Englande fhadewe and fhall kepe the lande frome colde and hete and his one foote fhall be fette in wike and that othir in london and he fball embrace .iij. inhabitacouns and he fhall opyn his mouthe towarde wales and the tremblyng of his hede and his mouthe and his cris fhall ftreche towarde many habitacouns and Countres and his brethe shall be ffulle fwete in strange lande and in his tyme fhall Ryuers renne with bloode and with Brayne and he fhall make in places of his lande walles that fhalle do muche harme unto his fede after his tyme | Thenne there fhall come peple of the Northewefte duryng his reighne that shall be ladde thurgh a wickede hare that the dragon fhall Croune kyng that afterwarde fhall flee ouir the see with oute comyng ayen for drede of the dragon || And in that tyme the fonne fhall be as rede as Bloode ac men fhall fee thurgee alle the worlde that fhall be tooken grete Fol. 42. a. peftilence and dethe of folke thurgh dynte of fwerde and that peple fhall be faderleffe tylle the tyme that the dragon fhall dye thurghe one hare that hall move ayenfte hym werre in the ende of his lyff that fhall not be fully endede in his tyme this dragon fhall be holde in his tyme the befte body of alle the worlde and he fhall dye by fyde the marche of a strange lande and the land fhalle dwelle ffaderles with oute a good gouernoure and men fchall wepe for his dethe frome the Ile of fchepey to the hauen of Martell where for allas (hall be here comon fonge of faderleffe folke that shall ouir lyue in his lande distroyede.

ANd after this dragon fhall come a Gote oute of kare that fhalle haue hornes and a Berde of filuir and there fhall come oute of his noftrelle a droppe that fhall be token hunger and forowe and grete dethe of peple and muche of his lande in the begynnnyng of his reighne shall be wastede this Gote fhall goo ouir in to ffraunce and fhall opyn the floure of lyff and of dethe in his tyme fhall there aryffe an Egle in Cornewayle that shall haue fedres of golde that of pryde shall hane noo pere of alle the lande and he shall difpise lordes of Bloode and after he fhall flee fhamefully by a Bere at gauerfeche **and after there fhall be made brigges of men vppon

the Coftes of the fee ant stones fhall falle frome Caftelles and othir townes many shall be made clene voyde of playue in hys tyme fhall feme be Bere fhall Brenne and a Bataile shall be doon vppon the Armes of the fee in a felde ordaynede as a fheled and at that bataile fhall dye many white heddes where fore this Bataile fhall be callede the white Bataile | And this for feyde Bere fhall doo this Goté muche harme and hit fhalle be oute of the fouthe wefte and of his Bloode | Thanne fhall the Goote leffe muche of his lande tylle atte the tyme that fhendefhip fhalle hym ouircome and thenne fhall he clothe hym in a lyons skynne and thane fhall he wynne that he hathe lofte and more there to Fol. 42. b. for peple a fhall come oute of the Northe wefte that shall make the Gote sor adrede and he fhall avenge hym of his enemyes thurgh counseille of twoo owles that firfte fhalle be in perill for to be vndone but the olde Owle shall wende ouir the fee in to a ftrange land and there he fhall dwelle to a certeyne tyme and after he fhall come ayen in to this lande | Thes .ij. Owles fhall doo grete harme to many one and fo the fhall counfeill that Gote that he fhall arrere werre agayne the for feyde Bere and at the laste the Goote and the Owles fhall come at Bury vppon trente as they fhall wende ouir and for drede the Bere fhall fle and a swane with hym fro his company to Burg towarde the Northe and there they fhall be with one harde Thoure and thenne the ffwanne fhall be flayne with forowe and the Bere take and byhedede al ther nexte his owne neste that fhall ftande vppon a Broken Brugge vppon whome the fonne shall cafte his Beames and many shall hym feke for ver

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**Harl. 53: Gauerfothe.

tue that shall frome hym come And in that fame tyme fhall dye for sorowe and care peple of his lande fo that many landes fhall be vppon hym the more bolder afterwarde and tho twoo owles fhall doo muche harme to the fore feyde floure of lyff and hire fhall lede in diftres so that she shall passe ouir in to ffraunce for to make peace bi twene the Goote and the floure de lyffe and there fche fhall dwelle tylle a tyme that they fhall theme clothe with grace and they fhall flee the Owles and fhall put theme to fpitous dethe, and after fhall this Goote be Brought to diffeafe and in grete angwyffhe and sorowe he fhall lyue alle his lyue tyme.

