Desherite Edward of alle his seignorie,
[
Pur le grant honour, qe Edward le seneFist a Jon Baliol, tel est la bounte.Est reguerdone.:Dount le Reys EdwardDu Reys Jon musardLa gest auaunt parle, MSS. Gall.:Descoce seyt cum poetParfourmir nous estoet] Of Jon Baliol musard suilk was his curteysie. a wikked bounte.: For Edward gode dede þe Baliol did him mede a Maddok þer left we.: Turne we ageyn to rede & on our geste to spede
NOW is Morgan ȝolden, & Maddok he bendes,
þe kyng comen to London, bi consail of his frendes.
Tuo Cardenalles of Rome þe pape hider sent,
To Paris boþe þei come, to þe parlement,
þei said luf to make, þe pape wild entermet,
þat non ageyn oþer take, tille tyme þat he had set.
þise cardinals so bond Edward & Philip,
Nouþer suld werri bi lond, no in water bi schip,
Bot hold þam stone stille in pes at þer cuntre,
þat nouþer of þam did ille, þe pape wild justise be.
þise kynges stille þei left at þe pape's request,
þe Normanz com now eft, & mak a newe gest.
ALS pes was mad of partie þorgh cardinals þat com ouer, [Normanni fecerunt insultum ad Douere.]
þe folk of Normundie aryued vp at Douer,
