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Arthur - A Short Sketch of His Life and History in English Verse of the First Half of the Fifteenth Century by Unknown
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Strong & bold also to fyghte.
Eche man hath take his schuppynge,
And ys at hys loghynge. 340
Vp goþ þe sayl(:) þey sayleþ faste:
Arthour owt of syȝt ys paste.
Þe ferst lond þat he gan Meete,
and lands at Forsoþe hyt was Bareflete; 344
Barfleet. Ther he gan vp furst aryve.
Now well_e_ Mote Artho_ur_ spede & thryve;
God speed him! And þat hys saule spede þe better,
Lat eche man sey a Pater noster. 348

Pater noster.

Now god spede Artour well_e_!
A new foe hym ys comyng a nyw batell_e_.
appears, a Ther coom a gyant out of spayne,
Spanish Giant, And rauasched had fayr Elayne; 352
He had brouȝt heor_e_ vp on an hulle--
Mornyng hyt ys to hure or telle--
Cosyn heo was to kyng hoell,
A damesel fayr and gentell_e_; 356
And ȝut ferþ_er_more to,
who has slain He rauasehed heore Moder also.
fair Elayne. He dude þe damesel for to dye
for he myght not lygge heor bye. 360
Whan þis was told to Artour,
He maked Much dolour,
Arthur sends And send Bedewer for to spye
Bedwere first How he myght come hym bye; 364
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