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

                                  
                                    When Gij seye him so smite, [The i of smite added over the line.]  [C line 1103] 
                                  
                                    He was wroþ, ȝe may wele wite;
                                  
                                    Gwichard he wald fond to smite
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                                    Wiþ his swerd þat wold wele bite;
                                  
                                    To him he smot swiþe smert
                                  
                                    Þurch þe bodi ful ney þe [MS. ney þe þe]  hert:
                                  
                                    Þat gode swerd þurchim þrang,
                                  
                                    Gwichard wald abide nouȝt lang;
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                                    He turned his stede & gan to fle,
                                  
                                    & Gij after him, bi mi leute.
                                  
                                    Gode was þe hors þat Gwichard rod on,
                                  
                                    & so fast his stede gan gon,
                                  
                                    Þat Gij miȝt him nouȝt atake,
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                                    Þer-fore he gan sorwe make.
                                  
                                    Gwichard fleye in his way [folio 115b:1] 
                                  
                                    Toward Paui, so swiþe he may.
                                  
                                    Þe douk Otous fram hunting com, [C line 1115] 
                                  
                                    & with him erles mani on;
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                                    A kniȝt he seye cum prikeing,
                                  
                                    His armes to-rent, his woundes bledeing.
                                  
                                    Þe douk Otous duelled aþrowe,
                                  
                                    What he hadde Gwichard y-knowe:
                                  
                                    Wele he semed man aferd,
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                                    Þat hard tiding hadde y-herd.
                                  
                                    Wiþ þat is Gwichard to him come;
                                  
                                    Þe douke him oxed atte frome,
                                  
                                    'Gwichard, who haþ wretþed þe,
                                  
                                    & where hastow in bateyle be?
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                                    ¶ Where is Gij? is he nome?
                                  
                                    Liues or deþ[es] do him come.'
                                  
                                    'Ichil ȝou sigge sikerly [C line 1127] 
                                  
                                    So michel so y wot of Gij:
                                  
                                    At a ford we him mett,
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                                    & strongliche we him bisett,
                                  
                                    Bot his bodi no nom we nouȝt,
                                  
                                    Ac al to deþ we ben y-brouȝt;

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Title: The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.
Canvas: Page 86
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner, & co., limited,; 1883, 1887, 1891.
Subject terms: Guy of Warwick (Legendary character)

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