His bones did he lay in a toumbe of honour,
It was his owen abbay, þerof he was [¶ This kynge henry the fyrst | buylded the Abbey of Redynge | & released the En|glysshemen the Dane gelt. Also this kynge henry beynge in Normandye in the xxxv. yere of his reyne | the se|conde day of December in the yere of Chryst. M.C.xxxv. dyed. Some say he dyed of a surfet | and some wryters say that it was by a fall of a horse | and his body was brought into Englande | and is buryed in the Abbay of Re|dynge. J. Rastall in his Chr.] foundour.
HENRY is at his reste, his soule at Criste's wille, [DeHenrico comite An|degaviæ.]
& Steuen wille do his beste, in Inglond Ieues he stille.
Thebaud, Steuen broþer, as erle in his cuntre,
Of o side ne of oþer no þing deles he.
Henry of Aniowe takes conseile at frendes,
With Malde, þat is so trowe, to Saynt Denys he wendes,
& his sonne Henry, þat men helde of grete pris,
þei gaf him Normundie bifor þe kyng Lowys,
& tille his heyres for ay, to hold of þe kyng of France.
And on þe toþer day men teld him of a chance,
þat Gerard of Peiters þe erle Marchis had fet,
Aniowe with þer souders was alle biseged & set.
Whan Henry herd telle, he tok leue at Lowys,
Bot Mald scho gan duelle at þe castelle Sir Amys,
þat was duke of Gaynes, Henry cosyn þorgh right.
To suffre Henry paynes he hette him alle his myght.
Also þe duke Henry with his fadere ȝede,
With help of Normundie, þe better mot he spede.
