[fol. ii r]

¶ Vbi fuit mons est uallis

Et de colle fit iam callis

Heus et strata publica.

Propter casum dire sortis

Debilis est factus fortis

Non per sua merita.

Bellicosus infirmatur,

Alter <Sampson> trucidatur,

<Lamentatur> Anglia.

Symon pro simplicitate

Marchionum feritate

Cadit cesus framea.

Die martis bellum creuit,

Cadit \H/ector, Rachel fleuit

Pro cesis in area.

Comparatur hic Vluxi

Nam pro fide crucifixi

Non timebat milia.

Rexit uigor in Achille

Set et Symon talis ille

Qui pungnat pro patria.

Primus natus <rexit> frenum,

Non permisit alienum

Dare patri uulnera.

Vbi fuit mons (207)

Cambridge, Gonville and Caius College, MS 85/167, fol. ii r

¶ Where there was a mountain is now a valley, and from a hill is now made a path, alas, and a common highway.

[4] A strong man is now made weak because a cruel fate has befallen him and not because of his deserts.

[7] A fighting man is made a casualty. Like another Samson, he is slain. England laments him.

[10] Simon is fallen for the sake of honesty, pierced by a spear, through the savagery of the marchers.

[13] On a Tuesday (the day of Mars) the battle took place. Hector fell, and Rachel wept for those cut down in the field.

[16] He is like Ulysses; indeed because of faith in the Crucified he did not ‘fear thousands’.

[19] In Achilles strength predominated, and Simon is such as he, fighting for his country.

[22] His eldest son held on to the reins and did not allow anyone to wound his father.

Dum durauit non expauit

Pater enses set certauit

Propter pacis federa.

Pater prole confortatur,

Proles patrem consolatur

Dum durarent prelia.

Non fuerunt duo tales

In amore speciales

Infra mundi climata.

Abel Ade sociatur,

Abel prius inmolatur,

<Cadit> Adam postea.

In Henrico rosa uernat

Et in rosa si quis cernat

Sat †apererit† <lilia..

Martir fertur per ruborem

Et per album fertur florem

Virgo sine macula.

Dixit quidam, ut Pilatus,

Qui in bello principatus

Tenuit dominia,

‘Redde, redde, comes fortis.

Eris aut pro certo mortis

Datus ad suplicia.’

‘Hunc’, fert alter, ‘occidatis

Vlli uiuo non parcatis

De sua familia.’

Omnes clamant ‘Moriatur!’

Comes instans meditatur

De superna patria.

‘Reddo me omnipotenti.

[25] As long as he endured, the father feared nothing but fought for the peace agreement.