Manuscript C
FOLIO 40v IMAGE
COLUMN a
3531 L i roi&s; ml&apost;t to&s;t &et1; lan li m&ai-hbar;ne
3532 A n la place &q-vbar; e&s;toit pl&ai-hbar;ne
3533 D e&s; genz del reaume de logres
3534 A u&s;i &com; por oir le&s; ogre&s;
3535 V ont aumo&s;tier afe&s;te anel
3536 A panteco&s;te ou a noel
3537 L e&s; genz aco&s;tumee&mt-hbar;
3538 T ot autre&s;i comunemant
3539 E &s;toient la tuit aune
3540 T roi&s; iorz auoient geune
3541 &et1; ale nuz piez &et1; anlenge&s;
3542 T ote&s; le&s; pucele&s; e&s;trenge&s;
3543 D el reaume leroi artu
3544 &P-til; ce &q-hbar; dex force &et1; uertu
3545 D ona&s;t contre &s;&o-hbar; auer&s;aire
3546 A u ch&apost;r. &q-vbar; deuoit faire
3547 L a bataille por le&s; cheitis
3548 &et1; autre&s;i cil del pais
3549 R e&p-vbar;oient &p-til; lor &s;eignor
3550 &Q1-hbar; dex lauictoire &et1; lenor
3551 D e la bataille li dona&s;t
3552 B &ie-hbar; m&ai-hbar; ainz &q-hbar; &p-vbar;me &s;ona&s;t
3553 L e&s; ot an en .ij. amenez
3554 E nmi la place toz armez
3555 S or .ij. cheuax defer couerz
3556 M l&apost;t e&s;toit genz &et1; b&ie-hbar; aperz
3557 M eliaganz &et1; b&ie-hbar; tailliez
3558 D e braz de ianbe&s; &et1; de piez
3559 &et1; li hiaume&s; &et1; li e&s;cuz
3560 &Q1-vbar; li e&s;toit aucol panduz
3561 T rop bien &et1; bel li auenoi&et-hbar;
3562 M e&s; a lautre tuit &s;e tenoi&et-hbar;
3563 &N3; e&s; cil &q-vbar; uol&s;i&s;&s;ent &s;a honte
3564 &et1; dient tuit &q-hbar; rien ne &mo-hbar;te
3565 D e meliagant auer&s; luj
3566 M &ai-hbar;tenant &q-vbar;l furent anduj
3567 E nmi la place. &et1; li roi&s; ui&et-hbar;
3568 &Q1-vbar; tant &co-hbar; il puet le&s; detient
3569 S i &s;e p&ai-hbar;ne de la pei&s; feire
3570 M e&s; il ni puet &s;&o-hbar; fil atreire
3571 &et1; il lor dit tenez voz frains
3572 &et1; uoz cheuax a tot le m&ai-hbar;s
3573 T ant &q-alpha;n la tor &s;oie m&o-hbar;tez
3574 C eniert mie trop g&nz-alpha; bontez
COLUMN b
3575 S e &p-til; moi tant &u-nine; delaiez
3576 L or&s; &s;e part dax ml&apost;t e&s;maiez
3577 &et1; uient droit la ou il &s;auoit
3578 L areine &q-vbar; li auoit
3579 L anuit proie &q-vbar;l la mei&s;t
3580 A n tel leu &q-hbar; ele uei&s;t
3581 L a bataille tot aband&o-hbar;
3582 &et1; il len otrea le don
3583 S i lala &q-hbar;rre &et1; amener
3584 C ar il &s;e uoloit ml&apost;t pener
3585 D e &s;anor &et1; de &s;on &s;erui&s;e
3586 A une fene&s;tre lami&s;e
3587 &et1; il fu delez li a de&s;tre
3588 C ouchiez &s;or une autre fene&s;tre
3589 S i ot auoec au&s; .ij. a&s;&s;ez
3590 &et1; dun&s; &et1; dautre&s; ama&s;&s;ez
3591 C h&apost;r&s; &et1; dame&s; &s;enees
3592 &et1; pucele&s; del pai&s; nee&s;
3593 &et1; ml&apost;t iauoit de&s;cheitiue&s;
3594 &Q1-vbar; ml&apost;t e&s;toient antantiues
3595 E nori&s;on&s; &et1; anproieres
3596 L ipri&s;on &et1; le&s; pri&s;onieres
3597 T re&s;tuit &p-til; lor &s;eignor &p-vbar;oient
