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SI [...] Henry brought hym into the hal. [...] ­ge of Irlond was a ryght goodly kny [...] the age of .xxx. yere / & he was right rychely ara [...] in purple / A mantyll furred with sables. Euer [...] behelde hym. The kyng of Englonde & the que [...] [...] de hym gret chere for the worshyp of Surdit & [...] set bytwene the kynges doughtere at mete. T [...] [...] ge of Irlonde was ryght sadde & made sy [...] Surdit came before hym & sayde vnto hym [...] of good chere / for ye haue good pryson for to [...] twene two so fayre ladyes. Truly [...] [Page] [...] kynges yongest doughter and sayd [...] ho [...] [...]yke ye the kyng of Irlonde / and yf I [...] he m [...]t please you I wolde touche of ma­ [...] [...]twe [...] you and hym allthough [...] [...]tteth me [...]o it for poore men are seldome herde amonge [...]ordes. A Surdyt quod she fayre swete syr [...]e [...] [...]ought theron. ye madame yf I thought that it [...] your good plesure. god wote sayd she he shol [...] [...]se me well yf it pleased my lorde my fader and [...]ethren / yf soo be that I m [...]gh [...] not haue another [...] neyther kynge nor duke / but he is the best kny­ [...] [...]f the world. Madame it is harde to knowe the [...]r there be many good / so he thought well [...] [...]t for hym / & so dyd she / so he wold not suppor [...] fell in to other maters. After that they wente [...] & sporte theym in the gardynes / Some at the [...] and some at the tables / and at other dysportes. [...] after souper they songe and daunced. And on [...] [...]rowe after the kynge helde his grete counseyll [...]ere was the kynge of scottes that had wedded [...]. & the kynge had wedded the kynges syster [...]. And there was the kynge of corne wayle / & [...]ynces & the barons for to wete what sholde be [...] with the kynge of Irlonde. So it was spoken [...] [...]yuers maners that lōge were to tell. So at the [...] [...]he kynge asked Surdyt and sayd. Surdyt say [...]r [...]uyse for it is reason your wyll be herde / For [...] hym in subgeccyon. Fayne he wolde [...]sed hym & sayd. Sythe it pleaseth you that [...] forgyue it me yf I speke rudely as a man [Page] the knyght playeth it well. Of all dysportes [...] ­es he coude ryght well / and on a tyme Gen [...]ened hym & sayde. Surdyt se ye [...]his realme [...] gētylwoman where ye set your herte and you [...]unce tell it me / & in good faythe I am she tha [...] good herte wyll helpe you in worshyp. Mada [...] [...] de he I thanke you for alwaye haue I nede of good ladyshyp & helpe / but as in that I loue th [...] as I ought to do good ladyes. A Surdyt. say [...] they all in comune / is there none that hath aua [...] ge one ouer another. madame they be all so go there may no mā to moche preyse them nor lou [...] [...] in worshyp / and as for me the loue of a poore k [...] is but of lytell thynge. A sayd she he is not poo [...] [...] hathe the beaute / the bounte / & the good condy [...] [...] the good behauynge that ye haue for in good [...] knowe none so fayre nor so grete a lady in th [...] [...] tre / that she ne ought not to holde herselfe ryg [...] worshypped for to be byloued of suche a knyg [...] [...] hope that ye be. Madame I am ryght fer fro [...] [...]one as ye say / but it pleaseth you for to talke & you with so pore a knyght as I am. A sayd s [...] [...] leue me not / in good fayth I saye but as I th [...] [...] way the knyght toke her talkynge in myrth & [...] de & gaue her no maner of comforte / in so mo [...] she aspyed that he was not ī wyll for to loue [...] [...] che dyspleased her moche / For yf she hadde [...] ony maner of comforte that he wold ha [...] [Page] [...]lde haue loued the but he made all fayre che­ [...] [...]t gyuynge ony comforte of loue / wherfore [...]tre many [...]yght sorowfull & in especyall the [...] doughters / ryght wyfely demeaned hymselfe [...] & pleased all. Many nyghtes he thought on [...]y & made layes of her the whiche fell al in com [...]ynge of sorowe & that he shold al way serue her [...] but chaūgynge & in those thoughtes he toke ofte [...] greate dyscomforte & somtyme allegyaunce of [...]uy thoughtes. Tho it befell that there was ty­ [...] of warre bytwene the kynge of Irlonde & the [...] of Englonde. So there was trewes takē that [...] [...]roken at Mighelmas & was passed a thre day [...]d the kynge of Irlōde came with grete armes. [...] tydynges came to the courte. And the kynge [...] [...]londe sent letters ouer all & made his assemble [...]ned his two sones for to go Surdit asked his [...]. Syr what tytle hathe the kynge you fader [...] warre. And Henry sayde that his fader hadde [...]tle takynge it on his soule & on his peryll Sir [...] [...]urdit than shall I go with you for in no wrō [...]y [...] of warre wyll I not arme me for no thynge [...] wowe better for to loue the soules than the bo­ [...]dy at [...] mortalle [...] whiche drawe euery day to [...]de and the same may not dye for she muste ha [...] [...]r rewarde of the good dede and of the badde his [...]er herde hym & praysed hym moche in his herte [...] [...]ell he thought that he had good ryght.