WHANNE the pilgrym had all telde,
Guy him herkened and well behelde.
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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- Guy of Warwick (Legendary character)
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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 20, 2025.
Pages
Page 109
He bethoughte than full yerne, [Caius MS. 107 page 58]
Yf he might goo forthe or ayene tourne.
Line 1900
Than seide he to Heraude, 'what rede ye?
Good counsaille, sir, y pray the,
Yf we in oure wey forthe goo,
Or to the Duke wende and socour him doo.
What thou me redest y doo shall;
Line 1905
Thy counsaille y woll not forsake at all.'
Than seide heraude y-wis,
'I yiue the counsaille that good is;
Him to helpe ye shall the better spede,
And also therfor haue grete mede:
Line 1910
A good name and pris thou may ther wynne,
And worship to the and all thy kynne.'
'Sir heraude,' quoth Guy the good,
'That lorde that deide on the Rood
Blisse nowe and saue the,
Line 1915
For good counsaille thou yiuest me.'
Guy him thanked and made him yare
Streighte to Louaigne for to fare,
And with him other fifty knyghtes,
The beste that might bee in any fightes.
Line 1920
Come they bee right to raumpsome,
To the Duke they bee full welcome.
In the Citee they haue their Innes take;
Gladde were many for their sake.
Guy on the morowe aroosse thoo,
Line 1925
Right to Chirche he is goo.
Masse and matyns he herde there
And after to his Inne did fare.
. . . . .
. . . . .
Guy to his hooste than seide, [Caius MS. 107 page 59]
'What is all this? thou me rede.
Bele hooste, sey thou me,
What may all this doyng bee?'
Page 111
'I shall the telle,' seide he,
Line 1935
'And noo worde concele fro the;
This is the Emperours stywarde,
That good knyght is and noo cowarde
(Fro hense to Ispaigne his better nys),
And with him grete companye ywis,
Line 1940
An hondred of knyghtes stronge,
That noon better wepon doo fonge.
All this Citee they haue besette:
It to destroye they woll not lette,
Nor noo man eskape or nome
Line 1945
Or sleyne certaine full sone.