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 |
De morte Vtery |
The Story of England | ||
De morte Vtery
When þey had don þat wykked dede,Out of toune sone þey ȝede,
& ay lystned what þey herd seye,
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Þe kyng, whan he þe water drank,
He wax al blak, & bolned rank,
& deyde sone yn a þrowe
Byfore his meyne þat hit sowe;
& so dede fele oþer mo
Þat drank þerof, to deþ gon go.
& þis lasted a god whyle
Til men aperceyued þat gyle.
Þen ȝede þe comune alle atones,
& stopped þe welle wyþ erþe & stones.
So longe ber þey erþe þer til,
Þat er was welle, now ys an hil.
When sire Vter oure kynge
Was ded, & don his endynge,
At Stonhenges, as he seyde,
Bysyde his broþer men hym leyde.
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