" Reft him his heritage, sais on him felonie,
" He ȝeldes vp his homage, forsakis þi companie,
" & þerto all þe londes, þat he held of þe,
" & ȝeldes vp alle þe bondes of homage & feaute,
" Saue þe right þat may falle of ancestres olde,
" Unto þer heires alle to haf & to holde.
" We er pouer freres, þat haf nought on to lyue,
" In stede of messengeres, saue condite vs gyue.
" þorgh þi lond to go in þin anowrie,
" þat non vs robbe ne slo, for þi curteysie.
THE respons were redy, þat Philip did þam bere, [Responsio Regis Franciæ.]
A knyght fulle anerty gaf þam þis ansuere.
" [Lour dist ke les coue|naunce fet de sca [sive sa] en arere, Sunt tenuz en touz poyntz, saunz rien violer, Par le Rey de Fraunce, & par luy. xii. peer, Et par le Reis En|glays e luy mariner Rumpi sunt couenaunce par tere & par mere. Paroles ke sunt dites, de teres resigner, Des homages rendre, de seygnour refuser, Le Reis Phelipp resceyt, en meme la maner, MSS. Gall.] þe conantz þat wer sette in nessh & in hard,
" Kyng Philip has þam gette fro þat tyme hiderward.
" Bot þorgh þe kyng Inglis, & þorh his maryners,
" þe conantz ere gan mis, in many stedes sers.
" Homage vp to ȝeld, lordschip to forsake,
" So Philip it wild, on þat wise we it take,
" As ȝe haf mad present, þe kyng vouches it saue.
þe messengers went, condute he did þam haue,
þei hed redy wendyng, at Douer þei toke lond,
& sped þam to þe kyng, at London þei him fond.
