The story of England

¶ Decepcio Pyctorum.

                                    
                                      Whan þey had alle Karays y-highte,
                                    
                                      Bretons & Peytes help at her myghte,
                                    
                                      Bassian he gan defye,
                                    
                                      & wiþ foule wordes hym descrie. [wordes ascrie.] 
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                                      So longe lasted þer manace,
                                    
                                      To bataille þey comen in to [were þei brouht in.]  place:
                                    
                                       [The Petyt MS. inserts—
Karais partie dred not þe kyng.ne Bassian Karais no þing.
] Bassan affied hym o þe Peytes,
                                    
                                      In bataille þey knewe many [Inouh of bataile þei couth.]  sleightes,
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                                      Þer-fore his trist was on þeym more
                                    
                                      Þan on alle þo þat þer wore.
                                    
                                      ffor he god trist to þem hadde,
                                    
                                      Richely often þeym he cladde;
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                                      & als þe partys gaf bataille,
                                    
                                      Iusted & chased, & gon assaille,
                                    
                                      Þys ilke Peytes were traytours,
                                    
                                      Ageyn þe kynge turned y þe stours,
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                                      & wyþ Karays partye held,
                                    
                                      & traysched þe kyng right in þe feld,
                                    
                                      And slowe þe kyng, sire Bassian,
                                    
                                      & alle his folk, ylk a man.
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                                      Þus þey traisched hym in nede,
                                    
                                      Sire Bassian þat dide þem fede;
                                    
                                      & Karays lyghtli wan þe lond;
                                    
                                      Agayns hym no party he ne fond.
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                                      Karays gaf hem, for þer seruise,
                                    
                                      Among þe Scottes gret ffraunchise;
                                    
                                      So þat Pictes & þe Scottes kynde
                                    
                                      Ar now al on, as men fynde.

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Title: The story of England
Author: Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
Canvas: Page 210
Publication: London,: Longman & co.; [etc., etc.]; 1887.
Subject terms: Great Britain -- History

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Collection: Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse
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