Uther

Layamon's Brut

• relationship: There is Ambrosie thy brother, and Uther the other. (Layamon's Brut)

  "There is Ambrosie thy brother, and Uther the other."

• relationship: and Uther, thy brother, yet sucketh his mother. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and Uther, thy brother, yet sucketh his mother."

• attestation: At the day they came, many and numerous. (Layamon's Brut)

  "At the day they came, many and numerous;"

• attestation: The worldly-wise men took charge of the other children; for they had care of Vortiger they took Ambrosie and Uther, and led them over sea, into the Less Britain, and delivered them fairly to Biduz the king. (Layamon's Brut)

  "And the worldly-wise men took charge of the other children;"

• attestation: For they had care of Vortiger they took Ambrosie and Uther, and led them over sea, into the Less Britain, and delivered them fairly to Biduz the king. And he them fairly received, for he was their kin and their friend, and with much joy the children he brought up. (Layamon's Brut)

  "for they had care of Vortiger they took Ambrosie and Uther, and led them over sea, into the Less Britain, and delivered them fairly to Biduz the king."

• attestation: I have often heard anxious whisperings among thy courtiers; they hate thee exceedingly, unto the bare death, if they it durst show. (Layamon's Brut)

  "And I have often heard anxious whisperings among thy courtiers;"

• attestation: They hate thee exceedingly, unto the bare death, if they it durst show. Oft they speak stilly, and discourse with whispers, of two young men, that dwell far hence. (Layamon's Brut)

  "they hate thee exceedingly, unto the bare death, if they it durst show."

• attestation: Oft they speak stilly, and discourse with whispers, of two young men, that dwell far hence. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Oft they speak stilly, and discourse with whispers, of two young men, that dwell far hence;"

• attribution: Uther engaged in combat involving Constance (Layamon's Brut)

  "the one hight Uther, the other Ambrosie--the third hight Constance who was king in this land, and he here was slain through traitorous usage."

• relationship: The others will now come, and avenge their brother, all consume thy land, and slay thy people, thyself and thy folk drive out of land. (Layamon's Brut)

  "The others will now come, and avenge their brother, all consume thy land, and slay thy people, thyself and thy folk drive out of land."

• attestation: Was he afraid exceeding greatly. He marched his host, and fled toward the Scots, and Aurelie the king went after him in haste. (Layamon's Brut)

  "then was he afraid exceeding greatly."

• attestation: They would not lead the king out of this land, but they chose them for chief Uther the good, and fifteen thousand knights, weaponed fair, of bold Britons, who thither should go. (Layamon's Brut)

  "But they would not lead the king out of this land, but they chose them for chief Uther the good, and fifteen thousand knights, weaponed fair, of bold Britons, who thither should go."

• attestation: The knights advanced with mickle strength. (Layamon's Brut)

  "The knights advanced with mickle strength;"

• attestation: They laboured full greatly, but they had not power, so that they ever any stone might stir! Merlin beheld Uther, who was the king's brother, and Merlin the prophet said these words: "Uther, draw thee back, and assemble thy knights, and stand ye all about, and diligently behold, and be ye all still, so that no man there stir ere I say to you now anon how we shall commence, 'Take ye each a stone. (Layamon's Brut)

  "they laboured full greatly, but they had not power, so that they ever any stone might stir!"

• relationship: Merlin beheld Uther, who was the king's brother, and Merlin the prophet said these words: "Uther. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Merlin beheld Uther, who was the king's brother, and Merlin the prophet said these words: "Uther,"

• attribution: Thus did Merlin there, then called he Uther: "Uther, come quickly, and all thy knights with thee, and take ye these stones all, ye shall not leave one;. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Thus did Merlin there, then called he Uther: "Uther, come quickly, and all thy knights with thee, and take ye these stones all, ye shall not leave one;"

• attribution: The tidings came to the king in the north end, of Merlin's proceeding, and of Uther, his brother, that they were with safety come to this land, and that the work was all disposed, and set up right. (Layamon's Brut)

  "The tidings came to the king in the north end, of Merlin's proceeding, and of Uther, his brother, that they were with safety come to this land, and that the work was all disposed, and set up right."

