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Messengyres went the weye,
The King of Provyns is glad
To the kyng of Provyns to sey,
Hys sone ys owt of hold:
‘Yyng Torrent of Portynggall̴
Hathe browght hym owt of balle 400
And slayne the jeyant bold.’
Lytyll̴ and mykyll̴ þat ther wer),
f. 83a.
All̴ they mad good cher
Her) prynse fayne se wold.
of his son Verdownys’s safety
The kyng seyd: ‘So mot I the, 405
I woll̴ geff the towynnys thre
For) the talles thow hast me told.’
396. went] to (!) MS.
397. after Provyns I MS.
399. Yoyng MS.
405. kyng seyd] kynges messengere MS.
405-7 put before 402-4.