Lydgate's Fall of Princes Edited by Dr. Henry Bergen ... presented to The Early English Text Society by The Carnegie Institution of Washington |
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[How arnold son to Charles of Fraunce was eten with lys and so died.]
To this Charlis, as bookis determyne,
He was sone nat born in mariage,
But begetyn of a concubyne;
Took upon hym of surquedous outrage,
Withoute title of berthe or lynage,
To succeede be fraude and fals labour
Among Romeyns to regne as emperour.
He was sone nat born in mariage,
But begetyn of a concubyne;
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Withoute title of berthe or lynage,
To succeede be fraude and fals labour
Among Romeyns to regne as emperour.
He was vngracious sittyng in that estat,
In myscheeff spente his daies euerichon,
With lees and wermys maad infortunat,
Thoruh skyn and flessh fret onto þe bon.
Crafft of medecyne nor socour was ther non,
So deepe [he] was fret in his entraille;
Deide in distresse; no leche myhte auaille.
In myscheeff spente his daies euerichon,
With lees and wermys maad infortunat,
Thoruh skyn and flessh fret onto þe bon.
Crafft of medecyne nor socour was ther non,
So deepe [he] was fret in his entraille;
Deide in distresse; no leche myhte auaille.
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