Altenglische legenden.

                                
                                  Þe kyndam of Kent first conquered hit was
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                                  By Hengestis and Orsus, his brother dere; [Orsus v. ders. H. überschr.] 
                                
                                  And so of Kent none other kyng bot Hengestys þer nas
                                
                                  Þe mountenesse of two and thretty full ȝere.
                                
                                  And with-inne þat kyndam twey bisshoperiche þere were,
                                
                                  Who-so wolle in story rede or se hit:
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                                  Þe archebisshoperyche of Canterbury & Rouchestre y-fere —
                                
                                  And ryȝt in þe same manere þey ben þer ȝytte.
                                
                                  After þe Incarnacyon forsothe hit was
                                
                                  Foure hondrethe ȝere fyfty & fyue weren went,
                                
                                  Or duke Hengestys hadde myȝt or grace
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                                  To ben made þe kyng of Kent.
                                
                                  & thre hondreth & ayȝty & sixsty ȝere
                                
                                  Hit stode euer stylle in his prosperite,
                                
                                  Till kyng Egbert of Westsex hadde wonnon hit with were:
                                
                                  For bothe kyng of Kent & Westsex þe first was he.
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                                  And fyftene kyngus regnede after þere
                                
                                  From Hengestis to kyng Egberde, as ychaue redde, [kyng v. ders. H. überschr.] 
                                
                                  Þe wheche kepton hit euer alle holle y-ffere,
                                
                                  Tille kyng Aldrede was by Egberde put ouȝt & dedde.
                                
                                  Sowthesex þe secund kyndam hit was:
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                                  Þe wheche dured bot a litylle while y-wys;
                                
                                  And Elle þe first kyng of Sowthesex was by grace
                                
                                  & regnyd þere, he & his thre sonys.
                                
                                  Þe threttythe ȝere after þe comyng in of Hengestys
                                
                                  Þe kyndam of Sowthsex toke his bygynnynge, as ychaue redde,
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                                  And fyue kyngys þere regnede after y-wys,
                                
                                  & þe sexsth kyng was putte ouȝt & dedde.
                                
                                  Þe kyngdam of Estsex þe thrydde was þo.
                                
                                  In þe whyche regnede ten kyngus y-wys,
                                
                                  From þe first kyng þat regnede þere, his name was Segeberto,
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                                  In-to þe commyng inne of þe Denmarkys.
                                
                                  Vpon þe est-syde þis kyndam hadde þe see,
                                
                                  Vpon þe west-syde þe contrey of London y-wys,
                                
                                  Vpon þe sowthe-syde þe water of Temse hadde he,
                                
                                  Vpon þe northe-syde Sowthefolke, þe story saythe þis.
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                                  Þe fourthe kyndam Westsexe was y-clepte þo.
                                
                                  Þe whyche nas neuer ȝet y-wonne y-wys,
                                
                                  Till Willyham Conquerour þis lond come to;
                                
                                  And ȝet in gret asperite stondyng hit is.
                                
                                  Vpon þe est-side Sowthesex he hadde y-wys,
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                                  And vpone þe northe-syde þe water of Temse hadde he,
                                
                                  Bot vpon þe sowthe-side & þe west-syde, as hit y-writon ys,
                                
                                  Forsothe hit hadde þe grette sowthe-see.
                                
                                  In þe whyche kyndam first regnede kyng

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Title: Altenglische legenden.
Author: Horstmann, Carl, ed. b. 1851.
Canvas: Page 283
Publication: Heilbronn,: Gebr. Henninger,; 1881.
Subject terms: Saints -- Legends; English poetry; Legends

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