• relationship: Uther engaged in combat (Layamon's Brut)

  "And if thou wouldest now be my companion, as we shall agree, and my father well avenge, and well avenge thy folk that Uther here killed, and thy marvellous work, that he hence drew."

• attestation: He went to the burgh-gate, where the king lay in chamber, and greeted the door-keeper with God's greeting. (Layamon's Brut)

  "He went to the burgh-gate, where the king lay in chamber, and greeted the door-keeper with God's greeting;"

• relationship: Bade him in haste go into the king, and say to him in sooth, that Uther his brother had sent him thither a good leech; the best leech that dwelt in any land, that ever any sick man out of sickness can bring. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and bade him in haste go into the king, and say to him in sooth, that Uther his brother had sent him thither a good leech;"

• attestation: The best leech that dwelt in any land, that ever any sick man out of sickness can bring. Thus he lied, the odious man, to the monarch, for Uther was gone forth with his army, nor ever him saw Uther, nor thither him sent! (Layamon's Brut)

  "the best leech that dwelt in any land, that ever any sick man out of sickness can bring."

• attestation: Thus he lied, the odious man, to the monarch, for Uther was gone forth with his army, nor ever him saw Uther, nor thither him sent! (Layamon's Brut)

  "Thus he lied, the odious man, to the monarch, for Uther was gone forth with his army, nor ever him saw Uther, nor thither him sent!"

• attestation: The king weened that it were sooth, and believed him enow. Who would ween that he were traitor! (Layamon's Brut)

  "And the king weened that it were sooth, and believed him enow."

• attestation: Who would ween that he were traitor!—-for on his bare body he wore a cuirass, thereupon he had a loathly hair-cloth, and then a cowl of a black cloth. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Who would ween that he were traitor!—-for on his bare body he wore a cuirass, thereupon he had a loathly hair-cloth, and then a cowl of a black cloth;"

• attestation: They leapt to the bed, and beheld the king. (Layamon's Brut)

  "They leapt to the bed, and beheld the king;"

• attestation: The yet he lay in slumber, and in great sweat. The knights with weeping awakened the king, and they called to him with mild voice: "Lord, how is it with thee? (Layamon's Brut)

  "the yet he lay in slumber, and in great sweat."

• attribution: The knights with weeping awakened the king, and they called to him with mild voice: "Lord, how is it with thee? (Layamon's Brut)

  "The knights with weeping awakened the king, and they called to him with mild voice: "Lord, how is it with thee?"

• attestation: There saw Gillomar where Uther came to him, and commanded his knights to weapon them forth-right. And they very speedily grasped their knives, and off with their breeches--strange were their looks--and grasped in their hands their long spears, and hung on their shoulders great battle-axes. (Layamon's Brut)

  "There saw Gillomar where Uther came to him, and commanded his knights to weapon them forth-right."

• attestation: They very speedily grasped their knives, and off with their breeches--strange were their looks--and grasped in their hands their long spears, and hung on their shoulders great battle-axes. Then said Gillomar the king a thing very strange:--"Here cometh Uther, Aurelie's brother. (Layamon's Brut)

  "And they very speedily grasped their knives, and off with their breeches--strange were their looks--and grasped in their hands their long spears, and hung on their shoulders great battle-axes."

• relationship: For if Uther, Constantine's son, will here become my man, and give to Pascent his father's realm, I will him grant peace, and let him live, and in fair bonds lead him to my land." The king spake thus, the while worse him befell! (Layamon's Brut)

  "For if Uther, Constantine's son, will here become my man, and give to Pascent his father's realm, I will him grant peace, and let him live, and in fair bonds lead him to my land." The king spake thus, the while worse him befell!"

