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28 ? at a selly in si3t summe men hit holden,
& an outtrage awenture of Arthure3 wondere3;
[D] If 3e wyl lysten ? is laye bot on littel quile,
I schal telle hit, as-tit, as I in toun herde,
32 with tonge;
As hit is stad & stoken,
In stori stif & stronge,
With lel letteres loken,
36 In londe so hat3 ben longe.

[Sidenote A: Bold men increased in the Land,]
[Sidenote B: and many marvels happened. ]
[Sidenote C: Of all Britain's kings Arthur was the noblest. ]
[Sidenote D: Listen a while and ye shall hear the story of an "outrageous
adventure. "]

III.

[A] ? is kyng lay at Camylot vpon kryst-masse,
With mony luflych lorde, lede3 of ? e best,
[B] Rekenly of ? e rounde table alle ? o rich bre? er,
40 With rych reuel ory3t, & rechles mer? es;
?
er tournayed tulkes bi-tyme3 ful mony,
Iusted ful Iolile ? ise gentyle kni3tes,
Sy? en kayred to ? e court, caroles to make.
44 [C] For ? er ? e fest wat3 ilyche ful fiften dayes,
With alle ? e mete & ? e mir? e ? at men cou? e a-vyse;
Such glaumande gle glorious to here,
Dere dyn vp-on day, daunsyng on ny3tes,
48 [D] Al wat3 hap vpon he3e in halle3 & chambre3,
With lorde3 & ladies, as leuest him ? o3t;
With all ? e wele of ? e worlde ? ay woned ?