The romance of Guy of Warwick. The second or 15th-century version. Edited from the paper ms. Ff. 2. 38. in the University Library, Cambridge, by Dr. Julius Zupitza ...

                                
                                  Hende he was and mylde of mode:
                                
                                  All men speke of hym grete gode.
                                  Line 136 
                                
                                  Wyth a swyrde he cowde well pleye
                                
                                  And pryck a stede in a weye.
                                
                                  Gye had to maystyr a knyght
                                
                                  (Syr Harrawde of Ardurne he hyȝt),
                                  Line 140 
                                
                                  A nobull knyght and an hardye
                                
                                  Full well he taght aye Gye.
                                
                                  ¶ At Whytsontyde felle a daye,
                                
                                  As y yow telle may,
                                  Line 144 
                                
                                  The Erle made a grete feste
                                
                                  Of lordys of þat londe honeste:
                                
                                  Knyghtys, erlys and barons
                                
                                  Come thedur fro many townes;
                                  Line 148 
                                
                                  Ladyes and maydenys free [folio 162a:1] 
                                
                                  Come þedur fro mony a cuntre.
                                
                                  Knyghtys sate in the halle,
                                
                                  Ladyes in the chaumbur alle.
                                  Line 152 
                                
                                  When þey were to mete sett,
                                
                                  Gye came and þe Erle grett.
                                
                                  The Erle clepyd Gye anon
                                
                                  (A sylke gowne he had vppon):
                                  Line 156 
                                
                                  He badde hym go to chaumbur stylle
                                
                                  And serue hys doghtur at hur wylle.
                                
                                  Wele he besemed that ylke clothe:
                                
                                  To chaumbur forthe anon he goyth.
                                  Line 160 
                                
                                  Gye on hys kneys sone hym sett
                                
                                  And that maydyn feyre he grett.
                                
                                  'Madame,' he seyde, 'god the see.
                                
                                  Thy lorde the gretyth well be me
                                  Line 164 
                                
                                  And comawndyd, y schulde, par ma faye,
                                
                                  Before the serue thys same daye.'
                                
                                  Felys askyd at that case,
                                
                                  Who that Gyes fadur was.
                                  Line 168 
                                
                                  'My fadur,' he seyde, 'hyght Seqwarde,
                                
                                  That ys thy lordys stewarde.'

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Title: The romance of Guy of Warwick. The second or 15th-century version. Edited from the paper ms. Ff. 2. 38. in the University Library, Cambridge, by Dr. Julius Zupitza ...
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Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English Text Society, by N. Trübner & Co.,; 1875-6.

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