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 Ã_a_t hym loueþ & tryste wylle: 500
to England. Ãus worschup god dude certeyn [Of the To Englond, þat þo was Bretayn; difference Ãe More Breteyn Englond ys-- between More As men may rede on Cronyclys-- 504 (or Great) ByÈend þe See Bretayne þ_er_ ys, Britain and Ãat haþ hys name forsoþe of þis, Little Britain.] For þe kyng Maxymyan,-- Ãe 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 hyÈt 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. Ãat 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, Ãat beþ of Engistes Soones; There-fore þe walsch man Bretou_n_ Seyþ & clepeþ vs "Sayson" 524 [ Ãat ys to seye vpon a reess, "Stynking Saxou_n_, be on pees." ] |
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