[Th]is was a worthy chere:
Eche of [th]ese vyve at her venyw
Brou[gh]t zyx [th]ousand at har retenyw; 308
with 30,000men, xxx{ti} [th]owsand, yc_h_ vnderstand,
[Th]es vyf kyng_is_ hadde on honde.
80,000 Normans Than hadde he out of Normandye,
and Of Angeoy & of Almanye, 312
Boloyne(.) Peytow & flau_n_dres
Fowre skore [th]owsand harneys--
12,000 from Geryn of Chartez .xij. [th]owsand
Chartres, [th]at went wy[th] Arto_ur_ euer at honde; 316
10,000 Bretons. Hoel of bretayn, [th]owsandez ten
Of hardy & well_e_ fyghtyng Men;
Out of Bretaygne hys owne land
and 40,000 He passed fourty [th]owsand 320
British: Of Archerys & off Arblastere
[Th]_a_t Cow[th] well_e_ [th]e craft of werre.
[P] In Foot other Many a Man Moo
Able to feyght(:) as well_e_ as [th]o: 324
in all 200,000. Two hunderd [th]ousand
Went wy[th] hym out of lond,
And Many moo sykerly
That y can[4] not nombrye. [4. ? MS. y-tan.] 328
Artho_ur_ toke [th]an [th]e lond
Britain is left To Moddredes owne hond;
in Mordred's He kept al o[th]er [th]yng
charge. Saue [th]o Corowne weryng; 332
But he was [fals] of hys kepynge,
As [gh]e schall_e_ hure here folewynge.
Arthur ships Now than_ne_ ys Arto_ur_ y-Come
at Southampton, And hys Ost to Sowthamptone: 336

[The Giant that Ravished Fair Elayne.]

Ther was Many a Man of Myghte
Strong & bold also to fyghte.
Eche man hath take his schuppynge,
And ys at hys loghynge. 340
Vp go[th] [th]e sayl(:) [th]ey sayle[th] faste:
Arthour owt of sy[gh]t ys paste.
[Th]e ferst lond [th]at he gan Meete,
and lands at Forso[th]e hyt was Bareflete; 344
Barfleet. Ther he gan vp furst aryve.
Now well_e_ Mote Artho_ur_ spede & thryve;
God speed him! And [th]at hys saule spede [th]e better,