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 ...

                                
                                  Gye ys moche bemoonyd of all
                                
                                  In þe Erlys cowrte and in þe Kyngys halle;
                                  Line 208 
                                
                                  For he was wonte there to serue
                                
                                  Before the Erle hys mete to carve.
                                
                                  All, þat þere were, boþe moost and leeste
                                
                                  Of Gye they had a grete breste.
                                  Line 212 
                                
                                  ¶ When þe feste was broght to ende
                                
                                  And lordyngys can home wende,
                                
                                  Gye then to cowrte came,
                                
                                  A carefull and a sory man.
                                  Line 216 
                                
                                  Before the mayde felle Gye adowne
                                
                                  And seyde: 'for þy loue y muste dye soone.'
                                
                                  The mayde lokyd on Gye full grymme
                                
                                  And wele wrothely answeryd hym:
                                  Line 220 
                                
                                  'Art thou not Seqwardes sone Gye?
                                
                                  Who made the so folehardye
                                
                                  For to assaye me of loue? [folio 162b:1] 
                                
                                  Be Iesu, that syttyth aboue,
                                  Line 224 
                                
                                  And y þys my fadur telle vnto,
                                
                                  For þys worde he wyll the sloo,
                                
                                  Soone that þou schalt be drawe,
                                
                                  On galowse hangyd, and þat ys lawe.
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                                  On grete folye þou the bethoght,
                                
                                  When þou me of loue besoght.
                                
                                  Neuer dud man me that vylenye
                                
                                  To assaye me of folye.
                                  Line 232 
                                
                                  Wende hens owt of my syght,
                                
                                  Or þou schalt dye, my trowþe y plyȝt.'
                                
                                  ¶ When Gye these wordys harde,
                                
                                  To hys inne soone he farde.
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                                  Now begynnyth hys sorowe newe:
                                
                                  Ther louyd neuer man ȝyt so trewe.
                                
                                  Nyght and day he ys in sorowe,
                                
                                  Late on euyn, ȝarly on morowe.
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                                  For loue now may he haue no reste:
                                
                                  Ofte he desyryd, hys hert schulde breste.

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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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