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

                                
                                  & wiþ him went alle þe kniȝtes,
                                
                                  Acord to make anon riȝtes.
                                
                                  Gij cam on a day fram hunting,
                                
                                  Þerl Amis, & Tirri þe ȝing,
                                
                                  & mo þan an hundred kniȝt,
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                                  Wiþ swerd bigirt, y ȝou pliȝt.
                                
                                  Toward Gormoise þai ben y-go,
                                
                                  Bisiden hem þai loked þo;
                                
                                  So mani kniȝtes þai seye coming,
                                
                                  Of traisoun þai were dredeing.
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                                  Þan seyd [of] þe Mountayn Amis,
                                
                                  'A gret ferd y se, y-wis.
                                
                                  Y not what folk it be:
                                
                                  Hiderward þai com, so þenkeþ me.'
                                
                                  Opon his gode stede he wond
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                                  Wiþ swerd & spere in his hond.
                                
                                  Þiderward he is y-go,
                                
                                  To hem he com wel sone þo.
                                
                                  Þo he gan hem com neye
                                
                                  Herhaud of Ardern [The d altered from t.]  þer he seye
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                                  He oxed him whennes he come.
                                
                                  'Where is Gij?' he seyd anon.
                                
                                  'Sir,' quaþ he, 'ichil þe telle,
                                
                                  & lade þe to him wiþ gode wille.
                                
                                  Fram dere hunting y-comen he is:
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                                  Biside þanne hulle ichim lete, y-wis.'
                                
                                  Quaþ Herhaud, 'felawes, wil we go.'
                                
                                  Wiþ sporres hij smiten her stedes þo:
                                
                                  Swiþe þai riden wiþ gret hy.
                                
                                  When þai seye Gij & sir Tirri,
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                                  'God,' quaþ Gij, 'Herhaud y se
                                
                                  & alle min feren, so þenkeþ me:
                                
                                  Þai ben out of prisoun y-gon
                                
                                  Oþer quite-cleymed ichon.'
                                
                                  To kissen Herhaud þai hem do, [The d altered from t.]  [C line 6349] 
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                                  Wel gret ioie þai maden þo.

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Title: The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.
Canvas: Page 354
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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