 | Guy of Warwick |  |
When þai of þe ost y-seye þis,
Þat her folk ouercomen is,
& þat was in þat fiȝt y-nome
Gaier, þat was þemperour sone,
Þan hastiliche þe ost ichon
Opon Segyn þat smiten anon.
Þer bigan a newe fiȝt,
Whar-þurch died mani a kniȝt.
On aiþer side mani on dyed y-wis;
Ac þe douke wers bifallen is,
For miche of his folk he les.
Al auntreousliche þer he comen wes.
Þurch pride þan ferd he
Fram his ost, and fram his cite.
Wele hii deden no þe les,
He and Gii þat miȝti wes,
& wiþ hem Herhaud of Arderne;
To hem þai smiten swiþe ȝerne.
Þat her folk ouercomen is,
& þat was in þat fiȝt y-nome
Gaier, þat was þemperour sone,
Þan hastiliche þe ost ichon
Opon Segyn þat smiten anon.
Þer bigan a newe fiȝt,
Whar-þurch died mani a kniȝt.
On aiþer side mani on dyed y-wis;
Ac þe douke wers bifallen is,
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Al auntreousliche þer he comen wes.
Þurch pride þan ferd he
Fram his ost, and fram his cite.
Wele hii deden no þe les,
He and Gii þat miȝti wes,
& wiþ hem Herhaud of Arderne;
To hem þai smiten swiþe ȝerne.
Wiþ þat com prikeing Tirri,
Þat gode kniȝt was & hardi;
To þe douk Segyn he smot,
& of his hors feld him fot hot;
Ac þe douk anon vp stert,
As he þat was agremed in hert,
& out he drouȝ his swerd of stiel,
& defended him swiþe wel.
Whom þat he rauȝt, ded he fel;
Strong kniȝt he was, hardi & snel.
Þer he defended him asperliche;
Þe Almaunis him asayl hastiliche:
Y-loken he was hem amidwerd,
To him þai launced boþe spere and swerd.
In mani stede wounded is he;
Wele he werþe him þei he sailed be.
Þat gode kniȝt was & hardi;
To þe douk Segyn he smot,
& of his hors feld him fot hot;
Ac þe douk anon vp stert,
As he þat was agremed in hert,
& out he drouȝ his swerd of stiel,
& defended him swiþe wel.
Whom þat he rauȝt, ded he fel;
Strong kniȝt he was, hardi & snel.
Þer he defended him asperliche;
Þe Almaunis him asayl hastiliche:
Y-loken he was hem amidwerd,
To him þai launced boþe spere and swerd.
In mani stede wounded is he;
Wele he werþe him þei he sailed be.
| Guy of Warwick | |