The story of England

Exe de Troia de qua causa bellum fuit ammotum.

In Troye was a Duc of prys, Pryamy sone þat highte Parys. Line 460 Custume was bi þo dawes, In tyme of þe elde lawes, Knygtes scholden [suld.] kepe bestes, Als y haue herd rede[n] in gestes. Line 464 þe Bible wytnesseþ [wittnes.] wel þys þynge Of Moyses & Dauid þe kynge; Schold [suld.] non bot of gentil blod, Erl or duc, or also [als.] god, Line 468 Bestes kepe, bot he were knyght, & stalworthe in armes for to fyght,

And hardy, & of honur, He kepte bestes y [in.] þe pastour, Line 472 Swylk on was þys ilke Parys, A duk hardi, & a knyght wys; [hardy knyght & wys.] He kepte bestes in þe feld As a knyght armed wiþ scheld. Line 476 Als Parys [as þis Paris.] sat at his hole, Out fro Grece þer cam a bole; To Paris bestes was his draught, And wiþ Parys bole he faught. Line 480