o&d;er brohte enne; &t;e o&d;er no brohte nenne. and swa hit on leode; ilaste wel longe. &T;er-after sone; sor&y;en vnimete. comen to folke; &y;eond al &t;as kine-&t;eode. uppen &t;an monen; mor&d; wes iwur&d;en. quelen &t;a eorles; quelen &t;a beornes. quelen &t;a &t;eines; quelen &t;a sweines. quelen &t;a lareden; quelen &t;a leouweden. quelan &t;a &a;ldren; quelen &t;a &y;eongeren. quel&a;n &t;a wifmen; quelen &t;a wanclen. &t;at no mihte on &t;an ende; &t;at folc on &t;an londe. burien &t;a dede; swi&d;e heo gunnen de&y;e. &t;at ofte in &t;an putte; &t;er me &t;ene dede isette. &t;er dei&y;ede &t;e quike uppen &t;en dede. And swa hit ilomp wide; &y;eond &A;nglene &t;eode. &t;at folc ut of londe flah on &a;lche &a;nde. monie hundred tunen; bi-l&a;ued weoren of monnen. &t;at lut me uinde mihte; men uaren &y;eond londe. Wa w&a;s Cadwalader; &t;e king wes on londe. for scome he ne mihte fleon; no for h&a;rme her beon. Neo&d;eles he hine bi&t;ohte; hu he faren mahte. he nom his ma&d;mes alle; and his m[e]n deore. & bah su&d; ouer s&a;. into Brutaine. and nom &t;e[r] wickinge; mid Alaine &t;an kinge. &t;e w&a;s sune Salemonnes. &t;as sele kinges. &t;e swi&d;e lufede Cadwa&d;lan; &t;e while his dai&y;es ilaste. &T;&a;r Al&a;in &t;e king; Cadwalader under-ueng. & funde him in &t;an londe; al &t;at he wolde. &t;urh elleouen &y;ere; &t;e king wunede &t;ere. & elleouen &y;ere; &t;e sorh&y;e wunede here. &t;at wes hunger & hette; nefede &t;at folc nenne mete. & &t;e qualm muchele; &t;e wes on moncunne. &T;at folc flah in-to wuden; & wuneden in &t;e cluden. leien in &t;a stan-graffen; & liueden bi deoren. heo l[i]ueden bi wuden; heo l[i]feden bi wurten. bi moren and bi rote; nas &t;er nan o&d;er boten. &T;a elleue &y;er weoren; on fast a&y;eongen &t;a sunne gon to scine; &t;e rein bi-gon to rine. &t;e qualm gon to stunte; men gunnen to sturien. ut of wude heo dro&y;en; and wuneden in tunen. Heo speken to-somne; & spileden bi-tweonen. and nomen heore sonde; and sende in-to Sex-londe. and cudden heore cunne; of heore quale-si&d;e. & hu heo ifaren hafden; elleue &y;eren. & hu &t;at ufel wes at-stunt; & hu &t;a tunes ibuld. and hu &t;er wes f&a;i&y;er lond; i-noh seoluer and gold. & beden heom cumen swi&d;e; hider to heore icunde. for &t;a Bruttes &t;a &a;r weoren here; &a;uere heo weren fleme. no durste heo n&a;uere m&a;ngen; imong Englisce monnen. no nawhit heo nusten; of heore uare-costen; &t;at weoren heore sonden. isend to Sex-londen. &T;a he&y;e Sexisce men; iherden &t;as sonden. &t;a fusden touward s&a;; fifti &t;usende. baldere beornen; mid scelden and mid burnen. mid wifen and mid children; to &t;issen londe wenden. Mid &t;an formeste swipen; her comen &t;reo hundred scipen; si&y;en after seo&d;&d;e; sixti to-somne. bi sixe bi seouene; bi tene bi eolleue. bi twelue bi twenti; bi &t;ritti bi feowerti. Mid heom com &A;&d;elstan; &t;e &a;[&d;]ele ut of Sexen. inne Lundene hine cruneden; & houen hine to kingen. Edward &t;e king &t;esne bi&y;at on are chiuese. &t;is wes &t;e formeste Englisce mon; &t;e al &A;ngle-lond biwon. he wes icruned and ieled. &t;is lond wes al his a&y;en. and seo&d;&d;en he wuneden here; sixtene &y;ere. Hit ilomp inne frimd&a;&y;en; feor her bi-&a;ften. &t;at her wes an heh mon; Inne wes ihaten. &T;e king wende to Rome; to &t;an he&y;e dome. and he Peteres weofed &t;ere; wunliche isohte. brohte &t;er to lake; his ma&d;mes leofe. &T;a &y;et he dude mare; to Peteres are. of &a;uer-elche huse; &t;at hus-bonde wunede. & his biweddede wif weore; on &t;ere ilke wike. &t;e king enne peni &y;ette; to Peteres huse. Inne wes &t;e uormeste