& hadde taken of his liuere,
Cloþ or queyntise, [þing.] þat knowe myght be.
Of ferne landes many on namen,
& til þat court for worschyp camen,
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To lere honur & curtesy,
& here þe prowesse of knyghtes hardy,
& to here þe faire gestes
þat knyghtes broughte & telde at festes.
Somme come to se his faire wonyng,
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& se & here þere selcouþ þynge; [ll. 10,559-10,566. The Petyt MS. leaves out this line.]
Pouere men, þey louede hym alle,
& riche honured hym in halle;
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ffele kynges of ferne stede [thede.]
Sent hym gyftes for doute & drede;
Þey wyst hit wel, ȝyf þey wold ryde,d
. His werre durste no kyng abide;d
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Kynges aforced þer casteles aboute,d
ffor alle landes of hym hadde doute,d
þat ȝyf he come, he scholde þem lese,d
Or gyue hym truwage as be wold chese;d
. þer-fore ilkon at þer myghtd
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Aforced þer cites, & wel þeym dight. [ll. 10,571-10,578. The Petyt MS. leaves out this line.]
¶ De nobilitate Arthury.
But in þyse twelf ȝeres tyme
ffel auentures þat men rede in ryme;
. In þat tyme were herd & sen
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Þat somme seye, þat neuere haþ [had.] ben.
Of Arthur ys seid many selcouþ
. In diuerse landes northe & souþ
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Þat men holdeþ now for fable,
