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
Alle messengeris doth he shende? certainly be slain;
Ye haue lost inowe, lese no mo and that they ought
Onworthily Olyue[rh] and Roulande.” 1684 to be anxious not to
“By god, and thou shalt with him go, lose any more besides
For al thy grete brode londe.” Rouland and Oliver.
THO Ogere Danoys, þat worthy man̄, [leaf 42] Then said
“Sir” he saide “be not wrotħ! 1688 the king, ‘By god,
For he saitħ soutħ.”—“go thoᶙ than̄! thou shalt go with
By Gode thou shalte, be thoᶙ never so
loth.” Guy.’ Ogier the Dane
“A Sire” quod Bery Lardeneys, remonstrates, but is
“Thoᶙ shalte hem se never more.”— 1692 ordered to go too. So
“Go thou forth in this same rees, are Thierry of Ardane
Or it shalle the repente ful sore.”
FOLK Baliante saide to the kinge, and Folk Baliant,
“Liste ye youre Barons to lese?”— 1696
“Certis, this is a wondir thinge!
Go thou also, thoᶙ shalte not chese!”
ALEROYSE rose vp anone Aleroys
And to the kinge þan gan̄ he speke 1700
And saide “what thinke ye, sir, to
done?”—
“Dresse the forth witħ hem̄ eke!”
MIRON of Brabane spake an worde and Miron of Brabant.
And saide “Sir, thou maiste do þy wille. 1704
Knowist thou not that cruel lorde,
How he wole thy Barons spille?”—
“Trusse the forth eke, sir Dasaberde,
Or I shalle the sone make! 1708
For of all thinge thou arte aferde,
Yet arte thoᶙ neyther hurte ner take.”
BISSHOPE Turpyn̄ kneled adown̄ Bishop Turpin kneels
And saide “lege lorde, mercy!” 1712 down to implore the
The kinge him swore by seynt Symon̄: king’s mercy, but he
“Thou goist eke, make the in hast redye!” must go too,
BERNARDE of Spruwse, þat worthy knygħt, as well as Bernard of
Saide “sir, avyse yoᶙ bette, 1716 Spruwse
Set not of youre Barons so ligħt,
[p050 THE SOUDAN ASSEMBLES HIS COUNCIL.]
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