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

                                
                                  In þis world nis [MS. is]  man þat he take miȝt
                                
                                  Þat he ne [MS. omits ne]  schuld dye anon riȝt.
                                
                                  Þat oþer day he dede ous sorwe anouȝ
                                  Line 2915 
                                
                                  Of þemperour sone þat he slouȝ,
                                
                                  Þat was [was at end of line in MS.]  so gode and stalworþ kniȝt,
                                
                                  Þat opon hem had ȝeuen mani fiȝt.
                                
                                  In þis cite so gode kniȝt was non,
                                
                                  Þat with wretþe durst loke him on.
                                  Line 2920 
                                
                                  Comen he is wiþ grete cheualrie, [cleualrie MS.] 
                                
                                  & wiþ him þe riche king of Turkye
                                
                                  Wiþ an hundred Turkes strong:
                                
                                  Beþ non better in non lond.'
                                
                                  ¶ & when sir Gij herd þis
                                  Line 2925 
                                
                                  Þat his ost seyd to him, y-wis,
                                
                                  To his felawes he seyd anon,
                                
                                  'To armes,' he seyd, 'euerichon! [C line 2836] 
                                
                                  Þe Sarrazins we willen agast.
                                
                                  For godes loue, smiteþ on fast!'
                                  Line 2930 
                                
                                  Hastiliche y-armed hij beþ,
                                
                                  Opon her stedes as foule þai fleþ.
                                
                                  Forþ þai went & on hem smite
                                
                                  Wiþ her swerdes þat wil wel bite.
                                
                                  Gij to þe amiral smot so,
                                  Line 2935 
                                
                                  Scheld no hauberk nas him worþ a slo:
                                
                                  Þurch þe body he ȝaf him wounde, [folio 122a:b] 
                                
                                  & dede he feld him on þe grounde.
                                
                                  Sir Gij his gode swerd out drouȝ,
                                
                                  Þat heued fram þe bodi he slouȝ.
                                  Line 2940 
                                
                                  To þemperour he it haþ y-sent,
                                
                                  Þat wel glad was of þat present.
                                
                                  ¶ Herhaud smot þe king of Turkie
                                
                                  (Was non feller into [nto MS.]  Surrie):
                                
                                  Þurch þe bodi he him smot,
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                                  Ded he feld him doun fot hot.
                                
                                  Wiþ þat com Tebaud prikeinde,
                                
                                  In Fraunce y-bore, a kniȝt wel kinde:

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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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