The Laud Troy book.

                                
                                  Sche cried, sche wepid, and so ferde, [folio 45b] 
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                                  That alle the Paleis here noyse herde.
                                
                                  To the temple sche hir hyed,
                                
                                  And on the Troyens loude sche cried;
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                                  Sche seide: 'alas, vnwitti men,
                                
                                  Caytiff Troyens, and wymmen!
                                
                                  Whi make ȝe alle this Ioye and song?
                                
                                  Sicurly ȝe haue gret wrong
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                                  To make suche Ioye of here wedlak,
                                
                                  For it schal greue ȝow alle the pak,
                                
                                  For ȝe schul se ȝoure children sclayn
                                
                                  For weddynge of dame Eleyn,
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                                  And ȝe ȝoure-self Caytyves schal dye
                                
                                  For mochel wo and turmentrye.
                                
                                  ¶ A noble Troye! that art so hye,
                                
                                  This weddyng schaltow dere abye!
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                                  Thow schalt be throwen doun in haste
                                
                                  For this weddyng, and lefft al waste!
                                
                                  A Hectuba, gentil qwene!
                                
                                  Whi tholed thow alle that wo and tene
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                                  In thi noble children burthe,
                                
                                  When this vnsely caytyff murthe
                                
                                  Schal reue the alle thi sones here,
                                
                                  And Polexene, that is the dere;
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                                  And thow thi-selff schal dye ther-by,
                                
                                  And thi lord also witterly!
                                
                                  Wiste ȝe, what her-of wolde be-falle,
                                
                                  Ȝe wolde lette this weddyng alle
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                                  And sende hir home ouer the see
                                
                                  To him that schulde hir lord be.
                                
                                  A Eleyne, thow wicked best!
                                
                                  Wo worth thi bones and thi fair fest!
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                                  So mychel wo, or long be gon,
                                
                                  As thow schalt make to vs echon!

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Title: The Laud Troy book.
Canvas: Page 90
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., ltd.,; 1902[-03]

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