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
Nou he hys in boure,
Al hond{er} cou{er}ture, 740
By reymyld, þi dout{er};
And so he hys wel oft{er}.
Ich rede þat þu wende;
Þer þu myct him schende. 744
[Sidenote: [leaf 87, back]]
He Lyht nou in Boure,
vnder couertoure, 740
by rymenyld, þy dohter;
ant so he doþ wel ofte.
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Þu do him vt of londe,
Oþ{er} he doþ þe schonde.”
¶ Aylmar aȝen gan turne,
Wel Modi {and} wel Murne. 748
[_No gap in MS._ . . . .
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Do him out of þi londe,
Her do more schonde.”
Aylm{er} king him gan torne,
Vel mody and wel Mourne. 748
To bour{e} he gan ȝerne,
Durst hym noma{n} werne.
do him out of londe,
er he do more shonde.”
¶ Aylmer gan hom turne,
wel mody {ant} wel sturne. 748
[_No gap in MS._ . .
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[Headnote: _King Aylmar banishes Horn._]
[Sidenote: Aylmar finds Horn in Rymenhild’s embrace, and bids him leave
the land at once.]
He fond horn in arme,
On Ryme{n}hilde barme. 752
“Awei vt,” he sede, “fule þeof,
Ne wurstu me neuremore leof.
Wend vt of my bure,
Wiþ muchel messauent{ur}e. 756
He fond horn wit arme,
In rimenyldes barme. 752
“He{n}ne out,” qwad aylm{er} king,
“Henne, þou foule wendling,
Out of boure flore,
Fram Reymyld, þi hore. 756
he fond horn vnder arme,
in rymenyldes barme. 752
“go out,” quoþ aylmer, þe kyng,
“Horn, þou foule fundlyng.
forþ out of boures flore,
for rymenild, þin hore. 756
Wel sone bute þu flitte,
Wiþ swerde ihc þe anhitte.
Wend ut of my londe,
Oþ{er} þu schalt haue schonde.” 760
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Sone bote þe flecte,
Wit swerd hy wole þe hette.
Hout of londe sone,
Here hauest þou nowt to done.” 760
Horn cam i{n} to stable,
Wel modi for þe fable.
wend out of londe sone; 759
her nast þou nout to done. 760
wel sone bote þou flette, 757
myd suert y shal þe sette.” 758
Horn eode to stable,
wel modi for þat fable.
[Transcriber’s Note:
Here and in next section, lines rearranged by editor.]
[Sidenote: Horn saddles his horse, arms himself, and then visits
Rymenhild.]
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