The Metrical Chronicle of Robert of Gloucester Edited by William Aldis Wright |
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Brutus vicit pandrasum regem grecorum.
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Brutus vicit pandrasum regem grecorum.
Þe prouesse þat brut dede no tunge telle ne may
Mani was þe gode bodi þat him self slou a day
Mani was þe gode bodi þat him self slou a day
Ȝwat halt hit longe to telle his fon he ouercom
& pandras þe stronge king as prison he þer nom
Þis king þo he was inome her wille dede a non
& broȝte hom out of þraldom þo he ne sey oþer won
He bigan to loue brut so muche vor is faire cheance
Þat he wilnede mest of alle þing to him eliance
Brut he seide þou art nou þe beste bodi þat is
Vor þe noble kinne þat þou art of & vor þi prowesse iwis
Ich wille obligi me to þe & mi kinedom þer to
An doȝter ich abbe of gret pris noble & god al so
Ich ȝivis þe to þi wif & ȝif þou wolt bileue here
Þe þriddedel mi kinedom ich ȝiue þe to be mi fere
& pandras þe stronge king as prison he þer nom
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& broȝte hom out of þraldom þo he ne sey oþer won
He bigan to loue brut so muche vor is faire cheance
Þat he wilnede mest of alle þing to him eliance
Brut he seide þou art nou þe beste bodi þat is
Vor þe noble kinne þat þou art of & vor þi prowesse iwis
Ich wille obligi me to þe & mi kinedom þer to
An doȝter ich abbe of gret pris noble & god al so
Ich ȝivis þe to þi wif & ȝif þou wolt bileue here
Þe þriddedel mi kinedom ich ȝiue þe to be mi fere
Ȝif þou wilt noȝt here be ac wolt fonde more
Gold & seluer icholde ȝiue þe & inou of eche store
And take þe mi doȝter vor man þou art iwis
To winne ȝvt a kinedom wel betere þan min is
Þis king & brut were at on þat to wiue he tok
His doȝter þat het Innogen ac his lond he vorsok
Þe king tok brut is oue bodi in ostage as it were
Vorte it were to gadere ibroȝt al þat hii wolde arere
He let sende is messagers into al grece wide
He let fulle corn & oyl & win bi eche side
Me chargede þre hondred ssipes & foure & twenti þer to
Þer wiþ & al oþer gode þat me miȝte þer inne do
Þo þis ssipes ȝare were & fol of alle gode
& þis mayde ispoused was of so heye blode
Þe king deliurede þat folc out of seruage
& brut deliurede þene king out of hostage
Gold & seluer icholde ȝiue þe & inou of eche store
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To winne ȝvt a kinedom wel betere þan min is
Þis king & brut were at on þat to wiue he tok
His doȝter þat het Innogen ac his lond he vorsok
Þe king tok brut is oue bodi in ostage as it were
Vorte it were to gadere ibroȝt al þat hii wolde arere
He let sende is messagers into al grece wide
He let fulle corn & oyl & win bi eche side
Me chargede þre hondred ssipes & foure & twenti þer to
Þer wiþ & al oþer gode þat me miȝte þer inne do
Þo þis ssipes ȝare were & fol of alle gode
& þis mayde ispoused was of so heye blode
Þe king deliurede þat folc out of seruage
& brut deliurede þene king out of hostage
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