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139: By lukyng, withowttyn lesse, a lyon the semys!"
140: "Thow has me somond," quod ■e Kyng, "and said what ■e lykes;
141: Fore sake of thy soueraynge I suffre the ■e more;
142: Sen I ╒wasх coround in kyth, wyth crysum enoyntede,
143: Was neuer creature to me ■at carpede so large.
144: Bot I sall tak concell at kynges enoyntede,
145: Off dukes and duspers and doctours noble,
146: Offe peres of ■e parlement, prelates and o■er,
147: Off ■e richeste renkys of ■e Rounde Table;
148: ▐us schall I take avisemente of valiant beryns,
149: Wyrke aftyre the wytte of my wyes knyghttes;
150: To warpe wordez in waste no wyrchip it were,
151: Ne wilfully in ■is wrethe to wreken my seluen.
152: For■i sall ■ow lenge here and lugge wyth ■ise lordes,
153: This seuenyghte in solace, to suggourne 3our horses,
154: To see whatte lyfe ■at wee leede in thees lawe laundes,
155: Forby ■e realtee of Rome, ■at recheste was euere."
156: He command Sir Cayous, "Take kepe to thoos lordez,
157: To styghtyll ■a steryn men as theire statte askys,
158: That they bee herberde in haste in thoos heghe chambres,
159: Sythin sittandly in sale seruyde theraftyr.
160: That they fynd na fawte of fude to thiere horsez,
161: Nowthire weyn, ne waxe, ne welthe in ■is erthe,
162: Spare for no spycerye, bot spende what ■e lykys,
163: That there be largesce on lofte and no lake founden.
164: If ■ou my wyrchip wayte, wy, be my trouthe,
165: ▐ou sall haue gersoms full grett, that gayne sall ■e euere."
166: Now er they herberde in hey and in oste holden,
167: Hastyly wyth hende men within thees heghe wallez;
168: In chambyrs with chympnes ■ey chaungen ■eire wedez,
169: And sythyn the chauncelere ■em fecchede with cheualrye noble.
170: Sone ■e Senatour was sett, as hym wele semyde;
171: At ■e Kyngez ownn borde twa knyghtes hym seruede,
172: Singulere sothely, as Arthure hym seluyn,
173: Richely on ■e ryghte hannde at the Round Table,
174: Be resoun ■at ■e Romaynes whare so ryche holden,
175: As of ■e realeste blode ■at reynede in erthe.
176: There come in at ■e fyrste course, befor ■e Kyng seluen,
177: Bareheuedys ■at ware bryghte, burnyste with syluer,
178: All with taghte men and town in togers full ryche,
179: Of saunke reall in suyte, sexty at ones;
180: Flesch fluriste of fermyson with frumentee noble,
181: Therto wylde to wale and wynlyche bryddes,
182: Pacokes and plouers in platers of golde,
183: Pygges of porke despyne ■at pasturede neuer,
184: Sythen herons in hedoyne, hyled full faire,
185: Grett swannes full swythe in silueryn chargeours,
186: Tartes of turky, taste wham ■em lykys,
187: Gumbaldes grathely, full gracious to taste,
188: Seyne bowes of wylde bores with ■e braune lechyde,