And a-none hamward gan royle, [folio 221b]
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And ledde with him the body of Troyle.
THei haue her fyght for this day ent;
And thei of Troy hamward went,
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The dede body with hem thei ledde,
Al of blod it is be-bled.
At euery temple the belles ronge,
Euery man wepe, and no man songe;
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And ther-by wiste alle tho of Troye
That some of heres were dede & foye.
Philomene & kyng Mennon
That body bar to Ylion,
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And alle the Troyens on a rowe
With loude criyng and moche harrowe.
¶ When thei of Troye hadde herd that cry,
Thei asked "how?"—the chesoun whi
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Thei cried so and wepe so sore—
"And what he was that thei bare thore?
Iff he were lord of gret renoun?
Or any kyng of any regioun?"
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And thei answered & seyde a-ȝeyn:
"That it was Troyle that ther was sclayn."
¶ When thei of Troye the sothe wiste,
Ther was wrongen many a ffiste.
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'Alas'—thei seide—'now he is ded,
Now are we alle with-outen red!'
Thei wyste tho to lese her lyues,
Bothe here children & here wyues,
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And alle the godis euere thei aught;
Off here lyues tho rouȝte thei naught.
¶ The sorwe that the fadir made!
Ther was no man that him myght glade.
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Out off sorwe was not the quene,
Ne his suster Pollexene.
