"Brin Bretain the brode and britten thy knightes
And bring thee buxomly as a beste with brethe where him likes,"
This quote is uttered by the head of the convoy sent by the Emperor to King Arthur. The quote is important because it shows the way the rest of the world regarded Britain. Instead of seeing the country and the people as their equals, the rest of the world saw them as barbarians. The reason behind this is that while the rest of the world was organized into countries that had a single form of ruling, the rest of the northern countries remains divided into clans that would frequently become violent towards one another. Those countries were also pagan, untouched yet by the Christian faith and thus were considered as being ruthless and cruel. Because of these reasons, the people living in Britain were perceived as being barbarians.
"Thus shall I take avisement of valiant bernes,
Work after the wit of my wise knightes."
After hearing what the Emperor asked, Arthur was inclined to accept almost immediately what was asked of him. After learning about his decision, some of the people in the court decided to show their displeasure with what decided. In this situation, Arthur showed strength of character and intelligence when he decided that instead of taking the decision on his own, he should ask the counsel of the rest of the court. By doing this, Arthur bought more time for himself and also eased the mind of the foreign convoy sent to inform Arthur that he did not acted in the right way.
"Dressed with his diadem on his dese rich,
For he was deemed the doughtiest that dwelled in erthe."
In the ninth stanza, the narrator offers a detail description of the Roman Empire and of the riches it possess. Everything is described as having a much bigger value than the same things in other kingdoms and the empire is also described as being extremely large and powerful. This description appears the King hears the proposition from the foreign convoy and after Arthur agrees to do what is asked by the foreigners. This description has the purpose of showing why Arthur was tempted to agree to what was asked from him and why he might have felt intimidated.
