Kleine publicationen aus der Auchinleck-Hs. 1. Lob der frauen. 2. A peniworth of witte. 3. Zwei fragmente von King Richard. 4. Die Assumptio Mariae in der schweifreimstrophe. 5. Ueber die sieben todsunden. 6. Das Vater unser. 7. Psalm L. 8. Die feinde des menschen. 9. The king of Tars. [Englische Studien 7-11 (1884-1889)]

2) v. 2579-2762.

& of whete grete plente [ 2a] Gold & siluer & oþer deynte Of tresour no hade half þe mounde Þat in þat dromond was y founde For it adreynt al in þe flod [ 5] Ar vncharged was half þe gode Avaunced was al cristiante For hadde þe dromond wiþ swiche plente [8 dromond] r ü. d. s. geschr.] Y passed to acres fram king richard An hundred winter after ward [ 10] For alle þe cristen vnder sonne No hadde acres ben ywonne Þus king richard wan þe dromond Þurch godes help & seynt edmond King richard wiþ al his miȝt [ 15] To ward acres gan him diȝt & þouȝt wiþ queyntise & ginne [17 wiþ] schr uns., mit verweisungszcichen am rande nachgetr.] Þe holy lond for to winne & as he seyled to ward surrie Our king was warned bi a spie [ 20] Hou þat þe folk of heþen lawe A wel gret cheyn þai had don drawe Ouer þe hauen of acres fers & was y fastned in to pilers Þat no schip schuld in winne [ 25] No þai nouȝt out þat were wiþ inne [26 No] o uns.]

& þer fore seuen ȝer & more Al cristen kinges layen þore & wiþ gret hunger suffred peyine (!) For letting of þat ich cheyme [ 30] Þo richard herd þis tiding For ioie his hert bigan to spring & swore & seyd in his þouȝt A cheyn schuld hem help nouȝt [34 cheyn] sehr uns.] A swiþe strong galay he tok [ 35] & trenchemer so seyt þe bok Stered his galaye riȝt euen Al amidward þe hauen Were þe mariners sauȝt or wroþe He dede hem rowe & sayly boþe [ 40] & seyd who so feynteþ at þis nede On iuel deþ be he dede [42 On iuel] n iu uns. amour?] Þ . . . . ye ȝede also swift As . . . ale doþ bi þe lift & king richard þat was so gode [ 2b] [ 45] Wiþ his ax afor schippe stode & whan he com ouer þe cheyne He smot astrok wiþ miȝt & mayn Þe cheyne he smot on peces þre & boþe endes fel doun in þe se [ 50] Þo alle his mariners verrament Seyd þer (!) was anoble dent & for þe ioie of þis dede Wel fast þe coppes about ȝede Of gode winne piment & clare [ 55] & seyld to ward acre cite Þo king richard out of his galye Kast wilde fire in to þe sky & fer gregeys in to þe see As al ofer weren he [ 60] His trumpes ȝede in his galye Men miȝt it here in to þe skye Tabours & hornes sarzinays Þe se brent al ofer gregeys Þe sarrazins þat were in acres toun [ 65] Run to þe walles gret . raundoun [66 .] vielleicht i ausradirt.] & of þat fare hadde gret wonder For wilde fer brent aboue & vnder Þe cristen kinges princes & pages Erls barouns & bondage [ 70] For þe coming of king richard To þe see þai vrn aforward To see richardes galaye seyl His minstrels & his riche parayl For þai seye neuer swiche coming [ 75] To acres of no cristen king King richard after þis meruayl Went quic o lond saunfeyl Þe king ofaraunce (!) oȝain. him cam & bi þe hond he him nam [ 80] & kist him wiþ gret anour So dede mani an emperour Alle þe kinges of cristiante Þat þere hadde long y be & lay þer seuen ȝer in dolour [ 85] [85 dolour] d corr. aus t.] Him vnder feng wiþ gret honour Þe erchebischop þat was of Pise Dede king Richard his seruise & . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 2c] Into a pauiloun in priuete [ 90] & teld him þer a reweful tale O schrewed auentours mani & fale He seyd king richard now y her Þis sege haþ last þis seuen ȝer No may it be fro þe yheld [ 95] Miche sorwe we han y þold For we ne hadde no castel Abouten ous no tour no wal Bot a wide diche & depe We made ous wiþ in to kepe [ 100] Wiþ barbicans for þe nones Heyȝe wrouȝt of hard stones & þo our diche was ymade Salidoin þer of was glad & com to ous wiþ gret rout [ 105] & bi sett ous al about & wiþ (!) markes þe monferaunt Þai leueþ in mahoun & teruagaunt He was acristen king sum while He doþ ous schame & more gile [ 110] Þan þe soudan & alle his ost Fader & sone & holy gost Graunt him grace of warld (!) schame Markes feraunt bi his name Our first bateyl sikerliche [ 115] Was swiþe strong & dedliche Wele fouȝten our cristen · kniȝtes & slouȝ mani of hem doun riȝtes

Our cristen hadde þe meystrie Þe sarrains flowe wiþ wo & crie [ 120] We slouȝ in þe fleing fel of hem þo & þai of ous fel al so & yschal tel ȝou bi what cas To mani man it fel allas As we dede þe sarrazins to dede [ 125] Bifel so þat anoble stede Outreyd fram a peynim Þe cristen fast folwed him Þe sarrazins seiȝe þai com & flowen oside alle & som [ 130] & com on ous wiþ strong fiȝt & slouȝ mani acristen kniȝt Þat þer were lorn er we it . . . . [ 2d] Þe beste bodis . . . . . . . . . . Þe erl of ferres of Ingland [ 135] No was non so douhti of hond & þemperour of almayn & Janine of pleynspeyne Elleuen þousend of our meyne Þus were þer sleyn wiþ outen pite [ 140] [140 outen] uns.] Þer of þe soudan was wel glade A morwe a newe saut he made He lete take alle cors Boþe of man & of hors & cast in water of our wel [ 145] Ous to apoisen and to quel [146 and] sehr uns.] No dede he neuer a wers dede To cristen men for no nede For þurch þat poisoun & þe breþ [149 þe] þ^e hs.] Fourti þousend token her deþ [ 150] Son after neweȝers tide Anoþer cas ous gan bi tide A schip com seyland bi þe see Charged wiþ whete gret plente Wiþ wild fer & armour briȝt [ 155] To help þe sarrazins to fiȝt Our folk tok to rede saunfayl Þai wald wende þe schip to aseyl & so þai dede to our damage Þe winde blewe wiþ gret rage [ 160] Þe sarrazins drouȝ vp her seyl & ouer seyled our folk saunfeyl Þat þer we lore sexti score Þe best bodis þat wer ybore Þat was þe gining of our care [ 165] Þat we han hadde þis seuen ȝare Ȝete þou schalt here wele more Þat ous haþ agreued sore [168 agreued] agreu sehr uns.] On seyn James day verrament Þe sarrazins out of acres went [ 170] Wele a mile ous biside & sett pauilouns roume & wide & soiournd þer wel long while & alle it was ous to bigile Our cristen men þat were wiȝt [ 175] Erl baroun squier & kniȝt

BRESLAU, mai 1884.

E. Kölbing.