++The king eft ſone, w{i}t{h}in a litill ſpace, His Iornay makith haith frome place to place, [Sidenote: He goes to Camelot, and finds the clerks assembled.] Whill that he cam to camelot; and there The clerk{is} all, as that the chargit were, 408 Aſſemblit war, and came to his preſens, Of his deſir to viting the ſentens. To them that war to hyme moſt ſpeciall Furth his entent ſhauyth he al hall; 412 [Sidenote: He discloses all to the ten that are most expert,] By whois conſeil, of the worthieſt He cheſith ten, yclepit for the beſt, And moſt expert and wiſeſt was ſuppoſit, 415 To qwhome his drem all hail he haith diſcloſſit; [Fol. 6b.] The houre, the nyght, and al the c{er}cumſtans; [Sidenote: and beseeches them to explain the dreams.] Beſichyne them that the ſignifycans Thei wald hyme ſhaw, that he my{ch}t reſting fynde Of It, the wich that occupeid his mynde. 420 [Sidenote: One of them asks for nine days to advise upon the matter.] And one of them with[T9] al ther holl aſſent Saith, “ſhire, fore to declare our entent Vpone this matere, ye wil ws delay Fore to awyſing one to the ix day.” 424 The king ther-to grantith haith, bot hee [Sidenote: The king complies, but shuts them up in a strong place.] In to o place, that ſtrong was and hye, He cloſith them, whare thei may no whare get, Vn to the day, the wich he to them set. 428 Than goith the clerk{is} ſadly to awyß Of this mat{er}, to ſeing in what wyß The king{is} drem thei ſhal beſt ſpecefy. [Sidenote: The masters of astronomy fetch their books,] And than the maiſtris of aſtronomy 432 The book{is} longyne to ther artis set;[T10] Not was the buk{is} of arachell forget, Of nembrot, of danȝhelome, thei two, Of moyſes, {and} of herynes all soo; 436 [Sidenote: and calculate the disposition of the planets.] And ſeking be ther calcolaciou{n}e To fynd the planet{is} diſpoſiciou{n}e, The wich thei fond ware wond{er} ewill yſet The ſamyne nyght the king his ſweuen met. 440 [Footnote T9: MS. “saith with” (with a very slight scratch through “saith”).] [Footnote T10: So in MS. Read “fet.”] [Headnote: THEY REFUSE TO EXPLAIN THEM.]