Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

The story of England

" Þer lige lordes þey scholden [suld.] ben, " Þorow heritage of þer faderes fe; 7456 " & bynne schort terme [In scort time.] schul [suld.] þey come, " & of vs boþe take harde dome: " & þis ys þe comune sawe of alle, " Þat yuel [An iuell ('ill' was the first scribe's word).] endyng on þe schal [suld.] falle. 7460 " Þus þey þrete wyþ [Þei þe with ill.] manace, " & ful yuel þey [And to.] procure & purchace. " When y here þem þus ȝelpe, " Þen þenky [þink .I.] how y myght ȝow helpe; 7464 " Þer-fore to Saxoyne woldy sende, [in to sesson wild .I. send.] " ffor my sib kynde, & oþer freinde; " & ȝif y her hadde childre or [&.] wyf, " Þen were y holden, on lymes & lyf, 7468 " Þe forto socoure & to saue " Wyþ al þe strengþe [On all þe purtenaunce.] y myghte haue; " Þe sikerer mightest þow [mote þou.] be for me, " & y scholde deserue more loue of [i suld be loued bettir for.] þe; 7472 " ffor alle þyn enemis, þaw þey wild [enmis þou ne.] fond, " Ne durste nought reue þe a fot of lond. " ffor y þe serue & loue truely, " Haue y on me many enemy; 7476 " & y lyg euere so naked syde, " & oure fomen spred ful wyde; " ȝyf y had ony fforcelet, " To haue þer-inne som [haue on.] syker recet, 7480 " Þen myghte we þe more be syker, " What tyme our enemis wold giue vs byker. " Þer-fore wer hit prow to þe " Þat y hadde som [oiþer in the first scribe's hand again].] [Petyt folio 45a:1] castel or cite 7484
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Title
The story of England
Author
Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
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Page 262
Publication
London,: Longman & co.; [etc., etc.]
1887.
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Great Britain -- History

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