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‘Lordinges,’ seyd þe douke Otoun,
‘Vnder-stond now to mi resoun.
Ȝe wite wel þat Tirri, þat is here,
Haþ agilt þe douk Loere,
Þat him forþ brouȝt, & armes him ȝaf:
Iuel ȝolden he it him haþ,
Now he bringeþ vncouþe folk miche
Opon his lond so dedliche.
Ac ichaue þe douke bisouȝt,
& mine feren hider brouȝt,
Þat forȝif it be him euermo;
& gret worþschipe he wil him do:
His douhter he wille him ȝiue,
& gret worþschip while þat he liue.
And ichil wiþ Tirri wende:
Henneforward we schul be frende.
Ȝete vnderstond,’ seyd sir Otoun,
‘Bifor ȝou alle y biseke sir Gyoun,
Ȝif ich him haue ouȝt misdo,
Amenden ichil wele þerto:
Bi so þat he wille kisse me,
Euer eft we schul frendes be.’
‘Lat be,’ seyd sir Gij þe fre,
‘No wille ichaue no cosse wiþ þe:
In Lombardye þou bitraydest me,
& min men þou dest sle.
Ac kisse þou schalt þerl Aubri,
& wiþ him þou schalt acordi.’
‘Vnder-stond now to mi resoun.
Ȝe wite wel þat Tirri, þat is here,
Haþ agilt þe douk Loere,
Þat him forþ brouȝt, & armes him ȝaf:
Iuel ȝolden he it him haþ,
Now he bringeþ vncouþe folk miche
Opon his lond so dedliche.
Ac ichaue þe douke bisouȝt,
& mine feren hider brouȝt,
Þat forȝif it be him euermo;
& gret worþschipe he wil him do:
His douhter he wille him ȝiue,
& gret worþschip while þat he liue.
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Henneforward we schul be frende.
Ȝete vnderstond,’ seyd sir Otoun,
‘Bifor ȝou alle y biseke sir Gyoun,
Ȝif ich him haue ouȝt misdo,
Amenden ichil wele þerto:
Bi so þat he wille kisse me,
Euer eft we schul frendes be.’
‘Lat be,’ seyd sir Gij þe fre,
‘No wille ichaue no cosse wiþ þe:
In Lombardye þou bitraydest me,
& min men þou dest sle.
Ac kisse þou schalt þerl Aubri,
& wiþ him þou schalt acordi.’
Þan seyd þe douk Loer:
‘Vnderstond now, ȝe þat ben here,
Þat þerl sir Tirri,
Aubri sone, þat is her bi,
He þat maiden Oysel schal spouse
In godes lawe vnto his house.
Acorded we ben of þat dede,
& forȝeuen al hatrede.’
Þan haþ þe douke y-kist Tirri
For gret traisoun, & nouȝt freli.
Gij & Herhaud held hem in pays:
Hye no kist Lombard no Tyays,
Ac þe Loreins þai kist,
& þe douke Loyer att first;
Ac Otus no kist þai nouȝt:
Þai no hadde to him no gode þouȝt.
‘Vnderstond now, ȝe þat ben here,
Þat þerl sir Tirri,
Aubri sone, þat is her bi,
He þat maiden Oysel schal spouse
In godes lawe vnto his house.
Acorded we ben of þat dede,
& forȝeuen al hatrede.’
Þan haþ þe douke y-kist Tirri
For gret traisoun, & nouȝt freli.
Gij & Herhaud held hem in pays:
Hye no kist Lombard no Tyays,
Ac þe Loreins þai kist,
& þe douke Loyer att first;
Ac Otus no kist þai nouȝt:
Þai no hadde to him no gode þouȝt.
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