[Fol. 43. a.] After this Goote fhall come oute of wyndefore a Bore that fhall haue one hedde of witte a lyouns herte a piteuous lokyng his visage fhall be refte to fike men his brefte fhall be staunching to thurfty to theme that ben a thurste they there of fhall haue medicyn his wordes fhall be Gofpell his Beryng fhall be meke as a lambe in the firfte yere of his reighne he fhall haue grete payne to juftifie heme that ben vntrewe | and in his tyme his lande shall be multipliede with Aliens and the Bore thurgh ferfeneffe of herte that he fhall haue fhall make wolfes bycome lambes and he fhall be callede thurgh alle the worlde Bore of holyneffe of fferffenes of nobley and of mekenes | and he shall done mefurablye all that he fhall haue to doon unto the Burgh of Jerusalem and he fhall whete his tethe vppon the yattis of Parys and vppon foure landes | ffpaygne shall trembele for drede of him Gafcoygne fhall fwete In ffraunce he fhall put his fweyng his grete tayle fhall refte in Englande foftely allmaygne fhall quake for drede of hym This Bore fhall yeue mantelles to ij. townes of Englande and he fhall make the ryuers renne with bloode and with Braynne and he fhall make many medewes rede and he fhall gete afmuche as his Aunceftres dyden and ar that he be dede he ffhall bere. .iij. Crownes and he shall put one lande in fubiection and after that hit fhall be rewlede but not in histyme || This Bore after that he ys dede for his doughtynes fhall be entered at Coloigne and his lande fhall be fulle fyllede thenne with alle goode

After this Bore shall come a moldewarpe curfede of goddis mouthe a Caytyffe a Cowarde as one hare he fhall haue one grete fkyne as a Gote and vengeaunce shall come vppon him for fynne. In the firfte yere of his reighne he fhall haue of alle goode grete plente in his lande and towarde hym allo and in his lande he fhall haue grete preyfyng tille the tyme that he fhall fuffre his peple lyue in to muche pride with oute Chaftyling wherefore god wille be wrothe Thanne shall ryffe vppe a Dragon oute of the Northe that. Ihall be full fere and [Fol. 43. b.] fhall mene werre ayens the for feyde moldewarpe and fhalle yeue hym Bataille vpon a stone || This dragon gedre ayen in to his Company a wolfe that shall come oute of the wefte. that be gynne were a yenste the for seyde moldewarpe in his fyde and fo fhall the dragon and he bynde there taylles to gedre. Thenne fhall come a lyon out of Irlande that fhall fall in Companye with theme And thenne fhall tremble the lande that time* fhall be callede Englande as one Afpynlefe and in that tyme fhall Caftellis feme for to be fellede doune vppon Thamys and hit feme that feuerne shall be drye for the bodyes that Thall dede there in the iiij. Chefe flodes of Englande fhall renne with Bloode and grete drede fhall be and angwyffh that shall aryffe. || The moldewarpe fhall flee for dredé and the dragon the lyon and the wolfe hym fhall dryue a waye and the lande fhall be with oute hym and the moldwarpe haue no maner powere fafe onely a fhip whereto he maye wende and after that he shall goon to lande whenne the fee ys withdrawe || And after that shall yeue the .iij. partie of his lande for to haue the .iiij. partie in peace and

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relte and after he fhall* lyue in forowe alle his lyff tyme And in his tyme
the hote Bathes fhalle bycome colde. || And after that fhall the moldwarpe
dye aventurously and so deuly allas for forowe for he shall be drente in a
floude of the fee his fede fhall be come power faderleffe in ftraunge lande
for euir more and thenne fhall the lande be departede in .iij. partyes that
ys to feye to the wolfe to the dragon and to lyon and fo fhall the lande
be for euir more and thenne this lande fhall be callede the lande of Con-
quefte and fo fhall the ryghtfull heryes of Englande ende.

Ca. lxxvij.

Howe Arthure ouir come Guillomore that was kyng of
Irlande. and howe the Scottes by come his men.

