Constance

Layamon's Brut

• relationship: He proceeded to Winchester, where he found Constance, and spake with the abbot who governed the monastery where Constance was monk, the king's son of Britain. (Layamon's Brut)

  "He proceeded to Winchester, where he found Constance, and spake with the abbot who governed the monastery where Constance was monk, the king's son of Britain."

• attestation: He went into the monastery with mild speech. (Layamon's Brut)

  "He went into the monastery with mild speech;"

• attestation: he said that he would speak with Constance. (Layamon's Brut)

  "he said that he would speak with Constance."

• attestation: The monks there ran thither anon, they weened to find Constance. (Layamon's Brut)

  "The monks there ran thither anon, they weened to find Constance;"

• attestation: The beginning was unfair, and also was the end, he deserted God's hood (holy order), therefore he had sorrow! (Layamon's Brut)

  "The beginning was unfair, and also was the end, he deserted God's hood (holy order), therefore he had sorrow!"

• attestation: Your will I will perform Ye shall be to me dear, for the Britons are hateful to me, loud and still I will do your will, if ye will in land hold me for lord." Then forth-right answered the knights "We will do all thy will," and they gan proceed to Constance the king. To the king came Vortiger--of evil he was well ware--and said him of-- had done--"And here I have the Peohtes, who shall be household knights. (Layamon's Brut)

  "your will I will perform Ye shall be to me dear, for the Britons are hateful to me, loud and still I will do your will, if ye will in land hold me for lord." Then forth-right answered the knights "We will do all thy will," and they gan proceed to Constance the king."

• attestation: Thus faired the tidings of Constance the king. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Thus faired the tidings of Constance the king."

• attestation: Constance engaged in combat (Layamon's Brut)

  "thou causedest Constance to be slain, who was king in this land;"

• attestation: Thou causedst thy Peohtes to betray (or destroy) him basely; therefore thou shalt suffer sorrows most of all! (Layamon's Brut)

  "thou causedst thy Peohtes to betray (or destroy) him basely;"

• attestation: Therefore thou shalt suffer sorrows most of all! Afterwards thou drewest upon thee foreign people, the Saxons to this land, therefore thou shalt be destroyed! (Layamon's Brut)

  "therefore thou shalt suffer sorrows most of all!"