[Arthur's Last Battle with Mordred.]

Hurde of þis tydyng,
And how Mordred was flow,
And how to Cornewale he hym drow. 580
Heo of Mercy hadde noon hoope,
The Queen Ther-for he dude on a Russet cote,
turns nun at And to Carlyou_n_ ys preuyly Rou_n_ne,
Carlyon. And made heore self þo a Nou_n_ne; 584
Fro þat place neuer heo wende,
But of heore lyf þere made an ende.
Gawain Waweynes body, as y reede,
And other lordes þat weere deede, 588
is buried in Arthour sente in-to skotlonde,
Scotland. And buryed ham þ_er_e, y vnd_er_stonde.
Muche folke þ_er_henne he toke þo,
Northern men Of Northu_m_ber-lond also 592
and others come Fram dyverse places to Artho_ur_ come
to Arthur. Hys wyll_e_ to werk & to done:
Thus he sembled a full_e_ gret Ost;
To Cornewayle he draweþ hym fast 596
After þat Mordred þe trayto_ur_
Þat hadde do hym Much_e_ dyshono_ur_.
That treto_ur_ hadde gret strength
And fulled þ_a_t lond on brede & length_e_, 600
He gives Mordred Such_e_ a batell_e_ as þere was redy þo
battle. Hadde neuer Arthour byfore y-doo:
They fowȝt tyl þer come dou_n_ bloode
_Bellu_m_ As a(.) Ryver or (.)a(.) flood; 604
arthuri ap_u_d Þey fowȝt euer sorest sadde;