Zur  Literaturgeschichte  des  Guy  von  Warwick.

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blak  for  mornyng
5  because  tbere  was
ffounde  no  persone
to  god  above
bespreynt  with  teris
27  ,0  lord‘,  quod  he ?
cast  doun  thyn  erys
remembre  nat
but  fro  my  synnes
5  disespeired
to  lese  my  kyngdam,
but  medyacioun
be  gracious  mene
28  My  feith,  myn  hope,
all  hoolly  restith
my  sbeeld,  my  sheltroun,
be  blont  and  fehle,
5  but  grace  with  mercy
thorgh  |>y  support,
wbile  Ethelstan
or  he  was  war,
29  For  wach  and  trouble
devoutly  knelyng
the  lord  above,
tbat  asketb  grace
5  for  his  servaunt
whicb  of  his  goodnesse
bad  hym  nat  dreede,
wich  of  his  mercy
30  Toward  the  kyng
bad  hym  truste
by  a  tookene
which  shal  be  schewed
5  of  sleep  adawed
marked  every  thyng
to  whom  the  augel
these  wordis  hadde,
31  ,From  the  voide
whan  Aurora

and  desolacyoun,
in  all  his  regyoun
his  quarell  to  dyffende,
seyde  tliis  orysoun
his  grace  doun  to  sende.
,of  moost  magnyfycence,
un  to  my  prayeere.
up  on  my  greet  offence,
turne  away  thy  cheere
stonding  in  doubyll  were
septre  and  regalye,
of  thy  moder  deere
to  save  my  partye.
my  trust,  myn  affyaunce
in  thy  proteccyoun:
my  suerd  and  eek  my  launce
my  power  is  bore  doun.
list  be  my  champioun
my  foon  shal  me  encombre.'
seyde  tliis  orysoun,
he  ffyll  in  to  a  slombre
lay  in  an  agonye
by  his  beddys  syde.
wich  can  no  man  denye,
with  meeknesse  void  of  pride,
lyst  gracyously  provyde;
sente  an  aungel  doun,
but  set  al  ffeer  a  syde;
had  herd  his  orysoun.
cast  his  look  benygne,
al  hoolly  in  his  grace
and  an  entyeer  signe,
to  hym  in  riht  short  space.
the  kyng  lefft  up  his  fface,
and  prudently  took  lieede;
his  hevynesse  tenchase
in  story  as  i  reede:
al  dyspeir  ande  dreede.
shewith  hir  pale  light,