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The knights there entring, did him reuerence dew
2 And wondred at his endlesse exercise,
Then as they gan his Librarie to vew,
4 And antique Registers for to auise,
There chaunced to the Princes hand to rize,
6 An auncient booke, hight Briton moniments,
That of this lands first conquest did deuize,
8 And old diuision into Regiments,
Till it reduced was to one mans gouernments.

1 The knights, there entering, did him reverence due 2 And wondered at his endless exercise,

wondered > marvelled

3 Then as they began his library to view, 4 And antique registers to advise,

advise > look at

5 There chanced to the prince's hand to rise 6 An ancient book, hight Briton Moniments,

hight > called, entitled Moniments > Monuments: records, documents

7 That of this land's first conquest did devise,