The Romaunce of the Sowdone of Babylone and of Ferumbras His Sone Who Conquerede Rome
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The Romaunce of the Sowdone of Babylone and of Ferumbras His Sone Who Conquerede Rome
Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814 -- Romances; English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500; Romances, English
The Porpais pley as thay were wode.” 1576 see the porpoises
Maragounde lokede oute, Floripe come
ne[rh] sporting beneath.
And shofed hire oute in to the flode. Maragound looking
“Go there” she saide “the devel the spede! out, is pushed into
My counsail shaltowe never biwry. 1580 the flood.
Who so wole not helpe a man̄ at nede,
On evel deth mote he dye!”
She toke witħ hire maidyns two,
To Britomayne she wente hir waye 1584 Floripas asks
And saide to him, she moste go Bretomayn to let her
To viseten̄ the prisoneris that daye, see the prisoners.
And saide “sir, for alle loues,
Lete me thy prisoneres seen̄. 1588
I wole the gife botħ goolde and gloues,
And counsail shalle it been̄.”
Brytomayne that Iaylor kene
Answered to hir sone agayne 1592
And saide “Damesel, so mote I then̄,
Than̄ were I worthy to be slayn̄.
Hath not youre Fader charged me,
To kepe hem from̄ every wyght? 1596
And yet ye wole these trayto«ur»s see?
I wole goo telle him Anoon̄ right.”
He gan to turne him anone for to go,
To make a playnte on Floripas. 1600 The gaoler threatened
She sued him as faste as she myghte go, to complain to her
For to gif him harde grace. father, but Floripas,
With the keye cloge, þat she caugħt, having seized his
Witħ goode wille she maute[141] than, 1604 key-clog, dashed
Such a stroke she hym the[rh] raught, out his brains. She
The brayne sterte oute of his hede þan̄. then went to tell
To hire Fader forth she gotħ her father, she had
And saide “Sire, I telle you here, 1608 surprised [leaf 40]
I saugħ a sight, that was me lotħ, the gaoler feeding
Howe the fals Iailo«ur» fedde your
prisone[rh], the prisoners and
[p047 THE SOUDAN GIVES THE PRISONERS INTO HER GUARD.]
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