68
Frollo in-to Paryss fly,
W_y_th strenkthe kept hyt wysely:
and there Arthour byseged [th]_a_t Syte & town
besieges him, Tyll_e_ [th]eire vytayl was y-doon. 72
till Frollo Frollo [th]at worthy knyght
challenges him Proferyd w_y_t_h_ Artho_ur_ for to fyght
to single combat. Vnder [th]is wyse & condiciou_n_,--
"Ho hadde [th]e Maystrie (:) haue [th]e crown; 76
And no mo men but [th]ey two."
They fight: [Th]e day Was sett (:) to-geder [th]ey go:
Fayr hyt was to byholde
In suche two kny[gh]ghte[gh] bolde: 80
[Th]er was no word y-spoke,
But eche hadde other by [th]e [th]rote;
[Th]ey smote w_y_t_h_ trou_n_chou_n_
& w_y_t_h_ swerd;
[Th]at hyt seye were a-ferd; [Fol. 43.] 84
Frollo fou[gh]t wy[th] hys ax (:) as men dude se;
(Frollo with He hytt Arthour (:) so sore (:)
his axe) [th]_a_t he felle on kne.
He ros vp raply (:) and smot hym full_e_ sore;
He dude hym to grent a (.) soue[gh][1]
[th]_er_fore. [1. ? sone[gh]] 88
thus they hyw on helmes hye,
And schatered on wy[th] scheldes.
[Th]e puple by-gan to crye
[Th]at stood on [th]e feldes; 92

[Arthur Returns Victorious to Britain,]

till Arthur in ther ne wyst no man, as y can ler_e_,
wrath takes Who of ham two was [th]e better_e_ [th]er_e_.
Brownsteel, Arthour was chafed & wexed wroth_e_,
_Caliburn_us He hente brou_n_steell_e_ | and to Frollo goth_e_ 96
_Arthuri Gladius_ Brou_n_stell_e_ was heuy & also kene;
[with a sketch Fra_m_ [th]e schulder(:) to [th]e syde
thereof in the went bytwene
MS.] and strikes Off frollo | and [th]an he fell to
Frollo [th]e grou_n_de
Ry[gh]t as he moste | deed(.) in lyte stou_n_de. 100
Frensch_e_ men made doell_e_ & wept full_e_ faste;
[Th]eir Crowne of frau_n_ce [th]ere [th]ey loste.
Arthur takes Than wente Arthour in-to paryse
Paris. And toke [th]e castell_e_ & [th]e town