That the tempull was taken & tulkes þerin,
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And sum þat were slayne & slungen to ground.
By frekys þat fled for ferd to þe holde,
Distracte were þai stithly, & stonyt by dene,
And braid to þere bright gere, buskit hom furthe:
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The soudiours by assent soghten to þe tempull.
In the castell were a cumpany, kyd men of Armys,
Þat enfourmet were of fyght, & the fet couthe;
Þai turnyt to the troiens, tarit hom longe,
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ffoghten with hom felly, frusshit hom abake;
Hopit with hondis to hew hom to dethe,
Prisoners to pike, & the pray lyuer.
ffell was þe fight þo fuerse men betwene,
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Mony derfe þere deghit, & dungen to ground;
But the Troiens were Torer & tentymes moo,
And greuit the Grekes gretly with strokys;
Oppressit hom with pyne, put hom to flight,
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ffolowed hom fuersly, felle hom with swerdys,
Till þai come to þere castell & caght hade þere strenght.
Then turnyt the Troiens, tariet no lengur,
And went vnto water with þere wale godys:
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Lefte noght vnlaght þat lykyng was in. [folio 51b]
Myche Riches full Rife and relikes ynow,
Þai shot into shippe: the sheltrun to-gedur,
Þat fild were with folke & fyne gold to wale,
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Sesit vp þere sailes, set hom to wyndes.
Cairet on the colde ythes cogges & other,
Aght dayes be-dene & the derke nightes,
Till þai comyn by course to the cuntre of Troy;
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Hit hom into hauyn, as hom hap shope,
At the castell, þat cald was kyndly by name,
Tenydon, and tomly tariet þere in;
Þat sothely was sex myle fro the cité euyn.
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