The story of England

                                
                                  Þe Cristene blod for to slo;
                                
                                  Þer-fore were þe Bretons [þe Bretons were wroþe.]  wo.
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                                  ffor Asclipedot bar hym nought wel, [P. transposes these lines.] 
                                
                                  Þer-fore corouned þei sire Coel. [P. transposes these lines.] 
                                
                                  When Maximien was gon to Rome,
                                
                                  On Asclipedot toke þey dome;
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                                  Sire Coel hym in bataille slow,
                                
                                  ffor he fro Maximien hym yuel wyþdrow. [him drouh.] 
                                
                                  Þis Coel hadde a doughter fair,
                                
                                  Of clergie [sc]he couþe, [of clergie couth. (A.-Sax. heo, she.)]  & was his ayr;
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                                  Sone ne doughter had he namo
                                
                                  Þat þe heritage myghte to go,
                                
                                  Scheo was to hure fader ferly dere;
                                
                                  He dide maistres hure for to lere,
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                                  Þat scheo moughte bettere [scho couth.]  þe lond ȝeme,
                                
                                  & lord to take, as hure wolde byseme; [þat hir wild queme.] 
                                
                                  Þys ilke mayden highte ELEYNE,
                                
                                  A ful god woman, & a certeyne.
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                                  Þe Romayns herde, & were fayn,
                                
                                  Þat Asclipedot was so slayn;
                                
                                  Þey sente hider a man of pris,
                                
                                  Constancius, þat was noble [Constancius both ware. (Cos|tans, Wace, i. 266.)]  & wys;
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                                  Al Spayne he had wonnen to Rome,
                                
                                  Þorow truage al at her dome;
                                
                                  Was noman þanne of his bounte,
                                
                                  Þat men wiste, so mikel as he.
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                                  Þys Constant þat þus wan Spayne,
                                
                                  He aryued her in Brutaigne.
                                
                                  Choel, þat wiste his comyng,
                                
                                  He dredde Costant [Constant.]  ouer alle þyng;
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                                  Coel sent til hym messegers,
                                
                                  & seide 'he wolde on faire maners

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Title: The story of England
Author: Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
Canvas: Page 216
Publication: London,: Longman & co.; [etc., etc.]; 1887.
Subject terms: Great Britain -- History

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