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 ...

                                
                                  Well thou louedyst me aryght.'
                                  Line 10428 
                                
                                  ¶ When the kynge harde that
                                
                                  And of hys name vndurȝate,
                                
                                  That hyt was the gode Gye,
                                
                                  Neuyr ȝar he had so grete farlye.
                                  Line 10432 
                                
                                  Of hys hors he alyght
                                
                                  And on kneys he felle tho ryght.
                                
                                  The kynge seyde tho: 'syr, mercye!
                                
                                  How came thou hedur, syr Gye?
                                  Line 10436 
                                
                                  Hyt ys gone well farre two yere,
                                
                                  That y harde sey, thou dedde were.
                                
                                  Blessyd be Iesu, Maryes sone,
                                
                                  That þou art hedur to vs ycome.
                                  Line 10440 
                                
                                  God the hath hedur sente:
                                
                                  Ellys we had be fowle yschente.
                                
                                  And þou schalt haue for þy seruyse,
                                
                                  As myselfe [þyselfe?]  schall deuyse,
                                  Line 10444 
                                
                                  The halfen dele of Ynglande
                                
                                  I take the into thy hande.'
                                
                                  ¶ 'Syr,' quod Gye, 'be yowre leeue, stylle:
                                
                                  Thou spekyst all agenste my wylle.
                                  Line 10448 
                                
                                  Y wyll none of thy rychesse,
                                
                                  Of þy londe nor of thy nobulnes;
                                
                                  But oon thynge, syr, y prey the
                                
                                  For hym, that sytteth in trynyte:
                                  Line 10452 
                                
                                  Yf that Harrowde ageyne come
                                
                                  And brynge wyth hym home my sone,
                                
                                  Honowre hym, y prey the,
                                
                                  And on hym well may þou tryste [f, as it seems, blotted out before tryste in MS.]  þe.
                                  Line 10456 
                                
                                  And be thy leue, syr, y wyll goo:
                                
                                  I beteche þe god for euyrmoo.'
                                
                                  ¶ The kynge for þat was vnblythe:
                                
                                  He kyste hym well mony sythe.
                                  Line 10460 
                                
                                  Homewarde he wendyþ all wepande

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