658

Znp  it.za.

g-otli  to  Wynchestre
41  Guy  took  hie  loggyng,
with  pore  men
wery  of  travayl
too  hundrid  pas
5  wliere  stondeth  now
the  nexte  rnorwe
(god  was  his  guyde
mong  pore  men
42  To  the  north  gate,
by  resemblaunce
as  David  whilom
to  helpen  Saul
5  so  för  reffuge
bothe  of  the  kyng
Guy  was  provided
ageyn  the  pompe
43  By  his  habite
thilke  tyme
of  whos  array
sauh,  goddis  promys
5  took  up  his  herte
god  failetli  never
with  wepyng  teris
for  verray  gladnesse
44  Beselcyng  hym
with  sobbyng  cheer,
to  underfonge
ffor  goddys  sake
5  to  do  socour
in  his  dyffence
geyn  Colybrond
for  his  party
45  Guy  wonder  sad
ffeynt  and  wery
made  his  excuse,
and  out  of  ews
5  ,my  wil‘,  quod  he,
the  cruell  ire

anoon,  as  he  aroos.
whan  it  drouh  to  nyht,
at  an  old  hospytall
onknowe  to  every  wight
with  oute  the  north  wall,
a  menstre  ful  roiall.
anoon,  as  Guy  awook
in  especyall),
the  riht  weie  he  took
as  grace  did  hym  guye,
so  entryng  in  to  toun,
cam  ageyn  Golye
by  grace  of  god  sent  doun  :
and  ffor  savacyoun
and  of  al  this  lond
to  be  ther  champioun
off  proude  Colybrond
and  his  pylgrym  weede
clad  in  a  round  sclaveyn;
whan  the  kyng  took  heede,
was  nat  maad  in  veyn,
and  knew  riht  weel  serteyn,
liis  frend  on  see  nor  lond.
his  chekis  spreynt  lik  reyn
he  took  Guy  by  ]>e  liond
in  moost  louly  wyse
that  routhe  was  to  see,
this  knyhtly  hih  empryse
and  mercyfull  pyte,
in  this  necessyte,
that  he  wyll'nat  ffayll
his  champioun  for  to  be,
darreyne  the  batayll.
of  look  and  of  vysage,
and  dulled  of  travayll
that  he  was  falle  in  age
more  to  be  clad  in  mayll.
,yif  it  myhte  avayll
of  Danys  to  appeese,