The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.

                                
                                  He oxed his armes hastiliche,
                                
                                  And men es him brouȝt sikerliche.
                                  Line 3850 
                                
                                  Hosen of iren he haþ on drawe,
                                
                                  Non better [bertter, but the first r under|dotted.]  nar bi þo dawe.
                                
                                  In a strong hauberk he gan him schrede,
                                
                                  Who so it wered, þe ded no þurt him drede.
                                
                                  An helme he haþ on him don:
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                                  Better no wered neuer kniȝt non;
                                
                                  The sercle [the r added over the line.]  of gold þer-on was wrouȝt,
                                
                                  For half a cite no worþ it bouȝt:
                                
                                  So mani stones þer-in were,
                                
                                  Þat were of vertu swiþe dere.
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                                  Seþþe he gert him wiþ a brond
                                
                                  Þat was y-made in eluene lond.
                                
                                  His scheld about his nek he tok,
                                
                                  On hors he lepe wiþ-outen stirop,
                                
                                  On hond he nam a spere kerueinde,
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                                  Out of þe cite he was rideinde.
                                
                                  Alle þat weren of þat cite
                                
                                  For him wel sori weren he;
                                
                                  No wene þai neuer his ȝain-cominge,
                                
                                  Alle þai wene þer his endinge.
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                                  Now is Gij in þe riȝt way [C line 3635] 
                                
                                  Toward þe Sarrazins, y say,
                                
                                  Wele y-armed on his stede, [folio 127b:a] 
                                
                                  A launce he bar gode at nede.
                                
                                  Smerteliche he dede him in þe ways,
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                                  Ouer þe dounes & þe valeys
                                
                                  To the Sarrazins y-comen he is,
                                
                                  & her pauilouns he seþ y-wis.
                                
                                  A real pauiloun he þer seye
                                
                                  Wiþ an eren of gold an heye.
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                                  Þat was þe soudans [soudanes, but the e underdotted.]  pauiloun:
                                
                                  Haue he Cristes malisoun!
                                
                                  In-to þe pauiloun Gij him wond,
                                
                                  & an hast þer he fond

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Title: The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.
Canvas: Page 222
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner, & co., limited,; 1883, 1887, 1891.
Subject terms: Guy of Warwick (Legendary character)

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