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
To lede him to his place. led him to his tent,
He sende to him his surgyne and ordered a surgeon
To hele his woundes wyde. 1472 to attend him.
He ordeyned to him such medycyn̄,
That sone myght he go and ryde. He soon recovered,
The kinge commaunded bishop«e» Turpyn̄
To make a fonte redye, 1476
To Baptise Ferumbras þ«er»in
In the name of god Almygħtye.
He was Cristened in þat welle, and bishop Turpin
Floreyne the kinge alle him calle, 1480 baptised him, by the
He forsoke the foule feende of helle name of Floreyn.
And his fals goddis alle. But he continued to
Nought for than̄ Ferumbras be called Ferumbras
Alle his life cleped was he, 1484 all his life.
And aftirwarde in so«m»me place, Afterwards he was
Floreyne of Rome Cite. known as Floreyn of
God for him many myracles shewe[d+], Rome
So holy a man he by-came, 1488 on account of his
That witnessitħ both lerned and lewde, holiness.
The fame of him so ranne.
NOWE for to telle of Roulande Roland and Oliver
And of Olyuere, that worthy wos,[139] 1492 being brought to
Howe thai were brougħt to þ^e Sowdan̄ the Soudan, Laban
By the kinge of Boldas. enquires their names.
The Sowdan̄ hem sore affrayned,
What þat here names were. 1496
Rouland saide and noght alayned:
“Syr Roulande and sire Olyuere, They confess their
Nevewes to Kinge Charles of Fraunce, names.
That worthy kinge and Emp«er»oure, 1500
That nowe are takyn by myschaunce
To be prisoneres here in thy toure.”
“A, Olyue[rh], arte thou here?
That haste my sone distroyede, 1504
[p044 ROLAND AND OLIVER ARE IMPRISONED.]
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