The story of England

                                    
                                      Cassibola[n] [Cassibelan.]  was redy at Douere,
                                    
                                      & renged his men by þe ouere; [him bi þe ses ouere. (A.-Sax. ofer shore).] 
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                                      Hys styward highte sire Belyn,
                                    
                                      Of conseil was he god & fyn;
                                    
                                      He hadde do comen þorow [don com þorgh.]  somons
                                    
                                      On alle [ilk.]  half, erles & barons.
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                                      Þe kynges neuews com wyþ gret [neuoz þe to.]  partie,—
                                    
                                      To hem he myghte hym well [on þo tuo he myght.]  affye,—
                                    
                                      7Þe eldest highte Androcheus,
                                    
                                      Þat oþer broþer Temuacius;
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                                      Androcheus & his Loundreneys,7 [7-7 Androcheus & his lordynges, londreis.] 
                                    
                                      Tenuacius wiþ his Cornwaleys,
                                    
                                      Sire Nemnius, sire of Kanterbire,
                                    
                                      Þe noblest of al þe empire:
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                                      Þe kynges broþer was Sire Nemny,
                                    
                                      Androcheus was in his compaigny,
                                    
                                      & oþer folk [ful] gret plente.
                                    
                                      Wyþ ostes were þer kynges þre:
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                                      Erudyonus, þere [þe.]  [Petyt folio 26b:2]  Scottes kynge,
                                    
                                      Britalles wyþ al þe Walsche garderynge;
                                    
                                      Of South Walys com kyng Ignarcet;
                                    
                                      Þyse þre were in [o] [a.]  bataille set,
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                                      Wyþ here frewille þyse þre cam
                                    
                                      ffor to defende þe[r] [þar.]  fredam.
                                    
                                      Ilkon gaf conseil to go
                                    
                                      Er þe Romayns were logged mo;

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Title: The story of England
Author: Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
Canvas: Page 152
Publication: London,: Longman & co.; [etc., etc.]; 1887.
Subject terms: Great Britain -- History

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Collection: Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse
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