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
There thai founde two of here feris. they were glad to
Thay thanked thereof god of honoure. find Roland and
Tho sayde Duke Neymys of Baue[rh]: Oliver.
“Gladde men we be nowe here, 1860
To fynde Roulande and Olyue[rh]
In helthe of bodye and of goode che[rh].”
Thai kissed eche other with herte gladde
And thanked god of his grace; 1864
And eche toolde othir, howe thay sped
hadde, They told each other
And howe thay come in-to that place how they had fared.
By helpe of mayde Florip̄ hire self,
“God kepe hir in honoure! 1868
For thus hath she brought vs hider alle
twelfe,
To dwelle in hir owen̄ boure.”
Tho thay wessh and wente to mete, After washing,
And were served welle and fyne 1872
Of suche goode, as she myght gete,
Of Venyson̄, brede and gode wyne.
There thai were gladde and wel at ease; they dined off
The Soudon̄ ne wist it noght. 1876 venison, bread and
Aftyr thay slepe and toke her ese, wine, and then
Of no man than̄ thay ne roght. went to sleep. The
On the morowe Florip̄, that mayde fre, following day,
To Duke Neymes spake in game: 1880 Floripas asks Naymes
“Sir gentil knigħt,” tho saide she, his name,
“Telle me, what is your name.”
“Whi axe ye, my lady dere,
My name here to knowe alle?” 1884
“For he[149] spake with so bolde chere
To my Fadir yestirdaye in his halle.
Be not ye the Duke of Burgoyne, sir Gȳ, and enquires after
Nevewe unto the king«e» Charles so fre?” 1888 [leaf 47] Guy of
“Noe, certes, lady, it is not I, Burgundy, whom she
It is yondir knight, þat ye may see.” had loved for a long
“A, him have I loved many a day; time, and for
[p055 GUY CONSENTS TO TAKE HER FOR HIS WIFE.]
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