[ner a ghelded man], [From Cx.] and þat the holy tapir schulde be i-halowed [halewed, β.] an Ester eve. After ȝoȝinius, [ȝiȝonnius, γ.] Bonefacius was pope foure ȝere. He ordeyned þat no man [woman, β.; womman, γ.] schulde wasche [waysche, γ.] nor [noþer, α.; ne, Cx.] handle [noþur hondele, γ.] the tow|ayles of þe auȝter, noþer doo ensens in þe ensencer. [senser, β.; censer, Cx.] Gaufridus et Alfridus. Þanne þe deth of Maximus þe tyraunt, þe knyȝt þat longede to Rome, was i-knowe, and also þe deþ of Con|stancius was i-knowe, and þe forsaide enemyes, [enymys, γ.] Guanius and Melga, com [aȝe] [From α., β., γ., and Cx.] out of Irlond wiþ Scottes and Norweies, and brende and slouȝ [slouȝt, γ.] in þe kyngdom of Bretayne from [fram, β.] see to see. Þerfore þe Britouns sente to þe Romayns, and byhoteþ [byhoteþ] promysed, Cx.] [for] [From α. and β.; vor, γ.] to be sugette alwey, and axith [and axith] for to have, Cx.] alway [alway] om. α., γ., and Cx.] help. Anon Honorius sente hem a legioun of the people, [of the people] om. α., β., γ. and Cx.] þat destroyed [destriede, β.] here ene|myes, [henymys, γ. (bis).] and tauȝte þe Britouns [to] added in Cx.] make a wal þwart [þwert, β. and γ.] over þe ilond to holde out here enemyes. Þe legioun went aȝen, and þe men of þe ilond were unkunnynge of so greet craft, made a wal of torves [torvys, γ.] and of stoon, þat was noþing profitable, from [profyt habel vram, γ.] þe