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Zur  Literaturgeschichte  des  Guy  von  Warwick.

with  oute  respight
to  yeve  answere
how  they  list  quyte  hem
5  outher  to  make
of  septre  and  crowne,
as  i  seyde  erst,
geyn  Colyhrond
18  The  Denmark  dukis
woode  and  wylful
in  outher  wise
requyred  in  haste
5  to  have  answere
of  tliis  convencioun
how  they  caste  hem,
the  lyff  of  tweyne
19  This  apoyntement
of  ffurious  haste
kyng  Ethelstan
and  alle  his  pryncis
5  affore  Wynchestre
the  kyng  with  inne
and  weel  ]>e  more,
in  his  dyffence
20  Knew  no  bet  mene
redres  to  ffynde
than  by  assent
he  and  his  lordis,
5  pore  and  riche,
alle  attonys,
with  salte  teris
by  penaunce  doyng
21  Frora  hih  estatys
of  alle  degrees
to  underfonge
ageyn  the  geaunt
5  Ilerald  of  Harderno,
callid  in  his  tyme
17,  2  long]  lond  oder  loiid.
19,  G  inende.

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or  long  dylacyoune
of  tlier  ffynall  enteilt,
(for  short  conclusioun),
a  resygnacyoun
outher  to  ffynde  a  knyht,
to  be  ther  champioun,
to  entryn  in  to  ffight.
of  malys  importable,
in  ther  marcyal  rage
lyst  nat  be  tretable,
benbassat  or  massage
or  pleggis  for  hostage
relacioun  to  sende,
to  puttyn  in  morgage
(to  make  a  fynal  ende),
so  streitly  was  forth  lad:
they  wolde  have  no  delay.
so  hard  was  bestad
put  in  gret  affray.
the  proude  dukis  lay,
astoned  in  his  minde
because  he  knew  no  way
a  champioun  to  ffynde.
as  in  this  mateer
to  resoun  accordyng,
to  taken  hym  to  prayeer,
to  wakyng  and  ffastyng,
with  oute  more  taryng:
as  they  wern  off  degre,
resembled  in  ther  wepyng
to  folk  of  Nynyvee.
doun  to  the  porayll
ffounde  was  no  wyght
themprise  of  this  batayll
of  Denmark  ffor  to  ffight
J>e  noble  famous  knyht,
of  prowesse  nyli  and  ferre
17,  4  quyten:  vgl.  18,  7.

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