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
Ich nime þe to my nowe,
To habben and to howe,
For euerich wyȝte;
Þarto my treuwþe ich plicte.” 716
Miche was þat rewþe
Þat was at here trewþe.
Reymyld wel stille,
And horn let teres spille. 720
ich take þe myn owe,
to holde {ant} eke to knowe,
for eueruch oþer wyhte;
þerto my trouþe y plyhte.” 716
wel muche was þe reuþe
þ{a}t wes at þilke treuþe.
rymenild wep wel ylle,
ant horn let terres stille. 720
“Le{m}ma{n},” q{ua}þ he, “dere,
Þu schalt more ihere.
Þi sweuen schal wende,
Oþer sum Man schal vs schende. 724
Þe fiss þ{a}t brak þe lyne,
Ywis he doþ us pine.
Þ{a}t schal don vs tene
{And} wurþ wel sone isene.” 728
He seyde, “le{m}ma{n} dere,
Þou schalt more here.
Þy sweuene ich schal schende. 724
[_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . .]
Þe fis þat brac þi seyne,
Hy wis hyt was som ble[y]ne
Þat schal us do som tene;
Hy wis hyt worþ hy sene.” 728
“Lemmon,” quoþ he, “dere,
þou shalt more yhere.
þy sweuen shal wende;
summon vs wole shende. 724
þat fyssħ þ{a}t brac þy net,
ywis it is sumwet
þ{a}t wol vs do sum teone;
ywys hit worþ ysene.” 728
[Headnote: _Fykenhild calumniates Horn._]
[Sidenote: Fykenhild tells the king that Horn is plotting to kill him
and to marry Rymenhild.]
¶ Aylmar rod bi sture,
{And} horn lai i{n} bure.
Fykenhild hadde enuye
{And} sede þes folye:-- 732
“Aylmar, ihc þe warne,
Horn þe wule berne.
Ihc herde whar he sede,
{And} his swerd forþ leide, 736
To bringe þe of lyue,
And take Rymenhild to wyue.
Þe king rod bi his toure,
And horn was in þe boure.
Fykenyld hadde envie,
An seyde hise folye:-- 732
“Aylm{er}e, king, ich wole warne,
Horn chil þe wile berne.
Ich herde qware he seyde,
And his swerd leyde, 736
To bringe þe of liue,
And take rimenyld to wiue.
¶ Aylmer rod by stoure,
ant horn wes yne boure.
Fykenild hade enuye
{ant} seyde þeose folye:-- 732
“Aylmer, ich þe werne,
horn þe wole forberne.
Ich herde wher he seyde,
ant his suerd he leyde, 736
to brynge þe of lyue
ant take rymenyld to wyue.
He liþ in bure,
Vnder cou{er}ture, 740
By Ryme{n}hild, þi doȝt{er};
{And} so he doþ wel ofte.
And þider þu go al riȝt;
Þer þu him finde miȝt. 744
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