 | Guy of Warwick |  |
Quaþ þe soudan, ‘whennes artow,
Into mi court comen art now,
& misseyst me so schameliche,
& þretest me so dedeliche?’
Gij answerd, ‘ich-il þe telle:
Mi name for-hele y nille.
Gij of Warwike mi name is;
In þat cuntre y was born y-wis.’
Þe soudan answerd þo:
‘Artow Gij, so mot þou go,
Þou slouȝ mi nevou Cosdram:
His heued þou smot þe bodi fram;
Þou it schalt abigge, bi Apolin!
Today is comen ending þin!’
He hete anon þat Gij wer nome
& y-cast in his prisoun,
Fort þe cloþ ben y-drawe,
& þan reweliche ben y-slawe.
Gij drouȝ out his swerd anon,
& priked his stede wel gode won.
Bi seyn Denis he gan to swere,
Ȝif ani man so hardi were,
Þat him neyȝed wiþ schond,
He schuld dye þurch his hond.
Into mi court comen art now,
& misseyst me so schameliche,
& þretest me so dedeliche?’
Gij answerd, ‘ich-il þe telle:
Mi name for-hele y nille.
Gij of Warwike mi name is;
In þat cuntre y was born y-wis.’
Þe soudan answerd þo:
‘Artow Gij, so mot þou go,
Þou slouȝ mi nevou Cosdram:
His heued þou smot þe bodi fram;
Þou it schalt abigge, bi Apolin!
Today is comen ending þin!’
He hete anon þat Gij wer nome
& y-cast in his prisoun,
Fort þe cloþ ben y-drawe,
& þan reweliche ben y-slawe.
Gij drouȝ out his swerd anon,
& priked his stede wel gode won.
Bi seyn Denis he gan to swere,
Ȝif ani man so hardi were,
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He schuld dye þurch his hond.
| Guy of Warwick | |