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

  "Uther's knights were in the town forth-right, and laid fire in the town, and fought sharply;"

• attestation: Anon as they met him, fair they him greeted: "Hail be thou, Uther; these territories are thine own. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Anon as they met him, fair they him greeted: "Hail be thou, Uther;"

• attestation: He bade thee be in prosperity, and think of his soul." Then wept Uther wondrously much there. Uther proceeded forth-right into Winchester. (Layamon's Brut)

  "he bade thee be in prosperity, and think of his soul." Then wept Uther wondrously much there."

• attestation: Uther proceeded forth-right into Winchester;. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Uther proceeded forth-right into Winchester;"

• attestation: So soon as they saw him, they said to him: "Uther, thy favour, now and evermore! (Layamon's Brut)

  "So soon as they saw him, they said to him: "Uther, thy favour, now and evermore!"

• attestation: Now was Uther their good king, but of Merlin he had nothing. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Now was Uther their good king, but of Merlin he had nothing."

• attestation: Octa heard full truly all how it was transacted, of Aurehe's death, and of Uther's kingdom. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Octa heard full truly all how it was transacted, of Aurehe's death, and of Uther's kingdom."

• attestation: Uther fled or retreated (Layamon's Brut)

  "Octa sent his messengers into Welsh land, after the Irish that from Uther were fled,"

• attestation: Promise we him in life that we will not him deceive, and let we counsel us of our misdeeds. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Promise we him in life that we will not him deceive, and let we counsel us of our misdeeds."

• attestation: He may to whomsoever he will give worship. (Layamon's Brut)

  "He may to whomsoever he will give worship."

• attribution: There was an earl Gorlois, bold man full truly—-knight he was good, he was Uther's man,—-Earl of Cornwall, known he was wide—-he was a very wise man, in all things excellent. To him said Uther, sorry in heart: "Hail be thou, Gorlois, lord of men! (Layamon's Brut)

  "There was an earl Gorlois, bold man full truly—-knight he was good, he was Uther's man,—-Earl of Cornwall, known he was wide—-he was a very wise man, in all things excellent."

• attestation: To him said Uther, sorry in heart: "Hail be thou, Gorlois, lord of men! (Layamon's Brut)

  "To him said Uther, sorry in heart: "Hail be thou, Gorlois, lord of men!"

• attestation: Thou art mine own man, and very well I thee treat. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Thou art mine own man, and very well I thee treat;"

• attestation: Thou art knight good, great is thy wisdom, all my people I put in thy counsel, and all we shall work after thy will." Then hung he his brows down, the King Uther Pendragon, and stood him full still, and bade Gorlois say his will. Then answered Gorlois, who was courteous full truly, "Say me, Uther Pendragon, why bowest thou thy head down? (Layamon's Brut)

  "thou art knight good, great is thy wisdom, all my people I put in thy counsel, and all we shall work after thy will." Then hung he his brows down, the King Uther Pendragon, and stood him full still, and bade Gorlois say his will."

• attestation: Then answered Gorlois, who was courteous full truly, "Say me, Uther Pendragon, why bowest thou thy head down? (Layamon's Brut)

  "Then answered Gorlois, who was courteous full truly, "Say me, Uther Pendragon, why bowest thou thy head down?"

• attestation: Knowest thou not that God alone is better than we all clean? (Layamon's Brut)

  "Knowest thou not that God alone is better than we all clean?"

• attestation: The earl and his knights arose forth-right, and went forth with the woman, knights most wrath. (Layamon's Brut)

  "The earl and his knights arose forth-right, and went forth with the woman, knights most wrath."

• attestation: And then, after a time, he proceeded to London, he was there at Easter, with his good folk, blithe was the London's town, for Uther Pendragon. (Layamon's Brut)

  "And then, after a time, he proceeded to London, he was there at Easter, with his good folk, blithe was the London's town, for Uther Pendragon."

