 | The Metrical Chronicle of Robert of Gloucester |  |
Engelond his a wel god lond ich wene ech londe best
Iset in þe on ende of þe worlde as al in þe west
Þe see geþ him al aboute he stond as in an yle
Of fon hii dorre þe lasse doute bote hit be þorȝ gyle
Of folc of þe sulue lond as me haþ iseye ȝwile
Fram souþe to norþ he is long eiȝte hondred Mile
& tuo hundred mile brod fram est to west to wende
Amidde þe lond as hit be & noȝt as bi þe on ende
Plente me may in engelond of alle gode ise
Bote volc hit vorgulte oþer ȝeres þe worse be
Vor engelonde is vol inoȝ of frut & ek of tren
Of wodes & of parkes þat ioye hit is to sen
Of foweles & of bestes of wilde & tame also
Of salt fichȝ & eke verss of vaire riuers þer to
Of wellen swete & colde inouȝ of lesen & of mede
Of seluer or & of gold of tyn & ek of lede
Of stel of yre & of bras of god corn gret won
Of wit & of wolle god betere ne may be non
Wateres he haþ ek inouȝ ac at uore alle oþere þre
Out of þe lond in to þe se armes as þei it be
Iset in þe on ende of þe worlde as al in þe west
Þe see geþ him al aboute he stond as in an yle
Of fon hii dorre þe lasse doute bote hit be þorȝ gyle
Of folc of þe sulue lond as me haþ iseye ȝwile
Fram souþe to norþ he is long eiȝte hondred Mile
& tuo hundred mile brod fram est to west to wende
Amidde þe lond as hit be & noȝt as bi þe on ende
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Bote volc hit vorgulte oþer ȝeres þe worse be
Vor engelonde is vol inoȝ of frut & ek of tren
Of wodes & of parkes þat ioye hit is to sen
Of foweles & of bestes of wilde & tame also
Of salt fichȝ & eke verss of vaire riuers þer to
Of wellen swete & colde inouȝ of lesen & of mede
Of seluer or & of gold of tyn & ek of lede
Of stel of yre & of bras of god corn gret won
Of wit & of wolle god betere ne may be non
Wateres he haþ ek inouȝ ac at uore alle oþere þre
Out of þe lond in to þe se armes as þei it be
Ȝware bi þe ssipes mowe come fram þe se & wende
And bringe alonde god inoȝ aboute in eche ende
Severne & temese homber is þet þridde
& þanne is as ȝwo seiþ þat pur lond amidde
Homber bringȝ bi norþe muche god & wide
Severne bi west souþ temese bi þe est side
So þat of god inoȝ þat in oþer londes his
Þer bi comeþ to engelond þat non defaute nis
Yles þer beþ manion aboute engelonde
Ac þer beþ at uore alle oþere þre ich vnder stonde
And bringe alonde god inoȝ aboute in eche ende
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& þanne is as ȝwo seiþ þat pur lond amidde
Homber bringȝ bi norþe muche god & wide
Severne bi west souþ temese bi þe est side
So þat of god inoȝ þat in oþer londes his
Þer bi comeþ to engelond þat non defaute nis
Yles þer beþ manion aboute engelonde
Ac þer beþ at uore alle oþere þre ich vnder stonde
| The Metrical Chronicle of Robert of Gloucester | |