We have here a short fummary of K. Arthur's Hiftory as given by Jeff. of Monmouth and the old chronicles, with the addition of a few circumstances from the romance Morte Arthur.. The ancient chronicle of Ger. de Leew (quoted above in p. 28.), feems to have been chiefly followed: upon the authority of which we have reftored fome of the names which were corrupted in the MS. and have tranfpofed one Hanza, which appeared to be misplaced, [viz. that beginning at v. 49. which in the MS. followed v. 36.]

Printed from the Editor's ancient folio Manufcript.

F Brutus' blood, in Brittaine borne,

OF

King Arthur I am to name;

Through Christendome, and Heathyneffe,
Well knowne is my worthy fame,

In the four hundred ninetieth yeere,
Over Brittaine I did rayne,
After my favior Chrift his byrth:
What time I did maintaine

The fellowshipp of the table round,
Soe famous in those dayes;

Whereatt a hundred noble knights,

And thirty fat alwayes:

Who for their deeds and martiall feates,
As bookes done yett record,

Amongst all other nations

Wer feared throwgh the world.

And in the castle off Tyntagill
King Uther mee begate
Of Agyana a bewtyous ladye,
And come ofhie' estate.

And when I was fifteen yeere old,

Then was I crowned kinge;

All Brittaine that was att an upròre,

I did to quiett bringe,

And drove the Saxons from the realme,

Who had oppreft this land;

Ver.

I

15

20

25

30

r. 9. He began his reign A. D. 515, according to the Chronicles. Ver. 23. She is named Igerna in the old Chronicles. Ver. 24. his. MS.

All

All Scotland then throughe manly feats
I conquered with my hand.

Ireland, Denmarke, Norway,
These countryes wan I all;

Ifeland, Gotheland, and Swethland;

And made their kings my thrall.

I conquered all Gallya,

That now is called France;

And flew the hardye Froll in feild

My honor to advance.

35

40

Ver. 39. Froland field MS. Froll according to the Chronicles was a

Roman knight governor of Gaul.
Ver. 49. of Pavye. MS.

Ver. 41. Danibus. MS.

Whofe carcaffe I did fend to Rome

Cladd poorlye on a beere;
And afterward I paft Mount-Joye

The next approaching yeere.

55

Then I came to Rome, where I was mett

Right as a conquerour,

And by all the cardinalls folempnely e

60

I was crowned an emperour.

One winter there I made abode:

Then word to mee was brought

Howe Mordred had opprefsd the crowne:
What treafon he had wrought

For there my nephew fir Gawaine dyed,

Being wounded in that fore,

The whiche fir Lancelot in fight

Had given him before.

75

Thence

Two and twenty yeere I ware the crowne

In honor and great fame;

And thus by death was fuddenlye

Deprived of the fame.

Ver. 92. perhaps fates.

VI.

100