mon; &t;e Peteres peni bigon. &T;a Inne king wes him ded. and his la&y;en weoren aleid. &t;a a-feol &t;at feoh here; fif and sixti &y;ere. a &t;et A&d;elstan com li&d;en; in-to &t;issen londen. & hafden iwuned here; fulle fiftene &y;ere. &T;e king his fet custe; and faire hine igrette. & eft &t;at ilke feoh &y;ete. &t;at Inne king dude &a;re. & swa hit hafe&d; ist onde; &a;uer seo&d;&d;e a &t;isse londe. Drihten wat hu longe; &t;eo la&y;en scullen il&a;ste. &t;a tiden comen sone; to Cadwa&d;lader kinge. into Brutaine; &t;er &t;ar he wunede. mid Alaine kinge; &t;e wes of his cunne. me dude him to unde((r))-stonde; of al &t;isse londe. hu A&d;elstan her com li&d;en; ut of Sex-londen. and hu he al Angle-lond; sette on his a&y;ere hond. and hu he sette moting; & hu he sette husting. and hu he sette sciren; and makede fri&d; of deoren. & hu he sette halimot; & hu he sette hundred. and &t;a nomen of &t;an tunen; on Sexisce runen. & &y;ilden he gon rere; mucle & swi&d;e m&a;re. & &t;a chirchen he gon dihten; after Sexisce irihten. and Sexis he gan kennen; &t;a nomen of &t;an monnen. and al me him talde; &t;e tiden of &t;isse londe. Wa wes Cadwaledere; &t;at he wes on liue. leofere him weore on de&d;e; &t;eone quic on life. s&a;ri wes his heorte; and sorhful wes his du&y;e&d;e. Wi&d; his freond he spac ofte; hu he faren mihte. and iw[i]nnen his rihte. and wulchere wise he mihte; wi&d; A&d;elstane fihte. & i-winnen his cunde; &a;ft to his honde. &t;a A&d;estan and his cnihtes; eke heolde mid unrihte. Sume him radde to uehten; summe wri&d; to wurchen. &t;at he mosten of A&d;elstan. halden his lond and beon his mon. Vnder &t;issen uare-coste; he sumnede ferde. of alle &t;ane monne; &t;at he bi-&y;eten mihte. & somnede alle &t;a scipen; &t;a bi &t;are s&a; fluten. and &t;ohte mid streng&d;e; steppen to londe. &T;a &t;e &y;aru wes &t;a uerde; & &t;as scipen ibone. com &t;e win[d] su&d;erne. &t;a s&a;t an heore wille. &T;a s&a;ide &t;e king; Nu to scipe an hi&y;ing. And &t;e king in-to chirche gon wenden; Godes werk to worchen. and masse &t;er iherden; of m&a;re ane preoste. &T;e king l&a;i on cneouwen; and cleopede to Crist[e]. & bed ure Drihten; &t;e walt alle deden. &t;at he from him-selue; taken him sende. &y;if hit weore iqueme; &t;an heouenliche Deme. whe&d;er he scolde li&d;en; &t;e he scolde bi-lauen. &T;e while &t;e he spac touward Goden; &t;a gon he to slepen. &t;a gon he to slumme seleh&d;e him wes &y;iue&d;e; of seoluen ure Drihten; &t;e scop &t;is d&a;&y;es lihte. &T;enne &t;e king im&a;tte. a cneouwen he slepte. &t;at him com bi-foren gon; a wunder ane fair mon. & &t;as word kende; to Brutte((ne)) kinge. A-wake Cadwalader; Crist &t;e haue&d; deore. and &y;arke &t;ine uore; and far swi[&d;]e to Rome. &t;u uindest &a;nne pape; preost mid &t;an bezste. he &t;e ((scal)) scriuen; of &t;ine weorld-lifen. &t;at hine sunen alle; scullen &t;e from falle. and &t;u scalt wur&d;e clene; al &t;urh Godes dome. of alle &t;ine misdede; &t;urh mihte of ure Drihte. And seo[&d;]&d;en &t;u scalt i-witen; and faren to heofne-richen. for no most &t;u nauere-m&a;re; &A;ngle-lond a&y;e. ah Alemainisce men; &A;nglen scullen a&y;en. and n&a;uerm&a;re Bruttisce men; bruken hit ne moten. &a;r cume &t;e time; &t;e ique&d;en wes while. &t;at Merlin &t;e wite&y;e; bodede mid worde. &T;enne sculle Bruttes sone; bu&y;en to Rome; and dra&y;en ut &t;ine banes alle; of &t;ene marme-stane. and mid blissen heom uerien; uor&d; mid heom-seoluen. in seoluere and in golde; in-to Brutlonde. &T;enne sculle Bruttes anan; balde iwur&d;en. al &t;at heo bi-ginne&d; to done; iwur&d;e&d; after