Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

The story of England

" Belyn was kyng of Bretouns, " And Brenne duk of Burgoilouns; 11,684 " Þyse breþere, of Bretaygne born, [Lambeth folio 50b:2] " Conquered Rome here byforn, " & of Rome tok [þe Romeyns toke.] truages, " & henge þer twenty of þeir hostages 11,688 " Byfore þer eyen, þat þey myght se, " & siþen conquered al þe cite. " When Belyn turnde to Bretayne, " Of Rome he made Brenne cheftayne, 11,692 " & bad hym gouerne al þe honour, " & he so regned as Emperour. " Now wil y late of [.I. leue.] Belyn, " & speke y wil of Constantyn, 11,696 " Constances sone & Eleynes, [Constancius sonne & Elyns.] " Þat held Rome als his demeynes. " Constance, of Rome had seynurye fair, . " & Constantyn þen was his heyr, 11,700 " & y am heir of Constantyn; " Þorow þat desent Rome schal be myn. " Maximyan, Leons [leonyne.] [Petyt folio 69a:2] sone, . " Kyng of Bretayne, at Rome gan wone; 11,704 " He wan Neustrie, þe Lesse Bretayne, " & al ffraunce & Alemayne, " & al Mongow & Lombardye, " And of Rome hadde þe seignurye; 11,708 " Þyse were myn ancessours of scheld, " Þat only þe [þat þe.] honour of Rome held. " Now þorow skil haue ȝe knowen " Þat Rome by reson schold [Rome ouh to.] be myn owen " Al so wel as Bretayne þeyres, 11,713 " Þorow eld auncetrie til heyres.
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The story of England
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Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
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Page 409
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London,: Longman & co.; [etc., etc.]
1887.
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Great Britain -- History

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