Herkeneþ, þat loueþ hono_ur_, [Fol. 42_b_] Of kyng Arthour & hys labo_ur_; How Arthur And furst how he was bygete, was begotten As þ_a_t we in bok_is_ do rede. 4 by Pendragon Vther pendragon_e_ was hys fader, on Ygerne. And ygerne was hys Moder. Pendragon_e_ ys in walysch_e_ Pendragon 'Dragones heed' on Englysch_e_; 8 (_t.i._ Dragon's He maked ypeynted dragon_e_s two; Head) made Oon schold byfore him goo two painted Whan he went to batayle, dragons, Whan he wold hys foes sayle; 12 That other abood at wynchester, Euermore stylle there. and thence Bretones ȝaf hym þ_a_t Name, had his name. Vther Pendragon_e_ þe same, 16 For þat skyle fer & nere Euer-more hyt to here. How Uther loved The Erles wyff of Cornewayle the Earl of He loued to Muche sanz fayle; 20 Cornwall's wife, [Arthur Has the Round Table Made.] Merlyn wyþ hys sotelnesse Turned vtheris lyknesse, And maked hym lyche þe Erl anone, And wyþ hys wyff (:) his wyll_e_ to done 24 In þe cou_n_tre of Cornewell_e_: In þe Castel of Tyntagell_e_, and begat Arthur Thus vther, yf y schall_e_ nat lye, in adultery. Bygat Arthour in avowtrye. 28 Whan vther Pendragon_e_ was deed, Arthur is Arthour anon was y-crowned; crowned, He was courteys, large, & Gent to alle puple verrament; 32 Beaute, Myȝt, amyable chere To alle Men ferre and neere; Hys port (;) hys ȝyftes gentyll_e_ is loved of all, Maked hym y-loved wyll_e_; 36 Ech mon was glad of hys p_re_sence, And drade to do hym dysplesau_n_ce; is strong A stronger Man of hys honde was neuer founde on any londe, 40 and courteous. As courteys as any Mayde:-- Þus wryteþ of hym þ_a_t hym a-sayde. [Fol. 42_b_, At Cayrlyon_e_, wyt_h_oute fable, col. 2.] He makes the he let make þe Rou_n_de table: 44 Round Table, And why þ_a_t he maked hyt þus, Þis was þe resou_n_ y-wyss,-- that all at it Þat no man schulde sytt aboue other, might be equal. ne haue indignaciou_n_ of hys broþ_er_; 48 And alle hadde (.)oo(.) seruyse, For no pryde scholde aryse For any degree of syttynge, Oþer for any seruynge:-- 52