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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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for His honour Þ_a_t hym loueþ & tryste wylle: 500
to England. Þus worschup god dude certeyn
[Of the To Englond, þat þo was Bretayn;
difference Þe More Breteyn Englond ys--
between More As men may rede on Cronyclys-- 504
(or Great) Byȝend þe See Bretayne þ_er_ ys,
Britain and Þat haþ hys name forsoþe of þis,
Little Britain.] For þe kyng Maxymyan,--
Þe next after Octauyan,-- 508
He conquered all_e_ Armoryk,
And to þe Reme named hyt lyk:
_Armorica_. Amorica on latyn me cl[e]ped þ_a_t lond,

[Of the Welsh and Stinking Saxons.]

Tyl Maxymyan co[_n_]queryd hyt w_y_t_h_ honde, 512
And called hyt lyte bretayne þan,
So hyȝt þis lond þat he coom fram;
Little Britain For p_er_petuell_e_ Mynde of grete Bretayne
is called after He called hyt lyte Bretayne, 516
Great Britain. Þat Men schulde kepe in Mynde & wytt
How þis lond conqueryd hytt;
For Walsch_e_ Men beþ Bretou_n_s of kynde--
Know þat well_e_ fast on Mynde-- 520
Englisch_e_ men beþ Saxoynes,
Þat beþ of Engistes Soones;
There-fore þe walsch man Bretou_n_
Seyþ & clepeþ vs "Sayson" 524
[ Þat ys to seye vpon a reess,
"Stynking Saxou_n_, be on pees." ]
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