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 ...

                                
                                  In all þe londe was [was omitted in MS.]  none better at nede.
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                                  Hastelye he was hym vpon:
                                
                                  The blessyng he had of mony a man.
                                
                                  He had a spere carvande
                                
                                  And towarde the batell was rydande.
                                  Line 10188 
                                
                                  ¶ When he into þe place come,
                                
                                  Of hys stede he lyght anone.
                                
                                  On hys kneys he set hym downe
                                
                                  And to Cryste he made hys orysown
                                  Line 10192 
                                
                                  And seyde: 'lorde, þat reysed Lazerowne
                                
                                  And Sampson werred fro þe lyon
                                
                                  And socurde Susan fro þe felons,
                                
                                  þat [MS. Of þem þat.]  wolde haue slayn hur be tresons,
                                  Line 10196 
                                
                                  Schylde me to day fro þe ȝondur gloton,
                                
                                  That y thorow hym haue no confusyon.'
                                
                                  ¶ Swyþe men broȝt a boke anon.
                                
                                  The kynge of Denmarke swere þeron, [folio 227a:1] 
                                  Line 10200 
                                
                                  Yf hys man were to dethe woundyd,
                                
                                  Slayne or ellys in batell confowndyd,
                                
                                  That he schulde neuyr aftur þat day
                                
                                  In peyne of renayenge of hys laye
                                  Line 10204 
                                
                                  Ryght to clayme in Ynglonde,
                                
                                  But wende whome into hys londe
                                
                                  And neuyr more in hys lyue
                                
                                  Wyth Englysche nodur fyght nor stryue.
                                  Line 10208 
                                
                                  And sythen swore kynge Adelston
                                
                                  Before the barons euerychon,
                                
                                  That, yf hys man be slawe,
                                
                                  That he schall stande to þys lawe:
                                  Line 10212 
                                
                                  Hys sworne man become he schall
                                
                                  And of hym holde hys landys all;
                                
                                  Grete trewage he schulde ȝolde
                                
                                  And hys heyres aftur hym hyt holde.
                                  Line 10216 
                                
                                  ¶ When þey had sworne in þat stownde
                                
                                  And eche of them hostage fownde,

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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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