Layamon's Brut (British Museum Ms. Cotton Otho C.XIII)

Lines 11101 through 11200

= Line 11101 (an)d ich ȝam wole di(ht)e; to-dai a soueniht. Line 11102 hot ȝam wende hinne alle to-gaderes. Line 11103 and comen to mi-seolu(e þ)e bet ȝam sal iworþe. Line 11104 Hii solle hire manradene; (m)id mansipe bi-take. Line 11105 and ich ȝam wolle holde; in mi(n)e onwolde. Line 11106 and setten þ(a)n folke; lawes swiþe gode. Line 11107 F(o)r nou solle Romanisse law(e)s to þan grunde falle. Line 11108 þat ivorn here (sto)de mid Frolle. Line 11109 þ(a)t liþ in þ(a)n yllond of-slawe; and idon of lifdaȝe. Line 11110 He(r-af)ter (fu)l sone sal his cun (of) Rome Line 11111 (ih)ere tydinge; of Arthur þan kinge. Line 11112 for ich þenche wiþ ȝam speke; and Rome walles to-breke. Line 11113 and muneȝi of king Belyn; þat Bruttus ladde þider in. Line 11114 and alle þe londes awan; þat liggeþ to Rome. Line 11115 Arthur wende to borewe; þar þe ȝates were. Line 11116 and [come] alle þe wit-folle men; þat þane borh wiste. Line 11117 and lette Arthur binne; mid alle his mann(e) Line 11118 = Line 11119 hii toke him foliwis; al þe borh of Paris. Line 11120 þar was m(o)chel blisse; mid Bruttisse folke. Line 11121 Þe dai nehlehte þat Arthur iset hadde. Line 11122 comen alle þe men; and his men bi-come. Line 11123 Arthur nam his cnihtes; and atwo t(o)-dealde Line 11124 and þat haluendeale; Howel he bi-tahte. Line 11125 and ba(d) him wende sone; mid moch(ele) þare ferde. Line 11126 mid Bruttusse manne; londes a-win(ne). Line 11127 (Al) dude Howel; ase Art(hur) hine heahte. Line 11128 he b[i]-wan (Ber)ri; and alle þe londes þa(r)-bi. Line 11129

Line 11129 Angoiȝe and Turui(ne) Aluerne and Gascoyne. Line 11130 and þe homes alle. (þ)at leie(þ) to þan ilke londes. Line 11131 Gwitard þe duk hehte; þat Peyto hahte. Line 11132 he nolde to Howel bouwe ac heold hine mid fihte; Line 11133 he ne ȝornde no griþ; ac euere he faht Howel wiþ. Line 11134 ofte he folk fulde; and ofte he fleom makede. Line 11135 Howel þat lon weaste; and of-sloh þe leode. Line 11136 Þo isah Gwitard þat in Peyto was louerd Line 11137 þat alle þe leode; him to lose eode. Line 11138 wiþ Howel he griþ makede; mid al his manferde. Line 11139 and bi-com Arthur his man; baldest alre kinge. Line 11140 Arthur him warþ liþe; and louede hine swiþe. Line 11141 and hehte him his lond brouke; for he him beh to fote. Line 11142 þo hadde Howel hehliche a-gonne. Line 11143 Arthur hadde France and freoliche hit sette. Line 11144 he nam þo his ferde; and wende ouer al þan erþe. Line 11145 to Borgoyne he wende; and sette hit mid his manne. Line 11146 and suþþe he gan wende; into Loherenne. Line 11147 and alle þe londes; he nam to his hondes. Line 11148 al þat Arthur iseh; al hit him to beh. Line 11149 and suþþe he wende foliwis; aȝein in-to Paris Line 11150 Þo Arthur hadde France; after his wille. Line 11151 = Line 11152 þo hehte he þe cnihtes þat þar mid him were. Line 11153 þat lang hadde ileued; and in fihte moche ilosed. Line 11154 þat hii to him come; and ȝeftes a-fenge. Line 11155 Somme he ȝaf lond; somme seoluer and gold. Line 11156 somme he ȝaf castles; somme he ȝaf cloþes. Line 11157 == Line 11158 and bad ȝam loueie swiþe; Godd in þisse lifue. Line 11159 = Line 11160 þat hii mihten brouke blisse mid englene. Line 11161 Alle þe cnihtes holde; wende to hire londe. Line 11162 and þe ȝonge bi-lefde; mid leue hire kinge. Line 11163 Alle þe niȝe ȝere Arthur wonede þere. Line 11164 niȝe ȝer he heold France; freoliche an honde. Line 11165 and suþþe no lengere; þat lond he ne wolde. Line 11166

Line 11166 Ac þe wile þat þe kinelond; stod in Arthures hond. Line 11167 þinges selcouþe come to þan folke. Line 11168 many one godne man; he makede milde. Line 11169 and many ane hehne man; he heold to his fote. Line 11170 Hit was in on Easter; þat men hadde ifaste. Line 11171 þat al Arthur his folk to him was igadered. Line 11172 == Line 11173 and he þare eche cnihtes; ȝef alle hire rihtes. Line 11174 ech one he ȝaf heahte; ase hii i-sareued hadde. Line 11175 Þo him saide Arthur baldest alre kinge. Line 11176 Bi-sih þe Keay hiderward; þou hart min owe stiward. Line 11177 her ich Angoye þe ȝefue; for þine wel deade. Line 11178 = Line 11179 Cneole to m(e) Beduer; þou hart min hexste borle her. Line 11180 þe wile ich ham a-liue louie ich þe wolle. Line 11181 her ich þe ȝeue Neustrie; nexste mine riche. Line 11182 Þo hehte Neustrie; þat nou hatte Normandie. Line 11183 Þe ilke twei eorles weren; Arthur his deore men. Line 11184 at reade and at roune; in euereche toune. Line 11185 Þe ȝet him seide Arthur; wisest alre kinge. Line 11186 Wend þe hider Holdeyn; þou hart min man and min cun. Line 11187 haue þou Boloyne; and brouk hit on winne. Line 11188 Com me neor Borel; þou hart cniht wis and war Line 11189 here ich þe þane Mans; mid mansipe bi-take. Line 11190 and brouc hit on winne; for þine wel-deade. Line 11191 Þus Arthur þe king dealde his londes. Line 11192 after hire deades. for he ham wiste worþe. Line 11193 Þo weren bliþe spelles; in Arthur his halles. Line 11194 þar was harping an song þare weren blisses among Line 11195 Þo Easter was a-gon; and Auerel eode of toune. Line 11196 and þat gras was riue; and þat water liþe. Line 11197 and men saide þat May was (i)n toune. Line 11198 Arthur nam his ferde; and to see wende. Line 11199 and lette banni his sipes. wel mid þan beste. Line 11200