• attestation: He sent his messengers over all his kingdom, he bade the earls, he bade the churls, he bade the bishops, and the book learned men, that they should come to London, to Uther the king, into London's town, to Uther Pendragon. (Layamon's Brut)

  "He sent his messengers over all his kingdom, he bade the earls, he bade the churls, he bade the bishops, and the book learned men, that they should come to London, to Uther the king, into London's town, to Uther Pendragon."

• attestation: Much bliss was in the town, with King Uther Pendragon. When the mass was sung, to the hall they crowded, trumpets they blew, boards they spread, all the folk ate and drank, and bliss was among them. (Layamon's Brut)

  "much bliss was in the town, with King Uther Pendragon."

• attestation: There sate Uther the king in his high chair; opposite to him Gorlois, fair knight full truly, the Earl of Cornwall, with his noble wife. (Layamon's Brut)

  "There sate Uther the king in his high chair;"

• relationship: They brought wife, they brought child, as Uther the king commanded. With much goodness the king heard mass, and Gorlois, the Earl of Cornwall, and many knights with him. (Layamon's Brut)

  "they brought wife, they brought child, as Uther the king commanded."

• attestation: For it needed the knights, day or night, only to guard the castle gate, and he careless asleep; and the earl kept the other, and with him his own brother. (Layamon's Brut)

  "For it needed the knights, day or night, only to guard the castle gate, and he careless asleep;"

• attestation: Then quoth Uther Pendragon to Ulfin the knight: "Ulfin, say me some counsel, or I shall be full soon dead, so much it longeth me after the fair Ygaerne, that I may not live. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Then quoth Uther Pendragon to Ulfin the knight: "Ulfin, say me some counsel, or I shall be full soon dead, so much it longeth me after the fair Ygaerne, that I may not live."

• attestation: Full quickly I it knew anon as I thee missed, that thou wert come to Uther the king, and what the king spake with thee, and of his land thee offered, that thou shouldest bring me to Uther the king. (Layamon's Brut)

  "But full quickly I it knew anon as I thee missed, that thou wert come to Uther the king, and what the king spake with thee, and of his land thee offered, that thou shouldest bring me to Uther the king."

• attestation: Then was Uther Pendragon the softer in his mood, and gave answer: "Ulfin, thou hast well said counsel,. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Then was Uther Pendragon the softer in his mood, and gave answer: "Ulfin, thou hast well said counsel,"

• attestation: Ulfin thee sought, and to the king brought, and Uther Pendragon forth-right anon, set him in hand thirty ploughs of land, and he set thee in hand seven ploughs of land. Uther is desirous after Ygaerne the fair, wondrously much, after Gorlois's wife. (Layamon's Brut)

  "And Ulfin thee sought, and to the king brought, and Uther Pendragon forth-right anon, set him in hand thirty ploughs of land, and he set thee in hand seven ploughs of land."

• relationship: Uther is desirous after Ygaerne the fair, wondrously much, after Gorlois's wife. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Uther is desirous after Ygaerne the fair, wondrously much, after Gorlois's wife."

• attestation: Forth-right he proceeded to the king's host. So soon as Uther him saw, so he approached towards him. (Layamon's Brut)

  "forth-right he proceeded to the king's host."

• attestation: So soon as Uther him saw, so he approached towards him. (Layamon's Brut)

  "So soon as Uther him saw, so he approached towards him;"

• attestation: and thus quoth Uther Pendragon: "Merlin, thou art welcome! (Layamon's Brut)

  "and thus quoth Uther Pendragon: "Merlin, thou art welcome!"

