London, British Library, MS. Cotton Nero A.x, fol.
123v
Lines 2445-48:
Bertilak de hautdesert j hat in žis londe
žur3 my3t of morgue lafaye žat in my hous lenges
& koyntyse of clergye bi craftes wel lerned
že maystres of merlyn mony ho taken
Proposed transcription, with hatz inserted in 2448 (eyeskip from line
2449) (Twomey 2001):
Bertilak de Hautdesert I hat in žis londe,
žur3 my3t of Morgue la Faye, žat in my hous lenges,
& koyntyse of clergye. Bi craftes wel lerned--
že maystres of merlyn--mony ho [hatz] taken.
[Bertilak de Hautdesert I am called in this land,
through the might of Morgan le Fay, who stays in my house,
and the skill of learning. By crafts well learned--
the masteries of Merlin--many has she taken.]