The "Gest hystoriale" of the destruction of Troy: an alliterative romance tr. from Guido de Colonna's "Hystoria troiana." Now first ed. from the unique ms. in the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, with introduction, notes, and a glossary, by ... Geo. A. Panton, and David Donaldson, esq.

                                
                                  Come to Acaxon þere Castor was lord,
                                  Line 1904 
                                
                                  And Pollux þe proude, þat was his pure brothir:
                                
                                  Bothe reynit in þat Rem, as I red first.
                                
                                  To þe courtte of þe kyng come he beliue,
                                
                                  His message for to make, as I mynt haue.
                                  Line 1908 
                                
                                  He salut þo semly all with sad wordys,
                                
                                  And told furth of his tale, taried no longur,
                                
                                  Of the dole and the dethe of his dere fader,—
                                
                                  How þe rewme was robbet, redurs ynow,—
                                  Line 1912 
                                
                                  His Sister þat was sesit, his Cite distroyet;
                                
                                  And couet þat cleane, as I declaret haue,
                                
                                  ffor to lede to his londe vppon lyue home.
                                
                                  All priamus purpos plainly he told,
                                  Line 1916 
                                
                                  Of his message by mowthe as I mynt ere.
                                
                                  When Castor hade clanly consayuit his wille,
                                
                                  He onswared hym honestly with orryng a litill;—
                                
                                  "Now frynde, vppon faithe and at sad wordes,
                                  Line 1920 
                                
                                  We purpost neuer plainly Priam to wrathe,
                                
                                  Ne offend his frendeship with no felle dedis.
                                
                                  With outen cause of vnkyndnes, þat was kyde after,
                                
                                  His fader vs forset with his fowle wille,
                                  Line 1924 
                                
                                  Did hething and harme to our hede Rewmes;
                                
                                  We wrekit vs with woundis & þe wegh slogh,
                                
                                  Did our lykyng in his londe as vs leue thoght.
                                
                                  Qwerfore vs qwemes noght now his qwaint speche;
                                  Line 1928 
                                
                                  We fors not his frendship, ne fere of his hate.
                                
                                  We loue noght his lede, ne his land nowþer;
                                
                                  Ne charge noght his chateryng, thogh he chide euer.
                                
                                  He loues þe full litull, lede, as me think,
                                  Line 1932 
                                
                                  To make þe þis message for to mele here:
                                
                                  And þou hardly no hede of þi hele toke,
                                
                                  Ne thy lyfe was not lefe ne lusty, it semys, [folio 32b] 
                                
                                  When þou entrid our Ile þis erende to beire.

                                  Line 1936

Pages

Index

About this Item

Title: The "Gest hystoriale" of the destruction of Troy: an alliterative romance tr. from Guido de Colonna's "Hystoria troiana." Now first ed. from the unique ms. in the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, with introduction, notes, and a glossary, by ... Geo. A. Panton, and David Donaldson, esq.
Author: Colonne, Guido delle, 13th cent.
Canvas: Page 63
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English Text Society, by N. Trübner & Co.,; 1869-1874.
Subject terms: Troy (Extinct city) -- Legends

Technical Details

Collection: Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse
Link to this Item: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ape7380.0001.001
Link to this scan: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cme/ape7380.0001.001/139:10

Rights and Permissions

The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials are in the public domain. If you have questions about the collection, please contact [email protected]. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact [email protected].

DPLA Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States

IIIF

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/api/manifest/cme:ape7380.0001.001

Cite this Item

Full citation: "The "Gest hystoriale" of the destruction of Troy: an alliterative romance tr. from Guido de Colonna's "Hystoria troiana." Now first ed. from the unique ms. in the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, with introduction, notes, and a glossary, by ... Geo. A. Panton, and David Donaldson, esq." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ape7380.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 19, 2025.

The "Gest hystoriale" of the destruction of Troy: an alliterative romance tr. from Guido de Colonna's "Hystoria troiana." Now first ed. from the unique ms. in the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, with introduction, notes, and a glossary, by ... Geo. A. Panton, and David Donaldson, esq.

Annotations Tools

Actions

About this Item

Technical Details

Rights and Permissions

Related Links

IIIF

Cite this Item