Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

The story of England

Humbaldes men þey slowe doun right, Þey nadde [had.] no force to turne agein; Alle þey fledde, knyght & swayn; 6428 Bot fiftene þousand wer þer slayn. & Maximien gan turne [MS. turned.] ageyn, & ioyful was þat he so spedde:— Þat lond held women, þe men were fledde:— [had wonnen þe folk was fled.] He tok sire Conan by þe hond, [hande.] 6433 & on hym low wyþ god semblaunt/; [louh with faire semblande.] " Conan," he seide, "þou art doughti; " To manne Armoriche [to haf a reume.] þou were worthi. 6436 " Sestow now þis faire contre, " fful plentyuous & ful ayse; [wele ese.] " Þe lond to tyle, god ys to wynne; " Wodes, watres, ynowe þer-ynne, 6440 " fforestes fulle of ful fayr dere, " ffresche ryuers ese & ner; " Y ne sey nere in al [I. sawe neuer in.] my lyue " A fairer lond, ne more [so faire a lond ne so.] plentyue. 6444 " On þe, Conan, y vouche hit saue, " Þat þou hit welde wyþ ioye, & haue. " Bretaygne þe grete was þe het, " & on þe hit were ful wel byset; 6448 " Bot for me þou hast hit lorn, " Þer-fore to me yuel hastow [ill will to me þerfor has.] born; " ffor-gyue me now ilk a del, " & haue þis lond, & brouk hit wel. 6452 " Þis ys þe heste [hete. (see l.6405-6.)] þat y þe hight; " & bettere y wolde, ȝyf þat y [& better sall whan .I. haf.] [One stroke too many in the MS. m.] myght; " Þys lond we scholle [sall.] clense of þyse,
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Title
The story of England
Author
Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
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Page 226
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London,: Longman & co.; [etc., etc.]
1887.
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Great Britain -- History

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