The Laud Troy book.

                                
                                  To Erle, lord, and bold baroun,— [folio 4b] 
                                  Line 237 
                                
                                  And bad hem come to his toun,
                                
                                  For ther wolde he his feste holde
                                
                                  With ladies bryȝt and knyȝtes bolde.
                                  Line 240 
                                
                                  Whan thei were comyn, thei were alle glad
                                
                                  With moche merthe that thei mad,
                                
                                  Til thre dayes were fulli paast,
                                
                                  This Mangeri then so longe [so longe substituted for, and written (by the later hand) above atte; atte is crossed out.]  laast.
                                  Line 244 
                                
                                  Pelleus kyng then—soth to say—
                                
                                  Be-fore the lordes of that contray
                                
                                  Spak to Iason, ther he stode
                                
                                  Barehed with-outen hode,—
                                  Line 248 
                                
                                  He spak to him with fair semblaund,
                                
                                  With louely chere and speche smyland;
                                
                                  But it was fals and foule disseite,
                                
                                  For he him be-thouȝte thanne wel streite.
                                  Line 252 
                                
                                  ¶ He seide: 'Iason, my dere Cosyn,
                                
                                  Thow art the beste knyȝt of al my kyn,
                                
                                  The worthiest man, the beste knyȝt;
                                
                                  I loue the wel—and that is ryȝt—
                                  Line 256 
                                
                                  For I am douted and eke dred
                                
                                  Off kyng & knyȝt and less [MS. lest.]  mys-bed
                                
                                  Be the alone and thi prowes
                                
                                  Then by my lond and my riches.
                                  Line 260 
                                
                                  I haue more Ioye of thi body
                                
                                  Then of alle the lond of Thesaly,
                                
                                  For thow art knyȝt with-outen pere—
                                
                                  Saue Ercules, that is thi fere.—
                                  Line 264 
                                
                                  I trowe that thow myȝt fulfille
                                
                                  Alle thyng that thow ȝaf the tille;
                                
                                  But if it were schepe ffelle!
                                
                                  That I haue herd men of telle
                                  Line 268 
                                
                                  That is so hard for to wynne
                                
                                  In that Ile ther he is Inne!

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

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