¶ And her bygynneth þe Squyeres tale
AT Sarray in þe lond of Tartary [folio 149a]
Ther dwelled a kyng þat werryed russy
Thurgh which þer deyed many a doughty man
This nobil kyng was cleped Cambynskan
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which in his tyme was of so gret renoun
That þer nas nowher in no regioun
So excellent a lord in alle þing /
Him lakked nought þat longed to a kyng
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As of þe secte of which þat he was born
he kept his lawe . to which he was sworn
And þerto he was hardy wys and riche /
And pitous and Iust alway yliche
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Soth of his word benign and honurable
Of his corage as eny centre stable
Ȝong freisch and strong in armes desirous
As eny bachiler of al his hous
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A fair person he was and fortunat
And kepte so wel his real astat
That þer was no wher such a ryal man
This noble kyng þis tartre þis Cambynskan
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hadde tuo sones by Elcheta his wyf
Of which þe eldest/ highte Algaryf
That oþer was I-cleped Samballo
A doughter had þis worthi king also
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That ȝongest was and highte Canace
But for to telle ȝou al hir beaute
It lith not on my tong ne my connyng
I dar nouȝt vndertake so heigh a þing
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