To them he ſaith, “with arthur weil ȝe see
[1156] How that It ſtant, and to qwhat degre,
Aȝanis ws that he is no poware;
that there is no honour in conquering Arthur,
Wharfor, me think, no worſchip to ws ware
In conqueryng of hyme, nor of his londe,
[1160] He haith no ſtrenth, he may ws not vithſtonde.
Wharfor, me think It beſt is to delay,
and proposes a twelvemonth’s truce.
And reſput hyme for a tuelmoñeth day,