Arthur: A Short Sketch of His Life and History in English Verse of the First Half of the Fifteenth Century — John Shaqi
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
Valence þe Erl of sylchestr_e_,
Jugeyn of Leyccer [?] þ_er_to,
Argal of warwyk also,-- 164
Kynges & Erles Echon
with many other Þes wer_e_; & many anoþ_er_ goom
gentles great, Gret of astaat, & þe beste,
Þes were at þe Feste. 168
Other also gentyls grete
Were þere at þat Meete,
Sauer appon Donand,
Regeym & Alard, 172
Reyneȝ fitȝ Colys,
Tade_us_ fitȝ Reis,
Delyn fitȝ Dauid,
Kymbelyn le fitȝ Gryffith, 176
Gryffitȝ þe Sone of Nagand,
Þes were þer_e_ also theoband:
besides the Alle þes were þere w_y_t_h_oute fable,
Round Tablers, W_y_t_h_oute ham of þe rou_n_de table. 180
Archbishops, Thre archebusschopes þ_er_ wer_e_ also,
Bishops, And other busschopes many mo--
All_e_ þis mayne were nat al-oone;
W_y_t_h_ ham com many a Goome. 184
Þis feste dured dayes þre
In reuell_e_ & sole_m_pnite.
and many from Of by ȝonde þe See also
beyond the sea. Many lordez[?] were þere þo. 188
Now resteþ alle wyþ Me,
And say a Pater & Ave.
Pater noster.
The þrydde day folowyng
The_n_ coom nywe tydynge, 192
Þe whyle þey sete at þe Mete
To the feasters Messagers were In ylete;
came messengers Well_e_ arayd forsoþe þey come,
from the & send fram cite of Rome 196
[Lucius's Message to Arthur.]
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