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

                                
                                  Ye do your-selfe gret dyshonoure
                                
                                  To leve so well that losyngoure.'
                                
                                  When duke berrard herd what Gye seyd,
                                
                                  He be-gan vp to brayde.
                                
                                  He faryd as a wod man,
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                                  And he wold have smytten Gye than,
                                
                                  But men hym held that stodyn bye,
                                
                                  That he dyd no harme to Gye.
                                
                                  He seyd, 'thow lyest, false treytour:
                                
                                  I was neuer losyngoure.
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                                  Yf hyt ne were for dyshonoure
                                
                                  Of my lord the Emperoure,
                                
                                  I shuld shake thy berd so sore,
                                
                                  Thy teth shuld fall owte the be-fore. [Caius MS. 107 page 218] 
                                
                                  Thow art a trowant swyth stronge:
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                                  Thys lyf hast thow led full longe.
                                
                                  Yf I the fynd with-owt the towne,
                                
                                  I shall the caste in my presone.
                                
                                  This VII yere ne gettyst thow a-weye,
                                
                                  Ne shall wyt whether hit be nyȝt or daye.
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                                  So shall men tech glotouns
                                
                                  For to myssey gentill barouns.'
                                
                                  'Sir,' quod Gye, 'yt ys yee?
                                
                                  Ȝe owght a gentil man to be.
                                
                                  I saw yow neuer are,' quod sir Gye;
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                                  'Ye semeth a bold man and a hardye.
                                
                                  To do a pore man velonye
                                
                                  Hyt were shame to yow, sekerlye.
                                
                                  Hyt shuld yow torne to gret owtrage:
                                
                                  Sir, ye beth so hye of lynage.

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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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