The story of England

                                
                                  Til [to.]  þe kyng sey how þat hit ȝede;
                                
                                  ffor Octa, al þe Norþ he wan,
                                
                                  & of the Southe to seint Alban;
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                                  Þys wan he for þe barons defaut,
                                
                                  Þat for Lot nolde gyue [wild gif non.]  assaut.
                                
                                  Al þe lond, to þe kyng þey pleyned
                                
                                  Þat þe barons alle [all þam.]  feyned.
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                                  ¶ Bot hereþ now of þe kynges wyl,
                                
                                  Þat lefte [He ne left.]  for syknesse ne for yl
                                
                                  Þat he ne ros vp ful auster,
                                
                                  & dide hym make a liter
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                                  Corneled [kirneld.]  as an hors bere,
                                
                                  & seyde þis word þat alle myght here:
                                
                                  " Now schal y se ho schal wyþstonde,
                                
                                  " & ho wyl come for my sonde!"
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                                  He somounde firste þo til his werre
                                
                                  Þat deyned nought for Lot come nerre.
                                
                                  Þey come, & were ful sore agrysen
                                
                                  Whan þey wyste þe kyng was rysen.
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                                  To þe toun of Wyrolhram [Verolhram.] 
                                
                                  Þe kyng & alle þe barons cam:
                                
                                  Seint [At saynt.]  [Petyt folio 57b:1]  Albon, þer lygges he, [Lambeth folio 42a:1] 
                                
                                  Þat highte Wyrolhram [Verolhram.]  þe cite.
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                                  Þer com þey to þe toun wyþ wyn; [þe kyng com þat toun to wyn.] 
                                
                                  Octa & hyse were alle þer-yn.
                                
                                  Þe kyng byseged hit aboute,
                                
                                  Dide make engyns stronge & stoute.
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                                  Þe toun was þanne so strong & fyn,
                                
                                  Hit hadde no dere [doute.]  of non engyn;
                                
                                  Octa & hyse were ryght [full.]  bolde,
                                
                                  Þey hadde god folk & syker holde,

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Title: The story of England
Author: Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
Canvas: Page 336
Publication: London,: Longman & co.; [etc., etc.]; 1887.
Subject terms: Great Britain -- History

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