Of Almaine þe riche emperour, [C line 1413]
Reyner, þat weldeþ þat anour,
Þe douke of Lowayn he [he dotted before he.] haþ bisett,
Line 1825
His men slain, & þat is vnnett;
The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.
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- Title
- The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.
- Publication
- London,: Pub. for the Early English text society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner, & co., limited,
- 1883, 1887, 1891.
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- Subject terms
- Guy of Warwick (Legendary character)
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- Cite this Item
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"The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/AHA2638.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 6, 2024.
Pages
Page 104
For his nevou þat he slouȝ, [folio 117a:2]
Wiþ wer he doþ him wo anouȝ.
Almost a ȝer it is ago,
A turnament þer was y-do;
Line 1830
Þe douke Segyn was þer þo, [C line 1425]
Þat al Lowayn [MS. alowayn.] bilongeþ to,
Wiþ his [þe?] kniȝtes of his lond,
Þider come her miȝt to fond.
When þe turnament com to þende,
Line 1835
Þe douke Segyn þennes wald wende:
Wiþ þat come Sadok [on erasure.] prikeing,
Þe douke Segyn vnder-secheing;
Wiþ þe douke he hadde gret envie,
For he was gode kniȝt for þe maistrie.
Line 1840
Sadok was y-hoten þat gome,
Out of Mirabel he was y-come;
Of turnamens he was praised þo.
His hauberk was of y-do;
In sengle armes he was y-diȝt.
Line 1845
Y-preysed he was for a gode kniȝt.
To þe douke he seyd, 'wende tow þe;
Ones þou schalt justi wiþ me,
As kniȝt that wele alosed is;
Sone it worþ sen y-wis.'
Line 1850