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 nauigio Cesaris. |
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De nauigio Cesaris.
When Iulius Cesar was al redy,To go to schipe þey made a cry;
His folk com in-to schipe right fast,
& drowe þer saylles vp heye on mast;
Þen blew þe wynd, and gan hem dryue,
At an heuen þey gon vp aryue,
Þer Temese & þe se to-gydere comen.
Bot er Cesar hadde vp lond ynomen,
Þer was sprad by þe se side
ffair folk to fighte, Cesar tabyde:
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& renged his men by þe ouere;
Hys styward highte sire Belyn,
Of conseil was he god & fyn;
He hadde do comen þorow somons
On alle half, erles & barons.
Þe kynges neuews com wyþ gret partie,—
To hem he myghte hym well affye,—
Þe eldest highte Androcheus,
Þat oþer broþer Temuacius;
Androcheus & his Loundreneys,
Tenuacius wiþ his Cornwaleys,
Sire Nemnius, sire of Kanterbire,
Þe noblest of al þe empire:
Þe kynges broþer was Sire Nemny,
Androcheus was in his compaigny,
& oþer folk [ful] gret plente.
Wyþ ostes were þer kynges þre:
Erudyonus, þere Scottes kynge,
Britalles wyþ al þe Walsche garderynge;
Of South Walys com kyng Ignarcet;
Þyse þre were in [o] bataille set,
Wyþ here frewille þyse þre cam
ffor to defende þe[r] fredam.
Ilkon gaf conseil to go
Er þe Romayns were logged mo;
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