¶Of the sygnycacyon of those two dragons that were in the botome of the ponde that fought togyder
THis kynge vortyger and hys men that sawe thys batayll had grete meruaysle and prayed Merlyn to tell him what it myght betoken. Syr quod Merlyn I shall telle you. The reede dragon betokeneth yourselfe / and the whyte betokeneth the folke of Saxon that fyrste ye toke & helde in your londe that fyght ayenst you / and you haue dryuen & enchaced. ¶But Brytons of ynure lygnage ouercame them and droue them a waye And sythen at ye comynge ayen of the Saxons they recouered this londe and helde it for euer more. And dro¦ue out the Brytons and dyde wyth this londe all they wyll / and destroyed crystēdom thrugh out thys londe. ye had fyrste grete Ioye wyth theyr comynge / But now yt ys torned to you grete damage and sorowe. For tho brethern of Constance that was kynge the whiche ye le¦te slee shal come before a quīzeme passed with a grete power from lytell Brytayne / & shall a¦uenge the deth of theyr brother. And they shal brenne you fyrst wyth sorowe / and after they shall slee a grete parte of Saxons / & shall dry∣ue out all the remenaūt of the londe. And ther¦fore abyde ye here noo lenger to make castell nor other werke. But anone goo elles where youre lyues alle for to saue. To god I you betake / trouthe I haue sayde to you of thyn∣ges that shalle befalle. ¶And vnderstande ye welle that Aurilambros shalle be kynge But he shalle be enpoysoned / and lytell tyme shall he regne