Arthur: A Short Sketch of His Life and History in English Verse of the First Half of the Fifteenth Century
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Arthur: A Short Sketch of His Life and History in English Verse of the First Half of the Fifteenth Century
Arthurian romances; Romances, English
not able to Aȝenst Arthour hadde no fusou_n_, 476
stand against No more þan haue twenty schep
Arthur. Aȝenst vyve wolfez greet.
To god be euere alle hono_ur_ez!
The falde was hys & Arthourez. 480
Arthur sends Arthour, as he scholde done,
Lucius's body Sende lucyes body to Rome;
to Rome, Whan þe Romeynes say þis,
Þo þey dradde Artho_ur_ & hys. 484
buries Bedwere Also he buryed Bedewere
and others Hys frend and | hys Botyler,
And so he dude other Echon
in Abbeys, In Abbeys of Relygyou_n_ 488
Þat were cristien of name;
He dude to alle þe same;
And dude for ham Masse synge
w_y_t_h_ sole_m_pne song & offrynge, 492
And bood þere for to rest,
and stays the Tyll_e_ þat wynter was past,
winter, Boþe he (.) hys Men echone
Seruyd god in deuocione, 496
thanking God Þankyng god of hys Myȝt
Þat kepeþ hys seruau_n_tez ryȝt,
And suffreþ noon for to spylle
for His honour Þ_a_t hym loueþ & tryste wylle: 500
to England. Þus worschup god dude certeyn
[Of the To Englond, þat þo was Bretayn;
difference Þe More Breteyn Englond ys--
between More As men may rede on Cronyclys-- 504
(or Great) Byȝend þe See Bretayne þ_er_ ys,
Britain and Þat haþ hys name forsoþe of þis,
Little Britain.] For þe kyng Maxymyan,--
Þe next after Octauyan,-- 508
He conquered all_e_ Armoryk,
And to þe Reme named hyt lyk:
_Armorica_. Amorica on latyn me cl[e]ped þ_a_t lond,
[Of the Welsh and Stinking Saxons.]
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