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He sayd: ‘Madame, were that feyer),
To make an erlles sone myn Eyer)?
The King refuses.
I will̴ not, by sen Iame!
There he hathe done maystres thre,
Yt ys hys swerd, yt ys not he, 790
For Hatheloke ys ys name.’
‘Lord, he myght full̴ wyll̴ sped,
A knyghtes dowghttyr wase hyme bed,
Ase whyt ase walles bane;
And yf ye warne hyme Desonell̴, 795
All that ther of here tell̴,
Ther of wyll̴ speke schame.’
790. hys] om. MS.
794. swalles (!) MS.
bone MS.
796. All] And MS.
THE KING OF PORTUGAL’S TREACHERY TO TORRENT.