Þem charmed Merlyn þorow vertue,
& colour & cloþyng dide remue,
Contenaunce, speche, þe same assise;
He turnde þe kyng on þe Erles wyse,
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& he & Vlfyn, to alle [be þo.] [Petyt folio 56b:1] sightes,
As Bertel & Iordan, þe Erles knyghtes.
At euen þey come to Tyntagel,
& þo þat wende haue knowe þem wel,
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Receyued þeym wyþ glad[e] chere,
As hit were þe Erl lef & dere.
What þey wilde, non wold þem werne;
Þe kyng lay þat myght by Igerne,
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& scheo conseyued of hym þat nyght [Concepcio Arthury.]
Arthur, þat was so mykel of myght.
In þe host was told anon,
' Þat non wiste whider þe kyng was gon:'
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His ordynaunce þey al fursok,
Þat þe kyng þe kepyng took;
Þey armed hem to make asaut,
ffor þat þey hadde of heued defaut,
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& went forþ y þe morn[e] [morne.] tyde;
Non for oþer [honour.] wold oþer abyde;
Of bataille sette þey no right [ne bataile set ne rightly.] renge,
Bot ilkon forþ, þe kyng to venge.
5Þen gon þey assaille boþ fer & hende.
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Þe Erl ageyn þem faste ga[n] fende:
As he stod, er he lest [MS. left (lest=least).] wende,
He was schot to deþe, & made his ende.5 [5-5
was þer non held right aray.bot ilkone went to þe assay.on ilk a side þei gaf batayleþe erle agayn gan fast assaile.as he & his stode þam to fende.he was slayn or [þat] þei wende.] Line 9472 When he was ded, his side gan slaken; Lightly was þen þe castel taken.
