Merlin, a Middle-English metrical version of a French romance by Herry Lovelich ... (AB. 1450 A.D.), edited from the unique ms. 80 in Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, with an introduction, notes, and glossaries by Dr. Ernst A. Kock |
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thanne kyng Ban dyde hem sytten anon,
and with worthy deyntes Served hem thusson.
what Leowneces of Paerrne and Phareens
To hem they dyden al here deligens;
of alle tho deyntes that myhte ben fownde
To hem they browhten jn that stownde.
For toforn tyme they syen in gret bretaygne
hem Servyd with alle deyntes, jn certeygne,
jn tyme of kyng Vter Pendragown,
that kyng Arthewres fadyr was be resown.
and with worthy deyntes Served hem thusson.
what Leowneces of Paerrne and Phareens
To hem they dyden al here deligens;
of alle tho deyntes that myhte ben fownde
To hem they browhten jn that stownde.
For toforn tyme they syen in gret bretaygne
hem Servyd with alle deyntes, jn certeygne,
jn tyme of kyng Vter Pendragown,
that kyng Arthewres fadyr was be resown.
Thussone kyng Ban & his brothyr jn Fere
Forward they gonnen to arayen hem there,
So that Redy thei weren be th[e] thrydde day
with these messengeris to gon forth here way,
and tooken here londys Jn governaunce
To Leownces of Paerne, with-owten varyaunce,
For that he was here cosyn germeyn
and therto bothe good & trewe, jn certeyn.
Therto Pharens was left jn his compenye,
and ek the steward of Baynoyc, Sykyrlye.
Thanne seyden the kynges to hem there
that—“ȝyf nede be, aftyr helpe ȝe enqwere.”
For they wysten not thanne, jn certeyn,
what tyme that hom they comen ageyn.
thanne lefte kyng Ban certein tokenyng
with his Barowns of many a thing.
“and ȝit more over, ȝyf grete nede be,
my Ryng j schal sende ȝow, certeynle.”
Forward they gonnen to arayen hem there,
So that Redy thei weren be th[e] thrydde day
with these messengeris to gon forth here way,
and tooken here londys Jn governaunce
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For that he was here cosyn germeyn
and therto bothe good & trewe, jn certeyn.
Therto Pharens was left jn his compenye,
and ek the steward of Baynoyc, Sykyrlye.
Thanne seyden the kynges to hem there
that—“ȝyf nede be, aftyr helpe ȝe enqwere.”
For they wysten not thanne, jn certeyn,
what tyme that hom they comen ageyn.
thanne lefte kyng Ban certein tokenyng
with his Barowns of many a thing.
“and ȝit more over, ȝyf grete nede be,
my Ryng j schal sende ȝow, certeynle.”
whanne Leownces herde that hyt trewe was
That the messengeres seyden jn that plas,
Thussone they maden hem redy forto go,
Tyl that to the Se they comen vnto.
So that Schepyd they weren, bothe lest & mest,
and esyly over pasten with-owten tempest,
of which mater this Storye maketh an ende,
and Forth to kyng Artheur now doth hyt wende,
that js at londone jn gret Bretaygne,
that logres tho was clepyd, jn certaygne.
That the messengeres seyden jn that plas,
Thussone they maden hem redy forto go,
Tyl that to the Se they comen vnto.
So that Schepyd they weren, bothe lest & mest,
and esyly over pasten with-owten tempest,
of which mater this Storye maketh an ende,
and Forth to kyng Artheur now doth hyt wende,
that js at londone jn gret Bretaygne,
that logres tho was clepyd, jn certaygne.
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