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

                                
                                  The Fysher was for hym sory,
                                
                                  And toke hym into hys bote in hye,
                                
                                  And led hym forth home that nyȝt,
                                
                                  And kept hym with all hys myȝte.
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                                  The Emperoure a-rose well erlye,
                                
                                  Mateyns and masse he herd in hye.
                                
                                  Then he come in-to hys hall,
                                
                                  And with hym hys barouns all.
                                
                                  He bad hem bryng forth berrardyne,
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                                  And afterward the pore pylgryme.
                                
                                  The foure barouns, soth, gan wend, [Caius MS. 107 page 230] 
                                
                                  And brought the Duke so hende.
                                
                                  He commaundyd at that tyme
                                
                                  To bring forth that pylgryme.
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                                  To the Emperoure gan they seye
                                
                                  That the pylgryme was aweye:
                                
                                  Both was awey he and hys bed,
                                
                                  And hys wardeyns were all fled.
                                
                                  Ther wiste no man where he was done.
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                                  The Emperoure was wroth full sone:
                                
                                  He sware be god and seynt marye
                                
                                  All they shuld be hangyd on hye
                                
                                  That had aloyned [alyoned or alyoued MS.]  thys pylgryme
                                
                                  And hys wardens, be seynt martyne.
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                                  Tho spake he with full gret Ire
                                
                                  To the Duke, the stoute syre:
                                
                                  'Thow Duke,' he seyd, 'with-owt stryfe,
                                
                                  Bryng hym forth, vppon thi lyfe,
                                
                                  That thow hast take oute of my kepyng,
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                                  Other I shall Iuge the to hangyng.
                                
                                  Ded or quyke bryng hym to me:
                                
                                  Thow haste hym stolyn, well I se.'
                                
                                  The Duke stert vp, with-owte doute,
                                
                                  As man that was bold and stowte.
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                                  'Sir,' he seyd, 'now fynd I wele
                                
                                  That ye love me neuer a deale.

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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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