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

                                
                                  For that thow were so bold & wyght,
                                
                                  Ayen me that thow durst fyght,
                                
                                  To kyng athelston [Read Aulof?]  wyll I goon,
                                
                                  And make the and hym at-oon:
                                
                                  Castell and toure shalt thow none fayle,
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                                  And thow do after my counceyle.'
                                
                                  'Nay,' quod Gye, 'so must I thee,
                                
                                  Shall I neuer traytoure bee.
                                
                                  Though my swerd be now a-wey,
                                
                                  My lord of heven, that well maye,
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                                  May make the lose thy good brond,
                                
                                  That ys so sykur in thy hand.
                                
                                  Thow haste wepun gret plente:
                                
                                  Ther-of I byd the thou lend som to me,
                                
                                  Then shall we se sone in hye
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                                  Who shall have the mastrye.'
                                
                                  'Fellow,' quod than Colbrond, [Caius MS. 107 page 259] 
                                
                                  'So me helpe tormagaunte,
                                
                                  Wepon for me shalt thow none have,
                                
                                  But now shall I sle the [me MS.]  with my staffe.
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                                  I wene hyt were me full Ill
                                
                                  To lend the wepon at thy wyll.
                                
                                  Or thow shall do me ony scath
                                
                                  Here shalt thow lose thy hed rath.'
                                
                                  When Gye herd hym so speke,
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                                  For tene hys herte wold to-breke.
                                
                                  'No forse,' quod Gye, 'wylt thou so done:
                                
                                  I wyll have wepon well sone.
                                
                                  Lo where commyth on be-hynd the
                                
                                  That bryngyth me wepon plente!'
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                                  Colbrond lokyd be-hynd hym tho:
                                
                                  He thought well what he wold do;
                                
                                  He sterte forth, or he wold stynte,
                                
                                  And a good axe in hys hand he hend.
                                
                                  Then seyd Gye with gret Ire
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                                  To colbrond, the gret sire,

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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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