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1168: And all seyntez be syche юat seruez oure Lorde,
1169: I sall neuer no seynt bee, be my fadyre sawle!"
1170: Thane bourdez юe bolde kyng at Bedvere wordez:
1171: "Юis seynt haue I soghte, so helpe me owre Lorde!
1172: Forthy brayd owtte юi brande, and broche hym to юe herte;
1173: Be sekere of this sergeaunt, he has me sore greuede.
1174: I faghte noghte wyth syche a freke юis fyftene wyntyre;
1175: Bot in юe montez of Araby I mett syche anoюer:
1176: He was юe forcyer be ferre юat had I nere funden,
1177: Ne had my fortune bene faire, fey had I leuede.
1178: Onone stryke of his heuede, and stake it thereaftyre,
1179: Gife it to thy sqwyere, fore he es wele horsede,
1180: Bere it to Sir Howell, юat es in harde bandez,
1181: And byd hym herte hym wele, his enmy es destruede.
1182: Syne bere it to Bareflete, and brace it in yryne,
1183: And sett it on the barbycane, biernes to schewe.

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1184: My brande and my brode schelde apon юe bent lyggez,
1185: On юe creeste of юe cragge, thare fyrste we encontrede,
1186: And юe clubb юarby, all of clene iren,
1187: Юat many Cristen has kyllyde in Constantyne landez;
1188: Ferke to the farlande, and fetche me юat wapen,
1189: And late founde till oure flete, in flode юare it lengez.
1190: If thow wyll any tresour, take whate the lykez;
1191: Haue I the kyrtyll and юe clubb, I coueite noghte ells."
1192: Now юey caire to юe cragge, юise comlyche knyghtez,
1193: And broghte hym юe brade schelde and his bryghte wapen,
1194: Юe clubb and юe cotte alls, Syr Kayous hym seluen,
1195: And kayres with Хtheе Conquerour, the kyngez to schewe
1196: That in couerte юe Kyng helde closse to hym seluen,
1197: Whills clene day fro юe clowde clymbyd on lofte.
1198: Be that to courte was comen clamour full huge;
1199: And before юe comlyche kyng they knelyd all at ones:
1200: "Welcom, our liege lorde, to lang has thow duellyde,
1201: Gouernour vndyr Gode, graytheste and noble,
1202: To wham grace es graunted and gyffen at His will;
1203: Now thy comly come has comforthede vs all.
1204: Thow has in thy realtee reuengyde thy pople;
1205: Thurghe helpe of thy hande, thyne enmyse are struyede,
1206: That has thy renkes ouerronne and refte them theire childyre;
1207: Whas neuer rewme owte of araye so redyly releuede!"
1208: Than юe Conquerour Cristenly carpez to his pople:
1209: "Thankes Gode," quod he, "of юis grace, and no gome ells,
1210: For it was neuer manns dede, bot myghte of Hym selfen,
1211: Or myracle of Hys Modyr, юat mylde es till all."
1212: He somond юan юe schippemen scharpely юeraftyre,
1213: To schake furthe with юe schyremen to schiffe юe gudez,