to single combat. Vnder þis wyse & condiciou_n_,--
"Ho hadde þe Maystrie (:) haue þe crown; 76
And no mo men but þey two."
They fight: Þe day Was sett (:) to-geder þey go:
Fayr hyt was to byholde
In suche two knyȝghteȝ bolde: 80
Þer was no word y-spoke,
But eche hadde other by þe þrote;
Þey smote w_y_t_h_ trou_n_chou_n_ & w_y_t_h_ swerd;
Þat hyt seye were a-ferd; [Fol. 43.] 84
Frollo fouȝt wyþ hys ax (:) as men dude se;
(Frollo with his He hytt Arthour (:) so sore (:) þ_a_t he felle on kne.
axe) He ros vp raply (:) and smot hym full_e_ sore;
He dude hym to grent a (.) soueȝ[1] þ_er_fore. 88
thus they hyw on helmes hye, [1. ? soneȝ]
And schatered on wyþ scheldes.
Þe puple by-gan to crye
Þat stood on þe feldes; 92

[Arthur Returns Victorious to Britain,]

till Arthur in ther ne wyst no man, as y can ler_e_,
wrath takes Who of ham two was þe better_e_ þer_e_.
Brownsteel, Arthour was chafed & wexed wroth_e_,
_Caliburn_us He hente brou_n_steell_e_ | and to Frollo goth_e_ 96
_Arthuri Gladius_ Brou_n_stell_e_ was heuy & also kene;
[with a sketch Fra_m_ þe schulder(:) to þe syde went bytwene
thereof in the Off frollo | and þan he fell to þe grou_n_de
MS.] and strikes Ryȝt as he moste | deed(.) in lyte stou_n_de. 100
Frollo dead. Frensch_e_ men made doell_e_ & wept full_e_ faste;