Old French Romances, Done into English — John Shaqi
Old French Romances, Done into EnglishMorris, William
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Old French Romances, Done into English
Morris, William
French literature -- To 1500 -- Translations into English; Romances; Tales, Medieval
And the King did do bear thither two arks of stone, wherein were buried
Amis and Amile; and Amile was borne into the Church of St. Peter, and
Amis into the Church of St. Eusebius; and the other corpses were buried
here and there. But on the morrow’s morn the body of Amile, and his
coffin therewith, was found in the Church of St. Eusebius hard by the
coffin of Amis his fellow.
Now hear ye of this marvellous fellowship which might not be sundered by
death. This wonder wrought for them God, who had given such might to His
disciples that they had power to move mountains and shift them. But
because of this miracle the King and the Queen abode there thirty days,
and did do the service of them that were slain, and worshipped the said
churches with great gifts.
Meanwhile the host of Charles wrought for the taking of the city which
they had besieged; and our Lord tormented them that were within in such
wise that they were brought to nought by great feebleness and by
mortalities. And after ten months from the time when the city was
besieged, Charles took Desir, and all them who were with him, and laid
the city and all the realm under his subjection. And King Desir and his
wife they led into France.
But Saint Albins, who by that time had raised the dead to life, and given
light to many blind folk, ordained clerks, priests, and deacons in the
aforesaid Church of St. Eusebius, and commanded them that they should
without ceasing guard and keep the bodies of those two fellows, AMIS and
AMILE, who suffered death at the hands of Desir, King of Lombardy, on the
fourth of the ides of October.
Reigning our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth without end with
the Father and the Holy Ghost. AMEN.
The Tale of King Florus and the Fair Jehane
HERE telleth the tale of a king who had to name King Florus of Ausay. A
full good knight was he and a gentleman of high lineage. The said King
Florus of Ausay took to wife the daughter of the Prince of Brabant, who
was a woman very gentle, and of great line: and a right fair maid was she
when he wedded her and dainty of body and fashion; and saith the tale
that she was but of fifteen years when the King Florus took her, and he
but of seventeen. A full good life they lived, as for young folk who
loved together dearly: but King Florus might have no child of her,
whereof he was sore grieving, and she also was exceeding heavy-hearted
thereat. Much fair was this lady, and much she loved God and Holy
Church, and therewith was so good almsgiver and so charitable that she
fed and clad poor people and kissed their feet. And to mesel folk both
carles and queans was she so kind and careful, that the Holy Ghost dwelt
in her. Her Lord King Florus went often to tournays in Alemain and
France, and in many other lands whereas he wotted of them, when he was
without war: much good he expended thereon and much honour he gained
thereby.
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