Story.
ANtonius was a wys emperour̛ regnyng in the cite of Rome, the which vsid moche to pley with houndis; and aftir þat pley, aƚƚ þe day aftir he wolde vse þe chesse. So yn a day, as he pleide at þe chesse, & byheld̛ the kyng sette yn the pley, som tyme hy and som tyme lowe, among aufyns and pownys, he thougℏt þerwitℏ þat hit wold̛ be so with him, for he shuld̛ dey, and be hid vndir ertℏ. And þerfore he devided his Reame in thre parties; and he yaf oo part to þe kyng of Ierusalem; þe secunde part vnto þe lordis of̘ his Reame or his empire; and the thrid partie vnto the pore people; & yede him self̘ vnto the holy londe, and ther̛ he endid his lyf̘ in peas.