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Folio 74v
Folio 74v
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many fayre contrayes þᵗ Arthure had wonne be fore of͵ þᵉ
myghty kynge Claudas so this lucius lucius luciu dispercled abrode
his oste Syxty myle large and commaunde hem to mete
wᵗ hym In Normandy In the contray of͵ Constantyne and
at͵ Barflete there ye me abyde for the douchery of͵
Bretayne I shaƚƚ͵ thorowly dystroy hit͵‧›

Div: NOw leve we Sir lucius And speke we of͵ kyngʹ Arthure

Milestone: King Arthur holds a parliament at York


NOw leve we Sir lucius And speke we of͵ kyngʹ Ar//
thure
that͵ cōmaunded aƚƚ͵ þᵗ were vndir his obey//
saunce aftir the vtas of͵ Seynte hyllary þᵗ aƚƚ͵ shulde be
assembled for to holde a parlement͵ at͵ yorke wᵗ In þᵉ wallys
and þere they concluded shortly to a reste aƚƚ͵ þᵉ shyppes of͵ this
londe And wᵗ In . xv . dayes to be redy at͵ Sandwych͵ Now
sirrys seyde Arthure I purpose me to passe many perelles
wayes and to ocupye þe Empyre þᵗ myne elders a fore
haue claymed þerefore I pray you counseyle me þᵗ may
be beste and moste worshyp

Milestone: Two chieftains are ordained

¶ The kyngɤ & knyghtɤ ga//
dirde hem vnto counsayle & were condecended for to
make . ii . chyfftaynes. that͵ was Sir Baudwen of͵ Bre//
tayne
anʹ Auncient͵ & anʹ honorable knyght͵ for to councey //
le and comforte and Sir Cadore son of͵ Cornuayle þᵗ was
at͵ þᵗ tyme called Sir Constantyne that͵ aftir was kynge
aftir Arthurs dayes ¶ And þere In the presence of͵ aƚƚ͵ þᵉ lordis
the kynge resynedresceyued aƚƚ͵ þᵉ rule vnto thes . ii . lordis and
quene Gwenyvere

Milestone: Sir Trystrams

And Sir Trystrams at͵ þᵗ tyme belefthe left͵
wᵗ kynge Marke of͵ Cornuayle for þᵉ loue of͵ labeale
Isode where fore Sir launcelot͵ was passyngʹ wrothe
//¶

Milestone: Sorrow of Queen Gwenyuer

Than quene Gwenyuer made grete sorow that͵ the
kynge and aƚƚ͵ þᵉ lordys sholde so be departed And þere she
feƚƚ͵ doune on a swone and hir ladyes bare hir to herʹ
chambir //
NoteThe flourish of 'her' looks like an '-er' abbreviation mark.

Milestone: King Arthur departs

¶ Than þᵉ kynge cōmaunded hem to god & be
lefte þᵉ quene In Sir Constantynes And sir Baudewens