¶How Arthur ouercame Guillomer that was kynge of Irlonde. And how the Scottes became his men
THen̄e whan Guillomer that was kyn∣ge of Irlonde herde tydyges ye kynge Arthur was entred at Glastenbury: he ordey¦ned agrete pewer of Irysshmen and came to the see wyth his Irysshe people; & soo came in to Scotlonde ouer the see & arryued fast there by that kynge. Arthur was with his hoste: & a none as he wyst therof: he went to warde hym and yaue hym bataylle & ouercame hym ano∣ne ryght. And Guillomer fledde wyth hys mē agayne in to Irlond. And whan thys was do¦ne and dyscomfyted hym Arthur torned hym ayen there that he was: in to the place there that he had lefte the Scottes and wolde haue them all slayne. But the bysshopes: abbottes and other folke of ye countree and ladyes open heeded came before kynge. Arthur and cryed hym mercy and sayde. Syre gentyll kynge & myghty: haue mercy and pyte vpon vs. And as yourself be of the ryght lawe to holde and mayntene Crystendome. For full grete dysho¦udur yt shold be to slee hym that byleueth in al¦myghty god as ye do. And for goddes loue ha∣ue mercy and pyte on vs & suffre vs. For we haue hadde moche sorowe and payne. For the Saxons haue many tymes passed thrugh our londe. But that is not ynough to you: for of∣ten tymes they haue done vs sorowe & dysease For our castelles they haue taken and our bee¦stes slayne & eten: and moche harme they haue vs done And yf ye wolde vs now slee: it were none honour to a kynge to slee them that crye hym mercy. For ynough ye haue done to vs & haue vs ouercome. And for ye loue of god yt ye wyll suffre vs for to lyue: & haue mercy on cry∣sten people yt byleue in Cryst as ye do. ¶whā kynge. Arthur herde this sorowe: he had pyte of them & yaue them lyf & lymme without ony more harme. And they fell downe to his feet & thanked hym and became his lyege men: and he toke of them homage. ¶And after ye kynge Arthur torned ayen wyth hys hoste the came vnto yorke: and made there hys bydynge du∣rynge that vyage. And tho gaue he al Logrys to Aloth that had spowsed his syster and other gyftes grete plente· And tho was Gawen his cosyn but of youge ••ege. And to all hys other