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89: Trow it for no trufles: his targe es to schewe.
90: Now in this New3ers Daye, with notaries synge,
91: I make the somouns in sale to sue for юi landys,
92: That on Lammesse Daye thare be no lette founden,
93: Юat thow bee redy at Rome with all thi Rounde Table,
94: Appere in his presens with thy price knyghtez,
95: At pryme of the daye, in payne of 3our lyvys,
96: In юe kydd capytoile, before юe kyng selvyn,
97: When he and his senatours bez sette as them lykes,
98: To ansuere anely why thow ocupyes the laundez
99: That awe homage of alde till hym and his eldyrs;
100: Why thow has redyn and raymede and raunsound юe pople,
101: And kyllyde doun his cosyns, kyngys ennoynttyde;
102: Thare schall thow gyffe rekkynyng for all thy Round Table
103: Why thow arte rebell to Rome and rentez them wytholdez.
104: 3iff thow theis somouns wythsytte, he sendes thie thies wordes:
105: He sall the seke ouer юe see wyth sexten kynges,
106: Bryne Bretayn юe Brade and bryttyn thy knyghtys,
107: And bryng the bouxsomly as a beste with brethe whare hym lykes,
108: That thow ne schall rowte ne ryste vndyr the heuene ryche,
109: Юofe thow for reddour of Rome ryne to юe erthe;
110: For if thow flee into Fraunce or Freselaund owюer,
111: Юou sall be feched with force and ouersette fore euer!
112: Thy fadyr mad fewtee, we fynde in oure rollez,
113: In the regestre of Rome, who-so ryghte lukez.
114: Withowttyn more trouflyng the trebute we aske
115: That Iulius Cesar wan with his ientill knyghttes."
116: The Kyng blyschit on the beryn with his brode eghn,
117: Юat full brymly for breth brynte as the gledys,
118: Keste colours as Kyng, with crouell lates,
119: Luked as a lyon, and on his lyppe bytes.
120: The Romaynes for radnesse ruschte to юe erthe,
121: Fore ferdnesse of hys face, as they fey were;
122: Cowchide as kenetez before юe Kyng seluyn:
123: Because of his contenaunce confusede them semede.
124: Then couerd vp a knyghte and criede ful lowde,
125: "Kyng corounede of kynd, curtays and noble,
126: Misdoo no messangere for menske of юi seluyn,
127: Sen we are in thy manrede and mercy юe besekes.
128: We lenge with Sir Lucius, that Lorde es of Rome,
129: That es юe meruelyousteste man юat on molde lengez;
130: It is lefull till vs his likyng till wyrche;
131: We come at his commaundment; haue vs excusede."
132: Then carpys юe Conquerour crewell wordez:
133: "Haa, crauaunde knyghte, a cowarde юe semez!
134: Юare Хisе some segge in this sale, and he ware sare greuede,
135: Thow durste noghte for all Lumberdye luke on hym ones."
136: "Sir," sais юe Senatour, "so Crist mott me helpe,
137: Юe voute of thi vesage has woundyde vs all!
138: Thow arte юe lordlyeste lede юat euer I one lukyde;