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

                                
                                  Þerl Reyner of Sessoyne,
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                                  & þerl Gaudiner of Coloyne,
                                
                                  & wiþ hem þe stewerd,
                                
                                  Þat gode kniȝt was & wel y-herd.
                                
                                  Wiþ him eten he hem dede,
                                
                                  & more þan himself hem worþschipede.
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                                  Þe douke his soster cleped him to,
                                
                                  Þe fairest maiden þat miȝt go.
                                
                                  'Þe prisouns þou nim to þe,
                                
                                  In þi chamber wiþ þe to be;
                                
                                  In þi chaumber [the u has a stroke too much.]  kepes me
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                                  Þis gentil kniȝtes hende & fre;
                                
                                  & ouer alle oþer þe douke Reyner:
                                
                                  In hert he is me lef & dere.'
                                
                                  'Sir,' sche seyd, 'ichil so
                                
                                  Hem to kepe my miȝt y-do.'
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                                  ¶ Ac þe riche emperour fre, [C line 2153] 
                                
                                  Of þis comberment nist he.
                                
                                  Wiþ a kniȝt he pleyd atte ches
                                
                                  Of Hungri, þat he loved y-wis.
                                
                                  Wiþ þat com Tirri prikeinge,
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                                  In his fest his brond bereinge:
                                
                                  His hauberk was al to-tore,
                                
                                  & his nasel avaled bifore.
                                
                                  Þurch his bodi þe blod ran;
                                
                                  Tirri made no semblaunt of þan;
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                                  His strong scheld al to-hewen [MS. alto hewen.]  was,
                                
                                  Nouȝt a fot hole þer-of [MS. of þer.]  nas.
                                
                                  ¶ 'Emperour,' he seyd, 'vnder-stond to me: [C line 2165] 
                                
                                  Hard tidinges may y telle þe
                                
                                  Of þine barouns þat y-nome be;
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                                  No schal þai neuer com to þe.
                                
                                  Sum be ded & brouȝt to grounde,
                                
                                  & sum be nomen, & sum be wounde:
                                
                                  Y-nomen is þe douk Reyner, [folio 119b:a] 
                                
                                  & þe constable Gaudiner;

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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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