Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

Altenglische legenden.

And there, I fynde, he lerned his fawteer. [lernyd.] 790 And in this while of fals collusioun Enmyes were entred into this regioun, [wer entryd.] Which falsly hadde of ther malis contryued [Off entent which falsly had contryved.] From his kyngdham Edmond to haue depryued. Thei caste, of fforce rather than of riht, [rathere.] 795 To haue put him from his heritage. [Taputte hym pleynly.] But afor god trouthe passith myht, Fre gifte and blood hauyng auauntage; [Wheer giffte and blood havith avauntage.] And thouh so were that he was yong of age, God wolde his title promoten in certeyn, [God lyst. preferre.] 800 Maugre alle tho that grucche ther-ageyn. [thoo. grucchyd.] For whan Kunbertus, the bisshop El|manense, [Hunbertus. Elmanence.] Knew the purpos of the fals werkyng, [al the purpoos of ther. werchyng.] Made alle the lordes thoruh his hih prudence [Made alle wourthy thorugh.] Of thilke kyngdham to come at his callyng [Off thylk kyndham.] 805 And of kyng Offa shewed hem the ryng, [shewyd hym(!).] Whos laste wil he dede to them expresse, [last wyl to them he did.] His stiward present that therof bar wit|nesse. [bar therof.] Twenti knyhtis that were at his eendyng [And XXti knyghtes. wer. endyng.] The trouthe (affermyd) holy of this matere. [affermyd fehlt in H.] [The trouthe affermyd holly.] 810 Thus, by grace, ther was no mor tarieng, [And thus. moore tarying.] The lordis first, with al the peeple I-fiere, [peple yffere.] Ful loude cried, that alle myhte hiere, [lowde. all men myght here.] That of kyng Offa be gifte and be kynreede [yiffte. by.] Edmond was heir iustly to succeede. [eyr. succede.] 815 And of assent heeron a day they sette, [here on.] List no while prolonge it nor delaie, [And lyst.] But alle attones at Athilburgh him fette [attonys. Attilburgh.] In the beste wise they koude hem-silf arraie. [best wyse that they kowde hem arraye.] Wherof his enemyes gretly gan dismaie — [Which made his enmyes gretly to dysmaye.] 820 But alle such enemyes to hyndryn han no myht [al suych enmyes. hyndren.] Where bi grace god list to forthre a ryht. [Wheer that by. lyst.] Gret noumbre of lordes and worthy knyhtis fadde, [lordys & wourthy knyghtes.] Bothe of Saxonie and this regioun, [and of.] Ful ryaly this yonge prynce ladde [ryally.] 825 Toward Suffolke, as maad is mencioun, [made.] And him conueied to the roial toun, [to that.] Callid Bures, who-so list to lere, [I-callyd Būrys.] Where he was crowned, anoon as ye shal heere. [wheer. crownyd. here.] Sauf whit and blak I haue no mo coloures [Save whight. no more colours.] 830 Forto descryue his coronacioun; [discryve.] In Tullius gardeyn I gadrid neuer floures, [nevir flours.] Nor neuer slepte vpon Citheroun, Nor at the welle drank of Elycoun, [off the. at Elycoun.] Nor of Calliope no fauour fond attall, [at al.] 835 To telle or write a feste so Royall; [ffeeste. royal.] I haue therto no kunnyng nor insiht [konnyng.] Forto reherse so excellent a thyng. [folio 31] For he receyued that day by goddis myht A crowne, a sceptre, a swerd eek and a ryng, [and ek a ryng.] 840 And by Kunbertus he was enoynted kyng, [Hunbertus. ennoynted.] Ful solempnely, the cronycle ye may see, [se.] The day of Cristis hih Natyuyte. [Crystes.]
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Altenglische legenden.
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Horstmann, Carl, ed. b. 1851.
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Heilbronn,: Gebr. Henninger,
1881.
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Saints -- Legends
English poetry
Legends

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