The story of England

                                
                                  To haue cleym þorow heritage,
                                
                                  Ne dowarye þorow mariage.
                                
                                  Vntil no blod wolde þey hem bynde,
                                
                                  Bot only to þer owene kynde;
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                                  Þerfore Conan sente his sonde
                                
                                  To Dianot, þat kepte þis londe,
                                
                                  " To sende hym his doughter Vrsele—
                                
                                  " Wiþ non oþer wolde he dele,—
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                                  " And gentil damysels vngyuen, [Ientill douhtres vngyuen.] 
                                
                                  " Þat able to mennes companye were [þat were of waxdam & wele.]  þryuen,—
                                
                                  " Squyers [sergeanz.]  doughtres, & frankelayns,
                                
                                  " To gyue hem to knyghtes & to swayns,
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                                  " Oþer maidens comen of þralles,
                                
                                  " To be maried as þem falles;
                                
                                  " Alle þat he myghte, he schold [suld.]  him sende,
                                
                                  " Wiþ waryson he schold [suld.]  þem mende."
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                                  Dynot graunted to sende hym hyre,
                                
                                  & richely þen dide hure atyre;
                                
                                  Alle þo þat he gete myght,
                                
                                  Lordynges [lordes.]  doughtres wel adight:
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                                  ¶ Enleuen þousand [elleuen.]  [Petyt folio 39b:1]  þey were by tale,
                                
                                  Of gentil blod, [women.]  grete & smale;
                                
                                  Oþer þat were of lower kynde,
                                
                                  Þe auenauntest þey myghte [auenant þat þei mot.]  fynde,
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                                  Sexty þousand, [quarante mil, Wace, i. 285, l. 6169.]  so many þer ware,
                                
                                  Redy to schipen ouer [schip ouer se.]  to fare,
                                
                                  Wel dight ilkon for þe nones.
                                
                                  At Londone þey schiped at ones, [P. inserts,—
whan þei had all þat þam fell nede.& were bitaght þo þam suld lede.
] 
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                                  & drowe þer sail heye vpon mast;
                                
                                  Bytaughte þem God, & seyled fast.

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Title: The story of England
Author: Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
Canvas: Page 230
Publication: London,: Longman & co.; [etc., etc.]; 1887.
Subject terms: Great Britain -- History

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