heore wille. &t;enne scullen i Bruttene; blissen wur&d;en riue. wastmes and wederes sele; after heore i-wille. &T;a awoc Cadwalader; wu[n]der him &t;uhte. strongliche he wes au&a;red; ladliche of-furhte. to wulche &t;inge hit iteon wolde; &t;at him wes itacned &t;ere; Ofte he lette runen; ofte he lette r&a;de. and seowede hit &t;an kinge; &t;e wunede in &t;an londe. &t;e inemned wes Alain; Cadwalader nexte m&a;i. &T;e king sende his sonde; &y;eond al his londe. and lette beoden alle. &t;a bocares wise. and talden heom &t;a tacni[n]ge; of Cadwalader kinge. &T;&a;r heo gunnen r&a;de; &t;er heo gunnen rune. & radden him to taken on; al swa Godd him hafde itakned to don. &T;er he bi-lafde; his scipen and his leode. his w&a;i and his iwille; He cleopede heom to stille. Yuni and Iuore; bei&y;en heo weoren him deore. Yuor wes his step-sune; and Yuni his suster sune. beien heo weoren him leofe; beine heo weoren him deore. heo weoren cnihtes beien; and swi&d;e wel idihte. &T;us spac Cadwalader; &t;e king wes of Bruttene. Yuor and Yuni beiene; &y;et senden of mine leode. hercnie&d; mine lare. no scal hit eou reouwe nauere; Of heouene me beo&d; icume; h((i))&y;e Godes tacne. &t;at ich scal faren to Rome; to &t;an pape wel idone. &T;e pape hatte Sergius; he wete&d; Peteres. hus. me and mine wiue; he scal bletsei&y;en & scriue. & &t;er we scullen ure da&y;es ba; driuen to &t;an ende. longe bi&d; auer; no iseo &y;e me &a;ft n&a;uere. Ah here ich bi-tache; inc Walisc lond; &t;at &y;et stond a mire hond. and nime&d; &t;as muchele uerde; and fare&d; to &t;an londe. and halde&d; hit ((on)) wunne; &t;a wile &y;e ma&y;en hit werie. and ich inc halsi beien; &t;urh &t;an heouen kinge. &t;at unker &a;i&d;er o&d;er; luuie swa his bro&d;er. and habbeo&d; &t;at lond auer-m&a;re. tou &a;ure liues ende; & bruke&d; hit on wunne; & eouwer bernen alle. Yuni hit wes itacned me; alse &y;e scullen nu i-seo. for Merlin &t;e wise; hit seide mid worde; al of mine for[&d;]-fare; & of mire unimete care. and Sibillie &t;a wise; a bocken hit isette. &t;at ich scal iuullen; mines Drihtes wille. Alc faren nu his w&a;i; and habbeo&d; alle godne d&a;i. Cadwalader fusde; &t;at he com to Rome. &t;er he Sergius funde; &t;ene iselie pape. he scraf Cadwalader; &t;e king wes of Bruttenne. Ne wunede &t;e king &t;er; bute uifte half &y;ere. &t;a com him ufel on; swa Godd hit wolde habben idon. elleoue da&y;es biforen Mai&y;e; he ferde of &t;isse liue. and his saule sende to &t;an heouen-lic%che kinge. His ban beo&d; iloken faste; i guldene cheste. and &t;er heo scullen wunie; &t;at &t;a da&y;es beon icume((ne)). &t;a Merlin ine iuurn da&y;en; vastnede mid worden. Ga we nu to Yuni a-&y;an; & to Iuore his wedde-bro&d;ere. Heo somneden ferde; wide &y;eond &t;an &a;rde. for&d; heo gunnen fusen; mid fif hundred scipenen. nes hit nawit longe; &t;at heo ne comen to Walisce londe. Al &t;as Bruttes weoren to-driuen; &y;eond cludes & &y;eond cliuenen. &y;eond chirchen & &y;eond muneccliuen. &y;eond wudes & &y;eond li&d;en; Sone me heom saiden. &t;at isi&y;en weoren to londe. mid Iuore & Yuni; ten si&d;en fifti. scipen brade-fulle; of Brutten swi&d;e balde. &T;&a;s Bruttes on &a;lc ende; foren to Walisce londe. and heore la&y;en leofeden; & heore leodene &t;&a;uwen. and &y;et wunie[&d;] &t;&a;re; swa heo do&d; auere-m&a;re. & &A;nglisce kinges; walden &t;as londes. & Bruttes hit loseden; &t;is lond and &t;as ((leoden)) &t;at n&a;uere seo&d;&d;en m&a;re; kinges neoren here. &T;a &y;et ne com &t;&a;s ilke d&a;i; beo heonne-uor&d; alse hit m&a;i. i-wur&d;e &t;et iwur&d;e; i-wur&d;e Godes wille. Amen.