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.

                                
                                  Two shippes full shene shot full of godys,
                                
                                  And of syluer a sowme, sothely with-all,
                                
                                  The kyng of the cost kyndly hym gaffe,
                                
                                  Þat might Suffise the syre forto saile home.
                                  Line 13332 
                                
                                  Þan he prayet hym full prestly, þat he passe wold
                                
                                  To Antenor on all wise, þat ay had dessyred,
                                
                                  Þat was a kyng in his coste, & couet full mekyll,
                                
                                  Vlixes, of long tyme, on lyue forto se.
                                  Line 13336 
                                
                                  Þan laght he his leue, & the lord þanked,
                                
                                  Past vnto port, puld vp his sayles,
                                
                                  To Anthenor the tore kyng turnyt belyue.
                                
                                  And he, war of þat worthy, welcomet hym faire,
                                  Line 13340 
                                
                                  Mykell cherissht the choise kyng with a chere noble,
                                
                                  And welcomd þat worthy, as he wele couthe.
                                
                                  There were tythynges hym told of his triet realme,
                                
                                  And of Penolope, his owne pure wyf,
                                  Line 13344 
                                
                                  Þat had keppit hir full cloise as a cleane lady,
                                
                                  With myche worship & wyn, þat hym wele lyked.
                                
                                  Thelamoc, his tru sun, tythinges had herd,
                                
                                  Þat his fader in fere was ferkit to lond
                                  Line 13348 
                                
                                  With Antenor the tru: he trussit hym thedur,
                                
                                  And all tythinges hym told of his tried moder.
                                
                                  How Enmyes were egurly entrid his rewme,
                                
                                  ffor to hold hit with hond, & with hole strenght.
                                  Line 13352 
                                
                                  Þan Vlixes full lyuely the lege (kyng) prayet, [MS. has "kym."] 
                                
                                  To kaire in his company with knightes a few,
                                
                                  His fomen to fell with his fyne helpe:
                                
                                  And he assenttid full sone, sowmet his pepull,
                                  Line 13356 
                                
                                  Past into port, puld vp þere sailes;
                                
                                  Hade wind at þere wille, & the watur calme,
                                
                                  Sailet to the Cité somyn in the night.

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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 436
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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