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

                                
                                  That y shall his body burye:
                                
                                  So y haue him plighte, trulye.
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                                  Therfor with loue y you beseche
                                
                                  That ye that body me beteche.'
                                
                                  A knyght thoo turned to him warde,
                                
                                  That was the duke of lorreys stywarde,
                                
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                                  And seide to Guy: 'who art thou?
                                
                                  As a foole thou art come hider now.
                                
                                  Whiles thou comest to aske right
                                
                                  Of the body of oure knyght,
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                                  Thou art his felawe, we the telle,
                                
                                  And to Duke Otes the we lede wille:
                                
                                  There ye shull bothe demed bee
                                
                                  To hange highe on a galowe tree.'
                                
                                  Guy answerd, 'thou mysseist:
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                                  By myn hede, thou it abeyest.
                                
                                  Art thou beloued with Otoun,
                                
                                  Haue ye all goddis malison.'
                                
                                  Vpon the hede Guy him smote,
                                
                                  To the girdelstede that swerde bote.
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                                  What shall y make a tale of nought?
                                
                                  All he hath to deth brought.

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Title: The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.
Canvas: Page 273
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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