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

                                
                                  To wynchestre, the good cyte.
                                
                                  All the clergy of that contree
                                
                                  Comyn with gret precession,
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                                  And ladden sir Gye into the town.
                                
                                  And as they gan hym homward bryng, [Caius MS. 107 page 261] 
                                
                                  'Te deum laudamus' gan they syng.
                                
                                  Gye on-armyd hym there,
                                
                                  And askyd hys slavyn and no more. [mere? MS.] 
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                                  The kyng clepyd hym in prevyte,
                                
                                  And prayed hym for charyte
                                
                                  That he shuld hym the soth seye,
                                
                                  What was hys name, with-owte naye.
                                
                                  He wold hym yeve londys wyd,
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                                  Castellys, and towers on euery syd.
                                
                                  With hym he shuld dwell thare:
                                
                                  Nobly well shuld he fare.
                                
                                  Of all the men in that contree
                                
                                  Most honowred shuld he be.
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                                  'Therof,' seyd Gye, 'speke ye nowȝt:
                                
                                  Hyt ys nothyng in my thouȝt.
                                
                                  I wyll not therof, securlye,
                                
                                  The mowntans of an halpenye.
                                
                                  I have done thys bateyle:
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                                  Thankyd be god of hys cownceyle.
                                
                                  He lent me both streng[t]h & myȝt
                                
                                  Ayenst the Geaunt for to fyȝt.
                                
                                  Of all that I have now don for the
                                
                                  Thanke hyt god and nothyng me.'
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                                  'Mercy, pylgryme,' quod the kyng,
                                
                                  'For hys love that mad all thyng,
                                
                                  And shed hys blod on the rode
                                
                                  For mannus sowle and mannus good,
                                
                                  Tell me now, with-owt blame,
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                                  Where were thou bore, & what ys thy name?'

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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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