¶Of Vter Pendragon / and therfore he was called so ye shall here. And how he was ouertake with the loue of Igreyne that was the Erle of Cornewaylles wyf.
AFter the dethe of. Aurilambros. Vter his brother was crowned and regned well & worthely. And in remembraunce of the dragon that he was lykened to / He lete make two dragons thrugh coūseyll of his. Brytons And made that one for to be borne before hym whā he wēte in to batayll / and ye other for to a¦byde att wynchestre in the bysshop chyrche. And for that cause he was called euer after v∣ter Pendragon. ¶And Octa that was Engis¦tes sone cōmended vter but lytell yt was made newe kynge. And ayenste hym began to meue warre. And ordeyned a grete power of his frē¦des & of hys kynne / and of. Ossa hys brother \ and had taken all the londe from Humbre vn∣to yorke / But those of yorke helde strongely a¦gaynst them / and wolde not suffre them to co∣me in to the cytee / neyther to yelde the cytee to them. And he besyeged the towne anone ryght and yaue therto a stronge assawte. But they of the cyte them kept well & strongely. ¶And whan vter herd therof / he came thyther wyth a grete stronge power for to helpe & rescowe ye towne & put a way the syege / & yaue a stronge batayll. And Octa & his company them defen¦ded as well as they myght. But at ye laste they were dyscōfyted & the most partye of thē slay∣ne. And. Octa and. Ossa were taken & put in pryson at London. ¶And vter hymfelf dwel¦led a whyle atte yorke / and after he wente to London. And at the Eester after he wold vere crowne & holde a solempne feest. And lette so∣mone all his Erle and Barons / that they shol¦de come to that feest. And all those that hadde wyues sholde brynge them also to that feest. And all the seygnoury came at the kynges cō∣maundemente as they were commaunded. ¶The feest was rychely arayed and holden. And all worthely sette to meete after that they were of astate. Soo that the· Erle Gorloys of Cornewaylle and. Igreyne his wyf sate nexte vnto the kynge. And whan the kyng sawe the fayrnesse of that lady and the beaute that she had. He was anone rauysshed for her beaute and often he made to her nyce countenaunce in lokynge and laughynge. So at the laste the Erle perceyued the preuy lokynge and laug∣hynge and the loue bytwene them. And roso vp from the table in wrathe / and toke his wyf ••nd called to hym hys knyghtes and wente thens wrath / wythout takynge leue of ye kyn∣ge. ¶The kynge anone sente after hym that he sholde come agayne and goo not thens in dyspyte of hym. And the erle wolde not come agayne in no maner of wyse. ¶wherfore the kynge was wrothe / and in wrathe hym defy∣ed as his deedly enmye. ¶And the erle wente thens in to Cornewaylle with his wyfe in the castell of Tyntagyll. ¶And the kynge lete or∣deyne a grete host and came in to Cornewayl¦le / for to destroye the erle yf that he myghte. But he hadde put hym in suche a castell that was stronge and welle arayed called. Tynta∣gyll / and wollde not yelde hym to the kynge. ¶And the kynge anone besyeged the called / & there dwelled .xv. dayes that neuer myghte spede / and euer he thought vppon Igreyne / & vpon her layde so moche loue / That he wyste not what to doo. ¶So at the laste he called to hym a knyght that was called vlfin that was preuy wyth hym and tolde hym all hys coun∣seyll / and axed hym wha•• was best for to done ¶Syr sayde he / sende after Merlyn anone / for he came telle you the beste counseyll of ony man lyuynge Merlyn anone was sente after & came to the kynge. And the kynge tolde hym all his counseyll and his wyll. Syr sayd Mer∣lyn. I shall doo so moche thrugh crafte that I can / that I shalle make you come to nyght 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the castell of. Tyntagyll / & shall haue all yo•• wyll of that lady.