The Relikes of Rome to saue. and for the relics. At oure lady of Parys He presents the He offred the Crosse so fre; 3236 cross to Paris, the The Crown̄ he offred at seynte Denyse, Crown to St. Denis, At Boloyne the nayles thr«e». the three nails to Alle his Barons of him we[rh] gladd, Boulogne. Thai gafe him grete presente. 3240 For he so wele hade I-spedde, Thay did him grete reuerence. Charles well The kinge hade wel in mynde remembered the The tresone of Genelyne, 3244 treachery of Genelyn, Anoon̄ for him he dide sende To yefe him an evel fyne: “Thou traito«ur» unkynde” q«uo»d the kynge, “Remembrist thoᶙ not how ofte 3248 Thou hast me betrayed, þ«o»u fals Genelyne? Therfore thoue shalt be honged on lofte!— Loke that the execucion̄ be don̄, That throgh Parys he be drawe, 3252 and ordered him to be And honged on hye on mou«n»t Fawcon̄, drawn and hanged at As longeth to traytoures by lawe; Montfaucon in Paris. That alle men shall take hede, What deth trayto«ur»ys sha[l~l] fele, 3256 That assente to such falshede, Howe the wynde here bodyes shal kele.” Thus Charles Thus Charles conquered Laban̄, conquered the Soudan The Sowdon̄ of Babyloyne, 3260 of Babylone. That riche Rome stroyed and wan̄ And alle the brode londe of Spayn̄. [187] . . . . . .[an]d of his Barons . . . . . . .[hi]s pride 3264 . . . . . . . .eligons . . . . . . . .þat tyde . . . . . . .on Charles soule . . . . . . .s also 3268 [p094 CONCLUSION.] . . . . . . .Peter and Poule God lete hem never wete of woo! [leaf 81] But brynge here soules to goode reste! That were so worthy in dede. 3272 And gyf vs ioye of the beste, God give joy to all That of here gestes rede! who read this romance. Here endithe the Romaunce of the Sowdon of Babyloyne and of Ferumbras his sone who conquerede Rome, And Kynge Charles off Fraunce withe xij. Dosyperes toke the Sowdon in the feelde And smote of his heede. FOOTNOTES: [89] «Read»: myghtes [90] «MS.» dōō [91] «leaf worn.» [92]–† «See the note.» [93] «See the note.» [94] «or» Ar [95] «See the note.» [96] «See the note.» [97] «looks like» hound. [98] «Read» ‘wide’ [99] «sic.»? assaute. [100] «MS.» M^l [101] «This line in a much later hand.» [102] «Read»: were ordeyned [103] Estragote [104] «Read»: reste [105] «See the note.» [106] «MS.» Oost «corrected to» Cost. [107] «Read»: a ras. [108] «See the note.» [109] «Read»: We [110] «MS.» Berumbras. [111] «See the note.» [112] «Read»: ‘without faile.’ [113] «See the note.» [114] «Read»: ‘a ras.’ [115] «MS.» met. [116] «See the note.»