The story of England

¶ Interpretacio Sompny Arthury.

Somme þer were þus hit descried, ' Hym self þe dragon signefied, ' & þe bere som geaunt . 'Þat he schuld make [He suld him mak.] recreaunt, Line 12,132 ' ffro fer schold come, & do gret wo, ' & þorow force he schulde hym slo.'

Somme oþer weys gan hit rede, But alle þey seyde he schulde wel spede; Line 12,136 Þen seide hym self, "y trowe hit menes " Þis werre, & manye oþer tenes " Bytwyxt me & þe Emperour. " Let God al worthe, my creatour!" Line 12,140 ¶ At þat word þe day gan sprynge, Þe sonne ros faire y þe mornynge, & at þe sonne rysyng in god tyme Þey come to Bareflete er pryme. Line 12,144 ffro [of.] [Petyt folio 71b:1] schip to londe ful sone þey ȝede, & in þe contre aboute gon sprede; He seide he wolde his folk abyde, Þo þat were nought come [not comen.] þat tyde. Line 12,148 Longe while [long stounde.] dwelled he nought, Þat tydynges men hym [tiþinges men to him.] brought, Þat þider was comen a geaunt, & longe þer hadde ben his haunt; Line 12,152 Out of Spayne was he comen, [MS. comem.] & [had] [had.] Sire Oheles nece y-nomen; Mayde Eleyne was hure name, He had hure taken to do hure schame, Line 12,156 & had hure brought vnto an hil, Þat non ne myghte ne durste [dar.] com til.— Micheles Mount men calles [call.] hit now, . Þere þe geaunt Eleyne slow; Line 12,160 Was þer non auter ne [altere no. (mostier ne, Wace, ii. 145, l, 11,575.] no chapel Þat ilke tyme þat þis chaunce fel; Aboute þat hil þe water flowes, . Comeþ þer non þat he ne rowes.— Line 12,164 Þer [it.] was non þat hadde þat myght Þat wyþ þe geaunt durst ones fight;

Somme þer were vmwhile wylde fonde, [wold som tyme fond.] & hym assailled by water & londe, Line 12,168 But he gaf nought of þeir [MS. his. P. þer.] assaut, ffor þey fulle euere in þeir [fell in all.] defaut; ffor grete roches at þem he cast, & þer schipes to-rof & brast. Line 12,172 Many were drenkled, fele were slayn, Þo þat ascaped, hit was wyþ payn; Þer-fore þe contre was ner al fled, Þeir wonyng fursoke, þeir godes led, Line 12,176 & lefte þat lond wast & wylde, ffor man or best, wyf or childe. Þe geauntes name was Dynabrok, . A grysly [grimly.] [Petyt folio 71b:2] man was on to loke. Line 12,180