The Laud Troy book.

                                
                                  ¶ He sclow also the kyng Yside. [folio 168b] 
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                                  No man durst him a-byde.
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                                  He did also to dethe sone
                                
                                  The douȝti kyng Letabone.
                                
                                  Ne sclow he not the kyng Humere?
                                
                                  I wist neuere man that was his pere.
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                                  ¶ He sclow oure kyng Archilogus,
                                
                                  And the kyng also Episcropus;
                                
                                  And so he did kyng Archomene,
                                
                                  And the hardy kyng Palymene.
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                                  Ne sclow he not the kyng Antipe?
                                
                                  And so he did kyng Sanxipe.
                                
                                  ¶ He did vs moche sorwe and tene:
                                
                                  He sclow the gode kyng Philoxene;
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                                  He smot to dethe vndir his fete
                                
                                  The noble kyng Polibete,
                                
                                  Kyng Phiebete, and kyng Leankes,
                                
                                  Alle he sclow oure gret vnthankes,
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                                  He smot her bodyes euen In-two;
                                
                                  So did he other mo also.
                                
                                  We auȝt wele his bodi wary!
                                
                                  ¶ He sclow kyng Fume & kyng Dary,
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                                  And Many duk and Amerelles;
                                
                                  He sclow oure lordes & robbed oure halles,
                                
                                  And bar a-wey coffre & chest.
                                
                                  He that him sclow mot be blest!
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                                  For now—I hope—he is ded
                                
                                  That did vs schame and qued,
                                
                                  That oure men so foule sclow,
                                
                                  And we hem alle schal Maystre now
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                                  With-Inne a while at oure wille.
                                
                                  But herkenes now! this is my skylle:
                                
                                  ¶ Thoow it be so that he be slayn,
                                
                                  Hap of ffyght is no certayn; [n is struck out after ma.] 
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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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