My ioye is alle in the nowe here be my comfort in this And in my Doghter Dame Florypas. 96 case. Sortybraunce, my Counselere, Order Sortibrance, Lete clepe him forthe to counsaile me, my counsellor, to be And Oliborne, my Chauncelere called for, and my And noble Clerke of hie degre, 100 chancellor Oliborn, And Espiarde, my messangere, and Espiard my To goon to Assye and to Aufrike, messenger, that he To kinges, princes fer[rh] and ne[rh], may go to Africa and Barons, Admyralls and Dukes frike, 104 to Asia and to all Comaundinge hem vppon̄ her legeaunce the princes, who owe To come in al hast vnto me, me allegiance, and Wel Armed with shelde and launse, command them hastily to To Egremoure þon̄ riche Cite.” 108 assemble with shield In shorte tyme this message was wroghte and lance at Agremore.’ An hundred thouusande on a rowte In a short time 100,000 That robbery was righte dere boght, men had assembled. Was never none derrer without«en» douȝte. 112 On the advice of The kinge of Baldas, sir Lukafe[rh], Lukafer, Of Aufryke lorde and governoure, king of Baldas, Spake to the Sowdon̄, that me«n» myghte the soudan also here, brought together 700 And saide “sir, for thyn honou[rh], 116 sail and a Do sende for shippes both fe[rh] and dromond for himself, nere.” for Ferumbras of Carrikes, Galeis and shippes shene, Alexandrie, for the vij hundred were gadered al in fere Asiatic king of And a Dromonde for the Sowden̄ kene. 120 [leaf 4] Chaunder and Sir Ferumbras of Alisaundre for Floripas. There In the Dromonde with him was, were two masters in Of Assy the kinge of Chaunde[rh], that vessel, and two And his faire dogħter Floripas. 124 idols placed on the Two maistres were in the Dromounde, main top, with round Two goddes on hye seten̄ thore maces, therewith to In the maister toppe, withe macis rounde, menace the Christians. To manace with the Cristen̄ lore. 128 The sails of red The sailes were of rede Sendelle, sendal-silk were Embrowdred witħ riche araye, [p005 TO INVADE ROME WITH A GREAT ARMY.]