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[How the kynges Trabstila and Busarus were brouht to subieccioun and made tributaryes to Theoderyk.]
Afftir thes myscheuys told of Rome toun,
Cam Trabstila kyng of Gepidois
With other tweyne, as maad is mencioun:
Busar that was kyng of Bulgarois,
With Pheletevs, regnyng in Ragois.
Alle thes thre, breeffli for to seyne,
Cam attonys to Bochas to compleyne,
Cam Trabstila kyng of Gepidois
With other tweyne, as maad is mencioun:
Busar that was kyng of Bulgarois,
With Pheletevs, regnyng in Ragois.
Alle thes thre, breeffli for to seyne,
Cam attonys to Bochas to compleyne,
Ther rewmys stondyng toward Septemtrioun.
And to remembre of the firste tweyne,
Wer brouht attonis to subieccioun
Bi Theodorik, that did his besi peyne
Them to conquere, & proudli did ordeyne
That thei wer neuer hardi to rebell
Ageyn Romeyns nor take no quarell.
And to remembre of the firste tweyne,
Wer brouht attonis to subieccioun
Bi Theodorik, that did his besi peyne
Them to conquere, & proudli did ordeyne
That thei wer neuer hardi to rebell
Ageyn Romeyns nor take no quarell.
To Theodorik thei wer maad tributarye,
Most wrechchidli bounde[n] in seruage,
Neuer so hardi aftir for to varie
In peyne of deth duryng al ther age.
Of seruitute, loo, heer the surplusage,—
Of all wrechchis most wrechchid thei be founde,
Thei that to thraldam constreyned been & bounde.
Most wrechchidli bounde[n] in seruage,
Neuer so hardi aftir for to varie
In peyne of deth duryng al ther age.
Of seruitute, loo, heer the surplusage,—
Of all wrechchis most wrechchid thei be founde,
Thei that to thraldam constreyned been & bounde.
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Tresour of tresours, yif it be weel souht,
Is vertuous fredam with large liberte;
With worldli goodis it may nat be bouht,
With roial rubies, gold, stonis nor perre;
For it transcendith and hath the souereynte
Aboue al richessis that been in erthe founde,
A man at large freeli to stonde vnbounde.
Is vertuous fredam with large liberte;
With worldli goodis it may nat be bouht,
With roial rubies, gold, stonis nor perre;
For it transcendith and hath the souereynte
Aboue al richessis that been in erthe founde,
A man at large freeli to stonde vnbounde.
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