• attestation: Here I set thee in hand all the counsel of my land, and that thou must me advise. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Here I set thee in hand all the counsel of my land, and that thou must me advise,"

• attestation: All thy will well shall come to pass, for I know such leech-craft, that shall be to thee lief, so that all thy appearance shall become as the earl's. (Layamon's Brut)

  "But all thy will well shall come to pass, for I know such leech-craft, that shall be to thee lief, so that all thy appearance shall become as the earl's;"

• attestation: The knights were most alert, and weighed up the castle gate, and let him come within--the less was then their care,--they weened certainly to have much bliss. (Layamon's Brut)

  "The knights were most alert, and weighed up the castle gate, and let him come within--the less was then their care,--they weened certainly to have much bliss."

• attestation: Had they with stratagem Merlin there within, and Uther the king within their possession, and led there with him his good thane Ulfin. These tidings came quickly unto the lady, that her lord was come, and with him his three men. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Then had they with stratagem Merlin there within, and Uther the king within their possession, and led there with him his good thane Ulfin."

• attestation: These tidings came quickly unto the lady, that her lord was come, and with him his three men. (Layamon's Brut)

  "These tidings came quickly unto the lady, that her lord was come, and with him his three men."

• attestation: Welcome, Jordan, and Britael is also;--be ye in safety parted from the king?" Then quoth Uther full truly as if it were Gorlois: "Mickle is the multitude that is with Uther Pendragon, and I am all by night stolen from the fight, for after thee I was desirous, woman thou art to me dearest. Go into the chamber, and cause my bed to be made, and I will rest me for this night's space, and all day to-morrow, to gladden my people. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and welcome, Jordan, and Britael is also;--be ye in safety parted from the king?" Then quoth Uther full truly as if it were Gorlois: "Mickle is the multitude that is with Uther Pendragon, and I am all by night stolen from the fight, for after thee I was desirous, woman thou art to me dearest."

• attestation: There was no greater interval but until it was daylight, there forth-right the knights understood, that the king was departed out of the host. Then said the knights, sooth though it were not, that the king was flown, filled with dread, but it all was leasing that they said of the king, they held hereof much converse upon Uther Pendragon. (Layamon's Brut)

  "There was no greater interval but until it was daylight, there forth-right the knights understood, that the king was departed out of the host."

• attestation: Said the knights, sooth though it were not, that the king was flown, filled with dread, but it all was leasing that they said of the king, they held hereof much converse upon Uther Pendragon. Then said the earls and the highest barons. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Then said the knights, sooth though it were not, that the king was flown, filled with dread, but it all was leasing that they said of the king, they held hereof much converse upon Uther Pendragon."

• attestation: Said the earls and the highest barons; "Now when Gorlois shall know it, how it is passed, that our king is departed, and has left his host, he will forth-right weapon his knights, and out he will to fight, and fell us to ground, with his furious thanes make mickle slaughter. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Then said the earls and the highest barons;"

• attestation: Our underlings will have no upbraidings, that we for any timidity hence fled." All the nation-folk praised this same counsel. Trumpets they blew, and assembled their host. (Layamon's Brut)

  "then our underlings will have no upbraidings, that we for any timidity hence fled." All the nation-folk praised this same counsel."

• attestation: Trumpets they blew, and assembled their host. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Trumpets they blew, and assembled their host;"

• attestation: Up they heaved the Dragon, by each standard unmatched; there was many a bold man, that hung shield on shoulder, many a keen thane, and proceeded to the castle, where Gorlois was within, with his keen men. (Layamon's Brut)

  "up they heaved the Dragon, by each standard unmatched;"

• attestation: Yet Ygaerne weened that it were sooth, that the dead earl had sought his people, and she all believed, that it were false, that the King Uther had ever come down. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Yet Ygaerne weened that it were sooth, that the dead earl had sought his people, and she all believed, that it were false, that the King Uther had ever come down."

• attribution: When that he was an old man, then came illness on him. (Layamon's Brut)

  "When that he was an old man, then came illness on him;"

• attestation: The illness laid him down, sick was Uther Pendragon, so he was here sick seven years. Then became the Britons much emboldened, they did oft wickedly, all for absence of dread. (Layamon's Brut)

  "the illness laid him down, sick was Uther Pendragon, so he was here sick seven years."

