The Laud Troy book.

                                
                                  ¶ Stedis was delyuered to euery a lord, [folio 69b] 
                                  Line 4653 
                                
                                  Thei ran alle to reste and cord,
                                
                                  To sette vp tentis, Pauylons to bylde;
                                
                                  Thei reysed vp bothe halle and tylde,
                                  Line 4656 
                                
                                  That riche were and mochel preysed;
                                
                                  Many a tent was ther vp-reysed,
                                
                                  Long, and round, and eke sqware,
                                
                                  Semely dyght & faire to her sight thare,
                                  Line 4660 
                                
                                  With eglis faire and riche In syght,
                                
                                  Off riche gold and mechel of wyght,
                                
                                  With pomeles bright—with-oute fable—
                                
                                  Brode baneres on euery gable.
                                  Line 4664 
                                
                                  ¶ Opon her tentis thei dede en-haunse
                                
                                  Euery lord his contenaunce;
                                
                                  And thei that hadde no teld ne tent,
                                
                                  Scheldes and bowes faste thei bent
                                  Line 4668 
                                
                                  And be-gonnen a-boute hem bygge,
                                
                                  That thei myght ther-Inne lygge.
                                
                                  To thaire schippis ffaste thei ȝede
                                
                                  And drow out vitayles good spede,
                                  Line 4672 
                                
                                  ¶ Thei drow out larder of venyson,
                                
                                  Salt beff, and salt bacon,
                                
                                  And other fflesch bothe fresche and salt,
                                
                                  Cornes, wynes, mele, and malt,
                                  Line 4676 
                                
                                  Grete tonnes ful of flour;
                                
                                  Riche Armor of riche a-tour,
                                
                                  Coffres grete with stele barrelles,
                                
                                  That were ful of gode quarelles,
                                  Line 4680 
                                
                                  And other armes in gret tonnes,
                                
                                  Scheldes, helmes, dartes, & gonnes,
                                
                                  And many other grete engynes;
                                
                                  And tyed her schippis with ropes & lynes,
                                  Line 4684 
                                
                                  And Ankeres grete kest on the sond,
                                
                                  That non of hem scholde wond.

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Title: The Laud Troy book.
Canvas: Page 138
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., ltd.,; 1902[-03]

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