The Story of England by Robert Manning of Brunne, A.D. 1338. Edited from mss. at Lambeth Palace and the Inner Temple, by Frederick J. Furnivall |
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De Rege Conano. |
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De Rege Conano.
After hym was kyng his cosyn Conan,Þat was a folt, a mysproud man;
Pes couþe he non ȝeme his lyue,
But suffrede his folk ay fighte & striue.
In cites was ay contek & tene,
Þe barons werrede þem by-twene;
His men & he were sonder saught,
By stoundes often to-gydere faught;
Hit semed wel he couþe no god,
Syn he furdude his owen blod;
Hys oþer Em tok wyþ werre & wow,
& boþe his Emes sones he slow,
ffor þey were righte heires of þe lond,
Þat after hym self of blod men fonde;
Þer-fore he was þe more to blame,
Þat his owen blod so broughte to schame.
ffour ȝer he regned, & in tresoun,
& deide in dampnacion;
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And after hym regned sire Vortap;
In þe Latyn ys writen þus,
Hys ryghte name ys Vortapus.
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