• attestation: Became the Britons much emboldened, they did oft wickedly, all for absence of dread. The yet lay Octa, Hengest's son, bound in the prison of London, who was taken at York, and his comrade Ebissa, and his other Ossa. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Then became the Britons much emboldened, they did oft wickedly, all for absence of dread."

• attestation: For ye shall never have good gifts of Uther, your king, for now full soon he will be dead, and his people all desert, then will ye have neither, the one nor the other. But bethink you, brave men, and give to us your compassion, and think what were lief to you, if ye thus lay bound, and might in your land live in joy. (Layamon's Brut)

  "For ye shall never have good gifts of Uther, your king, for now full soon he will be dead, and his people all desert, then will ye have neither, the one nor the other."

• attestation: The tidings came to Uther the king. (Layamon's Brut)

  "The tidings came to Uther the king."

• attestation: Uther was exceeding woe, and wonderfully grieved, and sent in to Loeneis, to his dear friends, and greeted Loth, his son-in-law, and bade him be in health, and ordered him to take in his own hand all his royal land;. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Uther was exceeding woe, and wonderfully grieved, and sent in to Loeneis, to his dear friends, and greeted Loth, his son-in-law, and bade him be in health, and ordered him to take in his own hand all his royal land;"

• attestation: Now will I tell thee, in this history, how Uther the king disposed himself. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Now will I tell thee, in this history, how Uther the king disposed himself."

• attestation: Then said Octa to his comrade Ebissa: "Here is come to Verulam Uther, the lame man, and will with us here fight in his litter;. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Then said Octa to his comrade Ebissa: "Here is come to Verulam Uther, the lame man, and will with us here fight in his litter;"

• attestation: He weened with his crutch to thrust us down! But to-morrow when it is day, the people shall arise, and open our castle-gate, and this realm we shall all win. (Layamon's Brut)

  "he weened with his crutch to thrust us down!"

• attestation: To-morrow when it is day, the people shall arise, and open our castle-gate, and this realm we shall all win. (Layamon's Brut)

  "But to-morrow when it is day, the people shall arise, and open our castle-gate, and this realm we shall all win;"

• attestation: Shall we never lie here for one lame man! Out we shall ride upon our good steeds, and advance to Uther, and fell his folk. (Layamon's Brut)

  "shall we never lie here for one lame man!"

• attestation: Out we shall ride upon our good steeds, and advance to Uther, and fell his folk. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Out we shall ride upon our good steeds, and advance to Uther, and fell his folk;"

• attestation: For all they are fated (shall die) that hither are ridden; and take the lame man, and lay in our bonds, and hold the wretch until that he dies. (Layamon's Brut)

  "for all they are fated (shall die) that hither are ridden;"

• attestation: Take the lame man, and lay in our bonds, and hold the wretch until that he dies; and so men shall leach his limbs that are sore, and heal his bones with bitter steel! (Layamon's Brut)

  "and take the lame man, and lay in our bonds, and hold the wretch until that he dies;"

• attestation: Uther saw him this, that Octa approached to them, and thought to fell his host to the ground. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Uther saw him this, that Octa approached to them, and thought to fell his host to the ground."

• attestation: They made Colgrim the fair for king, and assembled a host, wide over the land, and said that they would with their wicked craft in Winchester town kill Uther Pendragon. Alas, that it should so happen! (Layamon's Brut)

  "and they made Colgrim the fair for king, and assembled a host, wide over the land, and said that they would with their wicked craft in Winchester town kill Uther Pendragon."

• attestation: Alas, that it should so happen! (Layamon's Brut)

  "Alas, that it should so happen!"

