Zur  Literaturgeschichte  des  Guy  von  War  wich.

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of  tliilke  ex ;
had.de  of  Danys
5  wich  instrument
is  yit  callid
kept  among  men
in  the  vestiarie,
56  Whan  al  was  doon
Guy  in  al  haste
lyk  a  pilgrym
the  kyng  ful  goodly
f>  that  he  myhte
of  this  pilgrym
in  secre  wyse
what  was  his  name,
57  ,Sertys‘,  quod  Guy,
touchyng  your  askyng
beth  nat  besy
in  your  desire
5  (to  myn  excuse
for  i  shal  never
but  under  bond
assuraunce  maad
58  Alle  your  pryncys
sool  be  our  silff
noon,  but  wo  tweyne,
with  trouthe  assured,
5  duryng  my  lyf
to  no  pcrsone
of  ffeith  and  oth),
that  ye  shall  never
59  This  thyng  confermed
passed  the  subbarbys
at  a  ci'os,
ful  devoutly
5  to  sette  a  syde
,my  lord‘,  quod  he
your  lygeman
Guy  of  Warwyk
60  The  kyng  astoned

with  wich  afforn  that  he
slayn  the  chanipioune;
thorugh  al  this  regyoun
the  ex  of  Colybrond
of  relygyoune
as  ye  schall  understond.
(ther  is  no  more  to  seyne),
caste  of  hys  armure,
put  on  his  sclaveyn.
affter  dyd  his  eure,
the  grace  so  recure
to  tellyn  and  nat  spare,
to  tellyn  his  aventure,
pleynly  to  declare.
,ye  must  have  me  excused
and  your  petycioun  :
aud  lat  no  more  be  rnused
for  noon  occasioun
i  have  ful  greet  resoun);
dyscure  this  mateer,
of  a  condycyoun,
tween  yow  and  me  in  feere:
avoided  by  absence,
out  of  this  cyte,
beyng  in  presence
that  ye  shal  be  secre
(ye  gete  no  more  of  me)
(i  aske  no  more  avayll
to  hih  nor  louh  degre
dyscure  my  counsaylK
by  proms  ful  roiall
and  boundys  of  the  toun.
that  stood  ffeer  ffrom  the  wall
the  pilgrym  knelith  doun
all  suspecyoune.
,of  feith  with  outen  blame
of  humble  affeccyouno:
trewly  is  my  name 1 .
gan  chaunge  eher  and  face