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 ...

                                
                                  That sawe Harrawde the gode:
                                
                                  He was sory, be my hode.
                                  Line 2884 
                                
                                  Aulart he hyt wyth gode harte:
                                
                                  The hedde fro the body starte.
                                
                                  ¶ When Astadart sawe þat dede,
                                
                                  For sorowe he wolde nere wede.
                                  Line 2888 
                                
                                  He smote Harrowde anon ryght
                                
                                  And he defendyd hym, as a doghty knyȝt.
                                
                                  They two smeten togedur faste,
                                
                                  That of þer horsys downe were þey caste.
                                  Line 2892 
                                
                                  There þey wyth ther brondys bryght
                                
                                  Faste togedur they dud fyght.
                                
                                  They brake scheldes and speres longe:
                                
                                  They were knyghtys styffe and stronge.
                                  Line 2896 
                                
                                  On þer helmes þey smete wyth soche dynte,
                                
                                  That þe fyre flewe owt, as hyt doþe of flynte.
                                
                                  Then Harrowde hym folowde faste,
                                
                                  But to hym come helpe at the laste.
                                  Line 2900 
                                
                                  Ther came an hundurde sarasyns then,
                                
                                  That dud hym moche stronge pyne.
                                
                                  Ther þey had hym almoste slone,
                                
                                  But syr Gye come anone. [folio 179b:2] 
                                  Line 2904 
                                
                                  Hys swyrde harde dud he grype:
                                
                                  The hed of of oon he can wype,
                                
                                  Another he slowe wythowte lettynge,
                                
                                  The thrydde also, wythowte lesynge.
                                  Line 2908 
                                
                                  He hym helpyd at that nede
                                
                                  And sett hym vpon hys stede.
                                
                                  There he slowe and broght to grownde
                                
                                  Many sarasyns in that stownde.
                                  Line 2912 
                                
                                  On bothe partes were slayne vnryde,
                                
                                  But moo on the sarasyns syde.
                                
                                  Gye and hys meyne
                                
                                  Haue slayne of them plente.
                                  Line 2916 
                                
                                  ¶ The sarasyns flewe home ageyne.
                                
                                  Gye them chacyd wyth myȝt and mayne.

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