 | The Metrical Chronicle of Robert of Gloucester |  |
Locrinus rex.
Ac corineus duc of cornwaile wroþ inou was
Toward þe king lotrin þo he herde of þis cas
Vor he adde him a vorewarde is doȝter abbe to wiue
His gret ax he nom in is hond & toward him hiede bliue
His ax þo he to him com so grisliche he ssoc & vaste
Þat þe king kwakede & is men so sore hii were agaste
Seie he sede lotrin wat þencstow vor to do
Þencstow me corineus vor to bitraye so
Hastow vorȝute þe grete wo & moni harde wounde
Þat ich abbe iþoled for þi fader & þe mani harde stounde
Vor to winne him lond & ȝow & þou wost now vorsake
Mi doȝter þat ssolde be þi wif & to a kumeling take
Þou ne ssalt bi him þat made me ofskapie so liȝte
Þe ȝwile þer is in mi riȝt hond eni strengþe or miȝte
& þe ȝwile ich mai þer wiþ min handax vp a drawe
Toward þe king lotrin þo he herde of þis cas
Vor he adde him a vorewarde is doȝter abbe to wiue
His gret ax he nom in is hond & toward him hiede bliue
His ax þo he to him com so grisliche he ssoc & vaste
Þat þe king kwakede & is men so sore hii were agaste
Seie he sede lotrin wat þencstow vor to do
Þencstow me corineus vor to bitraye so
Hastow vorȝute þe grete wo & moni harde wounde
Þat ich abbe iþoled for þi fader & þe mani harde stounde
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Mi doȝter þat ssolde be þi wif & to a kumeling take
Þou ne ssalt bi him þat made me ofskapie so liȝte
Þe ȝwile þer is in mi riȝt hond eni strengþe or miȝte
& þe ȝwile ich mai þer wiþ min handax vp a drawe
Ȝware wiþ ich abbe geans & maniman aslawe
He bigan to ssake is handax & bigan to adrawe anon
& kniȝtes cride & eode bitwene hom manion
So þat king lotrin vnder veng wel vain
& spouse is doȝter þat het gvendolein
& dude al is wille vor he lokede so rowe
More vor eye þane vor loue maniman serueþ howe
Ac noȝt vor þan þat oþer maide he louede more of inou
Astrild hire name was & more to hire he drou
He made hire vnder erþe a woniinge quointeliche
& huld hire þere to is wille longe priueliche
& drou to hire wanne he wolde þat noman it nuste
Bote it were eni priueman þat is priuete al wuste
He bigan to ssake is handax & bigan to adrawe anon
& kniȝtes cride & eode bitwene hom manion
So þat king lotrin vnder veng wel vain
& spouse is doȝter þat het gvendolein
& dude al is wille vor he lokede so rowe
More vor eye þane vor loue maniman serueþ howe
Ac noȝt vor þan þat oþer maide he louede more of inou
Astrild hire name was & more to hire he drou
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& huld hire þere to is wille longe priueliche
& drou to hire wanne he wolde þat noman it nuste
Bote it were eni priueman þat is priuete al wuste
Ȝwanne he wolde to hire go to his meine he sede
Þat he wolde to is godes his offringe lede
Þat he wolde to is godes his offringe lede
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