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

                                
                                  Þe Lombardes [Almaines?]  þai leggen fast opon,
                                
                                  Nil þai spare neuer on.
                                
                                  When þe kniȝtes of þat cite
                                
                                  Þis dede alle y-seyȝen he,
                                
                                  To army he[m] wel fast hy goþ,
                                  Line 1975 
                                
                                  Gij wel gode socour hij doþ;
                                
                                  & seþþen þai went forþ ariȝt,
                                
                                  & Gij socourd ful wele apliȝt.
                                
                                  Swiche strokes men miȝt þer se
                                
                                  Togider smiten þo kniȝtes fre:
                                  Line 1980 
                                
                                  Boþe wiþ launce and wiþ swerd
                                
                                  Thai ȝiuen mani strokes herd.
                                
                                  Þer miȝt men se stray þe steden,
                                
                                  So mani kniȝt cri & greden,
                                
                                  Þat wer þurch þe bodi wounde,
                                  Line 1985 
                                
                                  & ded fellen on þe grounde.
                                
                                  ¶ Michel him peyned sir Gij, [C line 1657] 
                                
                                  & Herhaud of Ardern sikerly:
                                
                                  Þis Almayns þai han ouercome,
                                
                                  Sum y-slawe and sum y-nome.
                                  Line 1990 
                                
                                  Þan sir Gij anon riȝt
                                
                                  Into þe cite he him diȝt,
                                
                                  Boþe he & his ferred:
                                
                                  Þe prisouns wiþ hem þai lede.
                                
                                  Into þe cite þai ben y-gon,
                                  Line 1995 
                                
                                  & to her innes þai wenten ichon.
                                
                                  Proude þai ben alle & some
                                
                                  Þat þe Almains ben ouer-come,
                                
                                  When þe douke yherd þis tidinge,
                                
                                  For blis his hert bigan to springe,
                                  Line 2000 
                                
                                  Þat Gii of Warwike was y-come
                                
                                  & hadde þe steward y-nome.
                                
                                  On his stede he lepe anon, [folio 118a:2] 
                                
                                  To Gyes in he is y-gon;
                                
                                  'Gij,' he seyd, 'þou art welcome,
                                  Line 2005 
                                
                                  As of the warld þe best gome.

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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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