Knights and knighthood -- Poetry; Romances, English
Lordis with aƚƚ other thing
Toke leve at the kyng,
Home theyre ways to passe.
That tyme they yaue Torent the floure 2380
And the gre with moch honowre, f. 115a. [2481]
As he weƚƚ worthy was.
The kyng said: ‘I shaƚƚ the yeve
Liffe and lyvelode, whiƚƚ I lyve,
Thyn armo{ur}, as it was.’ 2385
Whan he sye ffeyre ladyes wend,
He thought on her, that was so hend,
And sighed and said: ‘Alas!’
[Headnote: DESONELL IS TOLD OF TORRENT’S VICTORY.]
(207)
[Sidenote:
The King of Nazareth]
The kyng of Naȝareth home went,
There that his lady lent, 2390
In his own~ lede. [2491]
‘Sir,’ she said, ‘ffor godd{us} pite,
What gentilman~ wan~ the gre?’
He said, ‘So god me spede,
One of the ffeyrest knyghtis, 2395
That slepith on~ som{er} nyght{es}
Or walkyd in wede;
He is so large of lym~ and lith,
Aƚƚ the world he hath justid with,
That come to that dede.’ 2400
(208)
[Sidenote:
tells Desonell that the Victor (Torrent) has an armd Giant as his
crest.]
‘Good lord,’ said Desoneƚƚ, [2501]
‘For godd{us} love ye me teƚƚ,
What armes that {h}e bare!’
‘Damyseƚƚ, also muste I the,
Syluer and asure beryth he, 2405
That wott I weƚƚ thare.
His Creste is a noble lond,
A Gyaunt with an~ hoke in~ hond,
This wott I weƚƚ, he bare.
He is so stiff at euery stoure, 2410
He is prynce and victoure, [2511]
He wynneth the gree aye where. f. 115b.
[Linenote:
2403. _he_] _ye_ MS.]
[Headnote: TORRENT AND HIS 2 SONS GO TO A JOUSTING.]
(209)
[Sidenote:
The Victor is a Knight of Portugal. The King of Nazareth proclaims a
Jousting.]
Of Portyngale a knyght he ys,
He wanne the town~ of Raynes
And the Cite of Quarell{e}; 2415
At the last jurney that was sett,
The prynce, my broders son~ {he mett},
And in his hond he ffeƚƚ.
The prynce of Grece leth nere
There may no juster be his pere, 2420
For soth as I you teƚƚ: [2521]
A dede of armes I shaƚƚ do crye
And send after hym~ in hye.’
Blith was Desoneƚƚ.
[Linenotes:
2415. _Quarellis_ MS.
2416. _that_] _he_ add. MS.
2417. _he m._] _was gatt_ MS.]
(210)
[Sidenote:
The King of Jerusalem sends Torrent and his elder son Leobertus
to it. The King of Greece brings the younger son, Antony
Fitzgriffin.]
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