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

                                
                                  To þe se þai ben now y-come, [folio 111b:1] 
                                
                                  & seyled ouer atte frome. [C line 500] 
                                
                                  Þai comen in-to Normondye,
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                                  Knight-schippe þai sechen on heye;
                                
                                  In Ron Gij takeþ his herberwe
                                
                                  Wiþ þe richest man of þe borwe;
                                
                                  Mete & drink þai hadde anouȝ,
                                
                                  Nas þer non þat it wiþ-drouȝ.
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                                  . . . . . 
                                
                                  . . . . . 
                                
                                  Sir Gij his ost cleped him to,
                                
                                  & him bi-gan to frein þo,
                                
                                  & asked him wher þe turnament schuld be,
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                                  So mani scheldes þan seye he.
                                
                                  His ost seyd, 'sir, wite ȝe nouȝt [C line 511] 
                                
                                  Of þis turnament þat is biþouȝt?'
                                
                                  'No,' seyd Gij, 'bi mine wite,
                                
                                  Y no herd þer-of neuer ȝete.'
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                                  His ost him answerd snelle,
                                
                                  'Of þat turnament y schal ȝou telle:
                                
                                  It schal be for a maiden of pris,
                                
                                  Þemperours douhter sche is;
                                
                                  A turnament he haþ don grede,
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                                  A swiþe michel & vn-rede.
                                
                                  Þer nis no kniȝt in Speyne, [C line 521] 
                                
                                  Al to þe se of Breteyne,
                                
                                  Þat ouȝt y-told wiþ be,
                                
                                  Þer men schal his miȝt se.
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                                  He þat best doþ þat day,
                                
                                  Þer he schal winne þat play.
                                
                                  Of euerich londe þider com kniȝtes,
                                
                                  Þat strong ben & bold in fiȝtes;
                                
                                  For who that is gode & snelle,
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                                  As ichaue herd oþer men telle,
                                
                                  Who þat þer be of mest miȝt,
                                
                                  Grete worþschipe he winneþ, apliȝt.

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