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

                                
                                  The swerd went down by hys chyne, [Caius MS. 107 page 176] 
                                
                                  The good sheld hyt stekyd Inne.
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                                  Then to Gye he stert well stoute,
                                
                                  And with so gret Ire he drow yt oute,
                                
                                  That on knees he fellyd sir Gye;
                                
                                  But vp he sterte full hastilye.
                                
                                  Then was hys herte full of tene:
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                                  'Lady,' he seyd, 'hevyn quene,
                                
                                  Never, sith I was borne in londe,
                                
                                  Knelyd I erste for stroke of hande.'
                                
                                  Vp he caught hys swerd good,
                                
                                  And smote the Geaunte ther he stode:
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                                  With all hys streng[t]h & all hys myȝt
                                
                                  Vppon the helme he hyt hym Ryght.
                                
                                  He fellyd hys sercle sett with stonys,
                                
                                  That was Riche for the nonys.
                                
                                  The aventaile, that was so thyke,
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                                  Held no more than a styke.
                                
                                  He karve the Flessh, the swerd in yode:
                                
                                  Hys face was coueryd all with blode.
                                
                                  Hys good hawberke he all to-reefe,
                                
                                  The good shyld all to-cleefe.
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                                  In the shyld the swerd with-stode:
                                
                                  Of that stroke sir Gye thought good.
                                
                                  As he wold the swerd draw owte,
                                
                                  Ameraunte, that was so stoute,
                                
                                  On knees and handys he mad hym fall;
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                                  But vp he sterte forth with-all,

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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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