The "Gest hystoriale" of the destruction of Troy: an alliterative romance tr. from Guido de Colonna's "Hystoria troiana." Now first ed. from the unique ms. in the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, with introduction, notes, and a glossary, by ... Geo. A. Panton, and David Donaldson, esq.

                                
                                  By what Iapis or gen, aiuges not here,
                                
                                  Þat he skope fro the skath of thies skathell men;
                                
                                  But full pore of his pride, & in plite febull,
                                
                                  To Idumus, the du kyng, doutles he come,
                                  Line 13132 
                                
                                  Þat had meruell full mekill of his myshap,
                                
                                  And welcomyt þat worthy on a wise faire.
                                
                                  He spird hym full specially of his spede feble,
                                
                                  ffor to tell hym the truth how hym tid hade.
                                  Line 13136 
                                
                                  (Þan) he grauntid the gret with a good wille, [MS. has "þat"] 
                                
                                  His dissyre for to do, & dressit to say:—
                                
                                  "Soth hit is, sir kyng, & so ye well know,
                                
                                  After the takyng of Troy me tid for to haue
                                  Line 13140 
                                
                                  Mony schippis full shene, shot full of godes,
                                
                                  With Relikes full rife, and red gold ynogh:
                                
                                  Mony seruandes me suet, & sad pepull als;
                                
                                  Knightes in my company, & kide men of were.
                                  Line 13144 
                                
                                  So went I to watur, hade winde at my lust,
                                
                                  Past to a port pleasond and faire,
                                
                                  Þat, with men of þat marche, Murna was cald:
                                
                                  Þere launchit I to laund, a litle for ese,
                                  Line 13148 
                                
                                  Restid me rifely, ricchit my seluyn.
                                
                                  Non hedit me with hething, ne no harme did,
                                
                                  Nowther barge, ne bote, ne buerne vppon lyue.
                                
                                  Þan toke I my tide, turnyt to ship,
                                  Line 13152 
                                
                                  Hade winde at my wille & the wedur calme,
                                
                                  To Colofages I flet, & my feres all,
                                
                                  And þere restid in the rode, as I red toke.
                                
                                  Whan I hade lengit qwile me list, I launchit on swith,
                                  Line 13156 
                                
                                  And all the calme ouercast into kene stormes.
                                
                                  ffull wodely the windes wackont aboue;
                                
                                  A myst & a merknes mynget with rayn,
                                
                                  Þat wilt vs in were & our way lost.
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                                  Knew we no costis for cauping of ythes,
                                
                                  Ne no lond on to light, þat vs lefe was.
                                
                                  O sithes, vnto Cisile I sailet at the last,

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Title: The "Gest hystoriale" of the destruction of Troy: an alliterative romance tr. from Guido de Colonna's "Hystoria troiana." Now first ed. from the unique ms. in the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, with introduction, notes, and a glossary, by ... Geo. A. Panton, and David Donaldson, esq.
Author: Colonne, Guido delle, 13th cent.
Canvas: Page 430
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English Text Society, by N. Trübner & Co.,; 1869-1874.
Subject terms: Troy (Extinct city) -- Legends

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