"Anonymous - Alliterative Morte Arthure, The" - читать интересную книгу автора (Anonymous)

988: As one of юe hathelest of Arthur knyghtez,
989: Messenger to юis myx, for mendemente of юe pople,
990: To mele with this maister man that here this mounte 3emez;
991: To trete with this tyraunt for tresour of landez,
992: And take trew for a tym, to bettyr may worthe."
993: "3a, thire wordis are bot waste," quod this wif thane,
994: "For bothe landez and lythes full lyttill by he settes;
995: Of rentez ne of rede golde rekkez he neuer,
996: For he will lenge owt of lawe, as hym selfe thynkes,
997: Withowten licence of lede, as lorde in his awen.

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998: Bot he has a kyrtill one, kepide for hym seluen,
999: That was sponen in Spayne with specyall byrdez,
1000: And sythyn garnescht in Grece full graythly togedirs.
1001: It es hyded all with har hally al ouere,
1002: And bordyrde with the berdez of burlyche kyngez,
1003: Crispid and kombide, that kempis may knawe
1004: Iche kyng by his colour, in kythe there he lengez;
1005: Here the fermez he fangez of fyftene rewmez:
1006: For ilke Esterne ewyn, howeuer that it fall,
1007: They send it hym sothely for saughte of юe pople,
1008: Sekerly at юat seson, with certayne knyghtez.
1009: And he has aschede Arthure all юis seuen wynntter:
1010: Forthy hurdez he here, to owttraye hys pople,
1011: Till юe Bretons kyng haue burneschte his lyppys,
1012: And sent his berde to that bolde wyth his beste berynes.
1013: Bot thowe hafe broghte юat berde, bowne the no forthire,
1014: For it es buteless bale thowe biddez oghte ells;
1015: For he has more tresour to take when hym lykez
1016: Than euere aughte Arthure or any of hys elders;
1017: If thowe hafe broghte юe berde he bese more blythe
1018: Thane юowe gafe hym Burgoyne or Bretayne юe More.
1019: Bot luke nowe for charitee юow chasty thy lyppes,
1020: That the no wordez eschape, whateso betydez;
1021: Luke юi presante be priste, and presse hym bott lytill,
1022: For he es at his sowper, he will be sone greuyde;
1023: And юow my concell doo, юow dosse of thy clothes,
1024: And knele in thy kyrtyll, and call hym thy lorde.
1025: He sowppes all юis seson with seuen knaue childre,
1026: Choppid in a chargour of chalke-whytt syluer,
1027: With pekill and powdyre of precious spycez,
1028: And pyment full plenteuous of Portyngale wynes;
1029: Thre balefull birdez his brochez юey turne,
1030: Юat byddez his bedgatt, his byddyng to wyrche;
1031: Siche foure scholde be fay within foure hourez,
1032: Are his fylth ware filled that his flesch 3ernes."
1033: "3a, I haue broghte юe berd," quod he, "the bettyr me lykez;