The Laud Troy book.

                                  
                                    What was the forme enchesoun, [folio 2a] 
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                                    The formest skyl and resoun,
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                                    That alle the kynges of Grecis formast Inued
                                  
                                    And the Troyens so longe pursued;
                                  
                                    And how the batayle was first be-gunnen,
                                  
                                    And how Troye was sithen y-wonnen;
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                                    And—as the storie here beris recorde—
                                  
                                    Alle the dedis of euery lorde,
                                  
                                    And alle the dayes that thei faught there,
                                  
                                    And alle the dedis as thei were
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                                    Of alle the lordes that ther faught,
                                  
                                    And whiche of hem here dethe þer laught;
                                  
                                    ¶ And how fele termes and trewes
                                  
                                    Where take be-twene Troyens and Gruwes,
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                                    And how longe euery trewe laste,
                                  
                                    And how thai spedde when thei were paste;
                                  
                                    And alle here wo and al here breste;
                                  
                                    And how many tymes that thei reste
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                                    With-Inne ten ȝere that thei were thore,
                                  
                                    Er that the toun distroyed wore.
                                  
                                    ¶ Dares, the heraud of Troye, sais, [¶ Dares [The sign in blue, the name in red paint.] .] 
                                  
                                    And Dites that was of the Gregeis,—
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                                    For thei were euery day in the feld
                                  
                                    And alle here dedis thay be-held,—
                                  
                                    And as thei were thei wreten hem bothe;
                                  
                                    Thei nolde not lette, for leef ne lothe,
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                                    The sothe to say with-oute les
                                  
                                    Of gode Ector and Achilles,
                                  
                                    And of alle the gode lordes echon;
                                  
                                    And of alle here dedis schal lakke non.
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                                    ¶ And afftir hem come Maister Gy,
                                  
                                    That was of Rome a Notary,
                                  
                                    And fond here bokes In Athenes
                                  
                                    Afftirwardes when it was pes, [folio 2b] 
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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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