WHenne Guyllomore [Fol. 44. a.] herd telle that kyng Arthur was enterde
at glaftingburg he** ordeynede a grete power of Iryffhmen and came to fee
with his Iryffhe peple and so came in to Scotlande ouir þe fee and arryuede faste
by that place there that kyng Arthur was with his hofte and anoon as he herde
there of he wente towarde hym and gaffe hym Bataille and ouircome hym
anoon ryght and Guyllomer fledde with his men ayen in to Irlande and
whenne this fcomfiture was doon || Arthur tornede hym ayen thens frome
that place in to the place there he had lefte the Scottes in and wolde haue
them all flayne | But Erchebyffhoppes | Abbottes and othir folke of the
countre and ladyes hopynheddede came be fore the kyng Arthur and criede
hym merci and feyde fire gentyll kyng and myghti haue merci and pite of
vs and as your selfe bethe of the ryght lawe to holde an maynten criften-
dome grete dyfhonoure hit fhulde be to kylle hem that beleuith in almyghty
god as ye donne and for goddis loue haue mercy and pite of vs and suffer
vs to lyue for we haue had muche forowe and payne for the Saxons haue
many tymes thurgh oure lande paffede but that ys not ynoghe to you for
ofte tymes they haue doo vs muche forowe and diffeafe for oure Caftelle
they haue take and oure beftys flayne and eten and muche barme they haue
doon vs and yef ye wolde nowe vs kylle hit were noon honoure to a kyng
to kylle heme that cryede hym mercy for thoughe ye haue don and vs
ouircome yette for the loue of god fuffer vs for to lyue and haue mercy
vppon criften peple that beleue in god as you done | Whenne Arthur hard
this forowe he had pite of hem and yaf hem lyff and lymme and alle they
felle doune to his foote and by come his liegemen and be tooke of hem
homage and feaute and after kyng Arthur turnede ayen with his hoste and
come to yorke ayen and there he [Fol. 44. b.labode duryng that viag and
thenne yaff he loegers to fothe that had fpoufede his fufter and othir yeftis
grete plente and than was Gawen his Cofyn but of yong agee and to alle
his othir men that hym had feruede in his werre he yaff riche yeftis and
he thankede hem muche of here goode feruife.

Ca. lxxviij.

Howe kyng Arthur wedede Gunnore that was Cadours
Cofyne Erle of Cornevaille and after conquerede of Guillo-
more alle Irlande.

WHenne Arthur had brought his lande in peace and refte and in good
state and refte was in euery countre thenne he tooke and weddede a wyffe
that men callede Gunnore and made hire Quene a fayre lady and a gentill
that Cadoure the Erlle of Cornewaylle longe tyme had noryffhede in his
Chaumber that was his owne Cofyn but neuir they had noo childe to geder
and neuir the lesse kyng Arthur louyde hire wonder muche and der wor-
thelyche and anoon as wynter was paffede he lette affemble a grete hofte
and alle his Barons and feyde that he wolde wende in to Irland for to
Conquere the land and he taryed not longe that he ne passede in to Irlande

and Guyllomore the kyng lette affemble a grete hofte and yaf bataille to kyng Arthur but Guyllomor was difcomefite and yelde hym to kyng Artur and by came his man and to hym dide foialte and homag and of hym held his land fro that tyme forwarde and after paffede kyng Arthur forthermore and conquerede Gutlande and Irland and tooke homagee of folke of the lande and there dwellede he .xij. yere in peace and reighnede with muche joye and myrthe and werrede vppon noo man and non man vppon hym and he be came fo curteys large and fo honorable that the Emperoures Courte of rome ne noon thurghoute alle the worlde was acceptede to kyng Arthur that any man wiste ne non fo welle preuede and there fore the beste knyghtis of all maner landes come to hym to dwelle [Fol. 45. a.] with hym and he hem refceyuede with goode wille and reuerence and alle knyghtis were fo goode that no man knewe the worfte ne the beste and there fore kyng Arthur made the rounde tabell that whane they fhulde fitte to mete alle fhulde be ilyche hyghe and they weren ilyche feruede at the tabel that non myht make a vaunte that one were hygher thene anothir || And kyng Arthur bad at tabel Britanis ffrenffhemen. Normans flemmyges Burgoyns Manfeirs hohermes and of alle the landes on this halfe Mounte Gorre And of his land of Britaine and of grete Cornewayle of Wales and of Irlande of scotlande and shortely to telle of all the landes that wollde haue worship and Chiualrye fithe come to kyng Arthur and to his Courte.

Ca. lxxix.

Howe kyng Arthur come in to ffraunce and conquerede that lande of ffrolles that was a Romayne and kym kyllede.

SIthe hit be falle that kyng Arthur thurgh counfaile of his Britanis and lordes wolde gon to alle ffraunce that thanne was clepede Galle thurgh Romanis that thane helde that lande in here power and in here lordefhip and the romanis had take that lande to a nobel knyght and a worthy of body that men called ffrolles. And whenne he wifte that kyng Arthur come he hordeyned on hofte and a grete powere and faught with the kyng and he and his folke were difcomefite and thens he fledde to parys and entered the towne and closede the yattes and ber hem helde | Arthur wifte that ffrolles was gonn to parys he pursuede after and come thithir and hym befegede but the Cite was fo ftronge and welle arrayede and they that were with in defendede hem welle and manlyche kyng Arthur dwelle there more thenne a monthe and there was fo muche peple in the Citee and had spendede alle there vitailles that were with in And fo grete hunger came amonges theme that they dyede [Fol. 45. b.] wounder thike with in the Citee for hunger and they came to ffrolles and preyede hym to be accordede with kyng Arthur for to haue peace and they wolde yeld theme to hym and the towne alfo frolles fawe that he no lenger myght holde the Citee ayenste his wille and truft gretly vppon his owne ftrength and fende to kyng Arthur that he Thulde fyght with hym. Body for body and fo fhulde they departe ffraunce by twene them twoo. | Kyng Arthur anoon grauntede and wolde that noon of his peple vnder take the Bataille for hym and vppon the morowe bothe came welle armede with oute Parys there they fhulde fyght and anoon they fmytte to gedres fo ferfely and fo welle foughten vppon bothe fydes that noo man couthe deme the Better of hem and fo hit be felle that ffrolles yaf Arthur fuche a stroke that he knelede to the Grounde wolde he nolde he and ffrolles with drewe his fwerde and woundede kyng Arthur in the forehede that the bloode felle doune by his yen and his face | Arthur anoon ftert vppe hertely whene he felde hym hurte as a man that femede al moste woode and he toke taborne his good fwerde and drough vppon high and yaff frolles fuche a ftroke that there with he clifte his hede doune to the fhuldres fo that his helme myght not be his waraunte and fo he felle downe dede in the place and they of the Citee made grete forowne for

