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¶How kynge Arthur yede into Fraunce and conquered that londe of. Froll y^t was a Romayne: and how he slewe hym.

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Syth it befell that thrugh counsell of hys barons and lordes: kynge Arthur wol¦de conquere alle Fraunce that tho was called Galle thrugh Romaynes that tho helde y^e lon∣de in theyr power & in theyr gouernnūce. And the Romayns had taken that londe to a noble knyʒt and a worthy of body: that was called Froll. And whan he wyst that Arthur came: he ordeoned an host of a grete power & fought with the kynge. And he & his folke were dys∣comfyted and fledde vnto Parys & entred the cyte: and closed the yates & there helde them. ¶whan Arthur wyst that Froll was gone to

Parys he pursued after & came thyder: & hym besyeged. But the cyte was so stronge & well arayed / & tho that were therin deffended the∣ym well and manly. ¶Kynge Arthur dwelled there more than amonethe. And there was so moche people in the cyte that they dyspended all theyr vytayle that they had wythin. and so grete hungre became amonge them / that they deyed wenderly thycke within the cyte for hō¦gre. And came vnto Froll & prayed hym to be accorded with kynge. Arthur for to haue peas & they wolde yelde theym vnto hym & the cyte also. ¶Froll sawe y^t he myght no lenger holde the towne ayenst theyr wyll \ & trusted gretely vppon his owe strenth / and sent to y^e kynge Ar¦thur that he shold come fyght with hym body for body / & so sholde they departe Fraunce by∣twene them two. ¶Kynge Arthur anōe graū¦ted yt. And wolde not that none of hys people vndertoke the batayle for hym. ¶And vpon the morne both came wel arayed without Pa¦rys there that they sholde fyght. & anone they smote togyders so fyersly & so wel they fough on both sydes that no man demed the better of them / and soo it befell y^e Froll yaue Arthur suche a stroke y^t he kneled to the grounde wol∣de he nolde he / And as Froll wounded kynge Arthur in the forhede y^t the blode felle downe by his eyen & his face. Arthur anone sterre vp hertely whan he felte hym hurte as a man y^t se¦med almoost wood. And he toke taburne hys good swerde / & drewe it vpon hyghe and yaaf Froll suche astroke that thyr with he claue his hede downe to the sholders so that his helme myght not be his warraunt / & so he fel downe deed in the place. And thenne tho of the cytye made grete sorowe for Froll. And euerychone yelded them to kynge. Arthur and the towne also & became hys men / & dyd to hym homage and feaute. And he receyued them & tooke of them goodly hostages. And kynge Arthur af∣ter that wente forthe with his hoste & conque∣red Augien & Angyers. Gascoyne. Pehito. Na¦uerne and Burgoyne. Berry. Lotherne Tu∣ryn and Peythers / and all the other londes of Fraunce he conquered all hooly. whan he had conquered & taken by homages and feautes / he torned ayen to Parys and there he dwelled longe tyme / & ordeyned peas longe tyme ouer all y^e coūtree / & thrugh al Fraūce. ¶And whā peas was made ouer all thrugh hys noble kny¦ghthode that he hadde / and also for hys owne worthynes. And no man were he neuer so gre¦te a lorde durste not meue warre ayenst hym nother to aryse for to make the londe of Fraū∣ce inquyete. And in peas he dwelled there .ix. yere / and dyde many greate wonders / and re¦preued many proude men and euyll tyraūtes theym chastysed after theyr demerytes