The romance of Sir Beues of Hamtoun. Ed. from six manuscripts and the old printed copy, with introduction, notes, and glossary, by Eugen Kölbing ...

                                
                                  And tok a spere in is hond,
                                
                                  Out at þe halle dore a wond
                                
                                  Toward þe cite of Londen toun,
                                
                                  And sire Miles wiþ gret randoun [Turnbull line 4300] 
                                
                                  Lep vpon a dromedary,
                                  Line 4481 
                                
                                  To prike wolde he nouȝt spary.
                                
                                  Whan þai come to Londen gate,
                                
                                  Mani man þai fonde þer ate,
                                  Line 4484 
                                
                                  Wel iarmed to þe teþ, [Turnbull line 4305] 
                                
                                  So þe frensche bok vs seþ,
                                
                                  Aȝen þe children þei ȝeue bataile, [þei] þe (!) A.] 
                                
                                  & hii aȝen, wiþ outen faile,
                                  Line 4488 
                                
                                  And made of hem so clene werk, [A folio 200b:1] 
                                
                                  Þat þai neuer spek wiþ prest ne clerk;
                                
                                  And after-ward, ase ȝe mai hure, [Turnbull line 4311] 
                                
                                  Londegate þai sette a fure.

                                  Line 4492

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Here begynnyth a good tale of Bevys of Hamtoun, a good werriour.

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Title: The romance of Sir Beues of Hamtoun. Ed. from six manuscripts and the old printed copy, with introduction, notes, and glossary, by Eugen Kölbing ...
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Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English Text Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co.,; 1885, 1886, 1894.

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