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

                                
                                  Herhaud him seyd, 'Otus of Pauie,
                                
                                  Understond tow of þat felonie [C line 1804] 
                                
                                  Þat tow in Lombardi ous dedest,
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                                  When þou mi lord betreydest.
                                
                                  Wele we schul þer-of awreke be,
                                
                                  Ȝif god wil, er þe sonne doun te.'
                                
                                  ¶ Otus answerd, 'þou lexst on me,
                                
                                  & þat y schal sone kiþe þe;
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                                  Gret scorn is here so y go,
                                
                                  Y warn þe icham þi fo.'
                                
                                  Togider þai smiten wiþ gode wille, [C line 1811] 
                                
                                  Þat boþe of her hors adoun felle;
                                
                                  & after þai drouȝ her swerdes newe,
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                                  Wiþ gret envie to-gider þai hewe.
                                
                                  Þe douk him wereþ miȝtliche,
                                
                                  Herhaud him asaileþ strongliche;
                                
                                  Þurch þe feld he goþ him driueinde.
                                
                                  Wiþ þat com his folk prikeinde,
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                                  & her lord rescuweþ þere;
                                
                                  Herhaud to nim angwisous þai were. [C line 1824] 
                                
                                  Herha . . . . . [folio 118a:a] 
                                
                                  Wiþ þ . . . . .
                                
                                  Wiþ [s] [The letters in brackets only partially left.]  . . . . .
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                                  Herh . . . . .
                                
                                  Þan . . . . .
                                
                                  Non . . . . .
                                
                                  Miche . . . . .
                                
                                  To þe . . . . .
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                                  Mo þ . . . . .
                                
                                  Þat d . . . . .
                                
                                  Þe do . . . . .
                                
                                  He seye . . . . .
                                
                                  He seyd . . . . .
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                                  Lordin . . . . . [C line 1835] 
                                
                                  No se ȝ . . . . .
                                
                                  Þat d[o] . . . . .

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Title: The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.
Canvas: Page 120
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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