¶ To gentille women of Aniowe, of non auancement,
A hundreth mark of gold vnto þam was sent.
Withouten þis testament þat he did writen,
& þe grete tresore tille Acres was witen,
& þat he lent religiouse to bring þam aboue,
Fourty þousand mark he gaf for Gode loue.
[Kaunt le Rey Henry ad fet son testament, Al parle|ment de Fraunce son chemyn enprent. Touz les melz va|nez [sive vauez] de Douer a Derwent Sunt oue [sive ouf] le Rey alez, atyrez richement. Dount par my Parys est dist communement, Ke vnkes vi|rent Reis oue si [sive ouf ly] bele gent, Petri nostri ex|emplaria Gallica.] WHAN þe kyng Henry had mad his testament,
He dight his oste redy, & to Parys went.
Fro . . erwent to Douere þat best wer worþi
With . . . . . went þei ouer, atired richeli.
þa . . . . . . nd þe folk in Parys, þat þei wele herd,
With so fayre folk of pris neuer to prince ferd.
Of þe kyng of France he asked amendment,
þe duzepers for chance þei ros with on assent,
& in þer conseile kaste þer chance on ilk side,
þei acordid at þe laste, þat pes mot best betide.
Whan pes was set certeyn bituex þo kynges tueye,
& Normundie þorgh seyen, tille Inglond he tok þe weye.
IN þe ȝere afterward at midsomer men teld,
þe kyng in Oxenford his parlement held.
Bi his writte he sent after kyng William:
William dight him & went, tille Oxenford he cam,
