The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Therfor to thy pauylon y am come, To warne the to bee hense anone. Answer me nowe to this asking, What worde y shall to my lorde bringe.'
QUOTH the Sowdan: 'what art thou, Line 3935 That in-to my courte art come nowe, And mysseist me so shamefully And thretnest me so dedely?' Guy answerd: 'y shall the telle: My name to couere for the y nelle. Line 3940 Guy of Warrewik my name is; In the contree there y was borne, ywis.' The sowdan answerd thoo: 'Art thou Guy, that seist soo, Thou slowe my neuyeu Cosdram: Line 3945 His hede thou smote the body fram.' . . . . . . . . . . Anone he bade that Guy were nom And kaste in his depe prison, Line 3950 Tylle the borde were withdrawe, [Caius MS. 107 page 105] And than shamefully to bee slawe.
GUYE drowe his swerde anone: The sarasyns fast aboute him gan goon. By seynt Denys Guy gan swere, Line 3955 And if any so hardy were
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The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.
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London,: Pub. for the Early English text society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner, & co., limited,
1883, 1887, 1891.
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Guy of Warwick (Legendary character)

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