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
to londe þat hy fletten;
fot out of ship hy setten. 812
[Headnote: _Horn is received by Harild and Berild._]
[Sidenote: He meets two princes, Harild and Berild.]
He fo{n}d bi þe weie,
Kynges sones tweie;
Þ{a}t on hi{m} het harild,
{And} þ{a}t oþ{er} berild. 816
Berild gan him preie
Þ{a}t he scholde him seie
What his name were,
{And} what he wolde þere. 820
He mette by þe weye,
Kingges sones tweye;
Þat on was hoten ayld,
And þat oþer byrild. 816
Byrild him gan preye
Þat he scholde seye
Wat hys name were,
And qwat he wolde þere. 820
he fond bi þe weye,
kynges sones tueye;
Þ{a}t on wes hoten Aþyld,
ant þ{a}t oþer beryld. 816
beryld hym con preye
þat he shulde seye
what he wolde þere,
ant what ys nome were. 820
[Sidenote: He gives his name as Cutberd (Godmod),]
“Cutberd,” he sede, “ihc hote,
Icome{n} vt of þe bote,
Wel feor fram biweste,
To seche mine beste.” 824
Berild gan him nier ride,
{And} tok him bi þe bridel.
“Wel beo þu, kniȝt, ifounde;
Wiþ me þu lef a stunde. 828
“Cuberd,” he seyde, “ich hote,
Come{n} fram þe bote,
Fer fram bi weste,
To chesen mine beste.” 824
Byryld him gan ryde,
And tok hym by þe b{r}idel.
“Wel be þou, knict, her{e} founde;
Whyt me bileuest a stounde. 828
¶ “Godmod,” he seid, “ich hote,
ycomen out of þis bote,
wel fer from by weste,
to seche myne beste.” 824
beryld con ner him ryde,
ant toc hi{m} bi þe bridel.
“wel be þou, knyht, yfounde;
wiþ me þou lef a stounde. 828
[Sidenote: and is conducted by the princes before the king.]
Also mote i st{er}ue,
Þe ki{n}g þu schalt s{er}ue.
Ne saȝ i neure my lyue
So fair kniȝt aryue.” 832
Cutb{er}d heo ladde in to halle,
{And} he a kne gan falle.
So ich ne mote st{er}ue,
Þe kyng þou schal s{er}ue.
Ne sey ich neu{er}e on lyue
So fayr knyt aryue.” 832
Cub{er}t he ledde to halle,
And adoun gan falle.
also ich mote sterue,
þe kyng þou shalt serue.
ne seh y neuer a lyue
so feir knyht her aryue.” 832
godmod he ladde to halle,
ant he adoun gan falle,
[Sidenote: Cutberd greets the king.]
He sette him a knewelyng,
And grette wel þe gode kyng. 836
He sette hym on knewlyng,
And grette wel þe gode king. 836
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