[‹p092›] CHARLES RETURNS TO FRANCE.
| And so thay livede in ioye and game, | ||
And brether both thay we , | 3200 | |
| In pees and werboth I-same, | ||
| Thedurste no ma hem de. | ||
| Kinge Charles turned home agay | ||
| Towarde his contre, | 3204 | |
| He charged Sir Bryeof Bretayne | and charges Sir Bryer | |
| His tresourefor to be: | of Bretayne to take | |
| To kepe the Relikes of grete pris | care of the relics, | |
| And his other tresou, | 3208 | and to bring all his |
| And bringe hem safe to Parys, | treasure to Paris. | |
| There to a-bide in store. | ||
| He saide “farewell, Sir Ferumbras, | ||
| Ye and Gye, my dere frende! | 3212 | After taking leave of |
| And thy wyf Dame Floripas! | Guy and Floripas, | |
| For to Fraunce nowe wole I wende. | ||
| Be ye togeder as breth[e]r botħ! | ||
| No ma ye neditħ to drede, | 3216 | |
| Be ye nevere to-gedere wrotħ, | ||
| But eyther helpe othir at his nede. | ||
| Vysityth me, wha ye haue space; | ||
| In-to Fraunce makitħ your disporte, | 3220 | |
| God wole you sende the better grace, | ||
| In age to do me comforte.” | ||
| Thai toke leve of the kinge, | ||
| With ful hevy che, | [3224] | |
| And turned agay botħ mornynge, | ||
| With wepynge water cle. | ||
| Kinge Charles with the victory | he sails to Mounpeler, | |
| Sailed to Mounpeleres, | 3228 | |
| And thanked almyghty god in glorye, | [leaf 80] where he | |
| That he hade saued his Dosiperes, | thanks God for the | |
| And fende him of the Saresynes | victory, | |
| The hyer honde to have, | 3232 | |
| For alle here strenghe[186] and he Engynes |
[‹p093›] GENELYN IS HANGED AT PARIS.
| The Relikes of Rome to saue. | and for the relics. | |
| At oure lady of Parys | He presents the | |
| He offred the Crosse so fre; | 3236 | cross to Paris, the |
| The Crow he offred at seynte Denyse, | Crown to St. Denis, | |
| At Boloyne the nayles thre. | the three nails to | |
| Alle his Barons of him wegladd, | Boulogne. | |
| Thai gafe him grete presente. | 3240 | |
| For he so wele hade I-spedde, | ||
| Thay did him grete reuerence. | Charles well | |
| The kinge hade wel in mynde | remembered the | |
| The tresone of Genelyne, | 3244 | treachery of Genelyn, |
| Anoo for him he dide sende | ||
| To yefe him an evel fyne: | ||
| “Thou traitour unkynde” quod the kynge, | ||
“Remembrist tho not how ofte | 3248 | |
| Thou hast me betrayed, þou fals Genelyne? | ||
| Therfore thoue shalt be honged on lofte!— | ||
| Loke that the execucio be do, | ||
| That throgh Parys he be drawe, | 3252 | and ordered him to be |
| And honged on hye on mount Fawco, | drawn and hanged at | |
| As longeth to traytoures by lawe; | Montfaucon in Paris. | |
| That alle men shall take hede, | ||
What deth traytourys sha fele, | 3256 | |
| That assente to such falshede, | ||
| Howe the wynde here bodyes shal kele.” | Thus Charles | |
| Thus Charles conquered Laba, | conquered the Soudan | |
| The Sowdo of Babyloyne, | [3260] | of Babylone. |
| That riche Rome stroyed and wa | ||
| And alle the brode londe of Spay. | ||
| [187] . . . . . .[an]d of his Barons | ||
| . . . . . . .[hi]s pride | 3264 | |
| . . . . . . . .eligons | ||
| . . . . . . . .þat tyde | ||
| . . . . . . .on Charles soule | ||
| . . . . . . .s also | 3268 |
[‹p094›] CONCLUSION.
| . . . . . . .Peter and Poule | ||
| God lete hem never wete of woo! | [leaf 81] | |
| But brynge here soules to goode reste! | ||
| That were so worthy in dede. | [3272] | |
| And gyf vs ioye of the beste, | God give joy to all | |
| That of here gestes rede! | who read this romance. |
Here endithe the Romaunce of the Sowdon of Babyloyne and of Ferumbras his sone who conquerede Rome, And Kynge Charles off Fraunce withe xij. Dosyperes toke the Sowdon in the feelde And smote of his heede.
FOOTNOTES. [◊]
[89] Read: myghtes
[90] MS. dōō