The story of England

¶ De cordys Corey Taury.

³" Syn þou," seide Hengist, " wyþseyst þat me, " A skylful preiere þou graunte me: Line 7500 " Of þy maners þat y mot haue— " Wher-inne þat y may my lif saue—³ [^3-3

Said Hengist, if þou will nouht.ne dar not gif .I. þe of souht.on of þi maners þat .I. haue.grante it me myself to saue.

] " Namore lond, [ne no more lond.] wyd ne syd, " Þan y may sprede a boles hyd." Line 7504 Þat graunted anon kyng ffortygerne. Þen Hengist of sente his frende ȝerne; A boles hyde, he broughte hit þyder; On þonges he carf hit al [thuonges he karue it all.] to-gyder, Line 7508 And knytte hem alle þen on o þonge; [Lambeth folio 33a:1] & al so fer as hit was long, & euenlik al so mykel in brede, Þe lond he tok hit ouer ȝede. Line 7512

Line 7512 Þe lond aboute he dide hit stake, A fforcelet þer-on þan dide he make, & on his wyse [langage.] he gaf hit name, ' Þe Castel of Þonges,' [Vancastre (Wace, i. 327), MS. du Roi, 27; Gancastre, MS. du Roi, 73, Cangé; Tuancastre, MS. de l'Ars., 171, B.-L.] þe firste fame; Line 7516 Syn, als schorter speche fel, Hit was called 'þong castel;' [thuangcastell.] Bot Frenschemen couþe nought so seye, & caldit 'Castel de Correye;' Line 7520 Þat vse [uses.] men byȝonde þe se, & Bretons caldit 'Kaer Karre.' [Wace adds that many now call it 'Lancastre' who don't know the cause of its first name, l. 7082-4.]