Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

Altenglische legenden.

For ther was noon that his strook withstood Nor durste abide afforn him for his hed; And many a paynym in the feeld lay ded, 390 And many cristene in that mortal striff [many a.] Our feith defendyng that day loste his liff. [lost.] Out of the feeld Hyngwar is a-goon, [Ynguar.] With his meyne, whan it drouh to nyht. Ded in that bataile abood ful manyoon. [that fehlt.] 395 And blessid Edmond, as Cristes owne knyht, [kyng st. blessid.] Gan to considere in his owyn siht [gan consydryn. his inward s.] And streyhtly peisen, this holy kyng most good, [blyssed.] What pereile folwith to shede so moche blood. [pereyel.] Withynne him-sylff he dempte of equite 400 Of paynym blood the gret effusioun [greete.] Caused in soth thoruh ther Iniquite [Causyd.] Perpetuely ther dampnacioun, [perpetuelly.] And how in helle was no redempcioun; And of cristene thouhte, of verray trouthe, [he thoughte. veray.] 405 To seen such slauhtre it was to gret a routhe. [swych. to fehlt. a gret.] Thouh he was bothe manly and vertuous And a good knyht, his story thus deuyseth, Yit of prudence this kyng victorious In his memorie narwely aduertisith [ful narewely aduertyseth.] 410 How good conscience ageyn slauhtre agrysith: [swych slaughtre agriseth.] Wherfore of purpos a uow he made in deede [I pur|poose he made a vowh.] Neuer his liff no blood to sheede. [nevir in. no paynym blood.] He hadde a routhe that goddis creature, [a fehlt.] Which rassemblid his liknesse and ymage, [re|semblyd.] 415 Sholde in helle eternal peyne endure [shulde.] Thoruh mysbeleue for paganysme rage; Considered also: it was to gret damage [Considred.] Tween too peeples to seen such mortal stryues, [Twen them & crystene. suych.] Soules to Juparte and losse eek of ther lyues. [Ther soulys. and ek ther lyves.] 420 Ofte in his mynde and his remembrance [and in his.] This pitous mater was tournyd up so doun: [matere. vp and doun.] Dempte onto god it was gret displesance [vnto.] To seen of blood so gret effusioun; Makyng an heste of hool affeccioun [an fehlt. behest.] 425 Duryng his lif, as him thouhte it dew, [dewe.] For Cristis sake shedyng of blood teschew. [Crystes. teschewe.] Remembryng also how Cryst upon a cros [the croos.] Lyst shede his blood, our ransoun for taquite, And of his power the thridde day aros, [poweer.] 430 By mercy only, with pes men to respite — [oonly. pees. respyghte.] For euer in pes he doth him most delite: [euere. delyghte.] For which kyng Edmond his corage hath applied [hath his corage.] To leue the werre and be with pes allied, Folwyng the traces of our lord Jhesu [tracys.] 435 Which loued ay pes and list no-man werreie: [lovyd.] Bexaumple of whom with pes took his issu [this yssew.] Withynne his herte to close him vndir keie; Which forto keepe he redy was to deie. And whil the kyng in pes thus doth so|iourne, 440 To speke of Hyngwar my stile I wil retourne. [Ynguar. — Die Ueber|schrift fehlt.]
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Altenglische legenden.
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Horstmann, Carl, ed. b. 1851.
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Heilbronn,: Gebr. Henninger,
1881.
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Saints -- Legends
English poetry
Legends

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