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

                                
                                  That [Then MS.]  thei be redy when ye hem call,
                                
                                  And that thei yow helpe in all manere
                                
                                  What tyme ye of hem haue mystere,
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                                  For to hold youre lond [hond MS.]  to ryght
                                
                                  Yf the Danys will with yow fyght.
                                
                                  Youre men shall be all redye,
                                
                                  And fyght with hem full manfullye:
                                
                                  Thorough grace of god all weldande
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                                  We shall haue the hyer hande.'
                                
                                  'Sir,' quod the kyng, 'sanȝ fayle, [C line 8559] 
                                
                                  This is a well good cownseyle.
                                
                                  As thow haste seyd euery deale
                                
                                  Hit shall be, so have I hele.'
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                                  Vp ther sterte the Duke moderyse in Ire:
                                
                                  Of Cornweyle he was lord and sire.
                                
                                  'Sir kyng,' he seyd, 'for your honoure,
                                
                                  Levyth no more that losyngoure. [Caius MS. 107 page 196] 
                                
                                  Youre barons have full yll wyll
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                                  Yow for to serue lowd or styll,
                                
                                  When ye levyth more hym on
                                
                                  Than your barouns euery-chone.
                                
                                  Well better we can yow counceyle
                                
                                  Both in werre and in bateyle
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                                  Than the traytour that I se there:
                                
                                  Hys lord he hath be-trayed are,
                                
                                  That made hym knyght of gret honour
                                
                                  From a pore vavyssoure.
                                
                                  He hath quyt full yll his dede
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                                  When he hath sold hys son for nede:
                                
                                  To men of Oyseb [Oyseb MS. instead of Russye; cf. l. 8873 Oysell, l. 8720 Rochell.]  he hym sold,
                                
                                  And for hym meny peny told.
                                
                                  He shall do yow, be ye [he MS.]  aweye,
                                
                                  All the scath that he maye,
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                                  And also your owen son be-gyle,
                                
                                  And so wyll he quyte your while.'
                                
                                  When herrawd herd that gret syre [C line 8587]

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Title: The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.
Canvas: Page 496
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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