¶Of the reuerence that kynge Arthur dyde to the Emperours messengers.
ANd whan this letter was made & ense∣aled / kynge Arthur to these messēgers & gaue grette yeftes / and after that the messen¦gers toke theyr leue and wente thens / and ca∣me to the courte of Rome agayne. And tolde the Emperour how worthely they were recey∣ued And also of suche a ryall company that he hadde hym for to serue / and howe he was mo¦re ryally serued than the Emperour of Rome or ony other kynge lyuynge in all the worlde. ¶And whan the Emperour had ouersene the letter / and hadde harde what was therin and sawe yt Arthur wolde not be ruled after hym. He lete assemble and ordeyne a grete hoste for to destroye kynge Arthur yf that he myghte. ¶And kyng Arthur as touchynge hys pow∣er and partye / ordeyned hys power or knygh∣tes of the table rounde.