Þu schalt be tawȝt þu hast mysdo:
We commandeþ þe in haste soone
Þat þu come to vs at Rome 228 and come to Rome to be punished for his disobedience.
To vnderfang oure ordynaunce
For þy dysobediaunce;
As þu wold nat leze þy lyf,
Fulfylle þys wythoute stryff." 232
When þis lettre was open & rad;
Þe bretouns & alle men were mad, The Britons purpose to kill the messengers,
And wolde þe messager scle:—