• attestation: Now said the Saxish men in their communing together: "Take we six knights, wise men and active, and skilful spies, and send we to the court, in almsman's guise, and dwell in the court, with the high king, and every day pass through all the people. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Now said the Saxish men in their communing together: "Take we six knights, wise men and active, and skilful spies, and send we to the court, in almsman's guise, and dwell in the court, with the high king, and every day pass through all the people;"

• attestation: Go to the king's dole, as if they were infirm, and among the poor people hearken studiously if man might with craft, by day or by night, in Winchester's town come to Uther Pendragon, and kill the king with murder. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and go to the king's dole, as if they were infirm, and among the poor people hearken studiously if man might with craft,"

• attestation: Now went forth the knights all by daylight, in almsman's clothes--knights most wicked--to the king's court--there they harm wrought. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Now went forth the knights all by daylight, in almsman's clothes--knights most wicked--to the king's court--there they harm wrought."

• attestation: Happened it on a time, the rain it gan to pour; then called there a leech, where he lay in the chamber, to a chamber-knight, and ordered him forth-right to run to the well, that was near the hall, and set there a good swam, to keep it from the rain. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Then happened it on a time, the rain it gan to pour;"

• attribution: Called there a leech, where he lay in the chamber, to a chamber-knight, and ordered him forth-right to run to the well, that was near the hall, and set there a good swam, to keep it from the rain. (Layamon's Brut)

  "then called there a leech, where he lay in the chamber, to a chamber-knight, and ordered him forth-right to run to the well,"

• attestation: That is for his sickness best of all draughts." This speech forth-right heard these six knights--to harm they were prompt--and went out by night forth to the well--there they harm wrought. Out they drew soon fair phials, filled with poison, of all liquids bitterest. (Layamon's Brut)

  "that is for his sickness best of all draughts." This speech forth-right heard these six knights--to harm they were prompt--and went out by night forth to the well--there they harm wrought."

• attestation: Out they drew soon fair phials, filled with poison, of all liquids bitterest. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Out they drew soon fair phials, filled with poison, of all liquids bitterest;"

• attestation: Six phials full they poured in the well; then was the well anon with poison infected. (Layamon's Brut)

  "six phials full they poured in the well;"

• attestation: Was the well anon with poison infected. Then were full blithe the traitors in their life, and forth they went. (Layamon's Brut)

  "then was the well anon with poison infected."

• attestation: Were full blithe the traitors in their life, and forth they went; they durst not there remain. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Then were full blithe the traitors in their life, and forth they went;"

• attestation: Came there forth-right two chamber-knights; they bare in their hands two bowls of gold. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Then came there forth-right two chamber-knights;"

• attestation: They bare in their hands two bowls of gold. They came to the well, and filled their bowls. (Layamon's Brut)

  "they bare in their hands two bowls of gold."

• attestation: Uther thee greeted, when he should depart, and bade that thou shouldest thyself in Britain hold right laws, and help thy folk, and defend this kingdom, as good king should do, defeat thy enemies, and drive them from land. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Uther thee greeted, when he should depart, and bade that thou shouldest thyself in Britain hold right laws, and help thy folk, and defend this kingdom, as good king should do, defeat thy enemies, and drive them from land."

• attestation: Was England filled with harm; here was weeping and here was lament, and sorrow immoderate. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Then was England filled with harm;"

• attestation: A helm he set on his head, high of steel. (Layamon's Brut)

  "A helm he set on his head, high of steel;"

• attestation: Thereon was many gemstone, all encompassed with gold; it was Uther's, the noble king's. (Layamon's Brut)

  "thereon was many gemstone, all encompassed with gold;"

• attestation: It was Uther's, the noble king's; it was named Goswhit, each other unlike. (Layamon's Brut)

  "it was Uther's, the noble king's;"

• attribution: It was named Goswhit, each other unlike. He hung on his neck a precious shield. (Layamon's Brut)

  "it was named Goswhit, each other unlike."

• attestation: He hung on his neck a precious shield. (Layamon's Brut)

  "He hung on his neck a precious shield;"