The romance of Sir Beues of Hamtoun. Ed. from six manuscripts and the old printed copy, with introduction, notes, and glossary, by Eugen Kölbing ...

                                
                                  Than arose a noys and a crye,
                                
                                  The messanger dyd hym thens hye,
                                
                                  For it was nat gode, to byde there longe,
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                                  Therfore he lept out them amonge.
                                
                                  Than fayre and wel he gan hym dyght,
                                
                                  Tyl he come to the yle of Wyght;
                                
                                  He tolde syr Bèuys and syr Sabere,
                                
                                  Howe syr Murdour sat at soupere,
                                
                                  And his owne son for Ire he sloughe;
                                
                                  Beuys therat had game and loughe,
                                
                                  And gaue the messangere for his ty|dynge
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                                  Syxty florens of rede golde shynynge.
                                
                                  Late we of Beuys be styl than [O folio 48b] 
                                
                                  And speke we nowe of Iosyan,
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                                  That in Coleyne dwelled styl;
                                
                                  There she had nat al hyr wyl.
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                                  There dwelled an erle, called Myle,
                                
                                  In the londe of Coleyne that whyle;
                                
                                  To Iosyan his loue he cast
                                
                                  And wowed hyr wonder-fast, [wondr O.] 
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                                  But al his speche turned to nought,
                                
                                  For he coude nat chaunge hyr thought.

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Here begynnyth a good tale of Bevys of Hamtoun, a good werriour.

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Title: The romance of Sir Beues of Hamtoun. Ed. from six manuscripts and the old printed copy, with introduction, notes, and glossary, by Eugen Kölbing ...
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Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English Text Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co.,; 1885, 1886, 1894.

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