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

                                
                                  At a pinacle bi þe se [C line 1315] 
                                
                                  Gij seye a man of rewly ble
                                  Line 1720 
                                
                                  Go in pilgrims wede:
                                
                                  Þat was Herhaud, so god me spede!
                                
                                  Gij him cleped wel swiþe to him,
                                
                                  & seyd, 'wen comestow, pilgrim?'
                                
                                  'Sir,' he seyd, 'y com fram Lombardy,
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                                  Of hard y-schaped [Of hardschipe?]  for þe maistrie;
                                
                                  . . . . . 
                                
                                  . . . . . 
                                
                                  & lorn ichaue mi kinde lord:
                                
                                  Gode kniȝt he was and bold.
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                                  Bitraid ous hadde þe douk Otoun [MS. of toun.] :
                                
                                  Haue he Cristes malisoun!
                                
                                  In þis wise ichil go,
                                
                                  & bid for mi lord euer mo.'
                                
                                  'Pilgrim, say me trewelich,
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                                  What hete þe man þou loued so miche?'
                                
                                  'Gij of Warwike was his name:
                                
                                  A kniȝt he was wiþ-outen blame.' [C line 1336] 
                                
                                  Wiþ þat he gan to sike sore, [folio 116b:2] 
                                
                                  & wepe wiþ his eyȝen þerfore;
                                  Line 1740 
                                
                                  He him miȝt no lenge at-held.
                                
                                  Gij him gan reweliche biheld:
                                
                                  'Gode man,' quod Gij, 'for þi leute,
                                
                                  What is þi name? telle thou me.'
                                
                                  'Herhaud of Ardern, bi mi leute,
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                                  Ich was y-born in þat cuntre;
                                
                                  Fif ȝer þus ichaue y-go
                                
                                  To seche Gij y loued so.'
                                
                                  When Gij herd Herhaud speke, [C line 1343] 
                                
                                  Him thouȝt his hert wald to-breke,
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                                  & in his armes he haþ him take,
                                
                                  & gret ioie wiþ him gan make;
                                
                                  Him he kist wel mani siþe:
                                
                                  For ioie he wepe, so was he bliþe.

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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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