The story of England

¶ De admiracione Lacus Lumine in Scocia.

[The next fourteen lines are not represented in the MS. du Roi, 27, but are in four of De Lincy's other MSS., du Roi, 73, Cangé; 7515^3.3. Colb.; de l'Ars. 17, B.-L.; de Ste.-Genev. Y. f. 10. Wace, ii. 61, note a.] ¶ In þat louh ar sexti iles— In þo þe dwelte longe [in þo þei duelled long.] whyles— & ilk an yle haþ a rocher [rochere.] . & a water dep & cler. Line 10,200 In þo roches foules reste, & ernes brede, & make þer neste; ȝyf any sorewe or any wo, Or any werre or any þro, Line 10,204

Line 10,204 Schal in þat lond tyde or gynne, Alle þe ernes þat brede þer-inne Schul crie & ȝelle, & make rere, [Lambeth folio 44b:1] Þat al þe contre aboute schal here, Line 10,208 & feighte to-gydere four daies or fyue, & al to-pulle þe feþeres, [þer fedres.] & ryue. Þys louh, Luminie men calle, Sexti watres þer-inne falle, Line 10,212 & alle dwelle þer-inne ilkon; Non rennes out to þe se but on. Wyþynne þis lough had þey dwellynge, [P. leaves out this line.] Þe Scottes, for Arthur oure kynge. [P. leaves out this line.] Line 10,216 Arthur byseged alle þe loughes, & gadered botes, chalans, [The heavily-laden boats that navigate the Seine from Paris to Havre, are still called chalans. De Lincy, Wace, ii. 61, note [þer fedres.] .] & trowes, Þat non myghte brynge þem ne gyue . Mete ne drynke, wyþal to lyue. Line 10,220 So wyþynne a lytel while So mykel hunger was yn þe ile, Men sey [sauh þam.] by hundredes & þousandes Ly [lig.] ded for hunger on þe sandes; Line 10,224 Men seye þem go & falle right doun [P. leaves out this line.] ffor hunger, þat was lord of toun. [P. leaves out this line.]

Gwylomar, [Diramaurus, Wace, (ii. 61, l. 9690), MS. du Roi, 27; Gillamurus, MS. du Roi, 73, Cangé; Ghillo|marus, MS. du Roi, 7515^3.3. Colb.] þe Irische kynge, . Com ouer þe se wyþ many lordyng Line 10,228 To helpe þe Saxons [scottis.] in þer nede. Lytel, y wene, myghte þey [he mot.] spede! He aryued [ryued.] vp by þat cost Þer Arthur lay, & al his host. Line 10,232

Line 10,232 Arthur & hyse a-geyn hym nomen, Bot þe Irische wer sone ouer-comen; He dide þe Irische wyþ force to fle A-geyn til Irland, ouer þe se. Line 10,236