Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

The story of England

& to haue acquitaunce Of þe barons for alle chaunce. Oþer seye, [seid.] þat þer ware, " Þem were bettere elle [elles.] [Petyt folio 8a:2] whare; 1212 " Aske we leue at þe kynge, [Lambeth folio 5b:1] " & go we seke vs oþer wonynge " Wyþ oure children [our childere.] & oure wyues; " ffor þo [þi.] þat hates, alday striues." 1216 Þyse to skyles forþ þey kest, [þis tuo skilles forth þei cast.] Whylk to take were þe best. ¶ A knyght vp styrte als þey spek þus— His name was sire Membricius— 1220 " Alle þe reson [resons.] ȝe haue forþ brought, " þe beste of alle ne se ȝe [alle seie ȝe.] nought; " Sertes, þys were our most profit: " Wiþ loue & leue he queþe [quede.] vs quyt, 1224 " & gyue vs shipes in to wende, " & of his vitaille, [& of vitaile.] als he ys hende, " & oþer þyng þat we haue nede, " To chargen hem wiþ vs to lede, 1228 " & til oure lord Brutus, our kynge, " Ignogyn his doughter ȝynge. " Lete vs þenne go do [þan.] our beste, " & seke vs land opon [london.] to rest; 1232 " ffor ȝif we dwelle on þeym [with þam.] here, " We be þeym neuere lef [leue.] ne dere; " What we dide ones, þey schold wel [þat we did now þan sall þei.] þenk, " & wait [wate.] vs wyþ a wykked blenk; 1236 " Schal we neuere rightly haue pees,
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The story of England
Author
Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
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Page 43
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London,: Longman & co.; [etc., etc.]
1887.
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Great Britain -- History

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