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

                                
                                  He seyd, 'y-treyst we ben here:
                                
                                  Sir Tirri, mi frende dere,
                                
                                  No sestow hou [MS. ȝou]  þat ȝonder ride
                                
                                  Kniȝtes? þai ben of gret pride.
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                                  On ich halue bisett we beþ, [folio 120b:b] 
                                
                                  Nis her nouȝt bot þe deþ.
                                
                                  Felawes þai be þe douke Segyn,
                                
                                  Whom þat god ȝif iuel fin!
                                
                                  Gij of Warwike þer y sey,
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                                  Y-armed on his stede an hey.'
                                
                                  'Sir emperour,' quod Tirri anon,
                                
                                  'For þe rode loue þat god was on don,
                                
                                  Ich þe bidde, hennes go now,
                                
                                  For godes loue no lenge bileue þou!
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                                  & ichil here bileuen ay,
                                
                                  & ȝif ich Gij mete may,
                                
                                  Wiþ meschaunce y schal him gret, [C line 2436] 
                                
                                  & al his feren þat y mete.
                                
                                  Ar ich be ded or nomen be
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                                  Þou schalt passe al þis cuntre.'
                                
                                  Þemperour seyd, 'for soþe, y nille:
                                
                                  Here ichil wiþ [w in wiþ altered from ȝ.]  ȝou duelle.'
                                
                                  Hastiliche þai armed hem anon,
                                
                                  & lepe her gode stedes opon.
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                                  ¶ Wiþ þat come Gij prikeinde,
                                
                                  & a smal tvige in his hond bereinde
                                
                                  Of oliue, in token of pais:
                                
                                  To þemperour he grad as curteys,
                                
                                  & seyd, 'god, þat alle þing may se,
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                                  Sir emperour, so loke þe [C line 2452] 
                                
                                  Þiselue, & al þi meyne,
                                
                                  Þat in place wiþ þe be!
                                
                                  Þe douke Segyn þe sent bi me
                                
                                  Þat trewþe & loue he wil to þe,
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                                  & biddeþ þe als his lord dere,
                                
                                  Þeselue, & alle þine fere,

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Title: The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.
Canvas: Page 148
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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