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We rede how on̛ a tyme when̛ þe grete Emperour Henrie at a grete cetie held̛ his whisson-tyde, a little befor̛ mes, when̛ þai sett burdis in þe haƚƚ, þer began̛ a grete fray, so þat grete blude was shed betwix þe chamberlayns of þe archbysshopp̛ & þe Abbott
of Sulden̛; and aƚƚ for ather of þaim wold̛ hafe sett þer lordis sete next þe Emperour sete. For þe Abbott of Suldan̛ fyndyn̛ vnto þe emperour when̛ hym̛ mysters, LX Ml of harnessid̛ men̛. And her̛for he had a privalege of old tyme grawntid̛, þat he sulde att grete festys sytt nexte þe Emperour on̛ his right hand. So þe partis onone war stillid̛ & þe mes begon̛. And when̛ þai war att þe laste end of þe sequens, & had songen̛ þis vers; " hunc diem gloriosum fecisti"; onone aƚƚ þat was in þe kurk hard̛ a voyce say þus; " hunc diem bellicosum Ego ffeci." And in confusion̛ of þe fend̛, þe Emperour garte begyn̛ þe sequens agayn̛ with grete deuocion̛; & aƚƚ þe meate at was ordand̛ for hym̛ & his meneya, he garte dele it furth-with vnto pure men̛ for Goddis sake. et c̛.