This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 Excerpt: ...right they rade, And at the burgess inn they bade, --Before where they took herberie, With all their court and company. 2600 He received them right reverendly; But they knew not that it was he: He said, " Sir burgess, where are ye bown?" The burgess said, " Unto this town; And als he said, I have an hall, Both wine and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 Excerpt: ...right they rade, And at the burgess inn they bade, --Before where they took herberie, With all their court and company. 2600 He received them right reverendly; But they knew not that it was he: He said, " Sir burgess, where are ye bown?" The burgess said, " Unto this town; And als he said, I have an hall, Both wine and ale to serve you all." The knight, he said, " Ken ye not me: " The burgess said, " So mot I die, I saw you not before this night, But that you seem a courteous knight." 2610 "Once I caus'd you travel right late, And come your errand in my gate. I shall it quite, and all your meeds, And for the stabling of the steeds." Then knew the burgess it was he, And kneeled down upon his knee; And swore by Jesus, Heaven's King, "I am right glad of your coming, With such a court and company, And right so will my lady be." 2620 "See that you make this court good chear; Let no man wit that we are here, Not for a finger of mine hand, That ever ye saw me in this land." He past to his wife from the knight, And bade her soon a supper dight: He says, "There is come to this town, A pretty court, and lighted down; Of them there is but knights two, And fifty squires, and no mo, 2630 A little boy upon a steed; But in no country that I ride, Saw I never in land or sea, A more cleanlier companie: In all Gallias, is not such ten, As they be fiftie gentle-men. The knight, that is then-master-man, In all the haste I may or can, Bade me that I should come to you, And tell, that ye might right well trow, 2640 That this is he, the samine knight, That rode home by the day was light; When that I stabled the steeds tway, And then I guided him the way: He says, That he will be your guest, When he hath put ...
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