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

                                
                                  Herhaud he socourd in þat nede,
                                
                                  & dede him lepe opon his stede.
                                
                                  Þe Sarrazins anon gun þai mete,
                                
                                  Mani on þer her liif þai lete,
                                
                                  Mani on þer dyed in aiþer [MS. inaiÞer]  side, [folio 122b:b] 
                                  Line 3025 
                                
                                  Ac þe Sarrazins wers gan bi-tide.
                                
                                  Sir Gij & alle his feren,
                                
                                  Þe Griffouns þat gode weren,
                                
                                  Han ouer-comen & aqueld;
                                
                                  To-hewen þai leyen in the feld.
                                  Line 3030 
                                
                                  Toward her ost þai ben fleinge,
                                
                                  & Gij hem after fast folweinge;
                                
                                  Ar hij þe doun were ouer gon,
                                
                                  Y-slawe hij ben & to-hewen ichon.
                                
                                  Esclandar is oway fleinde,
                                  Line 3035 
                                
                                  Ouer þe dounes fast erninde,
                                
                                  & al to-broken [MS. alto broken]  his scheld is,
                                
                                  His helme al to-dassched [MS. alto dassched] , y-wis. [C line 2926] 
                                
                                  Gij it of-þouȝt when he it seye,
                                
                                  Þat he so liȝteliche oway fleye:
                                  Line 3040 
                                
                                  'Esclandar,' seyd Gij, 'wende oȝain to me,
                                
                                  & forsoþe al siker þou be;
                                
                                  Drede þe of no noþer þan of me,
                                
                                  Ones to iusti ich oxi of þe.'
                                
                                  Esclandar seyd, 'artow Gij?
                                  Line 3045 
                                
                                  Ich þe defende sikerly.
                                
                                  Bi Mahoun þat ich leue opon,
                                
                                  Neuer no schal ich oway gon,
                                
                                  No neuer schal y bliþe be,
                                
                                  Til ich þat heued binim þe;
                                  Line 3050 
                                
                                  Bihoten ich it haue a maiden of pris,
                                
                                  Þe soudans douhter þat wel fair is.'
                                
                                  Her steden þai turned snelle, [C line 2943] 
                                
                                  & to-gider þai smiten wiþ gode wille;
                                
                                  Esclandar first smot Gij
                                  Line 3055 
                                
                                  Þurch þe scheld as kniȝt hardi;

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Title: The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.
Canvas: Page 176
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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