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

                                  
                                    Þan seyd Herhaud, 'leue sir Gij, [C line 4899] 
                                  
                                    Sestow now þe gode erl Tirri?
                                    Line 5110 
                                  
                                    Of grete valour now so is he:
                                  
                                    His better wot y non bot te.
                                  
                                    Him to socour we auȝt to go.'
                                  
                                    Gij him answerd, 'we schul so.'
                                  
                                    Forþ þai ȝede wiþ gode welle:
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                                    Þe lordinges hij astounded snelle.
                                  
                                    Wiþ þat com forþ sir Gij,
                                  
                                    In his hond his swerd blodi.
                                  
                                    Wel heteliche he smot a kniȝt,
                                  
                                    His bodi he clef adoun riȝt.
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                                    Anoþer kniȝt he smot anon, [folio 134b:a] 
                                  
                                    Þat ded he feld him on þe ston.
                                  
                                    Sir Gij [Added above the line.]  him smot to Gayer,
                                  
                                    Þat was þe doukes nevou Loyer:
                                  
                                    Of his hors he haþ him feld
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                                    Þurch Tirries [The second i added above the line.]  help in þe feld.
                                  
                                    For he smot his felawe,
                                  
                                    In þe sond he haþ him slawe.
                                  
                                    Herhaud smot anoþer forþ,
                                  
                                    His armes was him nouȝt worþ:
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                                    Þurch his bodi þe swerd ȝede;
                                  
                                    Ded he feld him of his stede.
                                  
                                    Anoþer he smot him as gode kniȝt,
                                  
                                    Of his stede he feld him doun riȝt.
                                  
                                    Now þai ginne togider smite:
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                                    Non no spared oþer bot lite.
                                  
                                    Togider þai smite hard wiþ alle,
                                  
                                    Mani on þer was ded & doun falle.
                                  
                                    Who þat seye þan þerl Tirri
                                  
                                    Wiþ his felawe sir Gi,
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                                    & Herhaud of Arderne þe gode,
                                  
                                    Þat wele to smite was in his mode,
                                  
                                    So mani þai nomen & feld þat day,
                                  
                                    Is non þe best chese may

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Title: The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.
Canvas: Page 290
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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Collection: Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse
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