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An Alliterative Romance Translated from Guido de Colonna's "Hystoria Troiana"

The Gest Hystoriale of the destruction of Troy

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The “Gest Hystoriale” of the Destruction of Troy:

I.

Here begynnes the ffirst Boke. How King Pelleus Exit Iason to get Þe ffles of Golde.

II.

Liber Secundus.

III.

Third Boke: how Medea enformed Iason to get the fflese of Golde.

IV.

Here begynneth þe ffourth boke. Of þe dystrucion of þe fyrst Troy by Ercules and Iason.

V.

Here beginnys the Fyfte Boke: Of the Foundyng of New Troye and of the Qwerell of Kyng Priam ffor his ffader dethe.

VI.

Here begynnes the Sext Boke: How Kyng Priam toke counsell to Werre on Þe Grekys.

VII.

Here begynnes the Seuynt Boke: how Perys went into Grese for Elan.

VIII.

Eght Boke. Of the Counsell of the Grekys fior Recoueryng of Elayne.

IX.

Neynt Boke. Of the Nowmber of Shippes and the Nauy of the Grekes.

X.

Tent Boke. How the Grekes sent unto Delphon to have onsware of a god of thayre Journay.

XI.

The xi Boke. How the Grekos sailet fro Attens to Troy.

XII.

xijth Boke. How the Grekys sent two Kinges in Message to Kyng Priam ffor Restitucion of þaire harme.

XIII.

xiij Boke. How the Grekys sent Achilles and Thelefon for vitaill for the Ost into Messam.

XIV.

xiiij Bok. How the Grekys sailet from Tenydon to Besege the Cite of Troy: And of stronge fight at þe Ariuaill.

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XV.

xv Boke. Of the Ordinaunce of the Troiens to the Secund Batell.

THE DETH OF PATROCLUS, BY ECTOR SLAYN.

THE FFOLY DESYRE OF ECTOR.

THE DETHE OF CELIDIS THE KYNG BY POLIDAMUS.

THE DETH OF HUMERIUS BY ECTOR SLAYN.

OFF HYM ÞAT NOTES NOT HIS TYME WHEN GOD HASE GRAUNTID: BY ECTOR.

XVI.

xvj Boke. Of a Trew Takyn two Monethes: And of the thrid Batell.

XVII.

xvij Boke. Off the Counsell of the Grekes ffor the Dethe of Ector / & Þe iiijrt Batell.

XVIII.

xviijt Boke of the ffyuet Batell in the ffelde.

XIX.

xix Boke. Of the vj Batell.

XX.

The xx Boke. Of the vijnt Batell, and Skarmiches Lastyng xxx dayes Betwene the Towne & the tenttes.

XXI.

The xxj Boke. Of the viij Batell: And of the Dreme of Ector wyffe.

XXII.

Here Begynneth the xxij Boke the Elleuynt Batell of the Citie.

XXIII.

Here Begynnys the xxiij Boke: of the xij and xiij Batell.

XIV.

xxiiij Boke: of the xiiij and xv Batell of Þe Cite.

XXV.

xxv Boke: off the Sextene & Þe xvij Batell.

XXVI.

The xxvj Boke: of the (xx) Batell of the Cite.

XXVII.

The xxvij Boke: of (xxiij) Batell of Þe Cite of Troy.

XXVIII.

The xxviij Boke: of the Counsell of Eneas and Antenor. Of the treason of the Cite.

XXIX.

The xxix Boke: Off the takyng of the toune, and the deth of Kyng Priam.

XXX.

The xxx Boke. Of Stryfe of Thelamon and Vlixes, & of þe dethe of Thelamon.

XXXI.

The xxxj Boke: Of the Passage of the Grekys ffro Troy.

XXXII.

The xxxij Boke: Of the Lesyng þat was made to Kyng Nawle; and of dethe of his son Palomydon.

XXXIII.

Here Begynnes the xxxiij Boke: How Oreste toke vengianse for his fader dethe.

XXXIV.

The xxxiiij Boke: How hit happit Vlixes aftur the Sege.

XXXV.

The xxxv Boke: Of Pyrrus and of his passyng ffrom Troy.

XXXVI.

The xxxvj Boke: Of the Dethe of Vlixes By his Son.

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THE DETH OF PATROCLUS, BY ECTOR SLAYN.

Patroclus persayuit, þat the pepull led,
Þat was formast in fight with a felle speire.
He auntrid vpon Ector, atlit hym a dynt,
With all the forse of his fole & his fuerse arme;
He shot þrough the shild & the shene maile,
To þe ynmast of his armur, angardly fast;
Hit neghit to þe nakid, but no noy did.
Ector for þat od dynt, ournyt in hert,
Wode for the wap, as a wild lyon;
His speire into sprottes sprongyn was before,
But he braid out a brond with a bill felle,
Carve euyn at the kyng & þe crest hit,
Slit hym full slighly to þe slote euyn,
Þat he dusshet, of þe dynt, dede to þe ground.