Roman Emperor, Wyþ l_ett_res of þe Emp_er_oures _luci_us. Whas name was Lucies. Þes l_ett_res were opened & vnfold, And þe tydyng_e_ to alle men told, 200 Whas sentence, yf y ne lye, Was after þ_a_t y can aspye: L_ite_ra Lucii ¶ Luci_u_s þe grete Emp_er_our i_m_p_er_at_oris_. To hys Enemy Arthour:-- 204 We woundereþ of þi wodeness And also of þy Madnesse! How darst þow any wyse saying, that to Aȝenst the Emp_er_o_ur_ þ_u_s aryse, 208 have invaded And ryde on Remes on eche wey, France, etc., and And make kyngeȝ to þe obey? made kings, Þu art wood on þe Nolle! Arthur must be Þu hast scley owre cosyn frolle; 212 mad in his noll; Þu schalt be tawȝt at a schort day [Fol. 44, for to make such_e_ aray. col. 1.] Oure cosyn Iuli_us_ cesar So_m_me tyme conquered þar; 216 that he must pay To Rome þu owest hys trybut; his tribute, We chargeþ þe to paye vs hyt. Thy pryde we woll_e_ alaye Þat makest so gret aray: 220 We co_m_mandeþ þe on haste To paye owre trybut faste; Þu hast scley frolle in frau_n_ce Þat hadde vnder vs þer_e_ gou_er_nau_n_ce, 224 And wyþholdest oure tribute þ_er_to: Þu schalt be tawȝt þu hast mysdo: We co_m_mandeþ þe in haste soone and come to Þat þu come to vs at Rome 228 Rome to be To vnd_er_fang our_e_ ordynau_n_ce punished for For þy dysobediau_n_ce; his disobedience. As þu wold nat leze þy lyf, Fulfylle þys w_y_t_h_oute stryff." 232 [Arthur's Answer to Lucius.]