The. xxxv. Chapiter.
¶ Howe Guytelyn, kyng of Britayne, wedded Marcian to wife, that Mercian lawes made, by her great wisedome.
[GVytelyn, his sonne, gan reigne as heyre] [Gwithelyne, kinge of Britayne.] [Guytelyn reygned. x. yere.]
Of all Brytayn, aboute vnto the sea,
Who wedded was to [unto.] Marcyan full fayre [fayne.] ,
That was so wyse in her femynitee;
That lawes made of her syngularytee,
That [Which.] called wer the lawes Marcyane
In Britayne tongue, of her owne witte alane.
¶ This Guytelyn was good of his estate,
Full iuste he was in all his iudgement,
Wise and manly of porte, erly and late,
Right meke and good euer [euermore.] in his entente,
[Although of state he was right excellent,]
With eche poore man that came to his presence,
Through whiche he waxed [wexe.] of moste hie sapience.
¶ When he had reigned, [ful peacebly,] [pesebly full.] x. yere,
He lefte the realme to [unto.] his sonne and heire,
And to his wife to be his counceller,
For his sonne then was. vii. yere olde, full fayre:
Whom,at her death, she sent for all repayre
Of barons all, [their she] [she there.] delyuered hym
To kepe in [on.] payne of losse life [of life.] and lymme.
¶ Sicilius, his sonne, reygned. xxiiii. yere, [Sicilius reygned, xxiiii. yeres.]
And crowned was, and dyed in iuuentude,
That gouerned wel the [realme full well and] [londe and lawe full.] clere;
Atr Karlyon [Caerlyon.] buryed, after consuetude,
As kynges afore in all simylitude,
With all repayre of all his baronage,
As well accorded [doth accorde.] vnto his hye parage. [Fol. xxxi.]