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389: I sall at юe reuerence of юe Rounde Table,
390: Ryde thrughte all юe rowtte, rerewarde and oюer,
391: Redy wayes to make and renkkes full rowme,
392: Rynnande on rede blode as my stede ruschez!
393: He юat folowes my fare and fyrste commes aftyre
394: Sall fynde in my farewaye many fay leuyde!
395: Thane юe Conquerour kyndly comforthes юese knyghtes,
396: Alowes юaim gretly theire lordly avowes:
397: Alweldande Gode wyrchip 3ow all,
398: And latte me neuere wanntte 3ow, whylls I in werlde regne;
399: My menske and my manhede 3e mayntene in erthe,
400: Myn honour all vtterly in oюer kyngys landes;
401: My wele and my wyrchipe, of all юis werlde ryche,
402: 3e haue knyghtly conqueryde, юat to my coroun langes;
403: Hym thare be ferde for no faees юat swylke a folke ledes,
404: Bot euer fresche for to fyghte in felde when hym lykes;
405: I acounte no kynge юat vndyr Criste lyffes;
406: Whills I see 3owe all sounde, I sette be no more."
407: Qwhen they tristily had tretyd, юay trumppede vp aftyre,
408: Descendyd doune with a daunce of dukes and erles.
409: Thane юey semblede to sale and sowpped als swythe,
410: All юis semly sorte, wyth semblante full noble.
411: Thene the roy reall rehetes thes knyghttys,
412: Wyth reuerence and ryotte of all his Rounde Table,
413: Till seuen dayes was gone, юe Senatour askes
414: Answere to юe Emperour with austeryn wordez.
415: Aftyre юe Epiphanye, when юe purpos was takyn,
416: Of peris of юe parlement, prelates and oюer,
417: The Kyng in his concell, curtaise and noblee,
418: Vtters юe alienes and ansuers hym seluen:
419: "Gret wele Lucius, thi lorde, and layne noghte юise wordes:
420: Ife юow be lygmane lele, late hym wiet sone
421: I sall at Lammese take leue and loge at my large
422: In delitte in his laundez, wyth lordes ynewe,
423: Regne in my realtee and ryste when me lykes,
424: By юe reyuere of Reone halde my Rounde Table,
425: Fannge the fermes, in faithe, of all юa faire rewmes,
426: For all юe manace of hys myghte and mawgree his eghne!
427: And merke sythen ouer the mounttez into his mayne londez,
428: To Meloyne the meruaylous, and myn doun the walles;
429: In Lorrayne ne in Lumberdye lefe schall I nowthire
430: Nokyn lede appon liffe юat юare his lawes 3emes;
431: And turne into Tuschayne, whene me tyme thynkys,
432: Ryde all юas rowme landes wyth ryotous knyghttes;
433: Byde hyХmе make reschewes, fore menske of hym seluen,
434: And mette me fore his manhede in юase mayne landes.
435: I sall be foundyn in Fraunce, fraiste when hym lykes,
436: The fyrste daye of Feuer3ere, in thas faire marches;
437: Are I be fechyde wyth force or forfette my landes,
438: Юe flour of his faire folke full fay sall be leuyde!