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

                                
                                  & when þai were þider y-come,
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                                  To þe turnament þai went al & some;
                                
                                  Out of þe rengge þai gun hem diȝt,
                                
                                  Þe barouns þat were of miche miȝt.
                                
                                  Þan oxed anon sir Gij
                                
                                  To þe barouns þat oned [read houed?]  him bi:
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                                  'What is he, þat ich kniȝt, [C line 570] 
                                
                                  Þat out of þe renge haþ him diȝt,
                                
                                  Wiþ þo armes briȝt & schene?'
                                
                                  Hii answerd anon: 'y wene,
                                
                                  It is a kniȝt of miche priis,
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                                  Douhti he is bi Seyn Deniis;
                                
                                  Out of þe rengge he haþ him diȝt,
                                
                                  Ȝif he miȝt finden ani kniȝt
                                
                                  Þat wiþ him wald iusti;
                                
                                  Þer-to he makeþ him redi.'
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                                  Oȝaines sir Gij þer come Gayer,
                                
                                  To iuste wiþ him he drouȝ him ner;
                                
                                  He rode to him as a gode kniȝt,
                                
                                  He semed a man [MS. aman]  of miche miȝt.
                                
                                  . . . . . 
                                
                                  . . . . . 
                                
                                  Gaier smot sir Gij bifore [folio 112a:1] 
                                
                                  & þurch þe scheld [MS. þescheld]  him haþ i-bore;
                                
                                  Þe launce brak, þat was wele wrouȝt,
                                
                                  Þe hauberk was gode & failed nouȝt.
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                                  Gij afterward Gaier smot,
                                
                                  To grounde he feld him fot hot,
                                
                                  Þe stede toke bi the reyn,
                                
                                  & lepe vp wiþ gret meyn.
                                
                                  Now ginneþ þe turnamint: [C line 582] 
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                                  Ich smit on oþer wel gode dint;
                                
                                  Þai smiten togider for soþ, y pliȝt,
                                
                                  Eueriche to nim oþer dede his miȝt.
                                
                                  Wel mani kniȝtes Gij wan þat day,
                                
                                  Of þe maistri he wan þat play;

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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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