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"The story of England." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/AHB1379.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 20, 2025.
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¶ Hic Arthurus misit pro Ohele, Rege Mynoris Brytannie.
But men gaf Arthur in conseil,To sende for his cosyn Ohel, [Oheile.]Line 9884 Kyng of Bretayne, his sister sone:By lettre his nedes gan hym mone,
& preyed hym of help a stounde,Or elles he scholde go to grounde: [The Petyt MS. leaves out this line.]Line 9888 " Bot y som help of þe now haue," Or of som oþer, my lond to saue," Wyþynne a þrowe hit schal be lorn," Þat oure auncestres han had byforn;Line 9892 " & schame hit were til oure lynage" So sone to lese myn heritage."fful wel he [Ohel.] vnderstod his nede.Wyþ al þe poer þat he myght spedeLine 9896 He made no long soiournynge,Hors & harneys [armes.] he dide bryng,ffyftene þousand helmes clers, [Douse mil orent chevaliers. Wace, ii. 46, l. 9392.]Wyþoute seriauntz & archers.Line 9900 God wynd þey hadde þat gan hem dryue,At Southaumptone þey dide vp ryue.Mikel ioye made sire Arthurgh, [kyng Arthoru.]& feire receyued hym in toun & burgh.Line 9904 Wolde þey make no lenger [long.] delay,ffor þey nadde neyþer drede naffray; [þei had no drede of non affray.]Bot sende messegers [ful] smert, [MS. snert.] [Lambeth folio 43a:2] & folk com til hym wyþ ful god hert.Line 9908
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