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

                                
                                  Anon after þe tende day
                                
                                  Of her soiourn, soþe to say,
                                  Line 2770 
                                
                                  ¶ Gij is to þe douke y-go, [C line 2685] 
                                
                                  & at him asked leue þo:
                                
                                  'Sir douk,' he seyd, 'gon ich-ille,
                                
                                  In þis cuntre bileue y nille.
                                
                                  In wer ich haue serued þe:
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                                  Ȝif þou haue euer eft nede to me,
                                
                                  After me þou sende sikerliche,
                                
                                  & ich com to þe hastiliche.'
                                
                                  'Sir,' quaþ þe douk, 'gramerci!
                                
                                  Ȝete haue y nouȝt serued þe, sir Gij.
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                                  Here, ich bid þe, bileue wiþ me:
                                
                                  Half mine castels, & half mi cite,
                                
                                  Þe worþschip of Lowayn haluen-del,
                                
                                  Ich it þe graunt, Gij, fair & wel.'
                                
                                  Gij tok his leue; oway went he:
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                                  Þe douke wepe sore, & hadde pite. [C line 2700] 
                                
                                  Þemperour þat was so fre,
                                
                                  Wiþ him Gij þan ladde he;
                                
                                  Castels him bede, & cites,
                                
                                  Gret worþschip, & riche fes,
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                                  Ac he þerof nold afo,
                                
                                  For noþing þat he miȝt do.
                                
                                  To Almayn went ben he,
                                
                                  To Espire þat riche cite.
                                
                                  ¶ Þemperour worþschiped Gij þe fre;
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                                  A while wiþ him bileft he.
                                
                                  To pleyn hem þai went bi riuer
                                
                                  Þat of wilde foule ful were;
                                
                                  To her wille an hunting hij gos,
                                
                                  To chace þe hert & þe ros.
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                                  On a day as he cam fram hunting
                                
                                  A dromond he seye ariueing.
                                
                                  Þider-ward sir Gij is y-gon,
                                
                                  & gret þe marchandes euerichon.

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Title: The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.
Canvas: Page 162
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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