Zur  Literaturgeschichte  des  Guy  von  Warwick.

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(A)nd  spared,  sire,  neiden  or  ten
30  Princes,  dukes,  riche  men
0f  many  londes,  of  grete  honoures,
pa,t  me  desireden  paramoures.
My  fader  wold  have  be  glad,
?if  ich  ever  wokle  eny  have  had,
35  And  pult  me  ofte  to  resoun,
Bote  ay  ich  fonde  gode  enchesoun
For  to  putte  it  in  delay;
For  ich  ne  schal  nou7,t,  by  ]>is  day,
To  o]ier  man  my  love  7,ive,
40  ])an  to  ]>e,  }ie  while  ich  lyve.
Sir  Guy  vaillaunt  and  curteis,
Ich  ^elde  me  to  ])e‘,  heo  seis.
,Ich  am  redy  ]>i  wille  to  wirche
pui-7,  ])0  lawe  of  holy  chircheh
45  Sir  Guy  for  joye  cusse])  hir  ]irie
Wi|)out  more  vileny:
]iei  tolle])  and  talke})  bo]ie  samen
And  malten  solace  and  grete  gamen.
Whan  ]>ei  hadde  spoken,  ]iat  hem  gode  ]  linke,
50  Swete  Felice  pan  axede  drynke:
A  mayde  brouzt  hir  biforen
|ie  clare  in  ]ie  bügle  horn.
Felice  to  Guy  drynke])  ])o:
Grete  is  ])e  love  bitwene  hem  two.
55  Sii-  Guy,  as  hym  bihoved  nede,  r 1 '
His  leve  he  toke  and  hamward  7 7 ede
And  make])  liirn  glad  ni7,t  and  day:
Now  al  his  care  is  went  away.
Pe  erl  on  a  day  after  masse
60  Take])  wi])  hym  ]ie  countasse:
In  to  a  chambre  ]>ei  be]>  ygo
And  cleped  Felice  to  hem  two.
To  hir  ])ei  seyde  in  privete:
,We  ne  have]>  non  o])er  child  but  ])e,
65  Wel  ])Ou  wost,  mayde  ne  knave:
Oure  heritage  ])e  falle])  have
To  governe,  whan  ]>at  we  be  dede.
Sitzungsber.  <1.  phil.-hist.  CI.  XXIjIV.  Bd.  TU.  Hft.

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