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

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to Irlonde he sende his sonde; and to Scotlonde. Line 13301 to Saxlonde he sende; after cnihtes hende. Line 13302 = Line 13303 þat wolde awinne to hire hond; feo seoluer oþer lond. Line 13304 === Line 13305 Arthur þis ihorde wroþest alre kinge. Line 13306 þat Modred was in Cornwale; mid mochele manferde. Line 13307 and þar wolde abide; þat Arthur come ride. Line 13308 Arthur sende sonde; into al his kinelonde. Line 13309 and bad alle þe cnihtes; þat lond wolden holde. Line 13310 þat hi alle sone; to him-seolue come. Line 13311 bote he were swike; and mid Modred heolde. * Line 13312 þaie he habbe nolde; þeh hii comen wolde * Line 13313 wo-se for-seate; þis þat king hæte. Line 13314 þe king hine wolde slean; oþer cwik al for-bearne. Line 13315 Hit wende to þan kinge folk onimete. Line 13316 ridende+ and +ohinge; ase þe ren falleþ. Line 13317

Line 13317 ++++++ to Cor(n)wale wende +++ +++(m)ete +++de. Line 13318 Modred +++ +++++e; and him to-ȝea+e(s) +++lde. Line 13319 mid onimete ++lke; þar were manie fæye. Line 13320 (v)ppe þar T+(m)bre; icome to-gaderes. Line 13321 þe stude hatte Camelford; euere-more i-last þat word. Line 13322 And [at] Camelford were mid Arthur sixti þousend manne. Line 13323 and mo þousendes ȝite; in Modred his syde. Line 13324 Þo þiderward gan ride; Arthur þe riche. Line 13325 mid onimete folke; of cnihtes wel bolde. Line 13326 Vppen þar Tambre hii smite to-gadere. Line 13327 = Line 13328 drowen sweorde longe; and smiten on þe healmes Line 13329 þat þe fur vt sprong; þe swippes wer(e) bitere. Line 13330 == Line 13331 Tambre was on flode; mid onimete blode. Line 13332 ne mihte man in þan fihte; icnowe nanne kempe. Line 13333 wo dude wors ne wo dude bet; so þat weder was imenged Line 13334 for ech sloh adun riht; were he sweyn were he cniht. Line 13335 Þar was Modred of-slaȝe; and idon of lifdaȝe. Line 13336 and alle his cnihtes islaȝe in þan fihte. Line 13337 Þar weren of-slaȝe; alle þe snelle. Line 13338 Arthures hiredmen hehȝe and loȝe. Line 13339 and þe Brutt(e)s alle; of Arthu(r) his borde. Line 13340 and alle hi+ fosterlin++s; of ++++ +++ne-riche Line 13341 And ++++++ him-seolf for-w++++ mid one spere br(o)d(e) Line 13342 +++tene he hadde; feond++che wond++ + Line 13343 man mihte in þan leaste; two gloue(s) þreaste. Line 13344 Þo nas þar na more; ileued in þan fihte; Line 13345 of two hundred þousend manne; þat þar lay to-hewe; Line 13346 bote Arthur þe king one; and twei of his cnihtes Line 13347 Arthur was for-wonded; wonderliche swiþe. Line 13348 þar com a ȝong cnaue; þat was of his cunne. Line 13349 he was Cador his sone; eorl of Cornwale. Line 13350 Constantin he hehte þe king hine louede. Line 13351 þe king to him bi-heold; and þeos word sa(i)de. Line 13352 = Line 13353

Line 13353 Constantin þou hart wilcome; þou were Cador h+s s+ne. Line 13354 Ich þe bi-take here; mine kineriche Line 13355 and wite mine Bruttus wel bi þine liue. Line 13356 == Line 13357 And ich wolle wende to Auelun to Argant þare cweane. Line 13358 = Line 13359 and ȝeo sal m(i)ne wond(e)s; m++++ al i-sunde. Line 13360 al +++ ++ +++ie; mid halewei++ ++++++++ Line 13361 +nd suþþe ich ++++ ++++ +ȝen to mine +++++++ Line 13362 = Line 13363 Eafne þan ++++ ++r com of see wende. Line 13364 a l(u)++ sort bot; wandri mid þ++ beres. Line 13365 and two wimm++ +++ine; wonderliche igynned. Line 13366 +++ +++ ++men Arthur anon; an+ ++ þan bote bere. Line 13367 and hin(e) soht+ +dun leyde; and forþ +++ (ga)n wende. Line 13368 Þo was +++ ++onde þat Merlyn saide wile. Line 13369 þat solde beon mochel care; after Arthures forþ-fare Line 13370 Brutt++ ileueþ ȝete; þat he be+ on liue. Line 13371 and w+nie in Auailun; mid ++++este alre cwene. Line 13372 = Line 13373 Nas (n)euere þe man ibore; ne of womman icore. Line 13374 þat conne of þan soþe; of Arthur segge more. Line 13375 Bote wile was a witti Merlin ihote Line 13376 he saide mod wordes; his saȝes were soþe. Line 13377 þat Arthur solde ȝite; come Bruttes +++ for to healpe. Line 13378 Constantin nam þis lond; and Brut(t)us hine lo(u)ede. Line 13379 = Line 13380 Nou hadde Modred twei sones; (o)f mayne hii were(n) stronge. Line 13381 h(ii) sehȝe ou hit ferde here; of Arthur þan caisere. Line 13382 and ou hire fader was of-slawe; and idon of lif-daȝe. Line 13383 and ou Bruttes to-dreued were; on ma++ cunnes wise. Line 13384 Hii spe++ +++ bi-twine; and somne[de] fe++++ Line 13385 === Line 13386

Line 13386 and þohte slean Cons+++tin; and al his lond (b)+-++++ him. Line 13387 Þat ihorde Consta++++ þe king was abolw. Line 13388 +++ sende his sonde; ouer ++ his londe. Line 13389 and hehten comen alle; +ane king to helpe. Line 13390 W(e)nde toward ferde; ȝon(gl)enges snelle. Line 13391 þrit++ þousend anon; þraste to þan kynge. Line 13392 and þe king forþrihtes; makede ȝam cni(h)tes. Line 13393 Oþer cnihtes þar comen þat hear at fihte weren. Line 13394 ++ hadde he to-gadere; sixti ++++++d. Line 13395 Þis ihorde beie; ++++++es sones tweie Line 13396 +++ +++++ heom ++ +++ ++ +++ +(ou)ne Line 13397 + + + + + + + + ++++ +++dene wende. Line 13398 and þe oþer wende solde in-to Wynchestre. Line 13399 and þar hii wolde a-bide; þat þe king come ride. Line 13400