King Horn, Floriz and Blauncheflur, The Assumption of Our Lady
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King Horn, Floriz and Blauncheflur, The Assumption of Our Lady
English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Legends; Romances, English
He seyde, “quen so hende,
To meward gyn þou wende.
Schenk hus Myd þe furste;
Þe beggeres beþ of þerste.” 1200
¶ he seide, “quene so hende,
to me hydeward þou wende.
[Sidenote: [leaf 90]]
þou shenh vs wiþ þe vurste;
þe beggares bueþ afurste.” 1200
[Sidenote: Rymenhild fills a gallon bowl with brown beer, and offers it
to Horn.]
¶ Hure horn heo leide adun,
{And} fulde him of a brun,
His bolle of a galun,
For heo wende he were a glotoun. 1204
He seide, “haue þis cuppe,
{And} þi{s} þi{n}g þ{er} vppe.
Ne saȝ ihc neure, so ihc wene,
Beggere þat were so kene.” 1208
Þe horn hye leyde adoune,
And fulde hem of þe broune,
A bolle of one galun;
Hye wende he were a glotoun. 1204
“Nym þou þe coppe,
And drinkyt al oppe.
Sey ich neu{er}e, ich wene,
Begger{e} so bold and kene.” 1208
hyre horn hue leyde a doune,
ant fulde him of þe broune,
a bolle of a galoun;
hue wende he were a glotoun. 1204
hue seide, “tac þe coppe,
ant drync þis ber al vppe.
ne seh y neuer, y wene,
beggare so kene.” 1208
[Sidenote: He refuses it, saying that he will have nothing ‘bote of
coppe white,’]
Horn tok hit his ifere,
{And} sede, “que{n} so dere,
Wyn nelle ihc, Muche ne lite,
Bute of cuppe white. 1212
Horn tok þe coppe hys fere,
And seyde, “quen so dere,
No drynk nel ich bite,
Bote of one coppe wite. 1212
horn toc hit hise yfere,
{ant} seide, “quene so dere,
no beer nullich i bite,
bote of coppe white. 1212
[Sidenote: and that he is no beggar, but a fisher.]
Þu wenest i beo a beggere,
{And} ihc am a fissere,
“Wel feor icome bi este,
For fissen at þi feste. 1216
Mi net liþ her bi honde,
Bi a wel fair stronde.
Þou wenst ich be a begger{e};
For gode ich am a fyȝsser{e},
Hy come fram by weste,
To fyȝen an þi feste. 1216
My net hys ney honde,
In a wel fayr ponde.
þou wenest ich be a beggere;
ywis icham a fysshere,
wel fer come by weste,
to seche mine bestee. 1216
Min net lyht her wel hende,
wiþ-inne a wel feyr pende.
[Sidenote: Horn further alludes to her dream of the fish net, and bids
her ‘drynke to horn of horne.’]
Hit haþ ileie þere
Fulle seue ȝere. 1220
Ihc am icome to loke
Ef eni fiss hit toke.
[_No gap in MS._ . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .]
Ihc am icome to fisse;
Dri{n}k to me of disse.
Drink to horn of horne,
Feor ihc am i orne.” 1228
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