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Locrinus rex.
And þat he adde to honouri hom an priue stude þere
To sacrefize to is godes þat noman iwar nere
Segge he wolde ek also to þe quene is spouse
& naþeles such sacrefice I ne kepte noȝt at min house
So longe hii dude such sacrefise & pleide such game
Þat hii adde an doȝter averne was hire name
& þe quene adde also in spoushod biȝite
An sone þat het madan as it is iwrite
Sone so þe quene fader corineus was ded
Þe king adde þer after wel sone inome is red
He vorsoc is owe wif & astrild made quene
He ne dradde noȝt þo þe handax as it was isene
Þo wende þe quene vorþ to cornewaile anon
& ȝonge stalwardemen gaderede manion
Þe poer þat was hire faderes & also of engelonde
So þat sso hadde sone gret poer an honde
& gret ost made & strong & vpe þe king sette
& þe king also aȝen hire so þat hii hom mette
& an bataile vpe stoure smite strong inou
& þe quene folc þe king lotrin slou
& muche of is folc ek bote hom þat flowe
So þat a luþer beuerege to hare biofþe hii browe
Þe king miȝte segge er þe wule he was oliue
Þat in a luþer time he striuede wiþ his wiue
To sacrefize to is godes þat noman iwar nere
Segge he wolde ek also to þe quene is spouse
& naþeles such sacrefice I ne kepte noȝt at min house
So longe hii dude such sacrefise & pleide such game
Þat hii adde an doȝter averne was hire name
& þe quene adde also in spoushod biȝite
An sone þat het madan as it is iwrite
Sone so þe quene fader corineus was ded
Þe king adde þer after wel sone inome is red
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He ne dradde noȝt þo þe handax as it was isene
Þo wende þe quene vorþ to cornewaile anon
& ȝonge stalwardemen gaderede manion
Þe poer þat was hire faderes & also of engelonde
So þat sso hadde sone gret poer an honde
& gret ost made & strong & vpe þe king sette
& þe king also aȝen hire so þat hii hom mette
& an bataile vpe stoure smite strong inou
& þe quene folc þe king lotrin slou
& muche of is folc ek bote hom þat flowe
So þat a luþer beuerege to hare biofþe hii browe
Þe king miȝte segge er þe wule he was oliue
Þat in a luþer time he striuede wiþ his wiue
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Ȝif alle luþer holers were iserued so
Me ssolde vinde þe les such spousbruche do
Enleue hondred ȝer þis king was þus biuore
& eȝtetene ȝer aslawe ar god were ibore
Þo was þis sturne womman guendolein þe quene
King imad in þis manere vor heo was somdel kene
Me ssolde vinde þe les such spousbruche do
Enleue hondred ȝer þis king was þus biuore
& eȝtetene ȝer aslawe ar god were ibore
Þo was þis sturne womman guendolein þe quene
King imad in þis manere vor heo was somdel kene
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