¶How kynge Arthur lete entyere his kny∣ghtes that he had lost there in batayll / and how he sente the. Emperours body to. Ro∣me that there was slayne in batayll
SO whan the. Romayns wyst that the Emperour was deed / they forsoke the felde & the paynens also. And kynge. Arthur after them chaced tyll it was nyght / & soo ma∣ny of them slewe yt it was wonder to tell. And the torned kynge Arthur ayen whan it was nyght & thanked god of hys victorye. And on the morowe he lete loke and serche all the felde for his knyghtes that he there lost. That is to saye. Borell Erle of Maunt. Bed were / and Kay / and. Lyegiers Erle of. Boleyne. Vorti∣ger Erle of Baac. Aloth Erle of wynchestre. Cuisall Erle of Chestre / and after Holden Er∣le of. Flaandres. These were the grete lordes that kynge. Arthur loste in that batayll / wyth other worthy knyghtes them amonge. And so¦me he lete entere in abbayes by the countree / some he lete to be borne in to theyr owne coū∣tree. ¶And the Emperours body he lete take & put vpon a beyr & sente it to Rome. And say∣de to ye Romayns / that for Brytayne & Fraū∣ce whiche he helde: other truage wolde hen o∣ne paye. ¶And yf they axe•• hym ony other truages: ryght suche truage he wolde theym payne. ¶The kynge lete bere Kay to Kenen his owne castel & there hym entered. And Ley¦gier was borne to. Boleyne there he was lor∣de. And Holden was borne to Flaunders: the¦re he was entered: And all the other he lete en∣tere wyth moche honour in abbayes & in hou¦ses of relyon in the coūtre that they were slay∣ne. ¶And Arthur hymself soiourned that sa∣me yere in. Bourgoyne with his hoste & thou∣ghte the same yere folowynge to passe the mo∣unt. Ioye: & haue gone to. Rome also to haue taken the Cyte and haue put the Romoyns in subiecyon: but the wycked tyraunt. Mordred hym lette: as afterye shall here