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¶How kynge. Arthur yaue bataylle to the Emperperour / in the whyche bataylle the Emperour hymself was slayne

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ARthur and his people herde tydynges that the. Emperour had assembled a greate power / as well of sarasyns as of pay∣nyms and crysten men. wherof the nombre was .lxxx. thousande hors men with foot mē. ¶Arthur and his people ordeyned faste forth theyr waye towarde the. Emperour and pas∣sed. Normandy and. Fraunce vnto. Burgoy∣ne / and wolde haue gone vnto the hoste. For men tolde hym that the. Emperours host wol∣de come to Lucie. ¶The Emperour and hys hoste in the begynnynge of. August remeued from Rome / and came forthe ryght the waye ••o warde the hoste ¶Tho came kyng Arthur spyes and sayde / yf that. Arthur wolde he shol¦de fynde the Emperour there faste by put they sayd. y^t the Em{per}our had so grete power wyth hym of kinges of y^e lōde of Paynems & also cri¦sten peple y^t it were but folyt to kyng Arthur to mete with thē For y^e spyes tolde / y^t the em{per}our had fyue or six men ayenst one of his. ¶Kyng Arthur was blody & hardy / and for noo thyn∣ge hym nysmayed and sayede. Goo we boldely in goddes name ayenste the. Romayns / that wyth them lede. Sarrasyns and. Paynems / that noo maner truste they haue in god / But only vpon theyr strengh. Go we now and se∣ke them sharply in the name of almyghty god

& slee we the▪ Paynems and crysten men that ben ayenst vs with thē for to destroye. Crystē men. And god shall vs helpe thē to ouercome For we haue the ryght ••penyon / and therfore haue we truste in god. And we so that the en∣myes that be to crystendome and to god may be destroyed and ouercome / & that men maye recorde y^e worthynesse of knyght hode. whan kynge Arthur hadde thus sayd / they cryed all wyth an hyghe voys. ¶God that is fader al∣myghty worshypped be thy name without en∣de. Amen. And graunt vs grace well for to do and to destroye oure enmyes that ben ayenst crystendome. In the name of the fader / the so∣ne / and holy ghost. Amen. And god yeue hym neuer grace ne worshyp in the worlde / ne mer¦cy of hym to haue / that thys daye shall faynte well for to smyte and egerly. And so they rode softly / & ordeyned his wynges well & wysely. ¶The Emperour herde telle that kynge. Ar∣thur & his folke were redy appaerylled for to fyght with hym and how they were comynge He lete ordeyne h{is} wynges ī the best wyse that he cowde And more trusted vpon his strenght than in god almyghty / & that was seen after∣warde· For whan the two hostes mette / the. Emperour lost four of hys folke ayenst one of Arthur. And so many were slayne \ what on y^e one party & on that other / that it was grete py¦te to wyte & to be beholde. ¶In thys batayll were slayne thrugh kynge. Arthurs fyue kyn∣ges of the Paynems and of other wonder mo∣che people / and kyng. Arthurs men fought so well / that the Romayns and paynems hadde nomore strengthe to wythstonde them / than .xx. shepe ayenst fyue wulues. ¶And so it befel¦le that in thys batayll in the shoure / that was wonder harde & longe durynge in that one sy∣de and in that other / the. Emperour amonge them there was slayne / but ther was no man that wyste for very so the who hym slewe.