The Story of England by Robert Manning of Brunne, A.D. 1338. Edited from mss. at Lambeth Palace and the Inner Temple, by Frederick J. Furnivall |
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De pietate Elydory. |
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De pietate Elydory.
Elydour feyned hym sik to lye,& seide he hopede forto deye.
After his barons þenne he sent,
And þey alle til hym went;
A day was ordeyned for to be,
Þat þey schold visiten hym, & se;
Wyþoute noyse til hym schold go,
On alone, wyþouten mo,
& speke softe & priuely,
ffor he ne moughte suffre no cri.
Ilkon dide þe kynges wille,
As þey come yn, þey held hem stille;
& als þey comen, þe kyng hem tok,
& dide þem sweren on þe bok
ffor to don Argail homage;
Were he neuere of so hey parage,
Wold he, ne wolde, þat scholde he do,
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Þus sonderlypes he dide þem swere,
Tyl Argayl schulde þey faiþ bere.
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