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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Tot terre sunt in vniuerso mundo. |
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Tot terre sunt in vniuerso mundo.
How many landes in ilk of þyse,
Ilk a partie haþ þeyr assise:
In Assye fiftene landes are,
Bot þer names we seye no mare:
India, Assery, and Partye,
Sire, Perce, Mede, Mesapotanie,
Capadoce, Palestine, & Armenye,
Cylyce, Cades, & Arrabye,
Al Egipte, & Lybye;
þyse ar þe landes in Assye.
Ilk a partie haþ þeyr assise:
In Assye fiftene landes are,
Bot þer names we seye no mare:
India, Assery, and Partye,
Sire, Perce, Mede, Mesapotanie,
Capadoce, Palestine, & Armenye,
Cylyce, Cades, & Arrabye,
Al Egipte, & Lybye;
þyse ar þe landes in Assye.
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Tyl Aufryk twelf landes longe,
Þat Cam til his partie gan fonge:
Cireneus, Pentapolys, & Lyddya,
Ethiope, Tripolitan, & Pysancia,
Gentulye, Natabrie, Numidye,
Maurytan & Tynguytanie;
Sirtes þe more & þe lasse,
ffor þe twelfte teld hit es.
Þat Cam til his partie gan fonge:
Cireneus, Pentapolys, & Lyddya,
Ethiope, Tripolitan, & Pysancia,
Gentulye, Natabrie, Numidye,
Maurytan & Tynguytanie;
Sirtes þe more & þe lasse,
ffor þe twelfte teld hit es.
ffiftene landes ar in Europe,
Saphethes partie, þer dwelleþ þe Pope:
Romanie, Calabre, Poille, & Spayne,
Massedoigne & Alemaygne,
Tracye, Dalmank, & Pamonie
Lange-dok, ffraunce, Acquitonie,
Brytaigne, Irland,—þyse arn þe best,—
And al þe Northe toward þe west.
Now schal we telle as we fynde
How Eneas com of Saphethes kynde;
ffol merk hit ys for to here,
Bot algate a man may lere.
Saphethes partie, þer dwelleþ þe Pope:
Romanie, Calabre, Poille, & Spayne,
Massedoigne & Alemaygne,
Tracye, Dalmank, & Pamonie
Lange-dok, ffraunce, Acquitonie,
Brytaigne, Irland,—þyse arn þe best,—
And al þe Northe toward þe west.
Now schal we telle as we fynde
How Eneas com of Saphethes kynde;
ffol merk hit ys for to here,
Bot algate a man may lere.
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