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

                                
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                                  Toward the Chirche wente he,
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                                  With ioye to spouse the mayde free.
                                
                                  Guy armeth him full hastly
                                
                                  At his wille full stalworthly.
                                
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                                  A good stede he bee-strode,
                                
                                  And after theim faste rode.
                                
                                  Whan he theim had ouere-take,
                                
                                  Contenaunce of loue he did noon make.
                                
                                  'Duke Otes,' he seide, 'vnderstonde me:
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                                  Ne goo noo farther, y hote the.
                                
                                  Remembre the of the treason
                                
                                  That thou did to me [So MS.]  Guyon,
                                
                                  As he come fro a turnement,
                                
                                  Betwene Pauy and Boneuent;
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                                  And sithe thou didist him grete treason,
                                
                                  Whan thou toke Terry in-to thy prison;
                                
                                  And heraude and his feeres echoon,
                                
                                  All thou made theim in prison bee doon.
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                                  I am the same Guy, that to the speke: [Caius MS. 107 page 139] 
                                
                                  Now y shall therof bee a-wreke.'
                                
                                  Thurgh the body he him smote [smothe MS.]  anone
                                
                                  Before the lombardes euerychoon,
                                
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                                  And toke the mayde in his armes two,
                                
                                  And sette hir before him, and con [to MS.]  goo.
                                
                                  Fast a-weyward than rode he:
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                                  The noyse anone arosse in the Citee.
                                
                                  With grete [strengthe] they folowed Guy,
                                
                                  And he rode forth hastely
                                
                                  And whan they him ne ouere-take might,
                                
                                  Ayene they come to the body right.

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