The story of England

¶ Apud Cirencestriam coronatus est Rex Constantinus.

To Circestre Constant wente, & held þer a parlymente. Sire Guncelyn þer gaf hym þe coroun; Þer-of was fayn ilka Bretoun. Line 6992 Þenn tok he wyf auenaunt & god, Sib þe bischop, of Romayns blod. Þ[r]e childre on hure he gat auenaunt, Þe eldest, highte his name Constant; Line 6996

Line 6996 He dide hym norice [norish.] at Wynchestre, And ȝald [mad.] hym monk in þat same estre; Þat oþer sone highte Aurelyus, His to-name was Ambrosius; Line 7000 Þe þridde child, Vter he hight, Þat lyuede lengest, & best was knyght. Þe bischop, þorow leue of þe kynge, Hadde þe two in his kepynge. Line 7004 ȝyf Constant had lyued ani sel, [any seele.] He schuld haue mended þe lond ful wel; Two [ten.] ȝer he regned, & namo; Lyst how a traitour dide hym slo: Line 7008 ¶ On ffortyger, of Walsche blod, [One Vortiger of Wales blode.] Þat neuere in truþe no stude stod, [while stode.] He ȝerned mikel þe kyndam. Lyst how þe treson fro hym [listes how þis treson for him.] cam: Line 7012