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239: Bot the soueraingne sothely, for solauce of hym seluen,
240: Assingnyde to юe Senatour certaygne lordes,
241: To lede to his leuere, whene he leue askes,
242: With myrthe and with melodye of mynstralsy noble.
243: Thane юe Conquerour to concell cayres thereaftyre,
244: Wyth lordes of his lygeaunce юat to hym selfe langys;
245: To юe geauntes toure iolily he wendes,
246: Wyth justicez and iuggez and gentill knyghtes.
247: Sir Cador of Cornewayle to юe Kyng carppes,
248: Lughe on hym luffly with lykande lates:
249: "I thanke Gode of юat thraa юat vs юus thretys!
250: 3ow moste be traylede, I trowe, bot 3ife 3e trett bettyre.
251: Юe lettres of Sir Lucius lyghttys myn herte!
252: We hafe as losels liffyde many longe daye,
253: Wyth delyttes in this land with lordchipez many,
254: And forelytenede the loos юat we are layttede;
255: I was abaischite, be oure Lorde, of oure beste bernes,
256: Fore gret dule of deffuse of dedez of armes.
257: Now wakkenyse юe were! Wyrchipide be Cryste!
258: And we sall wynn it agХaеyne be wyghtnesse and strenghe!"
259: "Sir Cadour," quod юe Kyng, "thy concell es noble;
260: Bot юou arte a meruailous man with thi mery wordez;
261: For thow countez no caas, ne castes no forthire,
262: Bot hurles furthe appon heuede, as thi herte thynkes.
263: I moste trette of a trew towchande юise nedes,
264: Talke of thies tythdands юat tenes myn herte:
265: Юou sees юat юe Emperour es angerde a lyttill;
266: Yt semes be his sandismen юat he es sore greuede;
267: His senatour has sommonde me and said what hym lykyde,
268: Hethely in my hall, wyth heyn3ous wordes,
269: In speche disspyszede me and sparede me lyttill,
270: I myght noghte speke for spytte, so my herte trymblyde!
271: He askyde me tyrauntly tribute of Rome,
272: That tenefully tynt was in tym of myn elders,
273: There alyenes, in absence of all men of armes,
274: Couerd it of comons, as cronicles telles.
275: I have title to take tribute of Rome;
276: Myne ancestres ware emperours and aughte it юem seluen,
277: Belyn and Brene and Bawdewyne the Thyrde;
278: They ocupyede юe Empyre aughte score wynnttyrs,
279: Ilkane ayere aftyre oюer, as awlde men telles;
280: Thei couerde юe capitoile and keste doun юe walles,
281: Hyngede of юeire heddys-men by hundrethes at ones.
282: Seyn Constantyne, our kynsmane, conquerid it aftyre,
283: Юat ayere was of Ynglande and Emperour of Rome,
284: He юat conquerid юe crosse be craftez of armes
285: That Criste was on crucifiede, юat Kyng es of Heuen.
286: Thus hafe we euydens to aske юe Emperour юe same,
287: That юus regnez at Rome, whate ryghte юat he claymes."
288: Юan answarde Kyng Aungers to Arthure hym seluyn,