3598 &Q1; uan deu &et1; anlui &s;e fioient
3599 D e &s;ecor&s; &et1; de deliurance
3600 &et1; cil font lor&s; &s;anz demorance
3601 A rriere treire le&s; genz tote&s;
3602 &et1; hurtent le&s; e&s;cuz de&s;cotes
3603 S ont le&s; enarme&s; anbraciees
3604 &et1; poignent &s;i &q-hbar; .ij. braciees
3605 ∥ mi le&s; e&s;cuz &s;antranbatent
3606 D e&s; lance&s; &s;i &q-hbar;le&s; e&s;clatent
3607 &et1; e&s;mient come brandon
3608 &et1; li cheual tot de randon
3609 S antreuien&et-hbar; &q-hbar; front afront
3610 &et1; piz apiz hurte &s;e &s;ont
3611 &et1; li e&s;cu hurtent an&s;anble
3612 &et1; li hiaume &s;i &q-vbar;l resanble
3613 D e le&s;croi&s; &q-hbar; il ont done
3614 &Q1-hbar; il eu&s;t ml&apost;t fort tone
3615 &Q1-vbar; l ni reme&s;t peitrax ne cengle
3616 E &s;trie&s; ne re&s;ne ne uarengle
3617 A ronpre &et1; de&s; &s;ele&s; pecoient
3618 L i ar&co-hbar; &q-vbar; ml&apost;t fort e&s;toient
COLUMN c
3619 &N3; e ni ont pa&s; g&nt-alpha; honte eu
3620 S e il &s;ont a terre cheu
3621 D e&s; que tre&s;tot ce lor faillj
3622 T o&s;t refurent anpiez &s;aillj
3623 S i &s;antreuien&et-hbar; &s;anz iengler
3624 P &l-nine; fiere&mt-hbar; &q-hbar; dui &s;engler
3625 &et1; &s;e fierent &s;anz menacier
3626 G ranz co&s; de&s; e&s;pee&s; dacieR
3627 C ome cil &q-vbar; ml&apost;t &s;antreheent
3628 S oua&at-hbar; &s;i a&s;premant &s;e reent
3629 L e&s; hiaume&s; &et1; le&s; haub&apost;&s; blan&s;
3630 &Q1-alpha; pre&s; le fer an&s;aut li&s;ans
3631 L a bataille ml&apost;t b&ie-hbar; forni&s;&s;ent
3632 &Q1-vbar; l &s;e&s;toutoient &et1; leidi&s;&s;ent
3633 D e&s; pe&s;anz co&s; &et1; de&s; felon&s;
3634 M ainz e&s;tor&s; fier&s; &et1; dur&s; &et1; lons
3635 S antredoner&et-hbar; ∥ igal
3636 C on&q-hbar;&s; ne del b&ie-hbar; ne del mal
3637 &N3; e &s;an &s;orent au&q-hbar;l tenir
3638 M e&s; ne pooit pa&s; auenir
3639 &Q1-hbar; cil &q-vbar; ert au pont pa&s;&s;ez
3640 &N3; e fu&s;t afebloiez a&s;&s;ez
3641 D e&s; main&s; &q-hbar; il auoit plaiee&s;
3642 M l&apost;t an &s;ont le&s; genz e&s;maiees
3643 C ele&s; &q-vbar; alui &s;e tenoient
3644 C ar &s;e&s; co&s; afebloier uoient
3645 S i criement &q-vbar;l ne lan &s;oit pis
3646 &et1; il lor e&s;toit ia auis
3647 &Q1-hbar; il en auoit le peior
3648 &et1; meliaganz le meillor
3649 S i anparloient tot antor
3650 M e&s; a&s; fene&s;tre&s; de la tor
3651 O t une pucele ml&apost;t &s;age
3652 &Q1-vbar; pan&s;e &et1; dit an&s;&o-hbar; corage
3653 &Q1-hbar; li ch&apost;r&s; nauoit mie
3654 &P-til; li labataille arramie
3655 &N3; e &p-til; cele autre genz menue
3656 &Q1-vbar; an la place e&s;toit uenue
3657 &N3; e ia enpri&s;e ne leu&s;t
3758 S e por la reine ne fu&s;t
3659 &et1; pan&s;e &s;e il la &s;auoit
3660 A la fene&s;tre ou ele e&s;toit
3661 &Q1-hbar; le le&s;garda&s;t ne uei&s;t
3662 F orce &et1; harde&mt-hbar; anprei&s;t