frolles and anon euerychone yelde hem to kyng Arthur and the towne alfo and by come his men and dyde to hym homage and feaute and he vnderfonge heme and tooke of hem goode hoftages And kyng Arthur after that wente furthe with his hofte and Conquerede Aungonne and Angers Gafcoigne Phithis Nauerne Burgoyne Burg lehoner Tueryn and Pheghters and alle the othir landes of ffraunce he conquerede. holiche and whenne he had alle conquerede and take her homages and feautes he tornede ayen to parys and there he [Egl. 46. a.] dwellede longe tyme and ordeynede peace longe tyme ouir alle the countre and thourghoute alle ffraunce and whenne peace was made ouir alle thurgh his noble knyghthode that he had and alfo for his owne worthynes And noo man were he neuer fo grete a lorde durfte not meue werre a yens hym neythir to ryfe and for to make the lande of ffraunce in quiete and peace he dwellede there .ix. yere and dyde there many grete woundres and reprouede many proude men and lythir tyraunts and theme chastifede after here deferuyng.

Ca. .iiijxx. *

Howe kyng Arthure avauncede alle his men that had travaylede in his feruyfe where he wente.

And after hit be felle thus at Efter there that he hellde a fefte at Parys and richely he gan avaunce his knyghts for her seruyce that hym had holpyn in his Conquefte he yaf his Stywarde that men callede kaye Angou and Angers and to bedelere his Botteller he yaf Normandye that than was callede Neuftreie and to holden his Chaumberleyne he yaf fflaunders and Mounte and to dorelle his Cofyn he yaf Buloigne and to Richarde his Cofyn he yaff Pountyf and to alle othir he yaf. largely landes and fees after that they were of estate | And whenne Arthur had thus his knyghtes feofede at Apriell thanne-nexte folowyng he come ayen in to Britaigne his owne lande and after at whitfontyd nexte fewing by Counfeill of his Barouns he wolde be crounede kyng of Glommorgan and helde a folempne fefte and lette fommoun kinges Erles Barouns that they shulde come thithir euerychone there was ** Scatier kyng of sscotlande Cadwere kyng of flouthewales Suyllonde kyng of Northewales Maddyd king of Irlande Malgamour kyng of Gutlande Achilles kyng of Iflande Alothe kyng of denmarke Gonewas kyng of Norwaye and hoelle his Cofyn khng of little Britaine Cadour kyng of dorkeneye Morwith Erle of Cornewayle Mauren Erle of Glowceftre Euerdon Erl of Winchester Boeff Erle of herforde Argeli Erle of Oxenforde Curfalle Erle of Bathe Jonas Erle of Chefter Eueraff Erle of dorcester kymour Erle of ff [Fol. 46. b.] lyfbury Waloth Erle of Caunterbury Ingerrye Erle of Chichester Aralle Erle of Leycefter and the Erle of warwyk and many othir riche lordes Britains alfo there were Inoghe that ys to feye Cipponner donand Sennez and many othir that ben not here namede were at that fefte and many a fayre fefte kyng Arthur had holde before but neuer noon fuche ne fo folempne and that lastede .xv. dayes with muche honoure and myrthe.

Ca. .iiijxxi.

Of the lettre that was sente frome the Citee of Rome for pride to kyng Arthur.

The thirde daye as kyng Arthur fatte atte his mete amonge alle his kynges and amonge alle hem that sitten at the feste afore hym come .x.

* Die französische Bezeichnung der Zahl 80 (quatre-vingt) kann nur die Veranlassung zu dieser Art der Darstellung derselben sein. Aus dem deutschen Zahlsystem erklärt sie sich nicht.

** Die Aufzählung findet sich bei Galfr. Monm. auch, die Namen stimmen aber nicht überein.